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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 2, 2007, 3:35 PM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 3, 2007, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2007, 3:35 PM EST (20:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2007, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2007, 6:11 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 1677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 480 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 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. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-031100- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0040.071203T1100Z-071204T0400Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 335 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY. INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND THOSE PLANNING ON BOATING SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS IF HEADING OUT ON THE LAKE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
3 follow-up statements
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 wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 2, 2:49 PM EST, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 2:49 PM EST, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
249 PM EST SUN DEC 2 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
AN INTENSIFYING LOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST OVER THE GREAT LAKES. AN ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE CAROLINAS EARLY MONDAY AND BRING DRY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FOOTHILLS IN ITS WAKE.
THE WIND WILL WEAKEN MONDAY NIGHT AND A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER SHALLOW LOW WILL
MOVE OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER RIDGE LATER IN
THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS JUST AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY DAYBREAK. ANY
CONVECTION ALONG THE BOUNDARY TO THE WEST THIS EVENING SHOULD
RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO MORE STABLE AIR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS...AND POINTS EAST IN THE DECAYING COLD AIR DAMMING.
SHOWER COVERAGE WILL BE HIGHEST IN THE MOUNTAINS JUST AHEAD OF THE
BOUNDARY...AND DWINDLE AS THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
POPS WILL RANGE FROM CATEGORICAL NEAR THE TN BORDER TO SOLID CHANCE
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLOTTE.
SFC PRES RISES WILL BE TREMENDOUS ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AFTER
FROPA 09Z TO 12Z...WITH THE NW FLOW GRADIENT RAPIDLY TIGHTENING. NO
CHANGES TO THE EXISTING HIGH WIND WARNING ARE ANTICIPATED. RESIDUAL
NW FLOW MOISTURE MAY COMBINE WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS LATE TONIGHT
TO YIELD SCATTERED HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR
NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED GIVEN THE LIMITED MOISTURE AND
MARGINALLY COLD AIR.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM SUNDAY...SHARP COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE
CWFA BY MID-MORNING AND OUTSIDE OF ANY LINGERING FRONTAL BAND
PIEDMONT SHOWERS...PCPN CHANCES REMAIN LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF NW
FLOW/UPSLOPE RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS. GIVEN THE SHALLOW AND TRANSIENT
NATURE OF THE LLVL MOISTURE...DESPITE STOUT UPSLOPE FLOW...WOULD NOT
EXPECT MORE THAN A LOCAL INCH OF ACCUMULATION UP HIGH AND IN FAVORED
AREAS OF THE NORTHERN MTNS THROUGH MIDDAY.
MAIN CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG NW WIND GUSTS WITHIN THE
POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS. AFTER ADDING UP ALL THE PARAMETERS...50 KT 85H
JET...MODERATE LLVL CAA...DECENT SFC PRESSURE RISES 09-15 UTC ACRS
NC...70+ KT 70H AND 100+ KT 50H JET MAXES MOVING BY OFF TO OUR NORTH
AND RATHER SHALLOW MIXED LAYER...LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT EXPANSION
OF CURRENT HIGH WIND WARNING IS UNNECESSARY. WENT AHEAD AND HOISTED
ADVISORIES FOR MONDAY THROUGH FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CWFA...WITH
SOLID ADVISORY WIND SPEEDS FCST FOR THE NC FTHLS.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ONLY MARGINALLY RELAXES OVERNIGHT MONDAY AS
DOES THE MAGNITUDE OF THE LLVL NORTHWEST JET...RESULTING IN A
CHILLY AND BLUSTERY NIGHT. MEAN WIND FLOW EXPECTED TO BACK AHEAD OF
APPROACHING NORTHERN STREAM WAVE ON TUESDAY ALONG WITH AN INCREASE
IN MIDDLE AND HIGHER LVL CLOUDS. MAX TEMPS ON TUESDAY EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY REBOUND TO BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 235 PM SUNDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THAT
A CLIPPER WILL SLIP OVER THE MID TO LOWER APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS ON
WEDNESDAY. RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE TRENDED FURTHER NORTH WITH LESS
ENERGY AND MOISTURE REACHING THE CWA. I WILL DELAY POPS SEVERAL
HOURS AND FAVOR A SCHC TO LOW CHC ACROSS THE TN BORDER COUNTIES FROM
LATE WED MORNING TO 6Z THU. THICKNESSES AND SFC TEMPS WILL FAVOR A
LIQUID P-TYPE...HOWEVER...SOME SHSN ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PEAKS. QPF
ON THE MODELS REMAIN LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH...ANY SN
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO A FEW TENTHS...IF NOT A TRACE.
THURSDAY...SFC HIGH WITH ZONAL MID LEVEL FLOW WILL BUILD OVER THE
CWA. TEMPERATURES SHOULD VERIFY VERY CLOSE TO NORMALS. BOTH THE GFS
AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT A S/W WILL MOVE OFF THE ROCKIES THU NIGHT. A
WEAK SFC LOW MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN OHIO RIVER VALLEY BY 12Z
FRI...WHICH SHOULD TRACK ENE. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
FEATURE IS CURRENTLY TIMED TO REACH THE NC MTNS DURING THE DAYTIME ON
FRI. LIMITED MOISTURE AND WARM THICKNESSES MAY YIELD WIDELY SCT TO
ISO SHRA. LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT FRI
NIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
SOLID MVFR CEILINGS HAVE DEVELOPED AT FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT TAF
LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL UPGLIDE CONTINUES IN THE MOIST
SUB 850 MB LAYER. ONLY KAVL...OUTSIDE OF THE COLD AIR DAMMING
REGION...REMAINS VFR...BUT MTN CEILINGS SHOULD STEADILY LOWER AS
MOISTURE IMPROVES ALONG WITH SRLY FLOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
BEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REMAIN ALONG THE
FRONTAL ZONE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. AS THE
FRONT SWEEPS EAST...THE PRECIP WILL MOVE INTO MORE STABLE AIR AND
ANY THUNDER CHANCES WILL DIMINISH. THE BEST SHOWER CHANCES WILL BE
AT KAVL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...AND THEN KHKY THROUGH 08Z.
VICINITY SHOWER MENTION WILL BE CARRIED FOR TAF SITES ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85.
WINDS AT PIEDMONT TAF LOCATIONS ARE SHOWING ENOUGH VEERING TO A
SOUTHERLY FLOW THIS AFTN TO LIKELY AVOID LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ONCE
THE BETTER SW FLOW MOVES IN ALOFT TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS IN THE
SURFACE TO 2000 FT LAYER WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY...SO THE POTENTIAL
WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED. WINDS WILL COME UP SHARPLY FROM THE NW
FOLLOWING FROPA 07Z KAVL TO 11Z KCLT. DEEPER MIXING AFTER DAYBREAK
MONDAY WILL ALLOW GUSTS TO INCREASE...WITH G35KT LIKELY AT KAVL AND
GUSTS INTO THE 40S POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
AVIATION OUTLOOK...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
WEEK. A BACK DOOR FRONT DROPS SOUTH INTO THE FORECAST AREA ON
WEDNESDAY...BUT NO RESTRICTIONS TO CIG OR VSBY ARE CURRENTLY
ANTICIPATED DURING THE OUTLOOK PERIOD.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
AFTER SOME DEGREE OF WETTING OF THE FUELS TONIGHT...A DRYING AIRMASS
WILL COMBINE WITH DEVELOPING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY TO
ENHANCE FIRE DANGER. STILL EXPECTING DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 PERCENT. THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS WILL
BE ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING TO THE
SOUTH ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THUS...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
STILL NOT ANTICIPATED FOR MONDAY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE ON TAP FOR TUESDAY
BUT DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO
CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE ISSUED
FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOR TUESDAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY 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 FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ036-
037-056-057-068>072-082.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR NCZ058.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ035-
502-504-506-508-510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM EST MONDAY FOR
SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...HG
FIRE WEATHER...CSHHazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 3:41 AM EST, 11 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 341 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 NCZ033-048>053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-030845- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 341 AM 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...TODAY AND 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. NCZ502-504-506-508-510-030845- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD- EASTERN POLK- 341 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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. NCZ058-030845- GRAHAM- 341 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 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- 019-030845- 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- 341 AM EST SUN DEC 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2:54 AM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 10 more | 39 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:35 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Graham and 5 more | 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.