Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Raleigh, NC

000 
WWUS42 KRAH 161554
WSWRAH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1054 AM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PIEDMONT LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...
BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL TRACK NORTHEAST
ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST ON THURSDAY.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-162200-
/O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T2100Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
1054 AM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE MORNING
HOURS THURSDAY. THE FREEZING RAIN IS THEN FORECAST TO CHANGE TO
RAIN BY MID AFTERNOON.

CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT THERE WILL BE A LIGHT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...
BEFORE A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN BY MID MORNING THURSDAY.
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY PRECIPITATION TYPE ON
THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE THE CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. A
TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE
BEFORE THE CHANGE TO ALL RAIN. 

THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE OVER THE PIEDMONT
TRIAD REGION. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE 40 AND 85 CORRIDOR
REGION...FROM LEXINGTON AND WINSTON-SALEM TO GREENSBORO AND
BURLINGTON.

IN ADDITION...THIS WILL BE THE FIRST NOTABLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT
THIS SEASON. IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE
TRAVELED IN WINTRY WEATHER.

AS WITH MANY WINTER STORMS...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH
THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION...AND WITH
THE EXTENT OF THE EXPECTED COLD AIR OVER OUR REGION. THESE
FACTORS OFTEN TIMES CHANGE QUICKLY OVER CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...
AND HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR ICE ARE EXPECTED. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-162200-
/O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T1700Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM
1054 AM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM
EST THURSDAY...

A MIXTURE OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AROUND
DAYBREAK...THEN TO ALL RAIN BY NOON. THIS COULD LEAD TO A LIGHT
ACCUMULATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE THE CHANGE-
OVER TO ALL RAIN. SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD SLOWLY WARM ABOVE
FREEZING BY LATE MORNING...THEN INTO THE MID 30S DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

SINCE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE JUST BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WOULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES THE PIEDMONT AND
WESTERN SANDHILLS REGIONS...EXTENDING ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST OF A
LINE FROM NEAR ROCKINGHAM TO SANFORD...RALEIGH-DURHAM...
LOUISBURG...AND WARRENTON. IT APPEARS THAT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
WILL POSE THE GREATEST PROBLEM FOR ICING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

BLAES

000 
WWUS42 KRAH 161940
WSWRAH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
240 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PIEDMONT LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN COLD AIR OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...
BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST ON THURSDAY.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-170345-
/O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T2100Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
240 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT THERE WILL BE A LIGHT
ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY... BEFORE A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN BY MID
MORNING THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY
PRECIPITATION TYPE ON THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE THE CHANGE TO RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON. ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE DURING THIS EVENT.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...AND WILL LIKELY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
DURING FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE OVER THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION.
THE INTERSTATE 40 AND 85 CORRIDOR...FROM LEXINGTON AND WINSTON-
SALEM TO GREENSBORO AND BURLINGTON...IS INCLUDED IN THE THREATENED
AREA. 

THIS IS THE FIRST NOTABLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT THIS SEASON.
IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE TRAVELED IN
WINTRY WEATHER. EARLY MORNING TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE WATCH
AREA. BUT FOR THOSE WHO MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR
TRAVEL DELAYS.

AS WITH MANY WINTER STORMS...SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH
THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION. A WINTER
STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED. AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-170345-
/O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T1700Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM
240 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM
EST THURSDAY...

CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF
MIXED LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE
CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AROUND DAYBREAK...THEN TO ALL RAIN BY
NOON. THIS COULD LEAD TO A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN BEFORE THE CHANGE- OVER TO ALL RAIN. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING AROUND DAYBREAK SHOULD
SLOWLY WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE MORNING...THEN INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 30S DURING THE AFTERNOON.

SINCE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE JUST BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WOULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PIEDMONT
AND WESTERN SANDHILLS REGIONS...EXTENDING ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM NEAR ROCKINGHAM TO SANFORD...RALEIGH... LOUISBURG...
AND WARRENTON. IT APPEARS THAT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL POSE
THE GREATEST PROBLEM FOR ICING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.  ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

000 
WWUS42 KRAH 162052 CCA
WSWRAH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
350 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PIEDMONT LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN COLD AIR OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...
BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST ON THURSDAY.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-170515-
/O.COR.KRAH.WS.W.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T2100Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
350 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT THERE WILL BE A LIGHT
ACCUMULATION UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY THURSDAY... BEFORE A TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN BY MID
MORNING THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BE THE PRIMARY
PRECIPITATION TYPE ON THURSDAY MORNING...BEFORE THE CHANGE TO RAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON. ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE DURING THIS EVENT.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START A FEW HOURS BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...AND WILL LIKELY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
DURING FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE OVER THE PIEDMONT TRIAD REGION.
THE INTERSTATE 40 AND 85 CORRIDOR...FROM LEXINGTON AND WINSTON-
SALEM TO GREENSBORO AND BURLINGTON...IS INCLUDED IN THE THREATENED
AREA. 

THIS IS THE FIRST NOTABLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT THIS SEASON.
IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE TRAVELED IN
WINTRY WEATHER. EARLY MORNING TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE WARNING 
AREA. BUT FOR THOSE WHO MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN
FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.

AS WITH MANY WINTER STORMS...SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH
THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION. A WINTER
STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE
ARE EXPECTED. AND THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-170515-
/O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T1700Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM
350 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM
EST THURSDAY...

CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF
MIXED LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE
CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AROUND DAYBREAK...THEN TO ALL RAIN BY
NOON. THIS COULD LEAD TO A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN BEFORE THE CHANGE- OVER TO ALL RAIN. SURFACE
TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING AROUND DAYBREAK SHOULD
SLOWLY WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY LATE MORNING...THEN INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 30S DURING THE AFTERNOON.

SINCE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE JUST BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WOULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHEAST PIEDMONT
AND WESTERN SANDHILLS REGIONS...EXTENDING ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM NEAR ROCKINGHAM TO SANFORD...RALEIGH... LOUISBURG...
AND WARRENTON. IT APPEARS THAT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL POSE
THE GREATEST PROBLEM FOR ICING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.  ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

000 
WWUS42 KRAH 170227
WSWRAH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
927 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PIEDMONT LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN COLD AIR OVER THE REGION TONIGHT...
BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE ON THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST ON THURSDAY.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-171030-
/O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T2100Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
927 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM EST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW SPREADING INTO UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA WILL MOVE INTO THE TRIAD AREA AS LIGHT SNOW BETWEEN 1 AM
AND 3 AM. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY 6 AM
BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AROUND DAYBREAK.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCATIONS
POSSIBLY RECEIVING UP TO 2 INCHES MAINLY BEFORE DAYBREAK.

SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER THE A PERIOD OF
SLEET AND THEN FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A
TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM 7 AM THROUGH LATE
MORNING. THIS MIXED BAG OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR
JUST BEFORE AND DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR IMPACTING THE
MORNING COMMUTE. THE INTERSTATE 40 AND 85 CORRIDOR...FROM
LEXINGTON AND WINSTON- SALEM TO GREENSBORO AND BURLINGTON...IS
INCLUDED IN THE THREATENED AREA.

THIS IS THE FIRST NOTABLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT THIS SEASON. IT
HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE TRAVELED IN WINTRY
WEATHER. EARLY MORNING TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE WARNING AREA.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR
TRAVEL DELAYS.

AS WITH MANY WINTER STORMS...SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH
THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION. A FASTER
TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN PRIOR TO DAYBREAK COULD
RESULT IN LESS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-171030-
/O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T1700Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM
927 PM EST WED JAN 16 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM
EST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM
EST THURSDAY. 

SNOW SPREADING INTO UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO THE WESTERN SANDHILLS INCLUDING
WADESBORO AND ROCKINGHAM SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE LIGHT SNOW
WILL REACH THE PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE TRIANGLE AND SURROUNDING
AREAS AREAS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM. SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL
INCREASE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. 

A DUSTING OF SNOW BLANKETING THE GROUND IN SOME AREAS IS POSSIBLE
BY DAYBREAK...HOWEVER...A RAPID CHANGE OVER FROM SNOW TO FREEZING
RAIN AND RAIN IS EXPECTED BY 8 AM. ALL RAIN IS EXCEPTED ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT AND SANDHILLS BY 9 AM.

SINCE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE JUST BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES THE
NORTHEAST PIEDMONT AND WESTERN SANDHILLS REGIONS...EXTENDING
ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR ROCKINGHAM TO
SANFORD...RALEIGH... LOUISBURG... AND WARRENTON. IT APPEARS THAT
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL POSE THE GREATEST PROBLEM FOR ICING.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

000 
WWUS42 KRAH 170656
WSWRAH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
156 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA TODAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN COLD AIR OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING...
BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST THIS EVENING.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-171500-
/O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T2100Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
156 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW SPREADING INTO UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA WILL MOVE INTO THE TRIAD AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AREA AS
LIGHT SNOW BETWEEN 2 AM AND 3 AM. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
IN INTENSITY BY 6 AM BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER DAYBREAK. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE.

AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER DAYBREAK THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO A
PERIOD OF SLEET AND THEN FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE FROM 9 AM THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MIXED BAG
OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR JUST BEFORE AND
DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR IMPACTING THE MORNING COMMUTE. THE
INTERSTATE 40 AND 85 CORRIDOR...FROM LEXINGTON AND WINSTON-SALEM
TO GREENSBORO AND BURLINGTON...IS INCLUDED IN THE THREATENED AREA.

THIS IS THE FIRST NOTABLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT THIS SEASON. IT
HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE MANY RESIDENTS HAVE TRAVELED IN WINTRY
WEATHER. EARLY MORNING TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE WARNING AREA.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR
TRAVEL DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

NCZ011-027-042-077-085-086-088-171300-
/O.EXB.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.080117T0656Z-080117T1300Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-JOHNSTON-HARNETT-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
SMITHFIELD...LILLINGTON...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE
156 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHWEST PIEDMONT AND SANDHILLS
OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE
VIRGINIA BORDER THIS MORNING. AT THE ONSET...PRECIPITATION IN THE
ADVISORY AREA WILL BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF SNOW THAT WILL LAST
SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN. DURING THIS
SEVERAL HOUR PERIOD...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRIMARILY WEST OF
INTERSTATE 95. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY TRANSITION TO
ALL RAIN FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY 8
AM THIS MORNING AT LATEST.

SINCE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE JUST BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW WILL IMPACT THE
MORNING COMMUTE...PRIMARILY IN LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 95. IT
APPEARS THAT BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL POSE THE GREATEST PROBLEM
FOR ICING.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-171500-
/O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.080117T0900Z-080117T1700Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM
156 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.


LIGHT SNOW WILL REACH THE PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE TRIANGLE AND
SURROUNDING AREAS AREAS BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM. SNOWFALL INTENSITY
WILL INCREASE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK BEFORE
CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY 8 AM THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. A RAPID CHANGE OVER FROM
SNOW...TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...AND THEN TO ALL RAIN
IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AND 11 AM THIS MORNING.

SINCE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE JUST BEFORE THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE. THIS INCLUDES THE
NORTHEAST PIEDMONT AND WESTERN SANDHILLS REGIONS...EXTENDING
ROUGHLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR ROCKINGHAM TO
SANFORD...RALEIGH...LOUISBURG...AND WARRENTON. IT APPEARS THAT
BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL POSE THE GREATEST PROBLEM FOR ICING.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

VINCENT

000 
WWUS42 KRAH 171131
WSWRAH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
631 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NORTH CAROLINA TODAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN COLD AIR OVER THE REGION THIS
MORNING...BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE DURING THE DAY. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST THIS EVENING.

NCZ011-027-042-077-085-086-088-171245-
/O.CAN.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1300Z/
HALIFAX-NASH-JOHNSTON-HARNETT-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROANOKE RAPIDS...NASHVILLE...
SMITHFIELD...LILLINGTON...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE
631 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA HAVE RISEN INTO THE MID 30S
AND CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN ALL LOCATIONS EXCEPT FOR HALIFAX
COUNTY...WHICH WILL SEE LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW BEFORE A
CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN BY 7 AM. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELED.

$$

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-171945-
/O.CON.KRAH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T2100Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
631 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO NORTH CAROLINA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
INTO THE TRIAD AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AREA AS A MIXTURE OF SNOW
AND SLEET THROUGH 10 AM. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF INCH TO AN
INCH ARE EXPECTED.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER OF AN INCH THROUGH
THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN. 

THE INTERSTATE 40 AND 85 CORRIDOR...FROM LEXINGTON AND WINSTON-
SALEM TO GREENSBORO AND BURLINGTON...IS INCLUDED IN THE THREATENED
AREA.

EARLY MORNING TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED IN THE WARNING AREA. BUT FOR
THOSE WHO MUST TRAVEL...ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR TRAVEL
DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-171700-
/O.CON.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1700Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM
631 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.

A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN BY MID
MORNING.

SINCE THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL BE OCCURRING DURING THE
MORNING RUSH HOUR...ANY LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR SLEET WILL
IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PLAN FOR TRAVEL DELAYS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

VINCENT

000 
WWUS42 KRAH 171434
WSWRAH

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
934 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER COMING TO AND END IN THE PIEDMONT...

.WARM AIR MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST HAS CHANGED THE
PRECIPITATION IN THE PIEDMONT OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN MIXED WITH SOME
PATCHY FREEZING RAIN.

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-171700-
/O.CAN.KRAH.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KRAH.WW.Y.0002.080117T1434Z-080117T1700Z/
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO
934 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT INCLUDING THE
TRIAD HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WARM AIR 
MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST HAS CHANGED THE PRECIPITATION
IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OVER TO MOSTLY RAIN MIXED WITH SOME
PATCHY FREEZING RAIN. 

AS TEMPERATURES HOVER AROUND THE FREEZING MARK THROUGH NOON SOME
LOCATIONS COULD PICK UP A LIGHT COATING OF ICE. FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS
STAIRS...HANDRAILS AND TREES. SINCE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR
ABOVE FREEZING FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING ICY CONDITIONS ON THE
ROADS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ROAD SURFACES ARE EXPECTED TO JUST REMAIN
WET. 

AS TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE PATCHY
BLACK ICE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. HOWEVER, DUE TO PERSISTENT CLOUD
COVER OVERNIGHT WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE IS NOT
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS TRAVELING FRIDAY MORNING WILL NEED TO BE
AWARE OF PATCHES OF ICE WHICH MAY FORM ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

$$

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-171545-
/O.CAN.KRAH.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080117T1700Z/
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OXFORD...HENDERSON...WARRENTON...
CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...PITTSBORO...RALEIGH...
ALBEMARLE...TROY...SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM
934 AM EST THU JAN 17 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS CANCELED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WARMER AIR SPREADING IN FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST HAS CHANGED
PRECIPITATION IN THE EASTERN PIEDMONT OVER TO ALL RAIN. PERIODS
OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NO ADDITIONAL FREEZING
RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY.

AS TEMPERATURES COOL OVERNIGHT SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE PATCHY
BLACK ICE BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. HOWEVER, DUE TO PERSISTENT CLOUD
COVER OVERNIGHT WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE IS NOT
EXPECTED. MOTORISTS TRAVELING FRIDAY MORNING WILL NEED TO BE
AWARE OF PATCHES OF ICE WHICH MAY FORM ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.


$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
300 AM EST WED JAN 16 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
AN AREA OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA FROM THE WEST/NW EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL
BE OVERHEAD LATER TODAY...BEFORE SHIFTING OFFSHORE EARLY THURSDAY. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA COAST
ON THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
AS OF 200 AM WEDNESDAY...SFC ANALYSIS EARLY THIS MORNING SHOWS 1026
MB HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER OHIO. THE COLD/DRY AIRMASS ASSOC/W
THIS HIGH HAS ALREADY BEGUN FILTERING INTO THE AREA...WITH DEWPOINTS
BETWEEN 10-20F ACROSS CENTRAL NC.

HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER OHIO SETTLES OVER THE AREA
DURING THE DAY TODAY. ALOFT...SHORTWAVE RIDGING CROSSES EAST OVER
THE AREA. A STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY JET ALONG THE GULF COAST IS
ALLOWING UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER ASSOC/W LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN
GOMEX TO MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS. EVEN THOUGH SHORTWAVE RIDING WILL
BE MOVING OVER THE AREA TODAY AND THIS WILL CREATE SUBSIDENCE...
CURRENT IR SAT IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER DIRECTLY
UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE TO OUR WEST...SO IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME IT
WILL REMAIN THERE AS THE RIDGE TRANSLATES EAST OVER OUR AREA DURING
THE DAY. THEREFORE...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...
BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY SUNSET. HIGH TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER
40S...BASED ON FCST THICKNESSES AND THE UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER.
THIS IS ON THE LOW END OR A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW MOS GUIDANCE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM WEDNESDAY...WILL BE UPGRADING THE WINTER STORM WATCH
AREA (VALID 09-21Z THURSDAY) TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. WILL BE
ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ELSEWHERE FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
WEST OF US HIGHWAY 1. LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO) THE TRIANGLE...
SANFORD...SOUTHERN PINES... ROCKINGHAM... WADESBORO...ALBEMARLE...
OXFORD AND WARRENTON.

TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...DISCUSSION WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...
MODEL CONSENSUS CALLS FOR TAPERING PCPN THURSDAY NIGHT WITH NW LOW
LEVEL FLOW AND PARTIALLY CLEARING SKIES SAVE CIRRUS CLOUDINESS BY
DAYBREAK FRI. THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL FOR BLACK ICE FORMATION WITH
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING IN NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON
FRIDAY MORNING.

HIGH CLOUDINESS SPREADS INTO THE AREA WITH FAST SW FLOW ALOFT WELL
AHEAD OF ANOTHER DISTURBANCE BREWING IN THE GULF. THIS SHOULD LIMIT
TEMPERATURE RISE WITH THE SOUTHERN STREAM MODIFIED PACIFIC AIRMASS.
THICKNESS IMPLIES 50-ISH READINGS...BUT WITH COLD GROUND AND
FILTERED SUNSHINE...MID 40S IS MORE LIKELY. -VINCENT

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 200 AM WEDNESDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW WEAK
TO MODERATE LOW PRESSURE CENTERS DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD... BUT THE
LATEST GFS/ECMWF INDICATE THAT THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION WITH THESE
SURFACE WAVES WILL HOLD TO OUR SOUTHEAST AND WILL RETAIN JUST LOW
RAIN CHANCES MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY.
MEANWHILE... A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY SLIGHTLY AS IT SWINGS
FROM THE MIDWEST THROUGH THE MIDATLANTIC REGION FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. WHILE OUR AREA IS PRETTY MOISTURE STARVED WITH THIS
WAVE PASSAGE... ITS STRENGTH AND AMPLIFICATION ALONG WITH STEEP LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES UP THROUGH 800 MB MAY SUPPORT SOME INSTABILITY
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH HALF... HOWEVER WILL HOLD OFF
ON EMPHASIZING THIS NOW... GIVEN THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE MODELS
COULD CHANGE WITH THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM. THE MEAN MID LEVEL
LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER NOAM FLATTENS SUNDAY/MONDAY AS A POLAR SOURCE
HIGH PRESSURE AREA BUILDS IN FROM THE NW. THICKNESSES ACTUALLY
SUPPORT HIGHS NOT GETTING OUT OF THE 20S THURSDAY WITH 850 MB
TEMPERATURES OF -15C TO -20C POSSIBLE. WILL HOLD ONTO HIGHS WELL
BELOW NORMAL... MOSTLY IN THE 30S BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY... BUT THIS
MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DOWNWARD EVEN FURTHER. LOWS IN THE TEENS
WITH SOME SINGLE DIGITS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THE AIR MASS
MODERATES AND SHIFTS OFFSHORE ON TUESDAY WITH CONTINUED MID LEVEL
ZONAL FLOW AND MODEL INDICATIONS OF SOME LOW LEVEL RETURN FLOW INTO
NC. WILL KEEP UNMENTIONED ISOLATED RAIN CHANCES BUT THIS RISK LOOKS
RATHER SLIM. -GIH

&&

.AVIATION /08Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM WEDNESDAY...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO AND OVER THE REGION
TODAY...THEN SHIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND BE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST BY THURSDAY MORNING. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS ASSOCIATED WITH A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS DUE TO WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. BUFR
SOUNDING DATA INDICATES MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE
AREA DURING THE THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING... WITH
CLOUD BASES LOWERING TO AROUND 10 THOUSAND FEET BETWEEN 02Z AND 04Z.

A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING AND NORTHEAST ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. CLOUD BASES WILL LOWER TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT...
CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TO IFR/LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS. A WINTRY MIX
OF MAINLY SNOW AND SLEET IS POSSIBLE AT ONSET OVER THE TAF AREA WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF RWI. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANCE OVER TO RAIN BY
16Z OVER THE TAF AREA... EXCEPT FOR LINGERING FREEZING RAIN OVER THE
NORTHWEST PIEDMONT...INT/GSO. SOME ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND/OR ICE
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT DUE TO THE PERSISTENT
FREEZING CONDITIONS. PLEASE SEE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCTS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS. MVFR FOG AND CIGS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING... DUE TO A LINGERING MOIST EASTERLY FLOW.

VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.

&&

.RAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NCZ007-021>023-038-039.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BADGETT
NEAR TERM...VINCENT
SHORT TERM...BADGETT/RFG/VINCENT
LONG TERM...RFG
AVIATION...RHJ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
452 PM EST TUE JAN 15 2008

NCZ007-021>023-038-039-161100-
PERSON-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-
452 PM EST TUE JAN 15 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM THE
SOUTH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM THURSDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...
SLEET... AND FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING... BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO
FREEZING RAIN THEN TO RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PEOPLE ARE
ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OR ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH.

OTHERWISE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ008>010-024>026-040-041-073>076-083-084-161100-
GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-CHATHAM-WAKE-STANLY-
MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-ANSON-RICHMOND-
452 PM EST TUE JAN 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO LATE
WEDNESDAY... THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST... TRACKING
ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO
CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A VERY LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW... SLEET... AND
FREEZING RAIN IS LIKELY STARTING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT NEAR THE
SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER... AND THIS PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE TRIANGLE AND POINTS NORTH BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8
AM. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION BRIEFLY TO MOSTLY FREEZING
RAIN IN THE MID MORNING... THEN TO ALL RAIN BEFORE NOON. LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION OF SLEET... SNOW... OR ICE IS EXPECTED... AS THE
AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND WILL WARM TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
FREEZING IN THE MORNING. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR ON OUR
WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RALEIGH.

NCZ011-027-028-042-043-077-078-085-086-088-089-161100-
HALIFAX-NASH-EDGECOMBE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-HARNETT-WAYNE-SCOTLAND-HOKE-
CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
452 PM EST TUE JAN 15 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP
OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO THEN STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST...
TRACKING ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST THURSDAY. AN AREA OF RAIN WILL
SPREAD NORTHWARD OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA STARTING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT
SNOW OR SLEET IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET... BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION
QUICKLY CHANGES TO RAIN. AIR TEMPERATURES NEAR THE GROUND WILL REMAIN
ABOVE FREEZING HOWEVER... SO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

OTHERWISE DURING THE PERIOD...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

HARTFIELD