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National Weather Service:
Wind Chill Advisory , High Wind Warning

Current Conditions
Updated: 3:55 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Overcast Hot Springs: 12°
 Overcast
Wind: 24 mph from the West
Dew Point: 3 °F
Pressure: 29.66 in
Windchill: -8 °F
Humidity: 67%
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Local Radar
Local Satellite
5 Day Forecast for Hot Springs
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Snow Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Chance of Snow Mostly Cloudy
Snow Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Chance of Snow Mostly Cloudy
31° | 7° 23° | 16° 36° | 25° 38° | 31° 41° | 31°
Forecast as of 3:51 PM EST on February 11, 2012

High Wind Warning in effect until 4 am EST Sunday... High Wind Warning in effect until 4 am EST Sunday...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy this evening...then clearing. Scattered snow showers. Additional snow accumulation around an inch possible. Windy and much colder with lows around 11. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chill values as low as 8 below after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of snow showers in the morning. Blustery with highs in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chill values as low as 11 below in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear and blustery. Cold with lows around 15. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph... diminishing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph after midnight. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Monday
Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Not as cool with lows in the mid 20s. West winds around 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable. Chance of snow 20 percent.
Tuesday
Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. A chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs around 40. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain showers in the evening. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Wednesday through Thursday
Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. Lows in the upper 20s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. A chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Friday
A chance of snow showers in the morning. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Friday Night and Saturday
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the mid 40s.
Astronomy
Sunrise:07:14 AM (EST) Moon Rise:10:33 PM (EST)
Sunset:05:53 PM (EST) Moon Set:09:01 AM (EST)
Moon Phase
Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 21 Feb. 29 Mar. 08
Wind Chill Advisory
Statement as of 3:51 PM EST on February 11, 2012

... Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 4 am to 10 am EST Sunday...
... Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled...

The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a Wind
Chill Advisory... which is in effect from 4 am to 10 am EST
Sunday. The Winter Weather Advisory has been cancelled.

* Hazard types... bitter wind chills.

* Timing... late tonight into Sunday morning.

* Impacts... dangerous sub zero wind chills.

* Winds... northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Temperatures... falling to around 10 degrees late tonight.

* Wind chill... from 5 to 15 below zero.



Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds
will combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in
frost bite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken.
If you must venture outdoors... make sure you wear a hat and
gloves.







High Wind Warning
Statement as of 3:38 PM EST on February 11, 2012

... High Wind Warning remains in effect until 4 am EST Sunday...

* locations... along and near the Blue Ridge and higher terrain
of the Alleghany Highlands.

* Hazards... damaging wind gusts.

* Winds... northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* Timing... through late tonight.

* Impacts... downed trees and power lines.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected
or occurring. Wind gusts up to 60 mph are likely to cause
sporadic power outages... fallen trees... minor property damage...
and dangerous driving conditions for high profile vehicles.
Residents should move unfastened items... such as garbage cans and
deck furniture... indoors.

Tractor trailers... or other high profile vehicles... may easily be
blown into another Lane or even overturn with winds this strong.
This is especially true along Interstate 77 near Fancy Gap
Virginia.

The public is encouraged to report wind gusts or wind damage to
the National Weather Service via email at rnk.Skywarn@noaa.Gov or
at phone number 1... 8 6 6... 2 1 5... 4 3 2 4.
 

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