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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
419 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND UNSEASONABLE COOL
TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT...

.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO LOWER NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WINDS AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS ALONG THE
BLUE RIDGE ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED TO REACH 40 MPH TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES DURING LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THIS
UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING EXCEPTIONALLY COOL AIR TO THE
REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES TONIGHT EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW FREEZING
FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF BATH AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES.

VAZ020-WVZ045-241630-
/O.NEW.KRNK.FZ.W.0003.130525T0600Z-130525T1200Z/
BATH-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOT SPRINGS...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...
DUO...RAINELLE
419 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF BATH AND GREENBRIER
  COUNTIES...ESPECIALLY AREAS THAT ARE OUT IN THE OPEN.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW 30S.

* TIMING...FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE GREATEST IMPACTS WILL BE FELT BY ANY VEGETATION
  SENSITIVE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES...WHICH MAY BE DAMAGED OR
  KILLED. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THESE SENSITIVE
  PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

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NCZ001-002-018-VAZ009-012>017-022-241630-
/O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0014.130524T1200Z-130524T2300Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...
ROANOKE...SALEM
419 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...RIDGETOPS ABOVE 3000 FEET ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE CHAIN
  FROM NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH VIRGINIA AS FAR NORTH AS
  ROANOKE.

* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS.

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

* TIMING...FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES.

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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National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
