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WWUS72 KGSP 270248
NPWGSP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
948 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
..GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON
FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. A FEW VERY STRONG
TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE
TOPS FRIDAY MORNING.
NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-271000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091128T0500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
948 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A FEW RIDGE
TOP LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AROUND
DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY ON FRIDAY...AND THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.
GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-271000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
948 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. THE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD PERMIT A FEW TREES TO
BE TOPPLED BY WIND GUSTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT PRODUCE DAMAGE. BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES IF DRIVING THROUGH THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
CSH
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