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Last Updated:  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 02:52:53 EDT

Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for North Carolina Issued by the National Weather Service

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XML List of Active Alerts by County

Alexander
     short term forecast
Avery
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Brunswick
     special weather statement
Buncombe
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Burke
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Cabarrus
     short term forecast
Caldwell
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Catawba
     short term forecast
Cherokee
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Clay
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Cleveland
     short term forecast
Davie
     short term forecast
Gaston
     short term forecast
Graham
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Haywood
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Henderson
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Iredell
     short term forecast
Lincoln
     short term forecast
Macon
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Madison
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
McDowell
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Mecklenburg
     short term forecast
Mitchell
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Northern Jackson
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Polk
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Rowan
     short term forecast
Rutherford
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Southern Jackson
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Swain
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Transylvania
     short term forecast
     special weather statement
Union
     short term forecast
Yancey
     short term forecast
     special weather statement

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Avery (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Avery (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Caldwell (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Caldwell (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Alexander (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Iredell (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Davie (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Madison (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Madison (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Yancey (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Yancey (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Mitchell (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Mitchell (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Swain (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Swain (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SHORT TERM FORECAST

Haywood (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Haywood (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Buncombe (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Buncombe (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

McDowell (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

McDowell (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Burke (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Burke (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Catawba (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Rowan (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Graham (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Graham (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Northern Jackson (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Northern Jackson (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Cherokee (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
155 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-150800-
BLEDSOE-BRADLEY-CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK-HAMILTON-MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-
NORTHWEST MONROE-RHEA-SEQUATCHIE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...BENTON...CHATTANOOGA...
CLEVELAND...COPPERHILL...DAYTON...DECATUR...DUNLAP...HAYESVILLE...
JASPER...MADISONVILLE...MURPHY...PIKEVILLE...TELLICO PLAINS
155 AM EDT (1255 AM CDT) FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM EDT (3 AM CDT)...WIDELY SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN WITH
A FEW EMBEDDED SHOWERS...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30
MPH...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE ONE TENTH OF
AN INCH OR LESS PER HOUR.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Cherokee (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
345 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-150800-
ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON-
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN-
MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL-
SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION-
WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE-
345 PM EDT (245 PM CDT) THU OCT 14 2004
...SIGNIFICANT FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING IN
COLDER AIR AND STRONG WINDS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...
...POSSIBLE FROST TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND THE COLDER NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA VALLEYS SUNDAY MORNING...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY.  SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.  WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT.  WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30S IN THE
VALLEYS AND 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT.  CLEARING SKIES
SATURDAY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP SATURDAY NIGHT INTO THE 30S
IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SOME HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.  FROST IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION STATIONS THAT CARRY WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER
UPDATES.
$$
GH
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Clay (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
155 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-150800-
BLEDSOE-BRADLEY-CHEROKEE-CLAY-EAST POLK-HAMILTON-MARION-MCMINN-MEIGS-
NORTHWEST MONROE-RHEA-SEQUATCHIE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-WEST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...BENTON...CHATTANOOGA...
CLEVELAND...COPPERHILL...DAYTON...DECATUR...DUNLAP...HAYESVILLE...
JASPER...MADISONVILLE...MURPHY...PIKEVILLE...TELLICO PLAINS
155 AM EDT (1255 AM CDT) FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM EDT (3 AM CDT)...WIDELY SCATTERED AREAS OF RAIN WITH
A FEW EMBEDDED SHOWERS...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 30
MPH...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE ONE TENTH OF
AN INCH OR LESS PER HOUR.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Clay (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
345 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-005-
006-008-150800-
ANDERSON-BLEDSOE-BLOUNT SMOKY MTN-BRADLEY-CAMPBELL-CHEROKEE-
CLAIBORNE-CLAY-COCKE SMOKY MTN-EAST POLK-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-HAMILTON-
HANCOCK-HAWKINS-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-KNOX-LEE-LOUDON-MARION-MCMINN-
MEIGS-MORGAN-NORTH SEVIER-NORTHWEST CARTER-NORTHWEST COCKE-
NORTHWEST GREENE-NORTHWEST MONROE-NW BLOUNT-RHEA-ROANE-RUSSELL-
SCOTT TN-SCOTT VA-SEQUATCHIE-SEVIER SMOKY MTN-SOUTHEAST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-SULLIVAN-UNICOI-UNION-
WASHINGTON TN-WASHINGTON VA-WEST POLK-WISE-
345 PM EDT (245 PM CDT) THU OCT 14 2004
...SIGNIFICANT FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING IN
COLDER AIR AND STRONG WINDS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...
...POSSIBLE FROST TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS AND THE COLDER NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA VALLEYS SUNDAY MORNING...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY.  SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.  WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT.  WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH IN MOST LOCATIONS WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 30S IN THE
VALLEYS AND 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT.  CLEARING SKIES
SATURDAY WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP SATURDAY NIGHT INTO THE 30S
IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AND SOME HIGHER VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.  FROST IS POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO AND
TELEVISION STATIONS THAT CARRY WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER
UPDATES.
$$
GH
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Macon (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Macon (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Southern Jackson (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Southern Jackson (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Transylvania (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Transylvania (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Henderson (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Henderson (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Polk (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Polk (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Rutherford (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY-BUNCOMBE-BURKE NC-CALDWELL-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON NC-
MADISON NC-MCDOWELL-MITCHELL NC-NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-
RUTHERFORD-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA-YANCEY-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL END AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND GUST AS HIGH AS 40
MPH FOR A FEW HOURS EARLY THIS MORNING.
$$
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Rutherford (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-062>067-150800-
AVERY NC-BUNCOMBE NC-BURKE NC-CALDWELL NC-GRAHAM NC-HAYWOOD NC-
HENDERSON NC-MACON NC-MADISON NC-MCDOWELL NC-MITCHELL NC-
NORTHERN JACKSON NC-POLK NC-RUTHERFORD NC-SOUTHERN JACKSON NC-
SWAIN NC-TRANSYLVANIA NC-YANCEY NC-
1055 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...FIRST COLD AIR OF THE SEASON ABOUT TO ARRIVE...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA EARLY FRIDAY...USHERING MUCH COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BRING SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALONG WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS
THE FRONT PASSES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT EARLY FRIDAY...
POSSIBLY ALLOWING SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TO DIP NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AROUND DAYBREAK.
PERSISTENT MOISTURE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT COULD WRING OUT ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THESE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS COULD MIX WITH A FEW FLURRIES
AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED.
COLD AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.
SOME OF THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS COULD SEE
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AGAIN ON SATURDAY MORNING. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO QUITE LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS REMAIN UNDER A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR
THE VERY LATEST ON THE ARRIVAL OF CHILLY FALL WEATHER.
$$
HG
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Cleveland (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Lincoln (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Gaston (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Mecklenburg (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Cabarrus (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SHORT TERM FORECAST

Union (North Carolina)

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ009-014-150800-
ALEXANDER-CABARRUS-CATAWBA-CHESTER-CLEVELAND-DAVIE-GASTON-IREDELL-
LINCOLN NC-MECKLENBURG-ROWAN-UNION NC-YORK-
147 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 2004
.NOW...
THROUGH 4 AM...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE UPSTATE EAST OF A LINE FROM YORK TO CHESTER.
$$
MCAVOY
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

Brunswick (North Carolina)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
325 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
AMZ252-NCZ100-150800-
BRUNSWICK-BRUNSWICK COASTAL WATERS-
325 PM EDT THU OCT 14 2004
...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK FOR SOUTH FACING BEACHES FRIDAY...
A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL COMBINED WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A
NEW MOON WILL CREATE A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ON FRIDAY.
THIS INCLUDES THE BEACHES FROM BALD HEAD ISLAND SOUTH TO OCEAN ISLE
BEACH. THE EFFECTS FROM RIP CURRENTS ARE MOST COMMONLY SEEN A FEW
HOURS EITHER SIDE OF LOW TIDE...WHICH WILL BE AROUND 330 PM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
REMEMBER...RIP CURRENTS ARE STRONG NARROW CHANNELS OF WATER THAT FLOW
AWAY FROM THE BEACH. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...REMEMBER
TO REMAIN CALM. TRY TO SWIM ON A COURSE THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE
BEACH. ONCE YOU GET AWAY FROM THE RIP THEN BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO
SHORE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST THE RIP...SINCE IT CAN
EXHAUST OR EVEN KILL THE STRONGEST SWIMMER.
$$
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