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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 9, 2005Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Nov 9, 2005, 4:22 AM EST for Avery County, Mitchell County, Yancey County, North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 10, 2005, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2005, 4:22 AM EST (09:22 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 10, 2005, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 10, 2005, 6:00 PM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 201 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2005-11-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2005-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KGSP 090922
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
422 AM EST WED NOV 9 2005

NCZ033-049-050-091730-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.051110T0500Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
422 AM EST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST THURSDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS ARE URGED
TO SECURE LOOSE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS TODAY BEFORE HEADING IN FOR
THE EVENING...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR LAWN FURNITURE.

$$

CSH
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 091736
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1236 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

NCZ033-049-050-100000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.051110T0500Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1236 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS TODAY
BEFORE HEADING IN FOR THE EVENING...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR LAWN
FURNITURE.

$$
14
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 092004
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
304 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

NCZ034-048-051>055-058-059-062>065-100930-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.051110T0500Z-051110T2300Z/
CALDWELL-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
304 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. 

WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
AREA LAKES THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-100930-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.051110T0500Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
304 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST THURSDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS TODAY
BEFORE HEADING IN FOR THE EVENING...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR LAWN
FURNITURE.

$$

NED
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 100214
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
914 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

NCZ033-049-050-101015-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.051110T0500Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
914 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY THURSDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS TODAY
BEFORE HEADING IN FOR THE EVENING...SUCH AS TRASH CANS OR LAWN
FURNITURE.

$$

NCZ034-048-051>055-058-059-062>065-101015-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.051110T0500Z-051110T2300Z/
CALDWELL-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
914 PM EST WED NOV 9 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY. 

WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS AREA LAKES THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 100830
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
330 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...GUSTY WINDS TODAY WITH AREAS OF FROST TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING USHERING IN COOLER AND DRIER AIR. STOUT NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...BUT
DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD
IN. THIS HIGH WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE REGION TONIGHT RESULTING
IN A CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT WINDS...ALLOWING AREAS OF FROST TO
DEVELOP BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

NCZ048-053-064-065-101630-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
MADISON-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
330 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY WILL INCREASE TO 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ056-066-068>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-101630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0007.051111T0500Z-051111T1200Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CATAWBA-POLK-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
HICKORY...COLUMBUS...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
330 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

LOW TEMPERATURES BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 30S.
COUPLED WITH A CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT WINDS...AREAS OF FROST ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. BRING HOUSE PLANTS INDOORS
LATER TODAY.

$$

NCZ067-101630-
/O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RUTHERFORDTON
330 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS LAKE LURE AND ELSEWHERE ACROSS RUTHERFORD
COUNTY WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-101630-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
330 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL INCREASE
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ034-051-052-054-055-058-059-062-063-101630-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
CALDWELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...MARION...
MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
330 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

CSH
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 101131
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
631 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...GUSTY WINDS TODAY WITH AREAS OF FROST TONIGHT...

.COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL INTO THE REGION
TODAY ON STOUT NORTHWEST WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
LESSEN THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD IN. THIS
HIGH WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE REGION TONIGHT RESULTING IN A CLEAR
SKY AND LIGHT WINDS...ALLOWING AREAS OF FROST TO DEVELOP BY
DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ056-066-068>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-102115-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0007.051111T0500Z-051111T1200Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CATAWBA-POLK-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
HICKORY...COLUMBUS...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
631 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

LOW TEMPERATURES BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER 30S. COUPLED WITH A CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT WINDS...AREAS OF
FROST ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RURAL AREAS
AND NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. BRING HOUSE PLANTS
INDOORS LATER TODAY.

$$

NCZ033-048>050-053-064-065-102115-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
631 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND
FRENCH BROAD VALLEY WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS
OF UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ034-051-052-054-055-058-059-062-063-067-102115-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
CALDWELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...MARION...
MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RUTHERFORDTON
631 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHWEST 
MOUNTAINS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

CSH
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 101601
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1101 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

NCZ048-053-064-065-102300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
MADISON-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1101 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
REPLACED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS EARLIER IN EFFECT FOR THE
FRENCH BROAD VALLEY WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE NOT STRONG
ENOUGH FOR A WIND ADVISORY. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL STILL CAUSE
ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES WHICH WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS FOR SMALL
BOATS T0 BE OUT IN OPEN WATER.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ056-066-068>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-110015-
/O.EXT.KGSP.FR.Y.0007.051111T0500Z-051111T1100Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CATAWBA-POLK-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
HICKORY...COLUMBUS...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1101 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...FROST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE FROST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...THE NON-MOUNTAIN COUNTIES
OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

LOW TEMPERATURES BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER 30S. COUPLED WITH A CLEAR SKY AND LIGHT WINDS...AREAS OF
FROST ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RURAL AREAS AND
NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS. THE ADVISORY IS ONLY IN EFFECT FOR
THOSE COUNTIES THAT HAVE NOT YET HAD WIDESPREAD FREEZING
TEMPERATURES.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. BRING HOUSE PLANTS
INDOORS LATER TODAY.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-102300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1101 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL
RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 50
MPH POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ034-051-052-054-055-058-059-062-063-067-102300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
CALDWELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...MARION...
MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RUTHERFORDTON
1101 AM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
FOR THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
MCAVOY
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 101856
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
156 PM EST THU NOV 10 2005

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ056-066-068>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-102000-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FR.Y.0007.051111T0500Z-051111T1100Z/
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CATAWBA-POLK-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...
HICKORY...COLUMBUS...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
156 PM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELED THE FROST ADVISORY FOR THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH
CAROLINA...THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND FOR PARTS OF THE
SOUTHERN PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

THE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION HAS BECOME VERY DRY THIS AFTERNOON.
AS A RESULT...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH
ENOUGH OVERNIGHT FOR THE FORMATION OF WIDESPREAD FROST.
ALSO...HIGH PRESSURE IS NOT EXPECTED TO NOT SETTLE INTO THE
REGION UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW. THEREFORE..WINDS IN THE EASTERN
PART OF THE UPSTATE AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT MAY NEVER
BECOME COMPLETELY CALM TONIGHT.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-102300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
156 PM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL
RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH POSSIBLE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NCZ034-048-051>055-058-059-062>065-067-102300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
CALDWELL-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...RUTHERFORDTON
156 PM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND
FOR THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
MCAVOY
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 102303
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
603 PM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORIES HAVE EXPIRED FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

NCZ033-049-050-110015-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
603 PM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

NCZ034-048-051>055-058-059-062>065-067-110015-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051110T2300Z/
CALDWELL-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
MARION...MORGANTON...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...RUTHERFORDTON
603 PM EST THU NOV 10 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 9, 3:20 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 3:20 AM EST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
320 AM EST WED NOV 9 2005

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...
EVEN THOUGH ATMOSPHERE WILL DESTABILIZE SOME LATER THIS AFTERNOON
ACRS THE NC MTNS AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD FRONT...ETAKIT SNDGS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE A CAPPED ATMOSPHERE WITH WARMING 70H/50H
LAYER...SO ESSENTIALLY...JUST ANOTHER DAY OF NEAR RECORD WARMTH
WITH MIXED CLDS AND SUN.

TIMING OF FRONTAL BAND PCPN STILL ON TRACK...PROGGED TO MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN MTNS THIS EVENING AND HAVE NUDGED SHOWERS CHANCES HIGHER
WITH ISOLATED THUNDER...ESPECIALLY FOR THE TENN BORDER COUNTIES
DESPITE WEAKENING FRONTAL CONVERGENCE AND INSTABILITY. MOISTURE
GETS EATEN UP BY DEVELOPING DOWNSLOPE FLOW EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT...SO CONTINUED WITH JUST TOKEN LOW OR SLIGHT CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS ACRS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

STRONG LLVL CAA GETS UNDERWAY IN THE TENN BORDER COUNTIES SHORTLY
AFTER 06 UTC THU WITH DECENT PRESSURE RISES BY SUNRISE AND
COUPLED WITH NW 85H JET ABOUT 40 KTS RESULTS IN THE ONSET OF
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE NORTHERN NC MTNS BEFORE SUNRISE.
UNSURE AT THIS POINT WHETHER FRENCH BROAD OR PIGEON RIVER VALLEYS
WILL RATE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY MORNING...CERTAINLY THESE
AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE A WINDY PERIOD...BUT BEST TO DEFER TO NEXT
SHIFT THE DECISION TO EXPAND ADVISORY FURTHER SW.

DEEP LAYER DRYING AND SUBSIDENCE REACHES MY EASTERN COUNTIES
BEFORE NOON...ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATING ANY PCPN CHANCE PAST THE
MORNING ON THURSDAY.
&&

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
GRADIENT WILL LOOSEN THU NIGHT AS SFC RIDGING BUILDS TOWARD THE
CWFA. COULD BE SOME FROST BY DAYBREAK...WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
DEGREE OF SFC DRYING AND DECREASED MIXING FRIDAY MORNING.
OTHERWISE...NO CHANGES TO GOING SENSIBLE WEATHER FCST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
&&

.AVIATION...
COMBINATION OF HIGH CLOUDS AND SLIGHT MIXING OVERNIGHT SHOULD KEEP
FOG FROM GETTING TOO DENSE IN MOST LOCATIONS THIS MORNING. PLAN ON
FEATURING MVFR AT KAND AND KAVL AFT 09Z OR 10Z...WITH TEMPO IFR
CONDITIONS AT KAVL AS WSW FLOW IS SHELTERED BY THE FRENCH BROAD
VALLEY. 850 TO 700 MB MOISTURE SHOULD POOL JUST WEST OF THE MTNS
TODAY...WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL CROSS THE MTNS
LATER WED NIGHT. DEEP MIXING WITH WARM TEMPS WILL ALSO ALLOW QUITE A
BIT OF GUSTINESS AT TAF LOCATIONS AS 850 MB FLOW RAMPS UP FROM THE
WEST THIS AFTERNOON. BEST LIFT AND MOISTURE ARE SLATED FOR THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD...JUST BEYOND THE OUTLOOK...BUT WILL STILL FEATURE
VCSH AT KAVL AFT 02Z AS MOISTURE INCREASES FROM THE WEST.
&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WIND ADVISORY NCZ033-049-050 FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 PM THURSDAY.
SC...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM/LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...HG/RB
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 8, 5:14 AM EST, 23 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
514 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2005

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-091030-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
514 AM EST TUE NOV 8 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

DEO/CSH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 3:04 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon and 3 more27 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.