HIDE
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
806 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

.NOW...
ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN THE WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. LOCALLY UP TO A
NEW INCH OF SNOW MAY BE SEEN.
HIDE

HIDE
SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THURSDAY OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

NCZ033-048>052-058-080900-
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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
309 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS.

MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...AND COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS
OFF LATE THURSDAY...2 TO 5 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. MOISTURE
FROM TODAY/S RAINFALL AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...
OVERPASSES...AND HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING AFTER
SUNSET SHOULD ANTICIPATE PATCHES OF BLACK ICE EVEN BEFORE MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE

HIDE
SNOW DEVELOPING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THURSDAY OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

NCZ033-048>052-058-080900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0001.090108T0000Z-090109T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.090108T0000Z-090109T0000Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
309 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS.

MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW...AND COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN
BEHIND A COLD FRONT...WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS
OFF LATE THURSDAY...2 TO 5 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW...WHILE VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES.

TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA. MOISTURE
FROM TODAY/S RAINFALL AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...
OVERPASSES...AND HIGH ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING AFTER
SUNSET SHOULD ANTICIPATE PATCHES OF BLACK ICE EVEN BEFORE MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
HIDE

HIDE
CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...NEWLAND...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
945 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH...WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
MIDNIGHT WITH DIMINISHING WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

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.
HIDE