Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Oct 28, 2006, 2:56 AM EDT for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Oct 28, 2006, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 18 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2006, 2:56 AM EDT (06:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2006, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2006, 12:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:00 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 9:00 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Morganton, NC | ABOUT A DOZEN TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. REPORTS BEGAN COMING IN AROUND 9 AM AND WERE CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. |
| Oct 28, 4:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Old Fort, NC | A COUPLE OF BLOWN OVER TREES KNOCKED DOWN POWERLINES WHICH THEN SPARKED GRASS FIRES NEAR OLD FORT. REPORTS CAME IN JUST BEFORE 5 PM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 185 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 508 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 557 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 777 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KGSP 280656 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 256 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-281500- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0006.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 256 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING...WITH WIND SPEEDS REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... THEN WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ NCZ048-052-053-065-281500- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0006.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 256 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ507-509-281500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 256 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003- 281500- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.061028T1000Z-061028T2200Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 256 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS FROM LENOIR TO TRYON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 07
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 280714 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 313 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-281530- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0006.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 313 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING...WITH WIND SPEEDS REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... THEN WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ NCZ048-052-053-065-281530- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0006.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 313 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ507-509-281530- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 313 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003- 281530- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.061028T1000Z-061028T2200Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 313 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS FROM LENOIR TO TRYON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 280748 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN SATURDAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-281630- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0006.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING...WITH WIND SPEEDS REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... THEN WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ NCZ048-052-053-065-281630- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0006.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ NCZ507-509-281630- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.061028T1000Z-061029T0400Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003- 281630- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.061028T1000Z-061028T2200Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS FROM LENOIR TO TRYON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 281512 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1112 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NEW ENGLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SET UP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-282200- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1112 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA...WITH WIND SPEEDS REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-282200- /O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-061028T2200Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY 1112 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ048-052-053-065-507-509-282200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1112 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003- 282200- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-061028T2200Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 1112 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS FROM LENOIR TO TRYON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 281932 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 332 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-290400- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 332 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WINDS...WITH SPEEDS REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ NCZ048-052-053-065-507-509-290400- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 332 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-051-056>059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-282200- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-061028T2200Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-SWAIN-CATAWBA-ROWAN- GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE...CHEROKEE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 332 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS FROM LENOIR TO TRYON...AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND 6 PM. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 282200 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 600 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO QUEBEC THIS EVENING...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RESULT FROM THESE FEATURES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE EVENING. GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>003- 282300- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-061028T2200Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 600 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 20 MPH AFTER SUNSET. $$ NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-290400- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 600 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY MAXIMIZE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ NCZ051-058-059-062>064-290400- /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 600 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TO LESS THAN 20 MPH THROUGHOUT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ048-052-053-065-507-509-290400- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 600 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH LATE EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. $$ HG
000 WWUS72 KGSP 290344 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1144 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH 3 AM EST... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE PULLS AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-290800- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.061029T0400Z-061029T0800Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1144 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY CONTINUE TO REACH NEARLY 50 MPH THROUGH 3 AM. WIND SPEEDS WILL FURTHER DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM EST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ NCZ048-052-053-065-507-509-290445- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1144 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...BUT WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH STILL POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ NCZ051-058-059-062>064-290445- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-061029T0400Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 1144 PM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT...BUT WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH STILL POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ HG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Oct 28, 2:37 AM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 2:37 AM EDT, 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
237 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006
.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH AXIS WILL CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT.
AS A CLOSED LOW IN EASTERN CANADA PROGRESSES...ZONAL FLOW BECOMES
ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BY SUNDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY
AMPLIFICATION OF AN UPPER RIDGE ON MONDAY AS A TROUGH DIGS IN THE
LEE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER IN NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
MOISTURE DRYING UP BEFORE TEMPERATURES AND PARTIAL THICKNESS CAN
EVEN APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES FOR A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW.
A TIGHT SURFACE GRADIENT WILL EXIST TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT...KEEPING A GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND UP INTO TONIGHT.
ALTHOUGH DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION IS MODEST...850 MB WINDS OF OVER
50 KNOTS ARE SHOWN IN THE TIME HEIGHTS OF BOTH THE GFS AND NAM. NAM
WIND FIELDS SUPPORT A HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND THE ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE FOOTHILLS.
ALTHOUGH SOME PEAKS AROUND THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY MAY SEE SIMILAR
WIND SPEEDS...ONLY WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE SUPPORTED ACROSS THE
AREA...EXTENDING EAST INTO THE BLUE RIDGE OF THE SOUTHERN NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. THESE PRODUCTS WILL START THIS MORNING AS THE
MIXING OF VELOCITIES ALOFT DOES NOT WAIT UNTIL AFTERNOON...WILL RUN
UNTIL MIDNIGHT WHEN WIND SPEEDS DECREASE BELOW CRITERIA. NAM WIND
FIELDS ALSO SUPPORT A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN SOUTHERN NC
MOUNTAINS...THE GA AND SC MOUNTAINS...AND THE NC FOOTHILLS
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE OTHER WIND PRODUCTS.
THE REST OF THE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FEATURES DIMINISHING
WINDS AND NEARLY CLEAR SKIES AS THE DRY SURFACE RIDGE MOVES EAST
FROM THE GULF STATES TO THE ATLANTIC. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATES
TOWARD NORMAL IN A WESTERLY WIND COMPONENT AND RISING HEIGHTS.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
CYCLONIC FLOW CONTINUES SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT DEGREE OF UPSLOPE FLOW
MOISTURE LOOKS PRETTY SPARSE...SO AT THIS JUNCTURE WOULD EXPECT JUST
A VARYING AMOUNT OF STRATOCU ACRS WESTERN NC. UPPER VORTEX SPINNING
OVER SE CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO WOBBLE NORTHEAST WITH TIME ALLOWING
HEIGHTS TO RISE OVER THE CWFA ON SUNDAY. GRADIENT WILL BE RELAXING
AS WELL...RESULTING IN SIMPLY QUIET WX DAY UNDER A DRY WESTERLY FLOW
WITH MAXES NEAR LATE OCTOBER NORMALS.
LLVL RIDGING SHIFTS OFFSHORE ON MONDAY AS RETURN FLOW STARTS TO PICK
UP OVER THE CWFA. THE SOUTHEAST IS STILL UNDER LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGING
ALOFT...SO ESSENTIALLY...ANOTHER QUIET WX DAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
RESULT IN ABOUT A CATEGORY BOOST IN MAXES FROM SUNDAY. MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THAT LIFT AND MOISTURE OF ANY NOTABLE
EXTENT...ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN UPSTREAM
OF THE CWFA THROUGH TUESDAY...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH GOING DRY AND
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL MAXES FOR HALLOWEEN.
PCPN CHANCES REMAIN SMALL ON WEDNESDAY AS THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT
STALLS OUT TO OUR WEST...BECOMING PARALLEL TO THE UPPER FLOW. GOING
TOKEN SLIGHT SHOWER CHANCES WILL SUFFICE. DEEPER FRONTAL ZONE
MOISTURE AND LIFT FROM MORE STOUT UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS PROGGED TO
SWING ACRS THE CWFA WED NITE OR THURSDAY PROVIDE A BETTER CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND WILL RAISE POPS THIS PERIOD ACCORDINGLY. CLEARING AND
COOLER WX IS SLATED IN A POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS FOR NEXT FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
CIG AND VIS IMPROVING AS FRONT/WX/LOW CLOUDS TRACK E. AS PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS WINDS WILL PICK UP AND GUST FROM THE SW...BECOMING
W (NW AT KAVL)...WITH STRONGEST WINDS AT KAVL DURING DAY. WINDS
TAPER OFF TONIGHT BUT SHOULD KEEP ENOUGH WIND TO PRECLUDE FOG
TONIGHT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR GAZ010-017 FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM
SATURDAY.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NCZ033-034-049-050-054-055-501-503-505
FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.
...WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ048-052-053-065-066-507-509 FROM 6 AM
SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR NCZ051-058-059-062>064-067-502-504-506-
508-510 FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SCZ001>003 FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM
SATURDAY.
&&
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...CSH
AVIATION...RBHazardous weather outlook, Oct 28, 12:24 AM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1224 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 NCZ033-048>050-053-501-503-505-290430- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 1224 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE...NPWGSP. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NCZ051-052-058-059-062>065-290430- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 1224 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD SEE GUSTS REACH NEAR 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-290430- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1224 AM EDT SAT OCT 28 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HG
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 27, 9:00 PM EDT, 5 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 900 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 NCZ051-058-062-280200- GRAHAM-MACON-SWAIN- 900 PM EDT FRI OCT 27 2006 ...A LINE OF STRONG SHOWERS MOVING TOWARD EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AT 9 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR DETECTED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CROSSING FROM EASTERN TENNESSEE INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN COUNTIES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THIS LINE SHOULD TRACK EAST AT 35 MPH THROUGH 10 PM. HEAVY DOWNPOURS... GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING MAY ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE LINE. MOTORIST IN GRAHAM...SWAIN...AND MACON COUNTIES SHOULD EXPECT AREAS OF WATER RUNOFF AND POSSIBLY TREE LIMBS OR OTHER LIGHT DEBRIS BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO - ALL HAZARDS...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS. NED
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2:56 AM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Davie, Graham and 9 more | 21 hr |
| Oct 28, 2:56 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 6 more | 25 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.