HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
241 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS COULD BLOW DOWN
LARGE LIMBS OR WEAK TREES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
HIDE
HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...HENDERSONVILLE
1255 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
.NOW...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO
THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
INTO LATE AFTERNOON AND EXPECT BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER AROUND SUNSET. EXPECT SOME ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS...ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS FALL.
MANY ROADS WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HAZARDOUS NEAR THE TENNESSEE
BORDER THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
HIDE
HIDEWINTER WEATHER WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA...
.NORTHWEST FLOW MOISTURE IS SLOWLY TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. LITTLE OR NO
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...BUT ROADS WILL REMAIN
SLIPPERY TONIGHT.
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AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
250 PM EST FRI NOV 21 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY PERSIST FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NO FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...HOWEVER...WILL KEEP THE SNOW FROM
MELTING. SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN VERY SLIPPERY TONIGHT.
HIDE