[WeatherBulletin] Winter Storm Watch - Update

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Weather Bulletin
WWUS41 KRNK 281620
WSWRNK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1120 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

..SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. COLD
AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHILE LOW
PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY BRINGING
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ007-009-010-012>017-032-033-043-044-058-059-
290030-
/O.CON.KRNK.WS.A.0003.100129T1700Z-100130T2300Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-WATAUGA-WILKES-
YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-HALIFAX-
CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...EDEN...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...
WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...FLOYD...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE
1120 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010

..WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE 
  IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT 
  TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
  BEGIN DECREASING BY LATE SATURDAY. 

* SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW TOTALS MORE 
  THAN 6 INCHES. 

* THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRACK OF THE STORM COULD AFFECT THE 
  SNOWFALL TOTALS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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