[WeatherBulletin] High Wind Warning - Update

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Weather Bulletin
WWUS72 KGSP 101943
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
243 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

..DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST
TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE LOW AND
ACROSS THE REGION. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES...WITH
WIND SPEEDS SLOWLY TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.

NCZ062>065-502-504-506>510-110400-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
243 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

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

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

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

THE COMBINATION OF WET SOIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS WHEN GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST.

IN ADDITION...MOISTURE ARRIVING WITH THE STRENGTHENING NORTHWEST
FLOW MAY PRODUCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN AND NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN
FOOTHILL LOCATIONS VERY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS...WITH AN INCH OR TWO
OF SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS FROM MACON COUNTY TO
HENDERSON COUNTY. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO
THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

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WWWW


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