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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Blacksburg, VA

November 12, 201523 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia

NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Nov 12, 2015, 3:42 AM EST for 23 counties in Virginia; Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 4 counties in West Virginia. It took effect at Nov 12, 2015, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 42 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2015, 3:42 AM EST (08:42 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2015, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 14, 2015, 6:00 AM EST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Blacksburg, VA
All 30 counties

Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath 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, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Tazewell County, VA, Wythe County, VA, Greenbrier County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Monroe County, WV, Summers County, WV

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 00:00Z on 2015-11-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2015-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 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.

081 
WWUS71 KRNK 120842
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
342 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE
DEEP UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PUSH ACROSS THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS BOTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PASSAGE OF THE COLD
FRONT WILL BRING A BRIEF SURGE OF GUSTY WINDS...WHILE INTENSE
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MAKE FOR 
MORE PROLONGED STRONG WINDS. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS CAN EXPECT 35
TO 45 MPH GUSTS...WHILE THE HIGHER RIDGES CAN EXPECT GUSTS TO
REACH 50 TO 55 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-121645-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.151112T1700Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
342 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
558 
WWUS71 KRNK 121620
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1120 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE AREA...WHILE
DEEP UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL PUSH ACROSS THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS BOTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PASSAGE OF THE COLD
FRONT WILL BRING A BRIEF SURGE OF GUSTY WINDS...WHILE INTENSE
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MAKE FOR
MORE PROLONGED STRONG WINDS. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS CAN EXPECT
35 TO 45 MPH GUSTS...WHILE THE HIGHER RIDGES CAN EXPECT GUSTS TO
REACH 50 TO 55 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-130100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.151112T1700Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
1120 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST 
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES
  ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

&&

$$

MBS
777 
WWUS71 KRNK 122243
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
543 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS DEEP UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES PUSH ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS BOTH TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS CAN EXPECT 35 TO 45 MPH
GUSTS...WHILE THE HIGHER RIDGES CAN EXPECT GUSTS TO REACH 50 TO 55
MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-130645-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
543 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST 
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES. SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR WIND SPEEDS
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. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

REPORTS ARE ALSO WELCOME ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER FEED
@NWSBLACKSBURG.

&&

$$
188 
WWUS71 KRNK 130410
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1110 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT INTERVALS
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...AS SEVERAL UPPER IMPULSES WORK ACROSS THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC. GUSTS UP 50 TO 55 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES AND FAVORED
MOUNTAIN GAPS THAT FACE WEST AND NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE
WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-131215-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
1110 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND SPORADIC POWER
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR WIND SPEEDS
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. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

REPORTS ARE ALSO WELCOME ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER FEED
@NWSBLACKSBURG.

&&

$$
764 
WWUS71 KRNK 130811
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
311 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT INTERVALS
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...AS SEVERAL UPPER IMPULSES WORK ACROSS
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC. GUSTS UP 50 TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES AND FAVORED
MOUNTAIN GAPS THAT FACE WEST AND NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DIMINISH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-131615-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
311 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR WIND SPEEDS
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. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

REPORTS ARE ALSO WELCOME ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER FEED
@NWSBLACKSBURG.

&&

$$
683 
WWUS71 KRNK 131501
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1001 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT INTERVALS
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...AS SEVERAL UPPER IMPULSES WORK ACROSS
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC. GUSTS UP 50 TO 55 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES AND FAVORED
MOUNTAIN GAPS THAT FACE WEST AND NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DIMINISH SATURDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE
WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-132315-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
1001 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR WIND SPEEDS
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. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

REPORTS ARE ALSO WELCOME ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER FEED
@NWSBLACKSBURG.

&&

$$
097 
WWUS71 KRNK 132005
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
305 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AT INTERVALS
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY...AS SEVERAL UPPER IMPULSES WORK ACROSS
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS AND MID ATLANTIC REGION. GUSTS UP 50 TO
55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON THE RIDGES AND
FAVORED MOUNTAIN GAPS THAT FACE WEST AND NORTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS
WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE ENTERS THE AREA FROM THE
WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-140415-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
305 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR WIND SPEEDS
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. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

REPORTS ARE ALSO WELCOME ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER FEED
@NWSBLACKSBURG.

&&

$$
709 
WWUS71 KRNK 140337
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1037 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

...STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST UNTIL DAWN...

.STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL DAWN.
WIND SPEEDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-141100-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
1037 PM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WIDELY SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND SPORADIC POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL
LIKELY CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNFASTENED
ITEMS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE MOVED
INDOORS.

THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE OR WIND SPEEDS
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. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV.

REPORTS ARE ALSO WELCOME ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR TWITTER FEED
@NWSBLACKSBURG.

&&

$$
522 
WWUS71 KRNK 141101
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
601 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015

...WIND WILL DIMINISH TODAY...

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-141215-
/O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151114T1100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-
PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-
ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-
EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
TAZEWELL...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...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...UNION...
LEWISBURG...WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS...ALDERSON...QUINWOOD...DUO...
RAINELLE
601 AM EST SAT NOV 14 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WIND GUSTS HAD DROPPED TO LESS THAN 30 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY
THIS EVENING. 

$$

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 Nov 11, 10:08 PM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 10:08 PM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1008 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT BEFORE CROSSING THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE
FRONT COOLER WEATHER AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE AND TRANQUIL WEATHER BY SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 1000 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

KEEPING IT COOLER EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WHERE WILL ONLY
SEE SOME HIGHER CLOUDS. TEMPS ARE RUNNING A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER
THAN FORECAST AND HAVE ADJUSTED THESE DOWN. TEMPS WILL STEADY OR
WARM TOWARD MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS AS SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH FLOW
INCREASES AND CLOUDS INCREASE AND LOWER.

THE REGIONAL RADAR SHOWS EASTERN EDGE OF SHOWERS TO CVG-SDF...WITH
MAIN AXIS ALONG THE FRONT SITUATED FROM EVV-MEM. WILL SEE THESE
SHOWERS ARRIVING INTO THE SE WV MTNS/FAR SW VA MTNS BY DAWN.

NO OTHER MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE FORECAST.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM EARLY AFTERNOON...

AXIS OF HIGH PRESSURE WAS OVER THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON SO
WINDS WERE GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 MPH. AS THE HIGH MOVES OFFSHORE
AND THE DEEP LOW OVER IOWA MOVE EAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT..ESPECIALLY AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS A SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL JET RAMPS UP TO AROUND
40 KNOTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

12Z MODELS...INCLUDING THE LOCAL WRF WERE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH
THE TIMING OF THE SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HAVE SLOWED DOWN THE
ARRIVAL IN THE FAR WESTERN COUNTY WARNING AREA UNTIL AFTER
09Z/4AM. FRONT WAS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE QUICKLY...CROSSING THE
FORECAST AREA IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS. MOST LOCATIONS WILL HAVE A
PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION FOR ONLY ABOUT 6 HOURS. BY
18Z/1PM...THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL ALREADY BE OUT OF THE EASTERN
COUNTY WARNING AREA. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WITH SURFACE DEW POINTS CLIMBING BACK UP INTO THE MID 40S TO MID
50S AND PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REACHING ABOUT 1.25 INCHES. BUT
THE DURATION OF THE SHOWERS WILL LIMIT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. HAVE LEFT
IN ISOLATED THUNDER IN THE WEST AND NORTH BUT SUPPORT AND
INSTABILITY IS MARGINAL.

CLOUDS WILL SPREAD IN THE FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. LESS CLOUD COVER
AND LIGHT WINDS IN THE EVENING WILL RESULT IN THE BIGGEST DROP IN
TEMPERATURES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ONCE THE THICKER CLOUDS ARRIVE AND
THE WINDS PICK UP...THE TEMPERATURE DROP WILL SLOW DOWN OR STOP.

NOT A LARGE CHANGE IN AIR MASS JUST BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY
AND WITH SUN IN THE AFTERNOON EXPECT MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL
END UP JUST ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA. THE
LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD REMAINS QUITE ELEVATED IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW
AROUND THE LOW...AND COUPLED WITH GOOD DOWNWARD MOMENTUM TRANSFER WILL
YIELD WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. NO HEADLINES WILL BE ISSUED AT THIS TIME BUT A WIND ADVISORY FOR
LOCATIONS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED IF LATER MODEL
RUNS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A WINDY SCENARIO.

THE UPPER TROF AXIS WILL LINGER OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH
FRIDAY AND ADD SOME SYNOPTIC SUPPORT TO UPSLOPE NORTHWEST FLOW SHOWERS
ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS BOTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ENOUGH INHIBITION FROM DIURNAL MIXING DURING THE
DAY ON FRIDAY TO KEEP A DRY DAYLIGHT FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME FLAKES BUT NOTHING MORE AND NO MEASURABLE SNOW IS
EXPECTED. LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE UPSLOPE AREAS...WHICH WILL BE THE
MOST OF THE REGION...CAN EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH A FEW CLOUDS
AROUND. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN WITH FAIR WEATHER FOR ALL THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE SHORT TERM AS THE INFLUX
OF COLD AIR GIVES US HIGH TEMPERATURES A SOLID 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
BY SATURDAY...AND WITH GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS UNDER HIGH
PRESSURE SATURDAY NIGHT MOST LOCATIONS WILL FALL INTO THE 20S FOR EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 330 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

BY SUNDAY THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL FEATURE A BROAD RIDGE IN THE
EAST AND A DIGGING TROF IN THE WEST WITH A SPLIT FLOW IN THE JET
STREAM. THIS WILL SUPPORT HIGH PRESSURE AND QUIET WEATHER OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

HOWEVER...BIG CHANGES ARE ON TAP BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE
UPPER LEVEL JET PHASES OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITES STATES AND A DEEP TROF
DIGS INTO THE MIDWEST...CULMINATING IN A LARGE CUTOFF LOW MOVING
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS WILL
SET US UP IN PROLONGED DEEP MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE DRIFTS TO OUR EAST AND GIVES US MOIST SOUTHEAST
WINDS AT THE LOW LEVELS.

THE END RESULT WILL BE INCREASING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION STARTING
MAINLY BY TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDWEEK WEEK. OF
PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT OF PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE BLUE RIDGE BEING INDICATED BY GUIDANCE TOWARD THE END OF THE
PERIOD. AS ALWAYS DETAILS IN TIMING AND LOCATIONS OF FEATURES IS
SKETCHY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING THE EVOLUTION OF
THIS POTENTIAL HYDRO EVENT CLOSELY OVER THE COMING DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION /03Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 640 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

MODELS FAVOR STRONG LOW LVL WINDS ABOVE A SHALLOW INVERSION IN THE
09-14Z TIME FRAME. THEREFORE KEPT LLWS IN THE TAFS. EXCEPTIONS ARE
BLF/DAN. BLF AS STRONG WINDS WILL BE WITH SHOWERS...AND DAN WILL
BE OUTSIDE THE CORE OF THE LLJ. STILL AN DECENT IMPACT ON AVIATION
IN THE REGION IN THE MORNING REGARDING TURBULENCE AND SHEAR.

IN TERMS OF THE CIGS/VSBYS WILL SEE VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
SOME MVFR CIGS/VSBYS POSSIBLE AT BLF/LWB WITH SHOWERS BETWEEN
12-18Z THU.

SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS AND OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE THU AFTERNOON. BIG
ISSUE BEHIND IT WILL BE THE GUSTY WEST WINDS. SOME GUSTS TO 40 KTS
POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER RIDGES LIKE HSP/GEV...WITH MAINLY SUSTAINED
10-15KT GUSTS 20-30KTS AT THE TERMINALS.

.EXTENDED AVIATION DISCUSSION...

ASIDE FROM MVFR UPSLOPE CLOUDS IN THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING KLWB
AND KBLF...COLDER AND DRIER WEATHER COMES IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON
THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. OTHERWISE MAINLY VFR WILL PREVAIL MONDAY WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING BY LATER SATURDAY AND BECOMING
LIGHT ON SUNDAY.

&&

.RNK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
WV...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...AMS
NEAR TERM...AMS/WP
SHORT TERM...MBS
LONG TERM...CF/MBS
AVIATION...AMS/JH/WP
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 4:21 AM EST, 23 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
421 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-WVZ042>044-507-508-120930-
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-
MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-
BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-MERCER-SUMMERS-MONROE-EASTERN GREENBRIER-
WESTERN GREENBRIER-
421 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS
TO 45 MPH OR STRONGER THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ003>006-019-020-VAZ032>035-043>047-058-059-120930-
SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WILKES-YADKIN-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-
BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-
HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
421 AM EST WED NOV 11 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.