Wind Advisory 6, 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 Martinsville, VA, City of Radford, VA, City of Roanoke, VA, City of Salem, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Franklin County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Henry County, VA, Montgomery County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pulaski County, VA, Roanoke County, VA, Rockbridge County, VA, Smyth County, VA, Wythe County, VA

613 
WWUS71 KRNK 020521
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1221 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE VERY GUSTY FROM
THE NORTHWEST.

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-021330-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-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...BOONE...
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
1221 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS 
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE 
  VALLEYS... AND FANCY GAP.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO MONDAY
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MONDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

087 
WWUS71 KRNK 020749
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
249 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST
THIS MORNING AND OFFSHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AND THEN
CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST EARLY THIS EVENING.

NCZ003-019-VAZ043-021600-
/O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
SURRY-WILKES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOBSON...WILKESBORO...MARTINSVILLE
249 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

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

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

* LOCATIONS...PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STARTING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-021600-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-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...BOONE...
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
249 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS 
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE 
  VALLEYS... AND FANCY GAP.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STARTING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

433 
WWUS71 KRNK 021523
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1023 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST
AND MOVE OFFSHORE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND
THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN
CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST EARLY THIS EVENING.

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-030000-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
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-
HENRY-
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...MARTINSVILLE
1023 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS 
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE 
  VALLEYS... AND FANCY GAP.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 20 
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...STARTING LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS 
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS 
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
RCS

839 
WWUS71 KRNK 021750
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1250 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
THIS EVENING.

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-030200-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
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-
HENRY-
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...MARTINSVILLE
1250 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS 
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE 
  VALLEYS... AND FANCY GAP.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 OR 55 MPH.

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

111 
WWUS71 KRNK 022027
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
327 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED TO THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON.
BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO
THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDE HAS HIGH PRESSURE BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-030430-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
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-
HENRY-
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...MARTINSVILLE
327 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS 
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST 
  NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE 
  VALLEYS... AND FANCY GAP.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

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

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREE LIMBS ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED 
  POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
RCS

737 
WWUS71 KRNK 022351
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
651 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN
SUBSIDE AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY.

NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-030500-
/O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
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-
HENRY-
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...MARTINSVILLE
651 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

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

* LOCATIONS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE FROM THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS
  AND SOUTHERN SHENANDOAH VALLEY INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWEST
  NORTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE NEW RIVER AND ROANOKE
  VALLEYS...AND FANCY GAP.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES ARE POSSIBLE...AS ARE ISOLATED POWER
  OUTAGES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

681 
WWUS71 KRNK 030306
NPWRNK

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1006 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015


NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ009>020-022>024-032>035-043-030415-
/O.CAN.KRNK.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0500Z/
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-
HENRY-
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...MARTINSVILLE
1006 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE DIMINISHED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE
PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. MOST AREAS ARE NOW ONLY SEEING NORTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION
FROM THE WEST. WINDS SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH
ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

RAB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1253 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR KANSAS CITY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY AND TONIGHT AND WILL BE CENTERED NEAR PITTSBURGH BY
DAYBREAK MONDAY BEFORE MOVING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST MONDAY
AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL TRAIL SOUTH FROM THE
LOW...SWEEPING ACROSS THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TODAY...INTO THE
OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS TONIGHT...CROSSING THE APPALACHIANS
MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM WITH SNOW NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND
RAIN TO THE SOUTH.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1230 PM EST SUNDAY...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI WILL DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS EAST-
NORTHEAST INTO INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. PREFRONTAL SHORT WAVES AND
MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO SATURATE THE ATMOSPHERE BRINGING
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TO SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA (BLF) AND SOUTHEASTERN
WEST VIRGINIA (LWB) AROUND 4PM...THEN SPREAD TO THE NEW RIVER AND
ROANOKE VALLEYS BETWEEN 5P-7P. THE PIEDMONT (LYH/DAN) MAY NOT SEE
RAIN UNTIL AFTER 7P.

STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION WELL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL HELP
WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AND KEEP THEM MILD TONIGHT. IF
THICK CLOUDS REMAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK
IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S WEST TO LOWER 50S EAST. THE COLD FRONT DOES
NOT ENTER THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY...THEREFORE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN INTO EARLY MORNING MONDAY. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL BE THE FIRST TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AND THAT MAY NOT
OCCUR UNTIL 7A.

AS OF 400 AM EST SUNDAY...

CLOUDS CONTINUE TO THICKEN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...ALL OF WHICH
ARE THE RESULT OF THE DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDDLE PART
OF THE COUNTRY. OUR RADAR INDICATES SOME LIGHT RETURNS...BUT MOST
OF THIS IS VIRGA...PRECIPITATION THAT DRIES UP BEFORE REACHING THE
GROUND. SURFACE DEWPOINTS REMAIN IN THE TEENS...INDICATIVE OF THE
DRY LOW LEVEL AIR.

IT MAY TAKE MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE THE AIRMASS OVER OUR FORECAST
AREA SATURATES ENOUGH TO PERMIT PRECIPITATION TO REACH THE
SURFACE. BY THAT TIME IS SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH FOR ANYTHING THAT
REACHES THE GROUND TO BE RAIN. SOUNDING PROFILES THIS MORNING ARE
CERTAINLY COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A WINTRY FORM EARLY IN THE
DAY...BUT THE CHANCE OF GETTING ANYTHING TO THE SURFACE IS PRETTY
SMALL. CERTAINLY CAN'T RULE OUT A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SLEET OR SNOW
THIS MORNING...BUT THE CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE IS LESS THAN 20
PERCENT.

THE CYCLONE WHICH HAS EVOLVED OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY
IS FAIRLY LARGE. THE CENTER OF THE LOW WAS NEAR KANSAS CITY THIS
MORNING WITH SNOW FALLING FROM NEBRASKA TO OHIO...AND RAIN FALLING
FROM MISSOURI TO THE WESTERN GULF COAST. THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES EAST
TODAY...PRODUCING HEAVY SNOW FROM CHICAGO TO TOLEDO...AND
MODERATE RAINS FOR THE MID MS VALLEY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO REACH WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA BY DAYBREAK MONDAY WITH A
COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS.

AHEAD OF THE FRONT TONIGHT...STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION PER
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DRAW MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
NORTHWARD INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND MID ATLANTIC. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN FOR OUR AREA WHICH WILL
PERSIST UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT MONDAY MORNING. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF A HALF /0.50/ TO THREE QUARTERS /0.75/ OF AN INCH ARE
LIKELY WITH THIS RAIN EPISODE.

TEMPERATURES TODAY...PENDING CLOUD THICKNESS...SHOULD CLIMB INTO
THE 40S...AND REMAIN THERE FOR TONIGHT PER THE STRONG WARM AIR
ADVECTION. THE ONLY AREA WHICH MAY DIP BACK INTO THE 30S BEFORE
DAYBREAK WOULD BE THE FAR WESTERN CWA WHERE THE ARRIVAL OF THE
COLD FRONT WILL SIGNAL A DOWNWARD TREND OF THE TEMPERATURE PER
COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES AT 3-5KFT ABOVE
THE SURFACE ARE FORECAST TO WARM TO +6 DEG C ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CWA TONIGHT...SO NOT EXPECTING ANY PRECIPITATION TYPE ISSUES
DURING THE OVERNIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 330 AM EST SUNDAY...

AS THE LOW SLIDES BY TO OUR NORTH IT WILL SWING A STRONG COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY MORNING...BRINGING AN END TO WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AND KICKING OFF UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE FAR
WESTERN SLOPES. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE AND
DO NOT CURRENTLY SEE A NEED FOR ANY WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES.
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE FALLING ALL DAY WEST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE...BUT TEMPS MAY RISE JUST A TAD BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES INTO
THE PIEDMONT SO TEMPS WILL NOT START FALLING THERE UNTIL LATE
MORNING.

AS THE COLD AIR ADVECTION BECOMES ESTABLISHED AND DOWNWARD MOMENTUM
TRANSFER INCREASES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL START TO HOWL MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD DOES INCREASE BUT THE MIXED
LAYER WILL BE FAIRLY DEEP WHICH WILL PREVENT GUSTS FROM MAXIMIZING.
THIS IS SIMILAR TO SEVERAL RECENT EVENTS AND WE MAY END UP NEEDING A
WIND ADVISORY ALONG AND WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...BUT CURRENTLY
EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW 50KTS AND NOT REACH WARNING CRITERIA.
THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT TO BRING
WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE.

COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING AN END TO THE UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS ON
TUESDAY AS IT SETTLES OVER THE REGION AND BRINGS US QUIET WEATHER
AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AS THE HIGH SLIPS BY TO OUR EAST ON
WEDNESDAY WE WILL SEE TEMPS REBOUND NICELY AND RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL
LEVELS AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM EST SUNDAY...

WEATHER FORECAST MODELS HAVE NOT CHANGED MUCH CONCERNING THE
APPROACH OF THE UPPER TROUGH AND ITS SUPPORT OF DEVELOPMENT OF A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS
SUCH...EXPECT THE COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST TO
PUSH RAPIDLY ACROSS OUR AREA LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING...FOLLOWED BY
HIGH PRESSURE PASSING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES INTO NEW
ENGLAND...WITH THE HIGH THEN BUILDING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE MID
ATLANTIC TO WEDGE AGAINST THE EASTERN FACE OF THE APPALACHIANS BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...THE LOW ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST
WILL GRADUALLY DEEPEN AND DRIFT NORTHWARD...RADIATING MOISTURE
INLAND ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES INTO THE MID ATLANTIC.

THE BIG QUESTION IS TO WHAT DEGREE THAT THE COASTAL LOW WILL AFFECT
OUR WEATHER FOR THURSDAY. THE GFS FORECAST MODEL IS MOST AGGRESSIVE
IN PUSHING MOISTURE ACROSS OUR AREA...WITH THE CANADIAN MODEL
SIMILAR BUT NOT QUITE AS AGGRESSIVE. ON THE OTHER END OF THE
SPECTRUM IS THE ECMWF MODEL WHICH DOES NOT DEVELOP THE COASTAL LOW
AS DEEPLY AND THEREFORE KEEPS OUR AREA DRY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT. RIGHT NOW...AM LEANING TOWARD THE GFS/CANADIAN SOLUTION...
WHICH WILL BRING LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO OUR AREA FOR
THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. ALL MODELS AGREE THAT ATMOSPHERIC
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SNOW FOR OUR
ENTIRE AREA. BECAUSE OF THE WIDE RANGE IN PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
WITHIN THE MODELS...HAVE NO CONFIDENCE AT THIS POINT IN THE AMOUNT
OF SNOW WE WOULD RECEIVE...BUT NONE OF THE MODELS TODAY ARE CALLING
FOR ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A WINTER STORM ANYWHERE IN
OUR AREA.

MOISTURE WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW CONTINUES
NORTHWARD OFF THE COAST. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS ACROSS THE
APPALACHIAN CHAIN ON FRIDAY...RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS. TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN IN THE 30S
AREAWIDE.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM EST SUNDAY...

VFR TODAY WILL DETERIORATE TO IFR AFTER SUNSET.

EXTENSIVE MID/UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE HAS BEEN CAST OVER THE CENTRAL
APPALACHIANS IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING MID CONUS STORM.
PRECIPITATION FROM THESE HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS IS EVAPORATING BEFORE
REACHING THE GROUND...WITH RADAR SHOWING VIRGA OVER THE ENTIRE AREA
INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOLES IN A VFR STRATO-CUMULUS FIELD
EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THEN WILL FILL BACK IN
AND CEILINGS LOWER AS PRECIPITATION SHIELD ENTERS FROM THE WEST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. FLIGHT CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE TO
MVFR BETWEEN 22Z/5PM AND 03Z/10PM THIS EVENING THEN TO IFR BETWEEN
03Z/10PM AND 07Z/2AM. CONDITIONS WILL THEN REMAIN IFR UNTIL A
FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT THIS
EVENING WILL RESULT IN WARMING TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL KEEP ALL OF
THE PRECIPITATION IN THE LIQUID FORM AS IT REACHES THE SURFACE
TONIGHT WITH NO P-TYPE ISSUES FOR ANY OF THE TERMINALS WITHIN THE
BLACKSBURG/ROANOKE SERVICE AREA.

LOW PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER PENNSYLVANIA EARLY MONDAY WITH
A COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIANS.
A SWEEPING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS ALL OF THE FLIGHT TERMINALS IN
THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS EARLY IN THE DAY...WINDS SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHWEST AND BECOMING GUSTY FOR THE AFTERNOON. PASSAGE OF THE
FRONT WILL BRING AN END TO THE RAIN WITH IMPROVING CIGS/VSBYS.
THE MAIN WEATHER HAZARD WILL THEN BE THE 25 TO 40 KT WIND GUSTS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
MONDAY NIGHT...SKIES CLEAR AND WINDS DIMINISH...RETURN OF VFR.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE PASSES OVERHEAD WITH VFR.

THURSDAY...LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. MAY
BRING SUB-VFR CONDITIONS AND PRECIPITATION...POSSIBLY SNOW TO THE
REGION. SINCE THIS STORM IS TAKING A GULF COAST TRACK...WINTRY
PRECIPITATION MAY IMPACT SOUTHERN TERMINAL ROUTES INCLUDING
CHARLOTTE AND ATLANTA.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...PM/RCS
SHORT TERM...MBS
LONG TERM...MBS/NF
AVIATION...PM/RCS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
410 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

WVZ043-507-508-020915-
SUMMERS-EASTERN GREENBRIER-WESTERN GREENBRIER-
410 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE DAY MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES
ALONG WESTERN SLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH
TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

VAZ007-009-010-WVZ042-020915-
TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-MERCER-
410 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS UNDER ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WESTERN SLOPES
AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ001-018-VAZ015-020915-
ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON-
410 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WESTERN SLOPES
AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WIND GUSTS OF
40 MPH TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ002-003-019-VAZ011>014-016>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ044-020915-
ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WILKES-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-
FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-MONROE-
410 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ004>006-020-VAZ043>047-058-059-020915-
STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL-
APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-
410 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015

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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MBS