VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND
LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
EVENING...BEHIND PASSAGE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...KEEPING THE
THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS FOR THE NORTHERN AND SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF
EAST TENNESSEE. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

SLIGHTLY LOWER WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL ALSO AFFECT NEARBY AREAS
OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS.

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-092000-
/O.NEW.KMRX.HW.A.0003.100210T0300Z-100211T1100Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
425 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FOR THE NORTHERN AND SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF EAST
TENNESSEE.

* TIMING: WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN
VERY STRONG WITH DAMAGING GUSTS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...
WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY NEED TO BE SECURED OR
BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR.



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TG
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Short Term Forecast - Sevier Smoky Mountains (Tennessee)

ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG...CLINTON...OAK RIDGE...MAYNARDVILLE...RUTLEDGE...
MORRISTOWN...NEWPORT...COSBY...KINGSTON...LENOIR CITY...
KNOXVILLE...DANDRIDGE...MARYVILLE...CADES COVE...SEVIERVILLE...
GATLINBURG
452 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
THROUGH 8 AM EST...SCATTERED PATCHES OF LIGHT RAIN...WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL EAST
TENNESSEE AND THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS. SNOW OR SLEET...MAY BE MIXED
WITH THE RAIN AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
LIGHT...AND WILL RANGE FROM A TRACE...TO A TENTH OF AN INCH PER
HOUR. ANY SNOW OR SLEET AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

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Winter Weather Advisory - Sevier Smoky Mountains (Tennessee)

A WINTRY MIX TODAY...THEN ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED
THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
AREA TODAY...ALTHOUGH MANY AREAS WILL SEE MOSTLY RAIN. THIS
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES EAST OF THE REGION.

COLDER AIR WILL FLOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING...AND COMBINE WITH
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND STRONG NORTHWEST LOW LEVEL WINDS...
TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-VAZ001-002-005-006-008-091900-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WW.Y.0013.100210T0000Z-100210T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMRX.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-100209T2100Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
LEE-WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...CEDAR CREEK...ERWIN...
ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG...JONESVILLE...WISE...
NORTON...GATE CITY...LEBANON...ABINGDON
408 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...FOR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WITH
A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET EARLY.

THESE ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA...AS WELL
AS THE NORTHERN AND SMOKY MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE.

* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN LATER TODAY...BEFORE ENDING. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE AT LEAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
TODAY...WITH LITTLE TO NO ICE ACCUMULATIONS. ACCUMULATING SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...AND 1 TO 4 INCHES
POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE MAY ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADS MAKING TRAVEL
DIFFICULT...WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO
VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY
HAZARDOUS...AND ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL SHOULD BE DELAYED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. DRIVING AND WALKING MAY
BE DIFFICULT ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.



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MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN
452 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010 /352 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010/

.NOW...
THROUGH 8 AM EST (7 AM CST)...SCATTERED PATCHES OF LIGHT
RAIN...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH...ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA. SNOW OR SLEET...MAY BE MIXED WITH THE RAIN IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...AND WILL RANGE FROM A
TRACE...TO A TENTH OF AN INCH PER HOUR. ANY SNOW OR SLEET AMOUNTS
WILL BE LIGHT...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED.

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