WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING SYNOPSIS... COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT THEREBY YIELDING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE BY TO THE SOUTH ALLOWING FOR THE RETURN OF MODERATING SOUTHERLY FLOW BY THE START OF THE WORK WEEK. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST BY MIDWEEK LEADING TO INCREASED PRECIPITATION. THROUGH TONIGHT/... CURRENT FORECAST ON TRACK. ONLY MINOR CHANGES TO TEMP/DEWPOINT TRENDS. VSBL SAT SHOWS SOME CLOUDS IN THE THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE...IT IS ESSENTIALLY CLEAR ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. VAD WINDS OFF CLT TDWR AND KGSP NEXRAD SHOW 15-20KT ALOFT NOT TOO FAR OFF THE DECK...SO AS MIXING LAYER INCREASES WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA BY MIDDAY. ONLY MADE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO GRID FIELDS. IN A NUTSHELL...IT WILL BE SUNNY BUT SEASONABLY COOL AND BREEZY. WILL ACCESS WHETHER ADDITIONAL MOUNTAIN COUNTIES NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT AFTER 12Z DATA IS COMPLETE. ...COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL WELL BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES...AREAS OF FROST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... EVEN IN AREAS THAT DO NOT EXPERIENCE A FREEZE. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-042330- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.A.0005.141005T0600Z-141005T1400Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1126 AM EDT SAT OCT 4 2014 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLE FROST WILL KILL OR DAMAGE SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1126 AM EDT SAT OCT 4 2014 ...COLD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL WELL BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES...AREAS OF FROST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE... EVEN IN AREAS THAT DO NOT EXPERIENCE A FREEZE. NCZ033-049-050-042330- /O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.141005T0600Z-141005T1400Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1126 AM EDT SAT OCT 4 2014 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST WILL KILL OR DAMAGE SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION ASHEVILLE/BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND AREA: This Afternoon Sunny, with a high near 55. North northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. NORTHERN MOUNTAINS: This Afternoon Sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
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