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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Morristown, TN

December 8, 200820 counties in Tennessee; Wise County, City of Norton, Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2008, 3:37 PM EST for 20 counties in Tennessee; Wise County, City of Norton, Virginia; Cherokee County, Clay County, North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 9, 2008, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2008, 3:37 PM EST (20:37 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2008, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 10, 2008, 9:54 AM EST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
All 24 counties

Cherokee County, NC, Clay County, NC, Anderson County, TN, Bledsoe County, TN, Blount County, TN, Campbell County, TN, Carter County, TN, Claiborne County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Marion County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Morgan County, TN, Polk County, TN, Rhea County, TN, Roane County, TN, Scott County, TN, Sequatchie County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, City of Norton, VA, Wise County, VA

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 244 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2008-12-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2008-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 265 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2525 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
277 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMRX 082037
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
337 PM EST MON DEC 8 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA...

.|A DEVELOPING SYSTEM ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY INCREASING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS UNTIL THE COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM REACHES THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT|.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-090500-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.081209T0500Z-081210T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...
GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
337 PM EST MON DEC 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVEATIONS OF EASTERN
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THEIR
WESTERN FOOTHILLS WITH HIGHER GUSTS TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AS
THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TD
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 082045 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
345 PM EST MON DEC 8 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...

.A DEVELOPING SYSTEM ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY INCREASING THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS UNTIL THE COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM REACHES THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT.


NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-090445-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.081209T0500Z-081210T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...
GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
345 PM EST MON DEC 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVEATIONS OF EASTERN
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THEIR
WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AS THE WIND SHIFTS TO THE
WEST AND NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TD
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 090318
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1018 PM EST MON DEC 8 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...

.A DEVELOPING SYSTEM ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY INCREASING THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS UNTIL THE COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM REACHES THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST LATE
TONIGHT.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-091130-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.081209T0500Z-081210T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...
GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
1018 PM EST MON DEC 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING
THEIR WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AS THE WIND SHIFTS
TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY MORNING BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

GH
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 090804
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
304 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...

.A DEVELOPING SYSTEM ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST...INCREASING
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS UNTIL THE
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM REACHES THE MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND WILL
GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND THE
WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-091615-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...
GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
304 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
AT TIMES TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THEIR WESTERN
FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN SOME OF THE
NORMALLY FAVORED LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. THESE GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 091615
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND THEIR IMMEDIATE
FOOTHILLS...

.A DEVELOPING SYSTEM ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL MOVE EAST...
INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM REACHES THE
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH
AND WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS
AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

TNZ012>014-035-100000-
/O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T0500Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
45 MPH AT TIMES TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-100000-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...
GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
1115 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
45 MPH AT TIMES TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING
THEIR WESTERN FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR
IN SOME OF THE NORMALLY FAVORED LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TD
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 091758 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1258 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE INCLUDING THE NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND THEIR
IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE MOVING INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL MOVE EAST...INCREASING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
SYSTEM REACHES THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE 
OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST AND GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES
OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

TNZ067-081>083-098-099-100000-
/O.EXA.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T0500Z/
ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSTON...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...
DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA
1258 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 /1158 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL BE FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT
TIMES TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ060-061-TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-102-100000-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
UNICOI-SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...MOUNTAIN CITY...
COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...
GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
1258 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH AT TIMES TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING
THEIR WESTERN FOOTHILLS. SOME LOCALLY HIGHER WIND GUSTS MAY OCCUR
IN SOME OF THE NORMALLY FAVORED LOCATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TNZ012>014-035-100000-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T0500Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG
1258 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TD
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 092052
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
352 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INCLUDING
THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND THEIR
IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
REGION...WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NCZ060-061-TNZ041-043-072-074-087-102-100500-
/O.UPG.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0009.081209T2052Z-081210T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
352 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND JUST WEST OF THE
MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS CAMP CREEK. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

$$

TNZ036-VAZ002-100500-
/O.EXB.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
ANDERSON-WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...WISE...NORTON
352 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TNZ012>014-018-035-045-047-067-081>083-098-099-100500-
/O.EXT.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...
DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA
352 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 /252 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 100343 AAA
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1043 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND
THEIR IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS...

.A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. AFTER THE FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION...WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NCZ060-061-TNZ041-043-072-074-087-102-101145-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
1043 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND JUST WEST OF THE
MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS CAMP CREEK. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

$$

TNZ012>014-018-035-036-045-047-067-081>083-098-099-VAZ002-101145-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON-
WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...ERWIN...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...
CHATTANOOGA...WISE...NORTON
1043 PM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 /943 PM CST TUE DEC 9 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. ACROSS THE LOWER TERRAIN...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TG
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 101002
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
502 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INCLUDING THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA AND THEIR IMMEDIATE
FOOTHILLS...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TODAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT
MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION.

NCZ060-061-TNZ041-043-072-074-087-102-101800-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
502 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND JUST WEST OF
THE MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS CAMP CREEK. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

$$

TNZ012>014-018-035-036-045-047-067-081>083-098-099-VAZ002-101800-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON-
WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...ERWIN...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...
CHATTANOOGA...WISE...NORTON
502 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 /402 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ACROSS THE LOWER
TERRAIN...SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
ARE ANTICIPATED. THE STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 TO
20 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 101454
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
954 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINDS DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS LOCATED OVER NORTHEAST ALABAMA
THIS MORNING. AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS NORTHEAST FROM THE
LOW THROUGH THE EAST TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IN
THIS TROUGH HAS RELAXED AND THE WINDS HAVE LOWERED TO BELOW WIND
WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA. WIND GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE ABOVE 3500 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST ALONG THE
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

NCZ060-061-TNZ041-043-072-074-087-102-101600-
/O.CAN.KMRX.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST MONROE-
EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...COSBY...
CEDAR CREEK...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK...DUCKTOWN
954 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.


$$

TNZ012>014-018-035-036-045-047-067-081>083-098-099-VAZ002-101600-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-081210T1800Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MARION-HAMILTON-
WISE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
MOUNTAIN CITY...WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...ERWIN...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...KINGSTON...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...JASPER...
CHATTANOOGA...WISE...NORTON
954 AM EST WED DEC 10 2008 /854 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 8, 3:35 PM EST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 3:35 PM EST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
335 PM EST MON DEC 8 2008

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...CONSIDERABLE HIGH
CLOUDINESS SPREAD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH DIGS SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WITH DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. CIRRUS SHIELD SPREAD EAST
ACROSS THE MS AND TN VALLEY AND WITH THE COLD START TEMPERATURES
ONLY WARMED TO THE MID TO UPPER 40S FROM KNOXVILLE NORTH AND LOWER
TO MID 50S SOUTH. TONIGHT A STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND WITH
45 KNOTS AT 850 MB AROUND 6Z HAS PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF EAST TN AND SW NC WHICH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW WILL WARM TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH LOWS TONIGHT TRICKY WITH DEW POINTS IN THE
TEENS TO LOWER 20S. TEMPERATURES MAY BOTTOM OUT IN THE EVENING AND
THEN RISE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS PICK UP ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. COLDER LOCATIONS IN NE TN STILL EXPECTED TO REACH
AROUND FREEZING. TUESDAY TEMPERATURES MUCH WARMER WITH SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE VALLEY WITH TYS IN THE MID 60S. RAIN COULD
DEVELOP BEFORE MORNING MOUNTAINS BUT ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS EXPECTED.
TUESDAY RAIN SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DEVELOP FROM SW TO NE WITH NE
SECTIONS POSSIBLY SEEING SUN WITH DOWN SLOPING OFF THE MOUNTAINS.

.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE
INDICATING AN OVERALL PATTERN CHANGE WITH A STRONG SUB-TROPICAL JET
STREAM CREATING A WARMER AND WETTER PATTERN FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK. A
COLD FRONT IS PROGGED TO APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY
NIGHT...WITH GOOD MOISTURE RETURN-FLOW FROM THE GULF OCCURRING AHEAD
OF IT. MODEL SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT SOME WEAK INSTABILITY WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE FORECAST AREA ALONG THIS FRONT...SO WILL MENTION A
CHANCE OF TSTORMS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOST OF
THE MOISTURE WITH THIS FRONT SHOULD EXIT THE FORECAST AREA BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...WITH A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS DEVELOPING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE FRONT
OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN
PROGGED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CAROLINA COAST ON THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY...WITH A TROWAL EXPECTED TO FORM NORTHWEST OF THIS
LOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA. RIGHT NOW...IT APPEARS THAT TEMPS WILL
BE WARM ENOUGH FOR MOSTLY RAIN FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
NIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS FOR TEMPS...WILL TREND CLOSELY TO THE ENSEMBLE
MEANS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN  38  60  50  53  38 / 10 50 100  70  50
KNOXVILLE AIRPORT, TN    36  64  50  54  36 / 10 20 100  80  50
OAK RIDGE, TN            38  60  50  54  36 / 10 30 100  80  50
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN   30  58  49  55  34 / 0  10  90 100  50
&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CHEROKEE...CLAY.

TN...WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE SMOKY
     MOUNTAINS...EAST POLK...JOHNSON...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...
     SOUTHEAST CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...
     UNICOI.

VA...NONE.
&&

TD/DMG
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 4:15 AM EST, 11 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
415 AM EST MON DEC 8 2008

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-090915-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
415 AM EST MON DEC 8 2008 /315 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST AND AN APPROACHING SYSTEM TO OUR WEST
WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA. IN
ADDITION...THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN WAVES BY LATE
TONIGHT WHICH COULD ENHANCE THE WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
SMOKIES. STRONG WINDS MAY OCCUR OVER SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND FOOTHILLS IN EAST TENNESSEE LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG WINDS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FOOTHILLS MAY LINGER
INTO TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.