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STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT AND THEN DRIFT
SLOWLY EAST AND OFFSHORE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST
WILL MAKE FOR VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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YADKIN-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-
GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY VA-BATH-ROANOKE-BOTETOURT-
ROCKBRIDGE-PATRICK-FRANKLIN-BEDFORD-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE-MERCER-SUMMERS-
MONROE-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
DANBURY...EDEN...BOONE...WILKESBORO...YADKINVILLE...TAZEWELL...
MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...
BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...
GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS...
ROANOKE...SALEM...FINCASTLE...LEXINGTON...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...
BEDFORD...AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...
APPOMATTOX...SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE...BLUEFIELD...FLAT TOP...
HINTON...HIX...UNION...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
356 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH
LATE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 55 OR 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
RIDGES. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR STRONGER COULD OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND AROUND 50 MPH EAST OF THE BLUE
RIDGE.

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...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.


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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTRY MIX EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...
...ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE
MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. COLD AIR IN PLACE FROM HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE
FORM OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH A TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX
DURING THE DAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT...
WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR WITH ANOTHER FRONT WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

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ASHE-WATAUGA-MERCER-SUMMERS-GREENBRIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...BLUEFIELD...
FLAT TOP...HINTON...HIX...LEWISBURG...QUINWOOD...DUO...RAINELLE
640 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY.

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE MIXING WITH
SLEET. SOME FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL CHANGE BACK TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH
ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHER WEST FACING
SLOPES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO
PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO OR COLDER MAY OCCUR
LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.


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