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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 25, 20078 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 25, 2007, 4:46 AM EST for 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 25, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2007, 4:46 AM EST (09:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 25, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 25, 2007, 5:36 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 220 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2007-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2007-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1700 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KGSP 250946
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
446 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...

NCZ063>065-501-503-505-507-509-251800-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.070125T1700Z-070126T1100Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
446 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
NOT IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. IT IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS COLD AIR RUSHES
INTO THE AREA. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY REACH 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 55 MPH...MAINLY TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER 46
MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-251800-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.070125T1700Z-070126T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
446 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM
EST FRIDAY. 

THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AS COLD AIR RUSHES INTO THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS MAY REACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40
MPH. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER 35
MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 251616
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1116 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...

NCZ063>065-501-503-505-507-509-260030-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.070125T1700Z-070126T1100Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1116 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
THAT ARE NOT IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING OR WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY. IT IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS COLD AIR RUSHES
INTO THE AREA. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS MAY REACH 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 55 MPH...MAINLY TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER
46 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-260030-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.070125T1700Z-070126T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
1116 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS AS COLD AIR RUSHES INTO THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS MAY REACH 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40
MPH.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER
35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 251859
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
159 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...

NCZ063>065-501-503-505-507-509-260300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070126T1100Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
159 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
THAT ARE NOT IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING OR WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY. IT IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER
46 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-260300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070126T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
159 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER
35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 252236
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
536 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

NCZ063>065-501-503-505-507-509-260400-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070126T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.070125T2236Z-070126T1100Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
536 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-252345-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-070126T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
536 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. 

|SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GEORGIA
AND SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THIS IS BELOW
LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-260400-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.070125T2236Z-070126T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
536 PM EST THU JAN 25 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
LANE

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 Jan 25, 4:10 AM EST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 4:10 AM EST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
410 AM EST THU JAN 25 2007

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LATEST IR SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW UPSLOPE CLOUDS INCREASING ACROSS THE
NC MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. INCREASING NW FLOW...PASSING VORT
MAX...AND IDEAL CRYSTAL GROWTH TEMPERATURES SHOULD SUPPORT ISO TO
SCT SHSN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE TN BORDER AREAS. A WEB CAM NEAR
BANNER ELK SHOWS A FEW FLURRIES CURRENTLY FALLING.

SNOW FALL RATES SHOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AS CAA
CONTINUES AND WIND SPEEDS INCREASE. RUC40 AND W/V IMAGES INDICATES A
W/V NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AT THIS TIME...WHICH IS A LITTLE WEST OF THE
0Z GFS. THE VORT SHOULD PASS JUST NORTH OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE VORT PASSES...CAA WILL MAKE THE GREATEST
SURGE AND LLVL EPV BECOMES MORE DEFINED. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN
SEVERAL BANDS OF SHSN TO PASS ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BETWEEN
18-0Z. AREA FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THAT A 3-6 HR WINDOW
DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON WHERE MOISTURE PROFILES AND DENDRITIC GROWTH
ZONES LOOK FAVORABLE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. AFTER 0Z...NW FLOW
WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN...APPROACHING 50 KTS AT H85 AFTER 3Z.
THESE WINDS SHOULD COMBINE WITH THE REMAINING SHALLOW MOISTURE TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. BY
FRIDAY MORNING...THE AREA FROM AVERY TO MADISON COUNTIES SHOULD SEE
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL...AVERAGING 3 INCHES AND UP TO 5 INCHES
POSSIBLE IN SPOTS. BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS AT OR BELOW ZERO
SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AFTER 6Z FRI. THE LATEST
FORECAST AGREES WELL WITH THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING AND
ADVISORIES. IN ADDITION...AREAS ADJACENT TO THE CURRENT HIGHLIGHTED
AREA MAY SEE WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

EAST OF THE MTNS...TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL REMAIN DRY AND GUSTY.
CIRRUS SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A PARTLY SUNNY SKY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN BELOW NORMAL AS STRONG CAA ARRIVES THIS AFTERNOON AND SLIDES
OVER THE ENTIRE CWA TONIGHT. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE COLD...WITH TEENS
NORTH AND L20S SOUTH.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
COULD BE SOME BLOWING SNOW REMAINING FRIDAY MORNING WITH BREEZY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...BUT SNOW SHOWERS END AS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE DRIES UP. WINDS DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AS PRESSURE
GRADIENT RELAXES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. DRY WEATHER
WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES RISE DRAMATICALLY SATURDAY AS POLAR VORTEX
PULLS EAST AND FLAT RIDGING DEVELOPS AHEAD OF APPROACHING UPPER LOW
EJECTING EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS SHOULD PRODUCE ABOVE
NORMAL HIGHS...BUT DID TREND TOWARD THE COOLER GUIDANCE. MODELS
COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH TRACK OF THE EJECTING SW LOW...
BUT NAM SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER THAN OTHERS. THAT SAID...21Z SREF IS
LENDING SOME CREDENCE TO THE SLOWER SOLUTION. THE SREF ALSO
INDICATES LIGHT PRECIP LIKELY FOR THE CWFA SATURDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW
BROUGHT SOME CHC POP INTO THE NC MOUNTAINS AND NE GA...AND SLIGHT
CHC EAST OF THERE. GFS IS COLDER THAN THE NAM INDICATING P-TYPE
WOULD BE ALL SNOW FOR THE NC MTNS. USING A MODEL BLEND...PRODUCES A
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW P-TYPE. THEREFORE HAVE RAIN OR SNOW MENTIONED
THERE WITH RAIN TO THE SOUTH. ANY PRECIP PRODUCED BY THE GULF LOW
ENDS SUNDAY MORNING WITH A SIMILAR P-TYPE BREAK UP. NW FLOW SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A BREAK IN THE PRECIP
MONDAY...THEN A CLIPPER SYSTEM AND NORTHWEST FLOW BRING THE
POSSIBILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW ONLY HAVE SLIGHT CHC POP. DRY
FORECAST AS HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES A LITTLE
BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY RETURNING TO BELOW NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z-06Z/...
THE PERSISTENT BKN TO OVC CIRRUS THAT AS REMAINED OVER THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL COME TO AN END THIS
AFTERNOON. THE THINNING CIRRUS WILL RESULT IN FEW TO SCT SKY COVER
EAST OF THE MTNS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...THE MTNS WILL
SEE WIDESPREAD CAA AND NW FLOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING...AND
PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE ARRIVAL OF THE CAA WILL
RESULT A 5 TO 6 KFT THICK MIXING LAYER AFTER NOON. MOMENTUM TRANSFER
WITHIN THE MIXING LAYER WILL LIKELY RESULT IN GUSTY CONDITIONS AFTER
15-18Z. THE WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE GREATEST AT KAVL...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS TO 25-30 KTS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>050.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ051>053-
     058-059-062.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
     NCZ063>065-501-503-505-507-509.

SC...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...RWH
AVIATION...NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 6:06 AM EST, 22 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 AM EST WED JAN 24 2007

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-251100-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
606 AM EST WED JAN 24 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. WINDY
CONDITIONS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.
PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CAEWSWGSP...
FOR DETAILS. A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS NOT IN THE WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-251100-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
606 AM EST WED JAN 24 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 5:36 PM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson and 8 more10 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007

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.