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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
310 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ035>037-056-057-062>065-068>072-082-502-504-
506>510-SCZ001>010-110815-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
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-
310 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

$$



High Wind Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WRAP UP ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW
TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...WITH WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY
SUBSIDING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

GAZ010-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>003-101700-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0002.100210T0653Z-100211T1100Z/
RABUN-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE
153 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF
NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS
OF 30 MPH ARE LIKELY...AND THE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 50 AND 60
MPH AT TIMES.

RECENT PRECIPITATION...ALONG WITH COOL TEMPERATURES...HAS KEPT
THE SOIL QUITE MOIST ACROSS THE REGION. THE COMBINATION OF WET
SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED
TREES AND POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WHEN
GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

TAKE STEPS NOW TO SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BE BLOWN
ABOUT BY THE WIND. BE AWARE OF THE THREAT OF FALLING TREES AND
POWER LINES TODAY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE
ANY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES OR MOTORCYCLES.

&&

$$



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.

$$

DEO





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