High Wind Watch 4, NWS Morristown, TN

Issued

Dec 4, 2016, 2:06 PM EST (19:06 UTC)

In effect from

Dec 5, 2016, 10:00 PM EST

Expired

Dec 5, 2016, 3:34 AM EST

In force

Issued by

NWS Morristown, TN

Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Monroe County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN, Washington County, TN

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
206 PM EST SUN DEC 4 2016

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH STRONGER
DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG
THE EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR ALONG THE PEAKS OF THE MOUNTAINS.

EVEN STRONGER WINDS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS
ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD IN AREAS THAT MIGHT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES.

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-050315-
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0004.161206T0300Z-161206T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK
206 PM EST SUN DEC 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONGER SOUTHEAST
  WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 10 PM LATE THIS EVENING...AND
  LATE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES. 
  ADDITIONALLY...THEY MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AS WELL AS 
  POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. 
  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY 
  WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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

&&

$$

NCZ060-061-TNZ102-050300-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161205T0300Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUCKTOWN
206 PM EST SUN DEC 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 
  50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES. 
  ADDITIONALLY...THEY MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AS WELL AS 
  POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. 
  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY 
  WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-086-050315-
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0004.161206T0300Z-161206T2100Z/
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...MADISONVILLE
206 PM EST SUN DEC 4 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT...STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY MOUNTAIN WAVE WINDS OF 25 TO 40
  MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY...ALONG THE IMMEDIATE FOOTHILLS OF THE EAST TENNESSEE
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...LATE MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD
  IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES. ADDITIONALLY...THEY
  MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AS WELL AS POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR
  OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO
  CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY 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.  CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
334 AM EST MON DEC 5 2016

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET.
THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IN AREAS
THAT MIGHT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES.

TNZ040-042-044-046-071-073-086-050945-
/O.CAN.KMRX.HW.A.0004.161206T0300Z-161206T2100Z/
NORTHWEST COCKE-NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-
NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...MARYVILLE...SEVIERVILLE...MADISONVILLE
334 AM EST MON DEC 5 2016

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

WINDS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND TENNESSEE VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MAINLY 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...WITH A FEW SPOTS SEEING GUSTS UP TO
30 MPH.

$$

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-087-052100-
/O.UPG.KMRX.HW.A.0004.161206T0300Z-161206T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0017.161206T0300Z-161206T2100Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...COKER CREEK
334 AM EST MON DEC 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF
  40 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE GROWTH AND 
  SPREAD IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES. 
  ADDITIONALLY...THEY MAY DOWN TREES OR TREE LIMBS...AS WELL AS 
  POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED. 
  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY 
  WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Dec 4, 1:23 PM EST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
123 PM EST Sun Dec 4 2016

.AVIATION...
MVFR to IFR conditions will prevail through the remainder of the
afternoon and into the evening at each terminal. After the rain
tapers off, Cigs/vis will drop lower after midnight into the IFR to
LIFR range due low stratus and locally dense fog. As drier air
moves into the area after sunrise, vis/cigs will recover to
IFR/MVFR levels by the afternoon.

&&

.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...Wind Advisory until 10 PM EST this evening for Cherokee-Clay.

TN...Wind Advisory until 10 PM EST this evening for Blount Smoky
     Mountains-Cocke Smoky Mountains-East Polk-Johnson-Sevier
     Smoky Mountains-Southeast Carter-Southeast Greene-Southeast
     Monroe-Unicoi.

VA...None.
&&

AMP

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
322 AM EST SUN DEC 4 2016

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-050830-
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-
322 AM EST SUN DEC 4 2016 /222 AM CST SUN DEC 4 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
LESS THAN ONE INCH ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING ALONG THE GREAT SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...WITH SUSTAINED VALUES BETWEEN 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO
FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IN AREAS THAT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES.
WINDS SHOULD TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM EST ON SUNDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WINDS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
THIS TIME. THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET. THESE WINDS COULD CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD IN AREAS THAT MIGHT STILL HAVE ONGOING WILDFIRES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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