Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Dec 2, 2007, 2:54 AM EST for 16 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 2, 2007, 3:35 AM EST. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2007, 2:54 AM EST (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2007, 3:35 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2007, 6:11 PM EST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:56 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 237 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
- 3339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 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 020754 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 254 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL THEN COMBINE WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN NEW ENGLAND TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-021700- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 254 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING BEFORE DAWN ON TUESDAY. 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. $$ NCZ048-051-052-059-063-064-021700- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... BREVARD 254 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING BEFORE DAWN ON TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ 07
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 020802 CCA NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 301 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL THEN COMBINE WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN NEW ENGLAND TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-021730- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 301 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING BEFORE DAWN ON TUESDAY. 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. $$ NCZ048-051-052-059-063-064-021730- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... BREVARD 301 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT...DIMINISHING BEFORE DAWN ON TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 020835 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 335 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL THEN COMBINE WITH DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN NEW ENGLAND TO CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NCZ062-021700- /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ MACON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN 335 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT... DIMINISHING BEFORE DAWN ON TUESDAY. 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. $$ NCZ033-048>053-059-063>065-501-503-505-507-509-021700- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... LAKE LURE 335 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT... DIMINISHING BEFORE DAWN ON TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 021606 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1106 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST INTO THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL THEN COMBINE WITH DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-030000- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1106 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...HOWEVER...ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. 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. $$ GERAPETRITIS
000 WWUS72 KGSP 022035 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 335 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STOUT WESTERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY MONDAY MORNING...AND IN IT/S WAKE...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-031100- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0005.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 335 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...AND GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES...RESULTING IN DOWNED TREES AND/OR POWERLINES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-031100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0019.071203T1100Z-071204T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 335 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING. WIND SPEEDS MAY BE ENOUGH TO TOPPLE A FEW TREES AND PERHAPS SOME POWERLINES AS WELL. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ058-031100- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.071203T0500Z-071204T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 335 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND INTERESTS ON FONTANA AND SANTEETLAH SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF HEADING OUT ON THE LAKE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-031100- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.071203T1100Z-071204T0400Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 335 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY. INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND THOSE PLANNING ON BOATING SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF HEADING OUT ON THE LAKE. 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 030755 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 255 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN-MOST FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER IN THE EVENING. NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-031600- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 255 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. BY LATE MORNING SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TODAY. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE OF THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND THE ROCKY BROAD RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING OVER PARTS OF THE REGION...BUT AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY WILL SEE STRONGER WINDS PERSIST MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. 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. $$ NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-031600- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0019.071203T1100Z-071204T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 255 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ058-031600- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 255 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...AND BOATERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF HEADING OUT ON LAKES FONTANA AND SANTEETLAH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-031600- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.071203T1100Z-071204T0400Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 255 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND THOSE PLANNING ON BOATING SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF HEADING OUT ON THE LAKE. AS IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE AFFECTED THE AREA...IT IS LIKELY THAT A FEW TREES WILL BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ MCAVOY
000 WWUS72 KGSP 031955 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 255 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS COULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN-MOST FOOTHILLS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER IN THE EVENING. NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-040400- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 255 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND CAUSE WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...BUT DAMAGING GUSTS COULD ALSO EXTEND DOWN INTO SOME LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE OF THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND THE ROCKY BROAD RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING OVER PARTS OF THE REGION...BUT AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY WILL SEE STRONGER WINDS PERSIST MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-040400- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 255 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ058-040400- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 255 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...AND BOATERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF HEADING OUT ON LAKES FONTANA AND SANTEETLAH. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-040400- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-071204T0400Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-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...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 255 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND THOSE PLANNING ON BOATING SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF HEADING OUT ON THE LAKE. AS IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE WINDY CONDITIONS HAVE AFFECTED THE AREA...IT IS LIKELY THAT A FEW TREES WILL BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ ARK
000 WWUS72 KGSP 032311 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 611 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-040015- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 611 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS DIMINISHED QUICKLY AT SUNSET SO THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-040015- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 611 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS DIMINISHED QUICKLY AT SUNSET SO THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-040015- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-071204T0400Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 611 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS DIMINISHED QUICKLY AT SUNSET SO THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ NCZ058-040015- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-071204T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 611 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS DIMINISHED QUICKLY AT SUNSET SO THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$
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 Dec 2, 1:48 AM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 1:48 AM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
148 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY AS IT CROSSES THE
GREAT LAKES WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH. THE COLD FRONT WILL
CROSS OUR REGION FROM THE WEST TONIGHT BRINGING STRONG WIND TO THE
MOUNTAINS. AS THE LOW MOVES FARTHER AWAY...THE WIND WILL DIMINISH
MONDAY NIGHT WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST.
ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL REACH OUR AREA IN MID WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING/...
AS OF 135 AM EST SUNDAY...COLD AIR DAMMING OVER THE FA WILL RAPIDLY
TRANSITION FROM A CLASSICAL CONFIGURATION TO MORE OF AN IN SITU
PATTERN BY LATE MORNING. LOW CLOUDS WILL INCREASE FROM SE TO NW
ACROSS THE FA THIS MORNING AS LLVL WARM ADVECTION INCREASES OVER THE
CAD. MOISTURE STILL LOOKS SHALLOW...SO OTHER THAN SCATTERED LIGHT
SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES IN THE SE ZONES...DON/T SEE MUCH PCPN TODAY AS
THE FRONT IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN ADVERTISED LAST NIGHT. I/VE
SCALED BACK POPS...AND THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY LIKELY POPS IN THE
FIRST PERIOD. WARMED TEMPS A LITTLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN
ZONES WHERE IT APPEARS EFFECTS OF CAD WILL NOT BE AS GREAT AND
DOWNSLOPE FLOW WITH AN INCREASING WSW FLOW SHOULD WARM THE VALLEYS
DESPITE ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER.
&&
.SHORT TERM /9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 AM SUNDAY...THE MODELS SHOW AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXITING
THE EAST COAST TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY AN UPPER TROUGH THAT BECOMES
ESTABLISHED ALONG THE EAST COAST BY MONDAY...THAT PERSISTS INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT.
SHOWERS BECOME WIDESPREAD AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING. LIMITED INSTABILITY IS PRESENT...BUT SINCE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE FORECAST PREVIOUSLY...THEY WILL BE OMITTED IN
THIS PACKAGE UNTIL CONFIDENCE INCREASES. THE FRONT CLEARS THE
MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND THE ENTIRE AREA BY MONDAY
MORNING....ENDING SHOWERS FROM WEST OT EAST IN THE LEE OF THE
MOUNTAINS. THE NAM AND GFS DIFFER ON THE EXTENT OF MOISTURE ALONG
THE TN BORDER IN POST FRONTAL NORTHWEST FLOW LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE
GFS SUPPORTING SHOWERS...AND THE NAM BEING DRY. THE NAM IS ALSO LESS
SUPPORTING OF THE THICKNESS...850 MB TEMPERATURES AND SOUNDINGS
NEEDED FOR SNOWFALL. WITH LIMITED CONFIDENCE...A COMPROMISE WILL BE
USED...AND POPS HAVE BEEN CUT ALONG THE TN LINE LATE TONIGHT AND
MONDAY MORNING TO REFLECT THIS...WITH SNOW LIMITED TO 3000 FEET AND
ABOVE EARLY MONDAY...AND ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS.
THE BIG STORY DURING THIS PACKAGE IS THE WIND. AHEAD OF THE FRONT
THE NAM CARRIES 50 KNOT WINDS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS IN SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW IN WARM ADVECTION...BUT DIFFERS GREATLY FROM THE GFS. BLENDING
THE TWO WOULD SUPPORT STIFF...BUT LOWER WINDS THIS EVENING
IN PORTIONS OF THE NC MOUNTAINS. AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE WINDS VEER
AND DOWNWARD MOTIONS APPEARS...HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA IS
EXPECTED TO BE REACHED IN ALMOST ALL OF OUR NC MOUNTAIN ZONES...AND
THE FOOTHILL ESCARPMENT ZONES AS 65 KNOT 850 MB WINDS CROSS THE
AREA. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PERSISTS THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...AND EVEN AS IT RELAXES...THE BEST DOWNWARD MOTION ARRIVES.
AT THIS POINT EVEN THE NAM WINDS DO NOT SUPPORT A WARNING IN THE
EASTERN NC FOOTHILLS...BUT THE SITUATION WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
AS THIS AREA FREQUENTLY RECEIVES THE EASTERN EXTENT OF THESE WIND
EVENTS. EVEN WITH THE GRADIENT RELAXING TUESDAY...WINDS WILL REMAIN
UP FOR THE REST OF DAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WITH A WAVE ADVANCING ALONG IT APPROACHES OUR
AREA FROM THE NORTH TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLOUD COVER WILL
INCREASE FORM THE NORTH...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WHERE
WESTERLY FLOW WILL PRODUCE AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT. AT THIS POINT
MOISTURE APPEARS TO LIMITED TO INTRODUCE POPS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL DISPLAY A WIDE RANGE OF VALUES TONIGHT...AND COLD
ADVECTION OVERSPREADS THE MOUNTAINS...WHILE THE PIEDMONT REMAINS
RATHER BALMY. COLD ADVECTION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DOWNSLOPE WARMING
IN THE LEE WILL PRODUCE THE TYPICAL NORTHWEST FLOW TEMPERATURE
SPREAD OF AROUND 10 DEGREES FORM KAVL TO KGSP MONDAY. A BACKING LOW
LEVEL FLOW WILL REDUCE DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT MONDAY NIGHT...WHILE
THICKNESS LOWERS TO SUPPORT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
AREA. WIND CHILL VALUES AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS PEAKS WILL APPROACH
ADVISORY CRITERIA MONDAY NIGHT. ON TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL RUN
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL IN A VERY LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW...THEN MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES RECOVER SLIGHTLY TUESDAY NIGHT AS CLOUD COVER AND WINDS
INCREASE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONTAL WAVE.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 2 AM SUNDAY...A STRONG CLIPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. THE LIMITED MOISTURE WILL GENERALLY BE
CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE
LATEST GFS RUN INDICATES THICKNESSES DIPPING WITH THE AXIS OF THE
SHORTWAVE PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AROUND 06Z
THURSDAY. COULD HAVE LIGHT WINTRY PRECIP OR A LIGHT MIX WITH SOME
RAIN TO THE SOUTH.
THE UPPER FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE QUICKLY PASSING FROM WEST TO EAST. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
REACH US AT THE END OF THE WEEK. AGAIN...THE LIMITED PRECIP WILL
REACH THE MOUNTAINS BUT HAFE LITTLE IF ANY MAKE IT ACROSS TO THE
EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. THICKNESS VALUES WITH THE CURRENT RUN APPEAR
TO BE WELL INTO THE RAIN CATEGORY...SO NO WINTER PRECIP CONCERNS.
OVERALL...TEMPERATURES IN THE EXTENDED WILL BE NEAR OR BELOW NORMAL
VALUES.
&&
.AVIATION /07Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
PREVIOUS SET OF TAFS LOOKED EXCELLENT AND I/VE MAINTAINED THE SAME
CIG FORECAST...BRINING IN MVFR CIGS BEGINNING IN THE MID MORNING
DOWN AT KAND...AND BY EARLY AFTERNOON UP AT KHKY AND KAVL. I DID
PUSH BACK THE PREVAILING SHOWER ACTIVITY UNTIL THE LATE EVENING
HOURS. LATEST WINDS AT KCLT WERE FROM THE ESE...AND LOOKING AT THE
MOST RECENT DATA FROM THE TDWR...THE WINDS LOOK TO BE SOLIDLY FROM
ABOUT 110 DEGREES IN THE LOWEST FEW THOUSAND FEET. THEREFORE I/VE
KEPT THE WINDS FROM THIS DIRECTION THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. IF ANY
LIGHT PCPN AFFECTS THE AIRFIELD LATER THIS MORNING...THAT COULD
CAUSE THE WINDS TO BACK MORE OUT OF THE NE. WINDS AT KGSP AND KGMU
SHOULD BACK MORE TO THE NE AS IS TYPICAL FOR IN SITU COLD AIR
DAMMING...BEFORE THEY VEER TO THE SOUTH ALONG WITH ALL OTHER SITES
BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS LATER THIS EVENING COULD BE GUSTY OUT OF
THE SOUTH AND WE WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR.
AVIATION OUTLOOK...GUSTY AND PERHAPS STRONG NW WINDS ARE LIKELY IN
THE WAKE OF TODAY/S FRONT ON MONDAY. A BACK DOOR FRONT DROPS SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AND REMAINS SOUTH OF THE AREA ON
WEDNESDAY. EXPECT FEW IF ANY CIG OR VSBY ISSUES DURING THIS PERIOD.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A DRY AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY TO
ENHANCE FIRE DANGER. CURRENT EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR DAYTIME RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT ON MONDAY. THE
WINDIEST CONDITIONS WILL BE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WITH
WINDS DIMINISHING TO THE SOUTH ACROSS NORTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
THUS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS POINT.
HOWEVER...ALL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR POSSIBLE WATCH/RED FLAG
CONDITIONS ON MONDAY...AND PERHAPS AGAIN ON TUESDAY...ESPECAILLY IF
DEW POINT ARE SIGNIFICANLTY LOWER THAN MODEL GUIDANCE...WHICH IS
FREQUENTLY THE CASE. FUEL MOISTURE WILL BE ANOTHER WILD
CARD...DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN OCCURS WITH THE FRONT.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...MCAVOY
FIRE WEATHER...JATHazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 7:04 PM EST, 7 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 704 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2007 NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-030015- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 704 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ502-504-506-508-510-030015- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK- 704 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS IN CASE A HIGH WIND WATCH OR WARNING BECOMES NECESSARY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-030015- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA- 704 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS IN CASE A HIGH WIND WATCH OR WARNING IS NEEDED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-030015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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- 704 PM EST SAT DEC 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 3:35 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Graham and 5 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:35 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 27 hr |
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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.