Alert archive / North Carolina / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 38, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at Dec 3, 2007, 4:11 AM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 10 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 3, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 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 3, 2007, 4:11 AM EST (09:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2007, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Cabarrus County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Union County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 281 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 265 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KGSP 030911 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 411 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-032100- /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0038.071203T1700Z-071205T2300Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 411 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...FOR THE MUCH OF THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS INDICATES THAT FUEL MOISTURES ARE LOW. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-032100- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0019.071204T1200Z-071205T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 411 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. AS A DRY AIRMASS LINGERS OVER THE REGION....RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ 07
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KGSP 031350 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 850 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-032200- /O.EXT.KGSP.FW.W.0038.071203T1700Z-071203T2300Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 850 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAND MANAGERS SHOULD NOTE THAT THIS IS A CORRECTION FROM THE PREVIOUS RED FLAG WARNING THAT INDICATED AN EXPIRATION ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS ONLY IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM TODAY...MONDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS INDICATES THAT FUEL MOISTURES ARE LOW. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-032200- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0019.071204T1200Z-071205T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 850 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. AS A DRY AIRMASS LINGERS OVER THE REGION....RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ MOORE
000 WWUS82 KGSP 032016 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 316 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-040430- /O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0019.071204T1200Z-071205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0039.071204T1700Z-071204T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 316 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS A DRY AIRMASS LINGERS OVER THE REGION....RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IN ADDITION... COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS INDICATES THAT FUEL MOISTURES WILL BE LOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-032300- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-071203T2300Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 316 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS INDICATES THAT FUEL MOISTURES ARE LOW. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ARK
000 WWUS82 KGSP 032256 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 556 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-040000- /O.EXP.KGSP.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-071203T2300Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 556 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASED SO THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-040700- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0039.071204T1700Z-071204T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 556 PM EST MON DEC 3 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY. AS A DRY AIRMASS LINGERS OVER THE REGION....RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON TUESDAY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IN ADDITION... COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS INDICATES THAT FUEL MOISTURES WILL BE LOW TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Dec 3, 4:09 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 4:09 AM EST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
409 AM EST MON DEC 3 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY WITH
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST TUESDAY. ANOTHER AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A
RIDGE LATER IN THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FA THIS MORNING. H8 TEMPS OVER
THE NRN MTNS ARE PROGGED TO FALL FROM AROUND +11 DEG C AT 0600 UTC
TO -10 DEC C BY 18 UTC. HIGH WIND THREAT IS STILL VERY REAL FOR
TODAY WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE COLD ADVECTION AND THE TIGHT
GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. I PLAN TO MAKE NO CHANGES TO THE
ORIENTATION OF THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WIND ADVISORIES AND LAKE
WIND ADVISORIES WITH THIS PACKAGE. I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WILL SEE
DAMAGING WINDS OVER THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...NRN MTNS AND THE
WESTERN MOST NC FOOTHILLS. WE ARE PROBABLY STRETCHING IT OVER THE SW
NC MTNS...BUT I CERTAINLY DON/T WANT TO STAND DOWN FROM ANY WARNINGS
ATTM. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTS TO MIX DOWN
ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS. TAKING MOS TEMPS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND MIXING DRY ADIABATICALLY ON BUFKIT SOUNDINGS
YIELDS GUST POTENTIAL IN THE MID 40KT RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF THIS
AREA...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABOUT SPARTANBURG TO
CHARLOTTE. I DON/T LIKE THIS...AND I/VE BEEN BURNED ON THESE STRONG
POST FRONTAL MIXED EVENTS BEFORE...BUT I JUST DON/T HAVE ENOUGH TO
GO ON TO EXPAND A HIGH WARNINGS OR WIND ADVISORIES ANY FARTHER EAST.
THAT SAID...A FAIR NUMBER OF TREES MAY FALL IN THIS AREA TODAY...AND
I/LL PLAY THIS UP IN THE HWO. KEPT THE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TN
BORDER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH FLURRIES INTO THE EARLY
EVENING. DON/T LOOK MUCH MUCH ACCUMULATION WITH THE SHALLOW
MOISTURE...BUT PARTS OF AVERY COUNTY COULD APPROACH A HALF INCH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM MONDAY...THE UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE EAST COAST TONIGHT
WILL DEAMPLIFY BY LATE WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER A STREAM OF CHANNELED
VORTICITY WILL HAVE REACHED THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR BY THAT TIME.
ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE ONGOING THIS EVENING...MOISTURE WILL
HAVE DECREASED TO THE POINT OF NO LONGER SUPPORTING POPS...OR EVEN
CLOUDY SKIES. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT THIS
EVENING...THEN START TO RELAX AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS AT 850 MB WINDS
WILL DECREASE FROM 50 KNOTS IN THE EVENING TO 45 KNOTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT...WHILE DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION PERSISTS. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH AND ADJACENT WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THE NIGHT...WHILE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
IN THE EVENING.
ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT A BACK DOOR FRONT SLOWLY MOVES SOUTH
TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR...DELAYED BY THE ADVANCE OF AN
APPROACHING WAVE ALONG THE FRONT. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THIS WAVE
WILL HAVE MOVED OFFSHORE...AND A COLD FRONT AND ITS ASSOCIATED
MOISTURE WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. PARTIAL
THICKNESS AND MODEL SOUNDING SUPPORT SNOW LEVELS LOWERING FROM 4000
FEET OT 3500 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON...WHILE SURFACE TEMPERATURES
SUGGEST A HIGH ELEVATION MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW BECOMING ALL SNOW
BY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT. THE NAM ADVERTISES
BIG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE WAVE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT WITH NEUTRAL
ADVECTION AND NO DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTION...CONFIDENCE IS LACKING ON
SUCH A SCENARIO. A BLEND OF THE NAM AND THE WEAKER ADJUSTED MAV
GUIDANCE WILL BE USED...KEEPING THE WIND BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AT
THIS TIME.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM MONDAY...MEDIUM RANGE BEGINS WITH CHANNELED VORT ENERGY
ACROSS NC/VA...EXTENDING BACK UPSTREAM TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
SHORTWAVE PUSHES OFF SHORE THURSDAY MORNING TAKING THE WEAK CLIPPER
LOW WITH IT. IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW...SOME UPSLOPE NW FLOW WILL BE
IN PLACE EARLY THURSDAY...BUT LOOKS FAIRLY WEAK AT THIS POINT WITH
RAPIDLY RETREATING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. ONLY CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
ALONG TN BORDER...ENDING AFTER 06Z. ON FRIDAY...SHORTWAVE DEVELOPS
OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND LIFTS NE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS
RESULTS IN A WEAK SURFACE LOW THAT TRACKS THROUGH CENTRAL TN AND
KY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATE
FRIDAY...EARLY SATURDAY. BEST ENERGY AND FORCING STAYS NORTH OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS SO NOT TOO EXCITED ABOUT PRECIP CHANCES AT THIS
POINT...BUT WENT AHEAD AND PUT IN LOW END CHANCES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND SLIGHT CHANCES EVERYWHERE ELSE. LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGING BUILDS IN
ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTY FOR THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK. SURFACE HIGH IN CONTROL ALONG EAST COAST THROUGH MONDAY
AND A DRY FORECAST IS IN PLACE. MADE LITTLE ADJUSTMENT TO TEMPS
OTHER THAN TO BLEND IN THE NEW GMOS GUIDANCE.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MVFR CIGS HAVE MOVED BACK INTO MANY TAF SITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BAND. THESE
CIGS SHOULD LAST ANOTHER 3 OR 4 HRS...BEFORE THE INCREASINGLY
DOWNSLOPE FLOW BEGINS TO ERODE LEE SIDE CLOUDS. WINDS WILL TURN OUT
OF THE NW AT KAVL WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE HRS. LOOKING FOR FROPA
BETWEEN 12 AND 14 UTC EAST OF THE MTNS...THOUGH WINDS SHOULD BEGIN
TO VEER TO THE WEST EVEN AHEAD OF THE FRONT. BY LATE MORNING STRONG
GUSTS ARE LIKELY AT KAVL AND KHKY AND POSSIBLY EVEN AT KCLT.
AVIATION OUTLOOK...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. AN
ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL RESULT IN BREEZY CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY AT THE
UPSTATE TAF SITES...THOUGH I DON/T EXPECT ANY CIG OR VSBY PROBLEMS
THROUGH FRIDAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
AFTER SOME DEGREE OF WETTING OF THE FUELS THIS MORNING...A DRYING
AIRMASS WILL COMBINE WITH DEVELOPING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY TO
ENHANCE FIRE DANGER. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BOTTOM
OUT IN THE LOW TO MID 20 PERCENT RANGE FROM KSVH TO KGSP TO LAKE
HARTWELL...WITH RED FLAG WIND CRITERIA IN MUCH OF THE SAME AREA. IN
NORTHEAST GA...CRITICAL FUEL MOISTURES YESTERDAY WERE ONLY OBSERVED
IN AREAS THAT WILL NOT MEET RED FLAG CRITERIA TODAY...AND THOSE
AREAS RECEIVED ALMOST A FIFTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN ANYWAY. FUEL
MOISTURE WAS MARGINAL YESTERDAY IN THE NC AND SC PIEDMONT...AND
LITTLE RAIN IS EXPECTED BEFORE DAWN. COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS
INDICATED THAT RED FLAG WARNINGS WERE WARRANTED EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS IN SC AND EAST OF THE FOOTHILLS IN NC.
LIGHTER WINDS ARE ON TAP FOR TUESDAY BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER TEEN TO LOW 20 PERCENT
RANGE. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL CONTINUE FOR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ036-037-
056-057-068>072-082.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ058.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ035-502-504-506-
508-510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
SCZ004>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BSH/RB
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...MCAVOY
FIRE WEATHER...JATHazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 3:42 PM EST, 12 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 342 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-032045- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 342 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD BE WARY OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON...PERHAPS LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-032045- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 342 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014-019-032045- 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- 342 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD BE WARY OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON...PERHAPS LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ058-032045- GRAHAM- 342 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-032045- ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 342 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES SHOULD BE WARY OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON...PERHAPS LEADING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.