NWS Wind Advisory (Buncombe County)

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Wind Advisory issued February 01 at 3:44AM EST until February 02 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE RIDGES OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AHEAD OF A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE SOUTH LATE SUNDAY. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM IS SET TO ARRIVE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON MONDAY...AND WINDS SHOULD RELAX IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN BRISK THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND AND RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

Counties Affected:
Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Macon; Madison; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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