High Wind Watch 1, NWS Blacksburg, VA

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...TWO BOUTS OF STRONG WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY..

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE
GOING TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SPOTS.
BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THEN WEST BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTS UP TO 50
TO 55 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR GUST OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE
HIGHLANDS OF BATH COUNTY...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA.

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TAZEWELL-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD
826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES AND LOCATIONS IN THE VALLEYS WHERE
  CHANNELING OFTEN OCCURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  TONIGHT...THEN WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS OVERNIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN
  INCREASING AGAIN MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE TOPPLED WHICH COULD CAUSE
  POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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ASHE-WATAUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE
826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER 
  TONIGHT AND THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH 
  TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM AND 
  5 AM. THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 9 
  PM. 

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH 
  AS TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS 
  TONIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING...AS THERE IS A BETTER CHANCE 
  OF TREES FALLING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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SMYTH-BLAND-GRAYSON-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...
QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

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

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WESTERN GREENBRIER 
  COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA...SOUTH TO MOUNT ROGERS VIRGINIA. ALSO 
  VALLEYS SUCH AS THE CLINCH AND THOMPSON VALLEY IN TAZEWELL 
  COUNTY VIRGINIA. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH 
  TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OVER 45 MPH WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT WILL BE FROM 9 PM TO 5AM. 
  THE STRONGER WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM. 

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD BRING DOWN SMALL TREES OR LARGER 
  DEAD TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND AS WELL. POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS
826 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WIND SPEEDS INCREASE BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE 
  INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THESE WIND SPEEDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY INTO TONIGHT... 

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OHIO VALLEY WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO NEW ENGLAND BY THIS EVENING...SWEEPING A TRAILING
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO GUST UP TO 55 MPH. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS
OVER 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA
AND GRAYSON COUNTY VIRGINIA.

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TAZEWELL-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TAZEWELL...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 


* LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS
  TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A
  FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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ASHE-WATAUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR
  THE TENNESSEE BORDER...EXTENDING TO THE BLUE RIDGE.
 
* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS
  TRASH CANS...AND LIKELY DOWN A FEW TREES AND LIMBS. POWER
  OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

&&

$$

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GRAYSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...
VOLNEY
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS EAST OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
  WESTERN HALF OF THE COUNTY AROUND MOUNT ROGERS.
 
* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS
  TRASH CANS...AND LIKELY DOWN A FEW TREES AND LIMBS. POWER
  OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN
TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED
ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK FURNITURE...INDOORS.

&&

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BATH-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HOT SPRINGS
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
 
* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS
  TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A
  FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-
FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
  PARTICULARLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY.
 
* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 400 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS
  TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A
  FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...UNION
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS
  TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A
  FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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SMYTH-BLAND-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...BLAND...HINTON...HIX...
LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
433 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER RIDGES.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS FROM MIDDAY UNTIL 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL BLOW ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND SUCH AS
  TRASH CANS...AND POTENTIALLY DOWN ANY WEAK TREES AND LIMBS. A
  FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
314 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE WILL WEAKEN AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
LIFTS THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
SHOVE A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS AND NORTH
CAROLINA/VIRGINIA PIEDMONT WEDNESDAY. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE REACHES ACROSS THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. ANOTHER WET GULF OF MEXICO LOW RIDES ALONG THE
EAST COAST FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
COLD WEDGE WEAKENING THIS AFTN AS SFC WINDS HAVE BEEN MORE OUT OF
THE SOUTH. SHOULD SEE SOME RESIDUAL WEDGE INTO TONIGHT THOUGH AS SFC
LOW AND WARM FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE TN/OH VALLEYS AND RAINFALL
INCREASES ENHANCING THE WEDGE WITH BACKING LOW LVL FLOW.

THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE THIS TIME PERIOD WILL BE WINDS. 12Z UA
SHOWED CORE OF THE LOW LVL JET IN THE LOWER MS VALLEY INTO ERN TX.
MODELS TAKE THIS CORE AND SHIFT IT OVER THE SRN AND CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS LATER THIS EVENING INTO EARLY OVERNIGHT. THE SFC FLOW
WILL BE SE AND THOSE FAVORED AREAS IN THE FAR SW VA COUNTIES INTO NW
NC AND SRN WV SHOULD SEE HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45-50 MPH. THE CLOUD
COVER AND SHOWERS SHOULD HAMPER WINDS GUSTING TO WARNING
CRITERIA...BUT A CONVECTIVE BURST OF WIND IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

GIVEN THIS...HAVE HOISTED A WIND ADVISORY FROM NW NC INTO SE WV FROM
THIS EVENING INTO WED...EXCEPT FOR THE NC MTNS. THERE SHOULD BE A
LULL IN THE WINDS ALONG THE FRONT IN THE MORNING WITH THE STRONG
PRESSURE RISES AND COLD AIR ADVECTION ARRIVING BY MIDDAY AND LASTING
INTO WED EVENING. FOR SE WV/SW VA WITH COLLABORATION WITH RLX WILL
KEEP THE WIND ADVISORY GOING INTO WED AFTN. FOR NW NC MTNS AND BATH
COUNTY VA...THE PATTERN TOMORROW SEEMS TO FAVOR HIGH WIND WARNING
POTENTIAL. THEREFORE...WENT WITH A HIGH WIND WATCH FROM NOON TIL
MIDNIGHT WED NIGHT FOR ASHE/WATAUGA AND BATH. THE REST OF THE AREA
ESPECIALLY FROM THE FOOTHILLS WEST MAY NEED A WIND ADVISORY AT LEAST
FOR WED AFTN/EVENING AS CORE OF 8H JET PLOWS THROUGH ON STRONG CAA
AND PRESSURE RISES.

THE SHOWERS MOVING IN TONIGHT WILL BE MOVING OUT AROUND MID MORNING
IN THE EAST WITH DRY SLOT CLEARING SURGING INTO THE SRN CWA BY
MIDDAY...AND OUT EAST IN THE AFTN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS GIVEN THE
ACCELERATION OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE LESS THAN AN INCH.

KEPT ISOLATED THUNDER IN AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH SOME ELEVATED
INSTABILITY ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE NC/VA PIEDMONT LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THE 50S AND EVEN LOWER
60S BY DAWN ACROSS SOUTHSIDE VA. THE FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS WED
MORNING INTO WED AFTN...AND THE COLD AIR SHOULD BE ABOUT 2-4 HOURS
BEHIND IT SO FALLING TEMPS SEEM LIKELY ACROSS THE WRN 2/3DS OF THE
CWA WED AFTN. THE COLD AIR WITH UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS SE WV INTO FAR
WRN VA WILL BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE AFTN/EARLY EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
UPSLOPE SNOW GETS UNDERWAY TOMORROW NIGHT...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE
MITIGATING FACTORS WHICH SHOULD KEEP ACCUMS UNDER CONTROL EVEN IN
WESTERN GREENBRIER. MOISTURE IS VERY SHALLOW WITH THE ARCTIC
INTRUSION...THE INVERSION IS LOW AND THERE IS SUFFICIENT SHEAR IN
THE BOUNDARY LAYER TO DISRUPT LIFTING SOMEWHAT. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
BE ALIGNED FOR A SNOW STREAMER OR TWO OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN WHICH MAY
SNEAK INTO THE BLF/JFZ/MKJ CORRIDOR...AND REMAIN STATIONARY
CONSIDERING THE POSITION OF THE THE CHANNELED VORTICITY MAXIMUM
CROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. ATTM...UP TO 4" WESTERN GREENBRIER WITH AN
INCH OR TWO TO BLF. IF A FEW BANDS CAN SNEAK INTO THE NEW RIVER
VALLEY A QUICK COATING MAY BE IN PLACE FOR RUSHHOUR...ALTHOUGH ITS
GOING TO BE TOUGH TO SQUEEZE SNOW SHOWERS UNDERNEATH THE
INVERSION/DRY PROFILE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY
ALONG THE SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH...MAINLY BATH COUNTY AND ASHE/WATAUGA
FOR MUCH OF TOMORROW NIGHT. CANT RULE OUT SOME 40KT GUSTS. ATTENTION
THEN MOVES TO FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
LEAVING THE GULF OF MEXICO AND MOVING UP THE EAST COAST. THE ENTIRE
SHRT RANGE MODEL SUITE HAS MEASURABLE QPF INTO THE NC PIEDMONT BY 0Z
SATURDAY SO INC POPS TO LIKELY THERE. PRECIP SHOULD OVERSPREAD MUCH
OF THE CWA BASED ON CURRENT PROGEED TRACK FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH NO
MECHANISM TO LOCK IN THE COLD AIR...RAIN SHOULD MIX WITH SNOW IN THE
MTNS WITH MOSTLY RAIN ALONG THE SOUTHSIDE. HOWEVER...THERE IS SOME
SUBTLE UPSLOPE FLOW IN NW NC...WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ISOTHERMAL
LLVL PROFILE ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING WHERE TEMPS START FRIDAY
MORNING. IF THE ABOVE OCCURS...A SNEAKY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR THROUGH
ASHE/WATAUGA...AND THERE COULD BE SOME MODERATE ACCUMS CONSIDERING
FORECASTED QPF.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE LOCATED ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST AT 12Z SATURDAY WILL
TRACK NORTHEAST UP THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. TIMING AND INTENSITY
DIFFERENCES PERSIST WITH THE ECMWF AND GFS. GFS REMAINS QUICKER
THAN ECMWF WITH THE LOW CENTER. USED A BLEND OF MODELS FOR POPS ON
SATURDAY...PLACING HIGHEST POPS IN THE EAST DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. THEN BY AFTERNOON ELECTED TO POST THE HIGHER POPS IN THE
WESTERN MOUNTAINS...AS THE SYSTEM EXITS UP THE COAST. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON SUNDAY...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE THE MIDWEST. TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT LOOKS SLOWER ON
MODELS ARRIVING MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE
WINDY TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. IN GENERAL...USED A
BLEND OF HPC GUIDE AND GMOS FOR TEMPERATURES AND DEW POINT
TEMPERATURES DURING THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
COLD AIR WEDGE AND LOW CLOUD STARTING TO WEAKEN AND SCOUR OUT
QUICKER THAN EXPECTED THIS AFTN...BUT LOOKING AT LOWER CIGS TO
COME BACK IN THIS EVENING OUT IN LYH/ROA/DAN WITH INVERSION
SETTING UP AND STRONG LOW LVL JET ARRIVING. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS
WILL BE ARRIVING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AND THIS AREA OF
SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE 00Z
TO 12Z TIME RANGE...EXITING THE CWA BEFORE NOON WED.

LOOK FOR VFR CIGS THIS AFTN EXCEPT A FEW SPOTS LIKE DANVILLE AND
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE...WHERE IT STAYS MAINLY MVFR.

LOW LVL WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS EVENING WITH WEAKER
WINDS IN THE WEDGE. THIS WILL GIVE MOST OF THE AREA A LOW LVL WIND
SHEAR THREAT UNTIL THE WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10-14Z WED.

GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FROM BLF TO JFZ TO
WEST OF GEV AND TNB AROUND 04Z TIL 10Z TONIGHT.

VSBYS WILL BE FLUCTUATING WITH THE SHOWERS AND MAINLY STAY IN THE
2-6SM RANGE.

THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS WED MORNING BEFORE THE ACTUAL
COLD FRONT SHIFTS ACROSS. TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD...SW TO
WEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MTNS.

WED AFTN INTO WED EVENING LOOKS WINDY AT MOST LOCATIONS...AND
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 KNOTS IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN LIKE HSP AND TNB...WITH CROSS BARRIER FLOW CREATING SVR
TURBULENCE AT ALL AIRPORT. DURING THIS TIME...MVFR CIGS WILL STAY
IN THE SE WV TERMINALS AROUND 2-3KFT WITH SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE BY
WED EVENING. THE REST OF THE TERMINALS CLEAR OUT.

MUCH COLDER AIR COMES INTO THE REGION ON STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG
THE WESTERN FLANKS OF THE APPALACHIANS...INCLUDING KBLF AND
KLWB...WILL LIKELY SEE A RETURN TO LOW MVFR OR IFR FLIGHT
RESTRICTIONS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY ALONG WITH SNOW
SHOWERS/FLURRIES...WHILE AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE EXPERIENCE
INCREASED DOWNSLOPING WITH VFR WEATHER...BUT WITH STRONG GUSTY
SURFACE WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST.

ANOTHER STORM WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHERN GULF AND APPROACH FROM
THE SOUTH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...ONCE AGAIN INCREASING THE THREAT
FOR WIDESPREAD FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR VAZ020.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     VAZ007-009-010-015.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NCZ001-018.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR NCZ001-018.
WV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     WVZ042-043-045.

&&

SYNOPSIS...KM/WERT/WP
NEAR TERM...WP
SHORT TERM...KM
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...WERT/WP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
830 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

NCZ002-VAZ011>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ043>045-021330-
ALLEGHANY NC-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-
ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-SUMMERS-MONROE-GREENBRIER-
830 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SPOTTY FREEZING SPRINKLES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING UNTIL SURFACE TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THE THREAT FOR A LIGHT ACCRETION OF ICE ON
ELEVATED SURFACES AND BRIDGE OVERPASSES WILL BE GREATEST ALONG AND
IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE THE BLUE RIDGE INTO THE ALLEGHANY
HIGHLANDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA ARE ADVISED TO
DRIVE WITH CAUTION SINCE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE.

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

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT...AND MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT COULD
GUST TO OVER 45 MPH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY...AND POSSIBLY A HIGH WIND
WARNING...MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

IN ADDITION...THE ARRIVAL OF COLD AIR ON STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
WILL RESULT IN LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGHER WEST FACING SLOPES OF WEST VIRGINIA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-021330-
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
830 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SPOTTY FREEZING SPRINKLES ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH MID TO LATE MORNING UNTIL SURFACE TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THE THREAT FOR A LIGHT ACCRETION OF ICE ON
ELEVATED SURFACES AND BRIDGE OVERPASSES WILL BE GREATEST ALONG AND
IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE THE BLUE RIDGE. MOTORISTS TRAVELING
THROUGH THE AREA ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION SINCE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT COULD GUST
OVER 45 MPH TONIGHT.

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

BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE WEST AND COULD GUST
UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY...AND POSSIBLY A
HIGH WIND WARNING...MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-021330-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
830 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BEHIND A STRONG
COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-021330-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-
830 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT COULD GUST
OVER 50 MPH TONIGHT.

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

BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT INTO THE WEST AND COULD GUST
TO 50 MPH ON WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY...AND POSSIBLY A HIGH WIND
WARNING...MAY BE NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY....ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.