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Short Term Forecast - Wilkes (North Carolina)

@ January 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

DOBSON…DANBURY…WILKESBORO…
YADKINVILLE…STUART
1020 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

.NOW…
LIGHT RAIN WILL ADVANCE NORTH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
DRIVERS TONIGHT SHOULD PREPARE FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY
DUE TO RAIN AND FOG. AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN OVERNIGHT…PATCHES
OF FREEZING RAIN COULD DEVELOP ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS.

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Freezing Rain Advisory - Wilkes (North Carolina)

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FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING…

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEYS LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD AN AREA OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
MORNING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR BELOW
FREEZING…PARTICULARLY ALONG AND JUST WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA…NORTHWARD INTO THE VIRGINIA
HIGHLANDS AND THE GREENBRIER VALLEY IN WEST VIRGINIA.

NCZ003-004-019-VAZ007-009-010-012-013-043-045>047-WVZ042-043-
011030-
/O.CON.KRNK.ZR.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080201T1700Z/
SURRY-STOKES-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-WYTHE-PULASKI-HENRY-
CAMPBELL-APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-MERCER-SUMMERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DOBSON…DANBURY…WILKESBORO…
TAZEWELL…MARION…BLAND…WYTHEVILLE…PULASKI…MARTINSVILLE…
LYNCHBURG…APPOMATTOX…BLUEFIELD…HINTON
921 PM EST THU JAN 31 2008

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY…

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM EST
FRIDAY.

RAIN AND SLEET WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND CHANGE TO
FREEZING RAIN IN SOME AREAS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER
AROUND FREEZING ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA…POSSIBLY UNTIL
MID MORNING ON FRIDAY. LIGHT ICE ACCRETIONS OF UP TO TWO TENTHS OF
AN INCH ARE LIKELY…ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS TREES
AND POWER LINES…BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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Overcast and 36 degrees F at North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County Airport, NC

@ January 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Overcast

Winds are Northeast at 5 MPH. The pressure is 30.28″ and the humidity is 65%.

The wind chill is 32.
Last Updated on Jan 31, 10:42 pm EST.

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