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Located 7 mi. south KROA (South Roanoke)

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FPUS51 KRNK 120236
ZFPRNK
ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1036 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008

VAZ022-121030-
ROANOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM
1036 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
.OVERNIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING...THEN
A CHANCE OF RAIN WITH AREAS OF DRIZZLE. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 40 MPH. CHANCE
OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. BREEZY
WITH HIGHS AROUND 60. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY WITH LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF RAIN 40 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. 
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS AROUND 60. 
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS/WARNINGS
                
      

        
                         

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA
1017 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH MONDAY...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE VIRGINIA COAST WILL CONTINUE
TO DEEPEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA AND SOUTHEAST WEST VIRGINIA.
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT ARE
MORE LIKELY DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>017-022-032-033-WVZ042-121100-
/O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080513T0100Z/
ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-SURRY-WATAUGA-WILKES-TAZEWELL-SMYTH-BLAND-GILES-
WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-PATRICK-
FRANKLIN-MERCER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...DOBSON...
BOONE...WILKESBORO...TAZEWELL...MARION...BLAND...PEARISBURG...
WYTHEVILLE...PULASKI...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...
GALAX...FLOYD...SALEM...STUART...ROCKY MOUNT...BLUEFIELD
1017 PM EDT SUN MAY 11 2008
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT MONDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS MAY GUST BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH.
THESE GUSTS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE LIMBS...OR
POWER LINES. DUE TO THE WET GROUND AND THE FACT THAT THE LEAVES
HAVE COME OUT ON MOST TREES...WINDS OF THIS SPEED COULD MORE
EASILY TOPPLE TREES.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.