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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
247 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2005
NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-220900-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...SPRUCE PINE...
ROBBINSVILLE...NEWLAND...MARSHALL...HENDERSONVILLE...FRANKLIN...
BURNSVILLE...BRYSON CITY...BREVARD AND ASHEVILLE
247 PM EST FRI JAN 21 2005
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY UNTIL 6 PM SUNDAY FOR
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE MID
ATLANTIC REGION LATE SATURDAY...BRINGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG
WINDS...NORMALLY FOUND WELL ABOVE THE SURFACE...ARE EXPECTED TO
APPROACH THE GROUND BEHIND THE FRONT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY EARLY SATURDAY
EVENING...INCREASING THROUGH THE NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35-45 MPH
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE
4000 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...AND ACROSS ALL OF THE MOUNTAINS
BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...BEFORE QUICKLY TAPERING OFF. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS
CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A
HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.