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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.
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NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1000 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY.

MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES...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.

AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING...MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAINFALL
AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND HIGH
ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING TONIGHT 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
NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1000 PM EST WED JAN 7 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THURSDAY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THURSDAY.

MOIST WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW AND COLD TEMPERATURES...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.

AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING...MOISTURE FROM RECENT RAINFALL
AND ONGOING RUNOFF MAY FREEZE ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND HIGH
ELEVATION ROADS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING TONIGHT 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.
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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.
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