Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 180141
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
841 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

NCZ033-048>050-181100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.060218T0500Z-060218T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
841 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MADISON
COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. 

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...
SLEET AND SNOW...THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
SEVERAL HOURS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY FALL SATURDAY MORNING...BEFORE
THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. SLEET
AND RAIN MAY MIX IN AT TIMES SATURDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN
THE VALLEYS. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS
THE WARNING AREA. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. 

$$

NCZ051>053-058-059-062-181100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.060218T1100Z-060218T2300Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
841 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
EST SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MACON
COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA.

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO THE DAY SATURDAY. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET IS
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS FROM ROBBINSVILLE...TO BRYSON CITY...TO
WAYNESVILLE...TO WEAVERVILLE. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY FALL AS A
MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM
FRANKLIN TO CULLOWHEE TO ASHEVILLE. MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BY THE TIME THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
IN THE VALLEYS. MEANWHILE...AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE SMOKY
MOUNTAINS...ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY...AND ALONG THE SKYWAY...
WILL LIKELY SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET MAY
CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. 

$$
LANE

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 180919
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
416 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

NCZ033-048>050-181715-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
416 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL BE OVERSPREADING THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING...PERHAPS BEGINNING AS WINTRY MIX. SEVERAL HOURS OF
HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR THIS MORNING...BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS
OFF TO FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND RAIN MAY CONTINUE MIX
IN AT TIMES THIS MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. SNOW
ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NCZ063>065-181715-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.060218T1100Z-060218T2300Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
416 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING
AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET. AS THE PRECIPITATION PICKS UP
LATER THIS MORNING...A MIX OF VALLEY RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW
WILL BE SEEN AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD PICK UP AN INCH OR TWO OF
SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ034-035-054-055-181715-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.060218T1100Z-060218T2300Z/
CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-MCDOWELL-BURKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MORGANTON
416 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS THIS
MORNING AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SLEET...AND AS THE PRECIPITATION
PICKS UP LATER THIS MORNING...A MIX OF RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION
SNOW WILL BE SEEN. HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD PICK UP AN INCH OR
TWO OF SNOW. DURING THE AFTERNOON...EVEN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD
ACCUMULATE A COATING OF SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ051>053-058-059-062-181715-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.060218T1100Z-060218T2300Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
416 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING AS
A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN. AS THE PRECIPITATION
INCREASES...AREAS OF SNOW AND LOWER VALLEY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS
WITH PERHAPS 4 OR 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

CSH

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 181654
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1154 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

NCZ033-048>050-182300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1154 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY
BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TO FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NCZ051>053-058-059-062-182300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1154 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE EARLY TO MIDDLE
PART OF THE AFTERNOON. A WINTRY MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS SHOULD GIVE WAY TO ALL SNOW AS
COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. MEANWHILE...AT RIDGE TOPS
AND HIGH ELEVATIONS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE. SNOW
ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH
PERHAPS 4 OR 5 INCHES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND
FREEZING RAIN MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ063>065-182300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1154 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE UPPER PART OF THE
FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO ALL SNOW AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THE
PRECIPITATION SHOULD REMAIN ALL SNOW...PERHAPS ACCUMULATING AS
MUCH AS ONE OR TWO INCHES SNOW. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ034-035-054-055-182300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-MCDOWELL-BURKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MORGANTON
1154 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON. AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE
NORTHWEST...THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN
AND SLEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE COULD PICK UP AN INCH OR
TWO OF SNOW. DURING THE AFTERNOON...EVEN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
COULD ACCUMULATE A COATING OF SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS
OFF.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

MOORE

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 182101
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
401 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

NCZ033-048>050-182300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
401 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NOT BEFORE ACCUMULATING PERHAPS ANOTHER
INCH. THE SNOW SHOULD END ALTOGETHER DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE
EVENING. UNLESS ADDITIONAL SNOW DEVELOPS...THE WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM. EXPECT SOME SLIPPERY SPOTS ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DIP DOWN INTO THE TEENS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.

$$

NCZ051>053-058-059-062-190500-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060219T0500Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
401 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE LATE PART OF THE
AFTERNOON...AND MAY NOT TAPER OFF COMPLETELY UNTIL THE MIDDLE PART
OF THE EVENING. LIGHT SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE ANOTHER INCH IN SOME
PLACES. PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ENTIRELY BY 9
PM... BUT UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE 20S.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ063>065-190500-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060219T0500Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
401 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE UPPER PART OF THE
FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF COMPLETELY DURING
THE EARLY PART OF THE EVENING. LIGHT SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AN INCH
OR SO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. SOME PATCHES OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
END ENTIRELY BY 9 PM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

NCZ034-035-054-055-182300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-MCDOWELL-BURKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MORGANTON
401 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING COMPLETELY DURING THE EARLY PART
OF THE EVENING. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION
ENDS. UNLESS ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS...THE ADVISORY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. USE
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

MOORE

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 182259
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
559 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

NCZ033-048>050-190000-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
559 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND PERHAPS FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. AS
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL...SLICK SPOTS WILL LIKELY PERSIST ON
ROADS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF DRIVING THIS EVENING. 

$$

NCZ034-035-054-055-190000-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060218T2300Z/
CALDWELL-ALEXANDER-MCDOWELL-BURKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...MORGANTON
559 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

$$

NCZ051>053-058-059-062-190500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060219T0500Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
559 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH MID-EVENING. LIGHT SNOW COULD
ACCUMULATE ANOTHER INCH IN SOME PLACES. PATCHES OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ENTIRELY
BY 9 PM...BUT UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY OVERNIGHT AS
TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE 20S.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED
FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. 

$$

NCZ063>065-190500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060219T0500Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
559 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE UPPER PART OF THE
FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH MID-EVENING. LIGHT SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AN INCH OR SO ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. SOME PATCHES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD END ENTIRELY BY 9 PM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET
MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS.
USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$
LANE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
304 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
WL UPGRADE THE WATCH COUNTIES TO A WARNING WITH THIS PACKAGE.

THE 12 UTC NAM IS CERTAINLY MORE AGGRESSIVE IN GENERATING PCPN
OVERNIGHT THAN IS THE 12 UTC GFS. IN FACT...THE NAM HAS A GREAT
LOOKING CROSS HAIR SIGNATURE OVER THE NRN MTNS 12-15 UTC SAT. THAT
IS...IT HAS STRONG UVV/S IN THE BEST SNOW GROWTH AREA...AROUND -12
TO -16 DEG C IN A SATURATED ENVIRONMENT. THE MODEL GENERATES AROUND
.30 INCHES OF PCPN DURING THIS TIME...WHICH SHOULD BE GOOD FOR A
QUICK 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS FOR THE
GFS...IT IS DRIER AND FASTER WITH IT/S BETTER ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE
(LOOKING AT THE 295K SFC). ENSEMBLE BLENDED QPF/SNOWFALL FROM HPC
HAS 4 TO 6 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE WATCH COUNTIES...WHICH
IMPLIES THAT ENSEMBLE QPF IS MORE SUPPORTIVE OF THE WETTER NAM.
WHILE THERE WL BE A LITTLE SLEET MIXED IN AT TIMES ON THE INTERFACE
BETWEEN SNOW AND RAIN...THINK THE PREDOMINATE P-TYPE WILL BE EITHER
RAIN OR SNOW.

HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SRN MTNS COULD SEE A COUPLE
INCHES OF SNOW AS WELL. IN FACT...THE BEST UPGLIDE ON THE NAM IS
OVER THE THESE ZONES...THOUGH THE CROSS HAIR SIGNATURE IS NOT AS
GOOD AS LOCATIONS FARTHER TO THE NORTH. IT WILL TAKE LONGER FOR THE
SNOW LEVEL TO DROP AND ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO
THE SECOND PERIOD. THEREFORE WL ISSUE ADVISORIES ANY FARTHER SOUTH
IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE NC FOOTHILLS WILL ALSO LIKELY SEE A PERIOD OF
SNOW SATURDAY MORNING...AND AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW ON GRASSY
SURFACES SEEMS LIKE A GOOD BET OVER THE NRN FOOTHILLS. EVEN INTO CLT
THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW AS THICKNESSES FALL RAPIDLY
DURING THE DAY...BUT EXPECT MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BE
NORTHWEST OF THE CITY. AGAIN...WILL DEFER ANY ADVISORIES FOR THESE
AREAS TO THE LATER SHIFTS.
&&

.LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...
SAT NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...
WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH QUASI-STATIONARY E-W BOUNDARY LYING JUST
SOUTH OF THE AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS. SAT NIGHT PERIOD BEGINS IN THE
WAKE OF THE FIRST OF SEVERAL FRONTAL WAVES. SOME LEFT OVER LIGHT
PRECIP MAY LINGER EARLY SAT EVENING...BUT SUBSIDENCE AND DRYER AIR
ADVECTING IN FROM NE WILL END PRECIP QUICKLY AND TRY TO DISSIPATE
SOME OF THE CLOUDS. GFS MOS GUIDANCE QUITE AGGRESSIVE AT SCATTERING
OUT CLOUDS DURING SUN MOST AREAS...BUT THIS APPEARS OVERDONE AFTER
LOOKING AT CROSS SECTIONS WHICH MAINTAIN CONSIDERABLE LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF CWA.
ENOUGH DRYING SHOULD OCCUR IN THE NC PIEDMONT/FOOTHILLS FOR CLOUDS
TO SCATTER. EVEN SO...IT WILL BE A COOL DAY ACROSS THE REGION WITH
TEMPS A GOOD 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. CLOUDS WILL QUICKLY
INCREASE SUN NIGHT AS ANOTHER WEAK WAVE RIPPLES E ALONG STATIONARY
FRONT. WEAK UPGLIDE IN CONJUNCTION ISENTROPIC LIFT AND SOME JET
DYNAMICS WILL SPREAD LIGHT PRECIP ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING
EARLY MONDAY. PARTIAL THICKNESS FIELDS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS
INDICATE THAT A MIX OF PRECIP TYPES A GOOD BET EARLY MON...ESPECIALLY
WITH LOW TEMPS FORECAST TO BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. GOOD THING
IS THAT IT APPEARS QPF WILL BE LIGHT AND DURATION WILL NOT BE TOO
LONG. LOOK FOR SOME ZR/R/IP ACROSS THE UPSTATE OF SC INTO NC WITH
GENERALLY SNOW OVER THE NC PIEDMONT/FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. MOST
AREAS SHOULD TRANSITION TO RAIN MON AFTERNOON EXCEPT A RAIN/SNOW
MIX NORTHERN AREAS. COULD SEE A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND SOME LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EARLY MON OTHER AREAS.
WAVE SCOOTS E OF THE AREA BY MON NIGHT. USED LOCAL PRECIP TYPE
NOMOGRAM TO GENERATE WEATHER TYPES USING PRIMARILY GFS FIELDS.

MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...
QUASI STATIONARY E-W BOUNDARY REMAINS TROUBLESOME INTO THIS PERIOD
WITH FAST...GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. 12Z GFS RUN COMING INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT WITH 00Z ECMWF WHICH HPC RELIED HEAVILY ON FOR
THEIR MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST. GENERALLY ACCEPTED HPC GUIDANCE WITH SOME
ADJUSTMENTS EARLY ON TO MESH WITH MON FORECAST. LOOKS LIKE A LULL IN
PRECIP MON NIGHT...BUT THEN A CHANCE FOR MORE PRECIP ON TUE AS
ANOTHER WEAK WAVE MOVES ALONG BOUNDARY. SHOULD SEE ANOTHER LULL WED
NIGHT TIMEFRAME PRIOR TO MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW THAT DEVELOPS BY EARLY
THU IN RESPONSE TO A DIGGING NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE. THIS LOW
MOVES THROUGH AND THEN E OF AREA BY LATE THU WITH DRY HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING IN FOR FRI. PARTIAL THICKNESS FIELDS SUPPORT GENERALLY RAIN
THROUGH THIS PERIOD...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NC MOUNTAINS WHERE
MIXED PRECIP A GOOD BET FROM TIME TO TIME. WELL BELOW NORMAL HIGH
TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD...REBOUNDING SOME FRI WITH SUNSHINE RETURNING.

&&

.AVIATION...
INITIAL CONCERN WITH THE TAFS WILL BE TIMING THE WIND SHIFT ACROSS
THE CWFA. AS IS USUALLY THE CASE...WHILE THE COLD FRONT ALOFT HAS
WORKED ACROSS THE REGION...THE FRONT AT THE SFC HAS HUNG UP IN THE
MTNS. WL KEEP WNDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE WEST ACROSS THE
UPSTATE...EXCEPT A LITTLE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT KAND. WNDS WL PROBABLY
GO LIGHT FOR A WHILE BEFORE COLD AIR DAMMING PUSHES THE SURFACE BASED
BNDRY ACROSS THE UPSTATE LATER IN THE EVENING. AT KCLT...WINDS WERE
STILL SSW AT TAF TIME. LOOKS LIKE WINDS SHOULD SHIFT OUT OF THE WNW
AROUND 21 UTC. THIS IS A LITTLE LATER THAN THE EARLIER TAF.
GENERALLY MID LEVEL CIGS SRN TAF SITES...WITH NO CIGS UP NORTH
THOUGH THE AFTN. THE DECK WL GRADUALLY LOWER OVERNIGHT. EXPECT PCPN
TO BEGIN FIRST AT KAVL. WHILE IT SHOULD START AS A MIX...MODEL
SOUNDINGS IMPLY THAT IT WL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FAIRLY QUICKLY...WHICH
IS WHAT I/VE DONE IN THE TAF. THIS WL TAKE CIGS AND VSBYS DOWN
QUICKLY. MAINLY RAIN ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND SRN NC PIEDMONT WITH
LESS IN THE WAY OF RESTRICTIONS. KHKY WL BE A CLOSE CALL AND HAVE A
RA/SN MIX AT THAT SITE.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NCZ033-048>050 FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY TO
6 PM SATURDAY.
SC...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...BPM
LONG TERM...LG
AVIATION...BPM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
818 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-181130-
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-
818 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A COUPLE OF ROUNDS OF WINTRY WEATHER COULD EFFECT THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS SATURDAY AND AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. A WINTER
STORM OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY PERIOD OF
WINTRY WEATHER AS THERE IS A CHANCE THAT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
SNOW AND ICE COULD AFFECT THE REGION. THERE IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF
UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL FALL...AND THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE...AS THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINTRY MIX WILL
BE QUITE WEAK. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...SPSGSP...ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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