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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 18, 20076 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2007, 3:29 AM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 18, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2007, 3:29 AM EST (08:29 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 19, 2007, 2:11 AM EST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 2007-02-18Temperature 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°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 2007-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 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
1742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS72 KGSP 180829
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...WINDS TO INCREASE TODAY...

.WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BETWEEN APPROACHING HIGH
PRESSURE AND THE COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED THE AREA YESTERDAY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF THE ELEVATED TERRAIN OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT...DIMINISHING
TOWARD DAWN ON MONDAY.

NCZ501-503-505-181630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.070218T1700Z-070219T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING JONAS RIDGE
AND LITTLE SWITZERLAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

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.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ065-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ001>003-181630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.070218T1100Z-070218T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN
THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS...THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE...AND THE LITTLE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS
OF BOTH SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

$$

GAZ010-NCZ053-059-062>064-181630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.070218T1700Z-070218T2300Z/
RABUN-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TODAY IN THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AND IN RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA.

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

$$

NCZ033-049-050-181630-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0003.070219T0500Z-070219T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM NEWLAND
TO BURNSVILLE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
07
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 180832
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
332 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...WINDS TO INCREASE TODAY...

.WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BETWEEN APPROACHING HIGH
PRESSURE AND THE COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED THE AREA YESTERDAY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS MUCH OF THE ELEVATED TERRAIN OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT...DIMINISHING
TOWARD DAWN ON MONDAY.

NCZ501-503-505-181700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.070218T1700Z-070219T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
332 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING JONAS RIDGE
AND LITTLE SWITZERLAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

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.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ065-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ001>003-181700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.070218T1100Z-070218T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
332 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN
THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS...THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE...AND THE LITTLE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS
OF BOTH SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

$$

GAZ010-NCZ053-059-062>064-181700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.070218T1700Z-070218T2300Z/
RABUN-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD
332 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TODAY IN THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AND IN RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA.

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

$$

NCZ033-049-050-181700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0003.070219T0500Z-070219T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
332 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE
TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA FROM NEWLAND
TO BURNSVILLE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
07
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 181511
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1011 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

NCZ501-503-505-182200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.070218T1700Z-070219T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
1011 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING
JONAS RIDGE AND LITTLE SWITZERLAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

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.

$$

GAZ017-NCZ065-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ001>003-182200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070218T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...
LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
1011 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN
THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS...THE SOUTHERN BLUE RIDGE...AND THE LITTLE
TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE
MOUNTAINS OF BOTH SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

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

$$

GAZ010-NCZ053-059-062>064-182200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.070218T1700Z-070218T2300Z/
RABUN-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD
1011 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TODAY IN THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AND IN RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA.

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

$$

NCZ033-049-050-182200-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.A.0003.070218T2100Z-070219T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1011 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA FROM NEWLAND TO BURNSVILLE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 181701
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1201 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

NCZ051-052-058-182200-
/O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070218T2300Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
1201 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA LAKES.

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

$$

NCZ501-503-505-182200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
1201 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING
JONAS RIDGE AND LITTLE SWITZERLAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

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.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ053-059-062>065-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ001>003-
182200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070218T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...
MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
1201 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TODAY IN THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA...
AND IN RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA.

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

$$

NCZ033-049-050-182200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0003.070218T2100Z-070219T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1201 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA FROM NEWLAND TO BURNSVILLE.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 181920
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
220 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

NCZ048-190500-
/O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
MADISON-
220 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MADISON COUNTY.

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

$$

NCZ033-049-050-190500-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0003.070218T2100Z-070219T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
220 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA
FROM NEWLAND TO BURNSVILLE.

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. SOME TREES AND POWERLINES
COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506-507-509-
SCZ001>003-190500-
/O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
220 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION.

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

$$

NCZ501-503-505-190500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
220 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE...INCLUDING JONAS RIDGE AND
LITTLE SWITZERLAND. 

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 190125
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
825 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-191100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
825 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE AND THE VALLEYS OF THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. AREAS OVER 3500 FEET...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO
CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS ZERO TO 5 BELOW AT TIMES.

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. SOME TREES AND POWERLINES
COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506-507-509-
SCZ001>003-191100-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
825 PM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH
THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO KEEP WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 10 ABOVE
TO ZERO.

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

$$

NED
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 190711
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
211 AM EST MON FEB 19 2007

NCZ033-049-050-191515-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
/O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070219T1700Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
211 AM EST MON FEB 19 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS
MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO
CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS ZERO TO 5 BELOW AT TIMES EARLY
THIS MORNING.

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

$$

NCZ501-503-505-190815-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
211 AM EST MON FEB 19 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
MORNING.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ048-053-059-062>065-502-504-506-507-509-SCZ001>003-
190815-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070219T1100Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...
MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
211 AM EST MON FEB 19 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS
MORNING.


$$

NCZ051-052-058-191515-
/O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-070219T1700Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
211 AM EST MON FEB 19 2007

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES A LOW AS ZERO.

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

$$

07

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 Feb 18, 2:35 AM EST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 2:35 AM EST, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
235 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE EAST TO THE COAST TODAY...
FOLLOWED BY HEIGHT RISES AS AN UPPER RIDGE AXIS CROSSES THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. NORTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW CONTINUES AT
THE SURFACE INTO TONIGHT...FINALLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN MONDAY AT
ALL BE THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. WITH A STRENGTHENING UPSLOPE
COMPONENT AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE...POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED ALONG
THE TENNESSEE BORDER TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW AMOUNTS
INCREASED AS WELL. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH ANOTHER INCH AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS NEAR THE TN BORDER. THE SNOW ADVISORY AREA ALONG THE
NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE AND FRENCH BROAD VALLEYS WILL PICK UP A LITTLE
MORE THAN ONE HALF INCH AT BEST.

LOW LEVEL WINDS REALLY PICK UP AFTER 18Z THIS AFTERNOON... STAYING
UP UNTIL 06Z TONIGHT IN THE GFS...AND RIGHT THROUGH 12Z MONDAY IN
THE NAM. POPULATING THE FORECAST WITH NAM WINDS YIELDED HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA IN THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...BUT WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT...A HIGH
WIND WATCH WILL BE CARRIED FOR LATE TONIGHT. WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA SHOW UP IN THE NORTHERN NC BLUE RIDGE AREA TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WHICH MEANS THE SNOW ADVISORY THERE THIS MORNING WILL
HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...TRANSITIONING
TO A WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH TONIGHT.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA WILL BE REACHED ALONG MUCH OF THE BLUE
RIDGE TODAY...BUT THOSE AREAS IN THE MORNING SNOW ADVISORY WILL
NOT HAVE LAKE WIND KICK IN UNTIL NOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE ALMOST 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND
TONIGHT IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS...DESPITE A DOWNSLOPE FLOW...AND
EVEN FURTHER BELOW NORMAL IN THE MOUNTAINS IN COLD ADVECTION. WIND
CHILL VALUES WILL REACH ZERO IN POPULATED MOUNTAINS AREAS...AND UP
TO 10 BELOW ON HIGH PEAKS.

HEIGHTS WILL RISE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY WITH DEEP LAYER DRYING
AND A GRADUALLY RELAXING PRESSURE GRADIENT. THE NAM IS MUCH MORE
AMPLIFIED THAN THE GFS WITH THE SHORTWAVE AFFECTING THE AREA LATE
TUESDAY. THE 21Z SREF MEAN DAMPENS THE WAVE CONSIDERABLY COMPARED TO
THE 00Z OPERATIONAL RUN...AND THE SHALLOWER WAVE SOLUTION WILL THUS
BE FAVORED. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWER POP AND REDUCED QPF FOR THE
PERIOD FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE NAM AND GFS ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF PHASE WITH THE SRN STREAM
SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY. SINCE SREF MEAN FORECASTS FAVORED THE GFS WITH
THE NORTHERN STREAM WAVE ON TUESDAY...THE GFS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
FAVORED WITH THE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM INTO THE MEDIUM RANGE WED.
THIS SOLUTION DAMPENS THE SRN STREAM WAVE AND SENDS LIMITED MOISTURE
ACROSS THE AREA MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR
WED/WED NIGHT. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS THEN ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT
WITH PROMINENT WESTERN CONUS TROUGHING AND EAST COAST RIDGING
THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH AN IMPROVING GULF TAP INTO NEXT SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z-06Z/...
NORTHWESTERLY DOWNSLOPE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL EVENTUALLY SCATTER OUT
CEILINGS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT A LOW CEILING WILL REMAIN AT
KAVL IN UPVALLEY FLOW. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REACH KAVL FOR VFR SNOW
SHOWERS FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. WINDS WILL COME UP THIS MORNING AT
ALL SITES AND BECOME GUSTY...STAYING THAT WAY ALMOST THROUGH THE END
OF THE FORECAST.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES WILL BE NEEDED TO
DETERMINE IF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR NORTHEAST GA IS STILL
NEEDED. SNOW COVER HAS BEEN REPORTED IN PARTS OF RABUN COUNTY...BUT
NOT ALL OF THE COUNTY...AND RED FLAG WIND GUST CRITERIA IS EXPECTED
THERE. THE REST OF THE AREA APPEARS TO HAVE TOO LITTLE WIND AND A
BIT TOO MUCH RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR GAZ017.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR GAZ010.

     SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR GAZ010.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.

NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR NCZ065-502-504-506-507-509.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-
     048>052-058.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR NCZ053-059-062>064.

     SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ053-059-062>064.

     HIGH WIND WATCH LATE TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-049-050.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR NCZ501-503-
     505.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ501-
     503-505.

SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR SCZ001>003.

&&

SHORT TERM...HG/JAT
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...JAT
FIRE WEATHER...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 3:29 AM EST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

NCZ033-049-050-191100-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A HIGH
WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON
THE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WINTER
WEATHER STATEMENT...CAEWSWGSP. FOR DETAILS ON THE WIND POTENTIAL
FOR LATE TONIGHT...PLEASE SEE THE URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE. WIND REPORTS COULD BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR
TONIGHT.

NCZ048-191100-
MADISON-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS...PLEASE SEE
THE URGENT WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT...CAEWSWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ051-052-058-191100-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET...WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. FOR DETAILS ON THE WINTER
WEATHER HAZARDS...PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE...CAEWSWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ053-059-062>064-191100-
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. FOR THE
LATEST DETAILS ON THE SNOW...PLEASE SEE THE URGENT WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE...CAEWSWGSP. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. FOR DETAILS ON THE WINDS...PLEASE SEE
THE URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ501-503-505-191100-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY.
FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE WINTER WEATHER...PLEASE SEE THE
URGENT WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CAEWSWGSP. A WIND ADVISORY IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST TODAY TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. FOR DETAILS
ON THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...SEE THE URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014-019-191100-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF 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 WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GAZ018-026-028-029-191100-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA
THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 7
PM EST TODAY. FOR THE LATEST DETAILS...SEE THE RED FLAG WARNING...CAERFWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NCZ065-502-504-506-507-509-191100-
HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE WINDY CONDITIONS...PLEASE SEE THE
URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

SCZ001>003-191100-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.
FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE WINDY CONDITIONS...PLEASE SEE THE
URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GAZ010-191100-
RABUN-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. FOR THE
LATEST DETAILS ON THE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PLEASE SEE THE URGENT
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CAEWSWGSP. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST. FOR THE LATEST DETAILS ON THE
WINDY CONDITIONS...PLEASE SEE THE URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN
LOCATIONS THAT DID NOT RECEIVE APPRECIABLE SNOWFALL. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. FOR
FURTHER DETAILS...SEE THE RED FLAG WARNING...CAERFWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

GAZ017-191100-
HABERSHAM-
329 AM EST SUN FEB 18 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST. FOR THE LATEST
DETAILS ON THE WINDY CONDITIONS...PLEASE SEE THE URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE...CAENPWGSP. VERY DRY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. FOR FURTHER DETAILS...SEE THE RED FLAG
WARNING...CAERFWGSP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

HG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 3:29 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchGSPAvery, Mitchell, Yancey11 hr
Feb 18, 3:29 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more30 hr
Feb 18, 2:11 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPAvery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey10 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.