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WWUS72 KGSP 190708
NPWGSP
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
308 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2019
...WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...
.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT TO OUR WEST. THE FRONT, AND ASSOCIATED BAND OF SHOWERS
AND STORMS WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDDAY. THE WINDS WILL
BECOME WEAKER BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON.
NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-191600-
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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BANNER ELK, NEWLAND, LUCK, WAYNESVILLE,
TUCKASEGEE, RAINBOW SPRINGS, KYLE, AND HIGHLANDS
308 AM EDT FRI APR 19 2019
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY ABOVE 3500 FEET
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
EDT TODAY.
* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ABOVE 3500 FEET.
* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.
* TIMING...THROUGH NOON EDT TODAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
THE WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS, TREES, AND POWER LINES.
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
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.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP.
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