Wind Advisory 5, NWS Blacksburg, VA

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Surry County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Wilkes County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Amherst County, VA, Bath County, VA, Bedford County, VA, Bland County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Buena Vista, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, City of Lexington, 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, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1120 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE OHIO
VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE EAST COAST TO PRODUCE AN IMPRESSIVE
WINTER STORM FOR NEW ENGLAND. WINDS AROUND THIS WINTER STORM WILL
BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE MID ATLANTIC REGION...WITH VERY STRONG WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-090030-
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
1120 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS 
  OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING MOUNT ROGERS...AND 
  THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY.

* HAZARDS...VERY STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING 
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER 
  INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 NEAR FANCY GAP 
  VIRGINIA.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-090030-
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SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST
1120 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER...ROANOKE... 
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY 
  AND FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING 
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS...
  ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM WYTHEVILLE TO LEXINGTON 
  VIRGINIA.

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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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
345 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL TRAVEL EAST ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. THIS
FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING UP THE EAST
COAST TO PRODUCE AN IMPRESSIVE WINTER STORM FOR NEW ENGLAND. WINDS
AROUND THIS WINTER STORM WILL BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE MID ATLANTIC
REGION...WITH VERY STRONG WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED ALONG AND JUST EAST
OF THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-090445-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
345 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS 
  OF FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING MOUNT ROGERS...AND 
  THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY.

* HAZARDS...VERY STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING 
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER 
  INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 NEAR FANCY GAP 
  VIRGINIA.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-090445-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.130208T2100Z-130209T1100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST
345 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHLANDS OF VIRGINIA...NEW RIVER...ROANOKE... 
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS...AND THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY 
  AND FOOTHILLS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...DEVELOPING MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING 
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS CAUSING POWER INTERRUPTIONS. 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM WYTHEVILLE TO LEXINGTON 
  VIRGINIA.

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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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1132 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...STRONGER WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...

.DEEP LOW OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL KEEP A TIGHT GRADIENT AS
FAR WEST AS THE MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
SURGE OF STRONGER WINDS WILL IMPACT THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
OVER 55 MPH EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE IN
NORTH CAROLINA...AND FAR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-016-091100-
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
1132 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF
  FAR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...INCLUDING MOUNT ROGERS...THE BLUE
  RIDGE PARKWAY...AND INTERSTATE 77 AROUND FANCY GAP.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREES AND POWERLINES CAUSING POWER 
  INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 NEAR FANCY GAP 
  VIRGINIA.

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.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR
AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

&&

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-091100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST
1132 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS OR SMALL...DEAD TREES...CAUSING
  POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM
  MARION TO LEXINGTON VIRGINIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR
AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
353 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...NORTHWEST WINDS TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
SLIDE NORTHEAST ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO GRADUALLY RELAX
BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

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/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX
353 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...HIGH COUNTRY OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF VIRGINIA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS OR SMALL...DEAD TREES...CAUSING
  POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
  STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 77 AROUND
  FANCY GAP VIRGINIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR
AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ003-019-VAZ009>014-017>020-022>024-032>035-091100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130209T1100Z/
SURRY-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-FLOYD-
CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...
PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...
ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...AMHERST
353 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

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

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BEFORE SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MAY DOWN TREE LIMBS OR SMALL...DEAD TREES...CAUSING 
  POWER INTERRUPTIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 81...FROM 
  MARION TO LEXINGTON VIRGINIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING OVER 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND DAMAGE OR WIND GUSTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VIA EMAIL AT RNK.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR
AT PHONE NUMBER 1...8 6 6...2 1 5...4 3 2 4.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
540 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...NORTHWEST WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING...

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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...
RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...
TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...
COVINGTON...HOT SPRINGS...ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...
LEXINGTON...BUENA VISTA...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BEDFORD...
AMHERST
540 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH MAY
STILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIDGES THROUGH ABOUT MID MORNING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1147 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OVERNIGHT SHIFTING
TO OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...EXPECT WINDS TO
BECOME VERY GUSTY...AND REMAIN THAT WAY INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 1130 PM EST THURSDAY...

SEEMS COLDER AIR WINNING OUT AGAINST THE WARM NOSE OVER THE
ROANOKE/SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEYS INTO THE BLUE RIDGE OF FLOYD.
SOME REPORTS OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE ROANOKE AREA SIGNIFYING LACK OF
WARM NOSE PROGRESSION NORTH OF BLACKSBURG. MODELS HAVING A HARD
TIME WITH THIS...BUT THE 18Z GFS/21Z SREF NOT TOO BAD IN THE
PLACEMENT OF PRECIP. RUNNING MORE WITH SNOW/SLEET SCENARIO AGAIN
AS OPPOSED TO ICING...BUT CANNOT RULE IT OUT. WILL KEEP THE
ADVISORY AS IS BUT INCREASED SNOW AMOUNTS AROUND THE BLUE RIDGE
AND ADJACENT AREAS BASED ON INCREASED QPF/RADAR TRENDS AND
OBSERVATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE INTO DAWN OF
SNOW/SLEET...HIGHEST BLUE RIDGE FROM FLOYD TO PEAKS OF OTTER/POOR
MOUNTAIN.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
COMPLICATED FORECAST IN THE NEAR TERM REGARDING PTYPE. GETTING
REPORTS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW ALL ALONG THE BLUE
RIDGE AS PCPN SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH LOW MOVING THROUGH THE
SOUTHEAST US HAS MOVED OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE
FORECAST AREA. GFS SEEMS TO HAVE A DECENT HANDLE ON AREAL COVERAGE
BUT NONE OF THE GUIDANCE IS STELLAR FOR PTYPE. CURRENT THINKING IS
THAT WEDGE WILL REMAIN LARGELY INTACT OVERNIGHT AS FLOW AROUND
DEEPENING LOW LOOKS TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. AT THE SAME TIME SOME
WARMING ALOFT WILL PREVENT PURE SNOW SO EXPECTING TO CONTINUE WITH
A MIXED BAG FOR THE OVERNIGHT. EXPECT ICING DUE TO FREEZING RAIN
WILL BE LIGHT BUT STILL MAY POSE A HAZARD SO HAVE EXTENDED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COUNTIES ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE.

PREVIOUS VALID DISCUSSION... AFTER THE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM
PASSES TO OUR EAST...WE WILL HAVE THE NORTHERN STEAM SYSTEM PASS
TO OUR NORTH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
COME THROUGH OUR AREA...AND WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHWEST AND BEGIN
TO BECOME GUSTY. BY THE AFTERNOON...GUSTS THE 30 TO 35 MPH RANGE
WILL BE COMMON ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS...WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 20 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. CLOUDS WILL HOLD FAST
ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT...AND THEN LOOK
FOR DECREASING CLOUDS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AS THE NORTHWEST WINDS
YIELD SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXITING FRONT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM EST THURSDAY...

PLENTY OF SUPPORT FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE
NORTHERN STREAM COLD FRONT. THE DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OFF THE EAST
COAST WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH PRESSURE GRADIENT...PLUS PRESSURE RISES
WILL BE IN THE +4 TO +6/6HOUR RANGE...COLD AIR ADVECTION AND 850
WINDS MAXING OUT AROUND 45-55 KNOTS WILL ALL CONTRIBUTE TO GUSTS AT
OR NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. FOR NOW
WILL HIGHLIGHT IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.

THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS
ALONG FAVORED WESTERN SLOPES FROM BATH COUNTY DOWN TO WATAUGA
COUNTY. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LIMITED TO SOUTHEAST
WEST VIRGINIA WITH AMOUNTS REMAINING UNDER ADVISORY CRITERIA.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ON SATURDAY WITH THE AIR MASS DRYING
OUT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY
SATURDAY NIGHT AND LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO CALM WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO DIVE INTO THE TEENS AND 20S OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY
IN SHELTERED VALLEYS. STAYED CLOSE TO COOLER GUIDANCE FOR OVERNIGHT
LOWS ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

MID AND HIGH CLOUDS SPREAD BACK INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY IN ADVANCE
OF THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHERN STREAM. HELD ON TO
ONLY LOW PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION IN THE SOUTHWEST COUNTIES OF
THE FORECAST AREA FOR LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM EST THURSDAY...

LOOKING INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS OF SUNDAY...LONG RANGE MODELS
ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THAT RAIN WILL ENTER THE MOUNTAINS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THANKS TO SOUTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE
WINDFLOW...BEFORE MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
RAIN WILL BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER HEAVIER RAINFALL
IS EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED SOUTH OF OUR AREA IN THE CAROLINAS...
WHERE DEEPER MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE LOCATED. THE
FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS OUR AREA MONDAY...BUT WITH NO STRONG COLD AIR
PUSH FROM THE NORTHWEST...WILL SEE ONLY A SUBTLE CHANGE IN
TEMPERATURES.

FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THE GFS AND THE ECMWF FORECAST MODELS
BECOME DIVERGENT AS TO HOW FAR SOUTH THE COLD FRONT SINKS...AND
THEREFORE WHAT TYPE OF WEATHER WE CAN EXPECT. GFS WANTS TO HOLD THE
FRONT JUST SOUTH OF OUR AREA...BASICALLY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS INTO
THE CENTRAL GULF COAST...WHILE THE ECMWF WANTS TO PUSH THE FRONT
INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA. FRONTAL PLACEMENT BECOMES SIGNIFICANT TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS A WAVE DEVELOPS ALONG THE BOUNDARY...WITH
THE GFS RETURNING RAIN TO THE PIEDMONTS AND A WINTRY MIX TO THE
MOUNTAINS...WHILE THE ECWMF KEEPS PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF OUR AREA.
PREFER THE GFS SOLUTION AT THIS POINT AS THE MODEL HAS SHOWN BETTER
CONSISTENCY OVER THE PAST FEW RUNS...BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW THIS
FAR OUT IN THE FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1140 PM EST THURSDAY...

SNOW/SLEET WILL KEEP ROA/BCB IN IFR OR WORSE FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS. IFR CIGS ARE ALSO GOING TO AFFECT MOST OTHER TERMINALS BUT
LWB...ALTHOUGH THEY COULD DROP AS PRECIP EDGES CLOSER IN THE
06Z-09Z TIME FRAME. DANVILLE SHOULD STAY ALL RAIN...WHILE LYH
MIXES AT TIMES WITH SNOW/SLEET.

THE WEDGE AND WINTRY PRECIP STARTS TO GET REMOVED AS THE SFC LOW
MOVES EAST OF THE VA COAST MIDDAY FRIDAY. NRN STREAM FRONT TO
BRING RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO LWB/BLF LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTN
BEFORE ENDING. BLF MAY KEEP SUB VFR CIGS INTO THE EVENING...WHILE
REST OF THE AREA CLEARS OUT OR AT LEAST HAS VFR CIGS. WINDS STILL
LOOK TO PICK UP FRI AFTN/EVENING WITH NW GUSTS OVER 40 KNOTS
POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WITH MOST TERMINALS STAYING 25 TO
35 KNOTS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
WEAKEN ON SATURDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE AND VFR CONTIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE
REGION SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...AND
CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE. MVFR CIGS WITH A GENEROUS COVERAGE
OF RAIN IS EXPECTED MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

ON TUESDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDAY WILL BE STALLED JUST TO THE SOUTH
OF THE REGION. EXPECT MVFR CONDITIONS AND SOME LINGERING RAIN
ACROSS PRIMARILY THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF THE AREA.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY FOR VAZ010>020-
     022>024-032>035.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ001-002-
     018.
WV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY FOR WVZ044.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DS/WP
NEAR TERM...MBS/WP
SHORT TERM...AMS
LONG TERM...NF
AVIATION...DS/WP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1005 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-090315-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-
GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-
1005 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...

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...TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST CAN BE
EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. GUSTS COULD EXCEED 45
MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-090315-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
1005 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003-019-VAZ007-009-WVZ042-043-045-090315-
SURRY-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
1005 PM EST THU FEB 7 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SOME POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
RESULTING IN LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST WEST
VIRGINIA FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND COULD GUST OVER
40 MPH LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
156 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2013

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

1015 PM     SNOW             2 WNW CAVE SPRING       37.24N  80.04W
02/07/2013  E1.0 INCH        ROANOKE            VA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1300525

WHP

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
206 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2013

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

0130 AM     SNOW             3 WNW CAVE SPRING       37.24N  80.05W
02/08/2013  M4.0 INCH        ROANOKE            VA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1300526

KM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
234 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2013

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

0228 AM     SNOW             5 NNE BLACKSBURG        37.30N  80.38W
02/08/2013  M2.3 INCH        MONTGOMERY         VA   NWS EMPLOYEE

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1300527

KM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
304 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2013

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

0304 AM     SNOW             ROANOKE                 37.28N  79.96W
02/08/2013  M5.0 INCH        CITY OF ROANOKE    VA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1300528

KM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
310 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2013

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

0307 AM     SNOW             HOLLINS                 37.34N  79.95W
02/08/2013  E5.0 INCH        ROANOKE            VA   PUBLIC

            NWS BLACKSBURG FACEBOOK

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1300529

KM

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
417 AM EST FRI FEB 08 2013

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

0417 AM     SNOW             2 SW LAYMANTOWN         37.35N  79.88W
02/08/2013  M4.0 INCH        BOTETOURT          VA   PUBLIC

&&

EVENT NUMBER RNK1300530

KM