Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1214 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-100830-
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1214 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.NOW...
ANY FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLEET OR OTHER FORMS OF WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE
PREDAWN HOURS AND INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTIES THAT BORDER TENNESSEE. EXPECT LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AND
EXPECT SLICK SPOTS ON CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS FROM
THIS PRECIPITATION AND REFREEZING MELT WATER FROM PREVIOUS STORMS.

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DEO

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1148 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-101200-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1148 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...RISK OF BLACK ICE ON AREA ROADWAYS WEDNESDAY MORNING...

ANY MOISTURE LEFT ON ROADWAYS IN THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL FREEZE AND BECOME BLACK ICE...CREATING A
HAZARD TO MOTORISTS WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAD ALREADY
FALLEN INTO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES BY LATE TUESDAY
EVENING. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE
MID AND UPPER 20S IN THE PIEDMONT. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AND
SLOW DOWN AND HAVE A GOOD GRIP ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN
CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE IF YOUR TIRES MAKE CONTACT WITH PATCHES OF
ICE.

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DEO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-501-503-505-110245-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
943 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.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.

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
938 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT BRINGING MUCH COLDER
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...
MAINLY ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER...WITH VERY STRONG WINDS
DEVELOPING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

NCZ048-051>053-059-101045-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100211T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA
938 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY.

SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH THE
STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THAT WILL LINGER
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY
REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ALONG THE SMOKIES...BALSAMS...AND HIGHER RIDGE TOPS NEAR
THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER
TERRAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE LIKELY
THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR
MINUS 5 WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

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