High Wind Watch 2, NWS Morristown, TN

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WWUS74 KMRX 040321
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1021 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND THE FAR
EASTERN TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT LATE TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
OF 20 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA AND FAR EASTERN TENNESSEE...AND
THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ006-008-041130-
/O.CON.KMRX.HW.A.0002.140204T2100Z-140205T1200Z/
JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-RUSSELL-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...
GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...
GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON...ABINGDON
1021 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

* EVENT...VERY STRONG SUSTAINED SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...POSSIBLY HIGHER.

* TIMING...FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...UNSECURED LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE
  BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN DOWN TREES AND
  POWER LINES. MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CARE AND BE OBSERVANT OF
  CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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 AND/OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR.  WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

TD

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WWUS74 KMRX 040826
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
326 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT
OVER THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME CONDUCIVE FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN WAVES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE APPALACHIAN
MOUNTAINS. VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL LIKELY
DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.


TNZ018-040>047-071>074-086-087-VAZ006-008-041700-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0002.140204T2100Z-140205T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.W.0002.140204T2100Z-140205T1200Z/
JOHNSON-NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-NW BLOUNT-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-
SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-RUSSELL-
WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...NEWPORT...COSBY...
GREENEVILLE...CEDAR CREEK...JOHNSON CITY...ERWIN...ELIZABETHTON...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...
GATLINBURG...MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...LEBANON...ABINGDON
326 AM EST TUE FEB 4 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 7 AM
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EVENT...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE
  AND POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY
  THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


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...WITH WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES.

&&

$$

DMG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
343 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...QUIET NIGHT TONIGHT WILL
GIVE WAY TO THE NEXT APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM TUESDAY. RAIN WILL
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA DURING TUESDAY MORNING
AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY TUESDAY NIGHT
RAIN CHANCES ARE CATEGORICAL. SOME OF THE RAIN MAY EXCEED AN INCH
OR TWO ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN AREAS LIKE THE PLATEAU. WITH
RIVERS ALREADY UP FROM LAST NIGHT/S RAIN...MAY SEE A FEW RIVER
FORECAST POINTS GO ABOVE FLOOD...BUT THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE
TIME OF YEAR AND HAS LIMITED IMPACTS. NOT CONFIDENT OF THE NEED FOR
ANY GENERAL FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND WILL NOT GO THAT DIRECTION.
NOW...A MOUNTAIN WAVE WIND EVENT IS POSSIBLE FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT...AND HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THAT. THOSE
SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPING WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PLAY GAMES WITH
MAX TEMPS AND POPS IN THE VALLEY TOMORROW...SO BE AWARE. WE FIND
OURSELVES ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WEDNESDAY WITH NW FLOW
TYPE OF SCATTERED LIGHT PRECIP.

.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)...LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
ENDING AS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NE AREAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LARGE
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE SETTLES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER BELOW NORMAL. ENTRANCE REGION OF UPPER JET
WILL LINGER NEAR THE E TN RVR VALLEY. HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS
WILL VARY INTO FRIDAY. INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH BEGINS TO DEVELOP
FRIDAY RESULTING IN A MILD WARM UP. BACKED OFF ON POPS FOR FRIDAY
WITH WEAK LIFT PRESENT. RAINFALL OR EARLY SNOWFALL IF THEY OCCUR
WILL BE LIGHT. INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH FROM GLFMEX TO TN VALLEY
TAKES BETTER SHAPE ON SATURDAY AS UPPER LOW MOVES INTO TX. WARM UP
CONTINUES WITH BETTER ISENTROPIC LIFT AND RAIN CHANCES. MIXED PRECIP
TYPES PROBABLE ACROSS NORTH AREAS AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS FRI
NGT/EARLY SAT. RAIN LIKELY MOST OF SAT WITH INCREASING LIFT AND
LAYER MOISTURE. SAT NGT INTO SUNDAY IS WHEN THINGS GET A BIT
UNCERTAIN. SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE AS APPS RUNNER/ MILLER A HYBRID.
CRITICAL THICKNESS VALUES IN QUESTION WHEN BEST AVAILABLE MOISTURE
IS IN PLACE EARLY SUNDAY. WEAK FLOW IN NEGATIVELY TILTING MEAN
TROUGH LENDS SOME CREDIT TO NORTHERN GFS TRACK. LEANED TOWARD A
WARMER AND LONGER LIQUID SOLUTION. VERY GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE SETS
UP NORTH OF AREA BY SUNDAY AFTN. CURRENT GFS TRACK BRINGS DRY SLOT
INTO THE MRX CWA BY SUN AFTN. SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT
REMAINS POSSIBLE BUT UNCERTAIN TRACK LEADS TO BROAD SOLUTIONS FOR
MRX CWA. LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT ENDING AS UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ON
MONDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, TN             32  51  47  51  28 /   0  60  90  20  10
KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT, TN  31  51  44  51  26 /   0  50 100  20  10
OAK RIDGE, TN                       30  48  42  49  26 /   0  60  90  20  10
TRI CITIES AIRPORT, TN              27  49  42  51  24 /   0  20 100  40  10

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS...COCKE
     SMOKY MOUNTAINS...JOHNSON...NW BLOUNT...NORTH SEVIER...
     NORTHWEST CARTER...NORTHWEST COCKE...NORTHWEST GREENE...
     NORTHWEST MONROE...SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
     CARTER...SOUTHEAST GREENE...SOUTHEAST MONROE...UNICOI...
     WASHINGTON TN.

VA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: RUSSELL...WASHINGTON.

&&

GC/SON

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1136 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-041645-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
1136 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014 /1036 AM CST MON FEB 3 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE RIVER
VALLEY ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY
OF HIGH WINDS DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES ALONG THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
WIND REPORTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THEIR ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.