HIDEASHEVILLE
454 AM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
EST TODAY.
SHOW SHOWERS HAVE BEEN MORE WIDESPREAD THAN ORIGINALLY EXPECTED
THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER
BUNCOMBE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF
CALDWELL...BURKE AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES.
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING.
THEREAFTER THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD RETREAT BACK TO THE FAVORED
NORTHWEST FLOW AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE LINE. AROUND IN INCH OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ON AVERAGE...THOUGH HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MANY SECONDARY ROADS ARE ALREADY REPORTED
TO BE SNOW COVERED...AND 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 AROUND
DAYBREAK.
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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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.
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