Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
1228 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-100730-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-
NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN
1228 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010 /1128 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010/

.NOW...
THROUGH 230 AM EST (130 AM CST)...SCATTERED PATCHES OF LIGHT SNOW
OR FLURRIES...WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH...ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHEAST TN AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NC. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY. AN INCH OR LESS IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

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Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
417 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT...

.VERY STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND
BECOME NORTHWEST WINDS...BEHIND PASSAGE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN
TIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS REGION INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...KEEPING THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS. WIND SPEEDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>017-035>040-042-044-046-067>071-073-081>087-
098>102-100900-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0006.100210T0500Z-100210T2100Z/
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-NORTHWEST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-
JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-NORTH SEVIER-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-
MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...ONEIDA...
LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...SNEEDVILLE...ROGERSVILLE...KINGSPORT...
WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...GREENEVILLE...JOHNSON CITY...
ELIZABETHTON...LENOIR CITY...KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...
SEVIERVILLE...DUNLAP...PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...
MADISONVILLE...COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...
BENTON...DUCKTOWN
417 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 /317 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/
TONIGHT TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  BECOME WEST AND WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN
  STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION WHEN
  DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES... SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
449 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-101000-
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-
449 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 /349 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTRY MIX WILL FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION TODAY...BUT FALL
AS MOSTLY RAIN IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WINDY CONDITIONS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER INTO
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

FOR MORE DETAILS ON HAZARDOUS WEATHER TODAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
...PLEASE SEE OUR LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PRODUCT
(MEMWSWMRX)...AND OUR LATEST HIGH WIND WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY
PRODUCT (MEMNPWMRX).

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...BUT SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION
REPORTS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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TG