HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
802 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO THE LATE
MORNING. THE SNOW IS COATING THE AREA ROADS NEAR THE STATE
BORDER...MAKING FOR INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. EXPECTING
AROUND ANOTHER INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL IN SOME NORTHERN MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES THIS AFTERNOON.
HIDE HIDEASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
333 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
A TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE
MOUNTAINS LAST NIGHT AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST OF THE REGION
WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES
TODAY. RIDGE TOPS AND SOME NORTHWEST FACING GAPS WILL SEE EVEN
STRONGER GUSTS.
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.
HIDE HIDECHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE
739 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING. THEREAFTER THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD
RETREAT BACK TO THE FAVORED NORTHWEST FLOW AREAS ALONG THE
TENNESSEE LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES. A LITTLE LESS WILL FALL IN SOME OF THE MORE SHELTERED
VALLEYS...AND A LITTLE MORE IS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG
THE TENNESSEE LINE. MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE ALREADY REPORTED TO
BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. DRIVING WILL ONLY BECOME MORE HAZARDOUS
AS TEMPERATURES FALL FURTHER BELOW FREEZING OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE GUSTY TODAY... WITH HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS
EXPERIENCING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND FIVE BELOW THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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