HIDENEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
946 PM EST THU NOV 20 2008
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AS
REINFORCING ARCTIC AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG UPPER DISTURBANCE PASSES
OVERHEAD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN LATER TONIGHT ON COLD
NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE MORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE
SMOKIES THROUGH THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
BORDER COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW
SHOWERS TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER TOTALS
WILL BE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS AND WEST FACING SLOPES ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT...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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