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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
120 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

NCZ075-084>086-088-089-091930-
MOORE-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTHERN PINES...ROCKINGHAM...
LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
120 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AHEAD OF A LINE OF SHOWERS THAT WILL MOVE
INTO SECTIONS OF THE SANDHILLS AND SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN THROUGH
230 PM. WIND GUST 35 TO 40 MPH MAY OCCUR FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10
MINUTES AHEAD OF THE SHOWERS AND AFFECT SUCH PLACES AS
LAURIBURG...HAMLET...RAEFORD...HOPE MILLS... FAYETTEVILLE...
HARRELLS... AND CLINTON.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-101700-
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-WAKE-
JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-ANSON-
RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
1230 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

 HIGH WIND WATCH.

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DJF






High Wind Watch

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
439 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...VERY WIND CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY.


NCZ007>011-021>028-038>043-073>078-083>086-088-089-092100-
/O.NEW.KRAH.HW.A.0001.100210T1100Z-100211T0200Z/
PERSON-GRANVILLE-VANCE-WARREN-HALIFAX-FORSYTH-GUILFORD-ALAMANCE-
ORANGE-DURHAM-FRANKLIN-NASH-EDGECOMBE-DAVIDSON-RANDOLPH-CHATHAM-
WAKE-JOHNSTON-WILSON-STANLY-MONTGOMERY-MOORE-LEE-HARNETT-WAYNE-
ANSON-RICHMOND-SCOTLAND-HOKE-CUMBERLAND-SAMPSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROXBORO...OXFORD...HENDERSON...
WARRENTON...ROANOKE RAPIDS...WINSTON-SALEM...GREENSBORO...
HIGH POINT...BURLINGTON...CHAPEL HILL...DURHAM...LOUISBURG...
NASHVILLE...ROCKY MOUNT...LEXINGTON...ASHEBORO...PITTSBORO...
RALEIGH...SMITHFIELD...WILSON...ALBEMARLE...TROY...
SOUTHERN PINES...SANFORD...LILLINGTON...GOLDSBORO...WADESBORO...
ROCKINGHAM...LAURINBURG...RAEFORD...FAYETTEVILLE...CLINTON
439 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION ON
WEDNESDAY...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS...RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 MPH
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

RECENT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EVENTS HAVE RESULTED IN SOGGY AND
WET SOILS ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA. THE COMBINATION OF WEAK
ROOT SUPPORT AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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