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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Blacksburg, VA

March 7, 200835 counties in Virginia; 7 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2008, 2:03 PM EST for 35 counties in Virginia; 7 counties in North Carolina; Mercer County, Monroe County, Summers County, West Virginia. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2008, 2:03 PM EST (19:03 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 9, 2008, 12:00 AM EST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 45 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Caswell County, NC, Rockingham County, NC, Stokes County, NC, Surry County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Yadkin County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Buckingham County, VA, Campbell County, VA, Carroll County, VA, Charlotte County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Danville, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, VA, City of Lynchburg, VA, City of Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Halifax County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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

Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 54 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Roanoke, VA at 12:00Z on 2008-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 195 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-49 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
516 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
382 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 
WWUS71 KRNK 071903
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING...
...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...

.SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS ALONG THE RIDGES INTO EARLY THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DEEPENS WELL NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG
WINDS SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ALSO LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.


NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-080315-
/O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.


$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
080315-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.
 

$$

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-072300-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080307T2300Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD
203 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE CLINCH
VALLEY...BIG WALKER AND CLINCH MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT THE HIGHER
GUSTS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 072256
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO
LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-080000-
/O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080307T2300Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD
556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

SOUTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED A GREAT DEAL THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT OVERNIGHT. 

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-080700-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
080700-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
556 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 080235
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...
...DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

.LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO
LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

DENSE FOG HAS FORMED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF VIRGINIA AND ALSO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THIS FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT WITH VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS BEING COMMON.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-081045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.080308T0235Z-080308T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE
935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW
DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF
YOU.

$$

VAZ019-020-081045-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ003-019-020-VAZ011>013-032-081045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.080308T0235Z-080308T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...STUART
935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SATURDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW
DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF
YOU.

$$

VAZ007-009-010-081045-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.080308T0235Z-080308T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND
935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW
DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF
YOU.

$$

NCZ004>006-VAZ022>024-033>035-043>047-058-059-081045-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...
DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
935 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
EST SATURDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

DS
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 080636
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...
...DENSE FOG EXPECTED OVERNIGHT FOR MOST OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

.LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO
LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

DENSE FOG HAS EXPANDED EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA INTO PORTIONS OF
THE VIRGINIA PIEDMONT WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO ONE HALF MILE IN
SOME LOCATIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO DROP FURTHER. DENSE FOG ALSO
CONTINUES OVER THE NEW RIVER VALLEY AND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE REGION OF
VIRGINIA AND ALSO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. THIS FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH
VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS BEING COMMON.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-081445-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE
136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$

VAZ019-020-081445-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ004>006-VAZ022>024-033>035-043>047-058-059-081445-
/O.EXA.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...
DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

DENSE FOG WAS FORMING OVER PARTS OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING
WITH THE VISIBILITY AT DANVILLE AIRPORT NOW DOWN TO ONE-HALF MILE.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ003-019-020-VAZ011>013-032-081445-
/O.CON.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-PATRICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...STUART
136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$

VAZ007-009-010-081100-
/O.CON.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1100Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND
136 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 081044
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...
...DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS IN MOST OF SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...

.LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS
SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO
LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

DENSE FOG CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO
ONE QUARTER TO ONE-HALF MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS FOG IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING LATER
THIS MORNING.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-081845-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE
544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$

VAZ019-020-081845-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
081845-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$

VAZ007-009-010-081400-
/O.EXT.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND
544 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION FOR A FEW MORE HOURS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 081407
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT... 

.LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS
INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGES...WITH HIGHER GUSTS ALSO
LIKELY INTO THE PIEDMONT AS DEEP MIXING DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>018-082000-
/O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE
907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
082000-
/O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
BY THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

VAZ007-009-010-081515-
/O.EXP.KRNK.FG.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080308T1400Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND
907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VISIBILITIES WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. 

$$

VAZ019-020-082000-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
907 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED  WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 081827
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
127 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WITH AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS WELL
NORTH OF THE AREA...THE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS INTO
THIS EVENING. 

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-090200-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
127 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE THAT COULD BECOME
FLYING DEBRIS.

$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
090200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
127 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY
THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY.
THESE WINDS MAY MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH...AND MAY RESULT
IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

$$
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 082049
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT...

.THE CENTER OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE HAS PROGRESSED NORTH INTO
NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM IS NOW INCREASING...THUS ALLOWING FOR INCREASING STRONG
WINDS. 

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ014>020-090500-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX...FLOYD...
NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS
349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE THAT COULD BECOME
FLYING DEBRIS.

$$

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042>045-090500-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...BLUEFIELD...
HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

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

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

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE
WINDS MAY MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH
WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ011>013-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-
090500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
349 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES TODAY.
THESE WINDS MAY MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH...AND MAY RESULT
IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

$$

DS
000 
WWUS71 KRNK 090150
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...WESTERLY WINDS DECREASING IN SPEED BUT STILL STRONG OVER PARTS OF 
THE AREA...

.WINDS ARE STARTING TO WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA SO THAT SPEEDS ARE
DROPPING BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS WHERE PREVIOUSLY THEY HAD BEEN
ABOVE. GIVEN THIS...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA HAS
BEEN CANCELLED...AND MUCH OF THE PREVIOUS HIGH WIND WARNING HAS
BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY.

NCZ002-VAZ014-016>019-090500-
/O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
ALLEGHANY NC-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...GALAX...
FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE
850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS  57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.


$$

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ007-009>011-032>035-043>047-058-059-
WVZ042>045-090300-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-
BLAND-GILES-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...DANBURY...EDEN...WILKESBORO...
YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...
LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...
HINTON...UNION...LEWISBURG
850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WILL ONLY BE IN THE RANGE OF 10
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AT TIMES AROUND 30 MPH.

$$

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-020-090500-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE...
HOT SPRINGS
850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE THAT COULD BECOME
FLYING DEBRIS.

$$

VAZ012-013-022>024-090500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/
WYTHE-PULASKI-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...SALEM...
FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON
850 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.


$$


DS/JS

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 Blacksburg, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 7, 12:16 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 12:16 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1216 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE GULF COAST REGION NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND VIRGINIA TODAY AND BE NORTH OF THE REGION
BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED OVER
MOST OF THE AREA WITH THIS SYSTEM AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS AND MUCH COLDER AIR BY LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
INITIAL BATCH OF LIGHT/MODERATE RAIN ALREADY PUSHING QUICKLY NORTH
THRU THE REGION THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH MID LEVEL WAVE AND
ISENT LIFT/UPSLOPE. EXPECT THIS AXIS OF PRECIP TO BE OVER THE AREA
THRU MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING TO -DZ LATER ON AS BEST
UVV SHIFTS E/NE PER LATEST NAM. APPEARS QPF TOTALS FROM THIS FIRST
AREA TO RANGE FROM A HALF TO ONE INCH ON AVERAGE WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTH/SW. THUS CONTINUING WITH CAT POPS
MOST AREAS THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPS SLOW TO MOVE AT ALL GIVEN
ENHANCED CAD VIA PRECIP INTO INITIAL WEAK WEDGING. APPEARS
RAINFALL RATES LOW ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE FLOODING PROBLEMS ESPCLY SW
WHERE SOILS SATURATED FROM THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM BUT SOMETHING TO
WATCH. OTRW SE WINDS CONTINUING TO CHANNEL THRU THE MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS ACROSS THE FAR WEST SO LITTLE CHANGE TO GOING UPDATED WIND
ADVISORY.

ACTUAL STRONGER SURFACE LOW WILL MAKE ITS WAY NE INTO THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT WITH BEST LIFT TO THE SE ALONG WARM FRONT AND TO THE
WEST UNDER THE UPPER 5H LOW. DRY SLOT ALOFT MAY TEND TO MAKE
PRECIP MORE DRIZZLE NATURE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE DEEPER WARM
ADVECTION PUSHES BOUNDARY FARTHER INLAND INTO THE WEDGE ALLOWING
MORE ELEVATED SHRA OVERNIGHT. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE FAR SE FOR
DEEPER CONVECTION LATE PENDING HOW FAR NW THE WARM TONGUE AND
INSTAB MAKE IT BEFORE THE SURFACE LOW PASSES. OTRW HIGH POPS WITH
TEMPS STEADY AND THEN RISING LATER TONIGHT.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SURFACE RIDGE OVER CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST EARLY
THIS MORNING STILL RIDGING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE VIRGINIA
PIEDMONT AS LOW PRESSURE IS ALSO BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA/MS BORDER. AS THE
UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS DEEPENS TODAY SEVERAL STRONG
SHORT-WAVES ARE FORECAST BY MODEL GUIDANCE TO ROUND THE BASE OF
THE TROUGH AND INDUCE THE SURFACE CYCLONE TO LIFT NORTHEAST TODAY.
BOTH GFS/NAM PLACE THE SURFACE LOW NEAR THE VA/NC BORDER BY 12Z
SATURDAY. A DECENT PERIOD OF WARM ADVECTION RAINFALL WILL OCCUR
TODAY AS ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES AND SUBSTANTIAL GULF MOISTURE
IS DRAWN INTO THE SYSTEM. THE BEST H85 MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL BE
SOUTHEAST OF THE BLACKSBURG CWA BUT THERE WILL SUFFICIENT
LIFT/MOISTURE TO PRODUCE A WIDESPREAD RAIN EVENT ACROSS THE
REGION. FORECAST H85 DEW POINTS ON THE NCEP SREF RISE TO BETWEEN
8-10C OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES BY LATER TODAY AND PWATS RISE
FROM 0.30 INCHES THIS EVENING AT RNK TO BETWEEN 0.75 TO 1.25
INCHES FROM NW TO SE ACROSS THE CWA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
ONCE THE SURFACE LOW PASSES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY COLD AIR AND WIND
WILL BECOME THE MAIN STORY AS H85 TEMPS PLUNGE OVER THE COURSE OF
THE DAY...STARTING OUT FROM +5 TO +12C AROUND 12Z AND FALLING TO -10
TO -15 IN THE NW BY LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. THE COLD AIR WILL BE
RACING THE DEPARTING MOISTURE IN THE NW TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS AND
A FEW INCHES IN THE FAVORED LOCATION OF THE NW IS LIKELY.

NW WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FROM THE NW LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...REACHING 50 TO 60 MPH AT H85. COMBINED
WITH LARGE PRESSURE RISES OF 15MB IN 6 HRS CAN EXPECT A PERIOD OF
WINDS WHICH WILL LIKELY APPROACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. IN ADDITION
THE FALLING TEMPS WILL MAKE IT FEEL DECIDEDLY WINTER-LIKE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
NOT MANY CHGS TO THE LONG TERM. SNOW SHWR/FLURRIES WILL BE ENDING
IN WESTERN GREENBRIER QUICKLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH WAA UNDERWAY
THROUGH THE DAY REGIONWIDE. RATHER BIG DIFF BETWEEN H85 TEMPS ON NAM AND
GFS...SO TRIED TO PLAY MIDDLE GROUND FOR MAX T. THERE IS SOME
AGREEMENT BETWEEN GFS/ECMWF/NAM ON A CLIPPER LOW INTO SE WEST VA
ON MONDAY. CONSIDERING THE SHRTWV COMES DIRECTLY OUT OF CENTRAL
CANADA...AND THE TENDENCY OF MODELS TO BE TOO STRONG WITH WAA OUT
AHEAD OF THESE FEATURES...WOULD THINK MOST PRECIP WOULD BE SNOW
ACROSS GREENBRIER AND THIS LOW MAY END TRACKING A TAD FARTHER
SOUTH. MAYBE SOME LIGHT ACCUMS ALONG THE HIGHEST SPOTS OF
GREENBRIER INTO MONDAY NIGHT. ONLY CLOUDS WILL SURVIVE FOR THE
REST OF CWA. FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TEMPS WILL MODERATE THROUGH
THE WEEK...WITH THURSDAY THE WARMEST AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL AFFECT THE REGION INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /17Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LARGE AREA OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH THIS AFTERNOON
WITH ADDED -RA/DZ OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SAT. EXPECTING WIDESPREAD
IFR/MVFR CIGS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING MORE TO
LIFR/IFR OVERNIGHT IN -RA/DZ/FOG GIVEN E/NE FLOW AND LOW LEVEL
WEDGE. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION AS WELL
AS AREAS OF LLWS GIVEN STRONG SOUTHERLY JET ALOFT.

LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE UP THE SPINE OF THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY BRINGING CONTINUED POOR CONDITIONS IN RAIN/FOG AND
LOW CIGS THRU AT LEAST SAT MORNING. DRY SLOT AND DOWNSLOPE SHOULD
RETURN THE EAST TO VFR LATER SAT WHILE KBLF/KLWB STRUGGLE WITH LOW
CLOUDS/-SHSN INTO SAT NIGHT. INCREASING NW WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
SAT AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE. ANOTHER WEAK
DISTURBANCE MAY BRING A PERIOD OF MVFR CIGS BY MONDAY OTRW APPEARS
MAINLY VFR SUNDAY THRU TUESDAY UNDER WEAK HIGH PRESSURE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
QPF AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 0.75 TO 1.25 INCHES DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. DEPENDING ON
THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL ACROSS THE RIVER BASINS THERE
COULD BE SOME RIVER FLOODING INDUCED BUT IT WOULD LIKELY BE IN THE
MINOR CATEGORY. THE DAN RIVER BASIN APPEARS TO BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE
UNDER THE CURRENT FORECAST SCENARIO AS STAGES HAVE ONLY RECENTLY
BEEN ELEVATED AND SOILS ARE LIKELY TO BE WET. THE FLASH FLOOD
THREAT APPEARS MINIMAL AS THE PRIMARLY STRATIFROM RAINFALL AND
WILL KEEP RATES FAIRLY LOW AND MOISTURE AVAILABILITY IS NOT FORECAST TO BE
EXCESSIVE.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR VAZ007-009-010.
NC...NONE.
WV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WVZ042.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JH/PC
NEAR TERM...JH/JJ
SHORT TERM...JH/KK
LONG TERM...KM
AVIATION...JH/KM/PC
HYDROLOGY...
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 9:23 AM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
923 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

VAZ007-WVZ042-081430-
TAZEWELL-MERCER-
923 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO NEAR WIND
ADVISORY LEVELS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL MORE
DIFFICULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ020-WVZ043-045-081430-
BATH-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
923 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO NEAR WIND
ADVISORY LEVELS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL MORE
DIFFICULT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ011>019-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-081430-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-
923 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA...WEST CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND
SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR
ADVISORY LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ009-010-081430-
SMYTH-BLAND-
923 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR
ADVISORY LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-081430-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
923 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA
LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR
ADVISORY LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SHARPLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 7, 9:51 AM EST, 4 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
951 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0815 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NW CHRISTIANSBURG     37.17N 80.44W
03/04/2008                   MONTGOMERY         VA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.

&&

HYSELL
Local storm report, Mar 7, 11:23 AM EST, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1123 AM EST FRI MAR 07 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0907 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORKS OF BUFFALO        37.68N 79.18W
03/04/2008                   AMHERST            VA   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            TREES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN AMHERST COUNTY.

&&

HYSELL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 9:19 AM ESTWind AdvisoryRNKBland, Smyth, Tazewell9 hr
Mar 7, 2:03 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningRNKAlleghany, Bath, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Grayson and 3 more34 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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