Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Jan 29, 2008, 3:40 AM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2008, 3:40 AM EST (08:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2008, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 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 08:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Spruce Pine, NC | TREES DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2723 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 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 290840 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 340 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...A VERY WINDY NIGHT EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. WHILE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME DAMAGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-049-050-291700- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.080130T0500Z-080130T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.080130T0200Z-080130T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 340 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE FELT EVEN IN THE VALLEYS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW OVER TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES AND STRUCTURES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGH WINDS ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES VERY DANGEROUS. 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. $$ NCZ501-503-505-291700- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.080130T0200Z-080130T1700Z/ CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 340 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW OVER TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES AND STRUCTURES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGH WINDS ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES VERY DANGEROUS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510-291700- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.080130T0200Z-080130T1700Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 340 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE FELT EVEN IN THE VALLEYS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-291700- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.080130T0200Z-080130T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 340 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED...AND ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH MAY OCCUR. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ LANE
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 291616 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...A VERY WINDY NIGHT EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. WHILE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AND ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME DAMAGING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-300215- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.080130T0200Z-080130T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE FELT EVEN IN THE VALLEYS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW OVER TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES AND STRUCTURES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGH WINDS ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES VERY DANGEROUS. 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. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510-300215- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.080130T0200Z-080130T1700Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS... WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BE FELT EVEN IN THE VALLEYS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-300215- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.080130T0200Z-080130T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 1116 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED...AND ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH MAY OCCUR. AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NED
000 WWUS72 KGSP 300206 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 906 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TONIGHT. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT...WITH ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-301100- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 906 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AS SHOWERS CROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT QUICKLY WEST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND 60 MPH GUSTS WILL BECOME MORE COMMON TOWARD DAYBREAK...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER PEAKS. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW OVER TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES AND STRUCTURES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGH WINDS ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES VERY DANGEROUS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510-301100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1700Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 906 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...AND RABUN COUNTY IN GEORGIA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE VERY HIGHEST TERRAIN IN THE ADVISORY AREA LATE TONIGHT. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-301100- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080130T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 906 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL AFFECT THE AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GERAPETRITIS
000 WWUS72 KGSP 300844 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 344 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .STRONG..GUSTY WINDS DURING AND AFTER PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED EARLY THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...BUT ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-301645- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 344 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW OVER TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES AND STRUCTURES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGH WINDS ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES VERY DANGEROUS. 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. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510-301645- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1700Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 344 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-301100- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080130T1100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 344 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 301050 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 550 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .STRONG..GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A CHANCE OF DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-301200- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080130T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 550 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING EAST OF THE AREA...SO THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PIEDMONT WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-301700- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080130T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 550 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS. WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BLOW OVER TREES AND DAMAGE POWER LINES AND STRUCTURES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. HIGH WINDS ALSO MAKE TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES VERY DANGEROUS. 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. $$ GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510-301700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080130T1700Z/ RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 550 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE ISOLATED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...OR GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jan 29, 3:34 AM EST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:34 AM EST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST TODAY AS A COLD FRONT
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY BEFORE ANOTHER
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION BY LATE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA THIS
MORNING AHEAD OF APPROACHING SYSTEM TO THE W. DEEPER MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE OVER THE W MTNS EARLY THIS AFTN WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE
OF SHOWERS...INITIALLY OVER THE MTNS....THEN INTO FAR NE GA AND THE
NW PART OF UPSTATE SC. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE S TO SW AND
BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTN. EVEN WITH CLOUDS TODAY...TEMPS WILL WARM IN
S FLOW TO AROUND 60 ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WITH 50S IN THE MTNS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY...MID-LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL TAKE ON A
NEGATIVE TILT THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MID/UPPER MISS VALLEY. THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR INTENSE DEEPENING OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES. RESULTANT STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SPELL A VERY
GUSTY NIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. NAM
AND GFS WINDS ARE RATHER SPOOKY...WITH AS MUCH AS 75 KTS OF
SOUTHERLY H8 FLOW INDICATED ACROSS THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF SHARP COLD
FRONT. THE VEERED NATURE OF THE FLOW IS ATYPICAL OF OUR SOUTHERLY
HIGH WIND EVENTS (QUITE RARE IN AND OF THEMSELVES)...WHICH TYPICALLY
OCCUR WHEN THE FLOW IS MORE SE OR S/SE. WE INHERITED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE NORTHERN MTNS...ALTHOUGH THIS WAS ISSUED WITH AN EYE
MORE TOWARD THE POST-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. WE HAVE UPGRADED THIS
WATCH TO A WARNING...BUT WILL COVER OUR HINDQUARTERS BY PULLING THE
TIMING BACK TO A 9 PM ONSET JUST IN CASE THINGS GET OUT OF HAND WITH
THE SOUTHERLY JET. OTHERWISE...A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS...AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE HOISTED FOR THE PIEDMONT.
MOUNTAIN WINDS COULD BECOME EVEN NASTIER BEHIND THE FRONT...AS VERY
STRONG COLD ADVECTION OVERTAKES THE CHAIN DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS.
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DISPARITY IN THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW LEVEL
FLOW BETWEEN THE NAM AND THE GFS...WITH THE NAM DEPICTING H8 WINDS
OF 60-70 KTS...WHILE THE GFS IS MUCH WEAKER AT 45-50 KTS. WE SAW
THIS DEGREE OF DISPARITY NUMEROUS TIMES LAST YEAR...AND THE GFS
ALWAYS SEEMED TO WIN OUT...SO WE WILL HOLD OUR BREATH...GRIT OUR
TEETH...CLOSE OUR EYES AND KEEP THE WARNING CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN
MTNS ATTM.
OH BY THE WAY...IT/S ALSO GOING TO RAIN. FRONTAL BAND OF PRECIP
SHOULD MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE NC MTNS DURING EARLY EVENING...AND
PROGRESS RAPIDLY ACROSS THE CWFA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. SPC HAS EXTREME
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH SHEAR WILL BE THROUGH THE ROOF...INSTABILITY WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO COME BY...BUT AN ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND EVENT IS NOT
OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY IF CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS ARE ABLE TO
TAP INTO THE HIGH VELOCITY AIR ALOFT.
THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM SHOULD BE DRY AND SEASONABLY
COOL.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM TUESDAY...USED THE 00Z/29 ECMWF FOR THE DETAILS OF THE
MEDIUM RANGE. MOST ACTIVE PERIOD WILL BE THURS NIGHT AND FRI AS AN
UPPER LOW MOVES EASTWARD OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TOWARDS THE
EASTERN SEABOARD. 00-12Z FRI LOOKS LIKE THE PRIME PERIOD FOR
RAINFALL AS THE FA IS UNDER GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE...STRONG
SOUTHERLY 850MB FLOW AND ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE...AS WELL AS BEST DEEP
LAYER MOISTURE. WILL FEATURE LIKELY POPS 00-06Z...INCREASING TO CAT
POPS 06-12Z. LOTS OF DIFFICULT DETAILS ABOUT THE FORECAST FOR THIS
SYSTEM. HIGHS ON FRI WILL BE TRICKY AS THEY WILL DEPEND ON IF THE
WEDGE CAN BE ERODED BY THE STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW...OR HOLD IN PLACE.
CURRENTLY HAVE UNDERCUT MOS BY SEVERAL DEGREES ANTICIPATING THAT
CAD WEDGE WILL LARGELY REMAIN INTACT. ALSO...THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL
FOR PTYPE ISSUES WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. LOOKING AT BUFKIT
SOUNDINGS AND LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES...APPEARS ANY CHANCE OF PROBLEMS
WOULD BE IN THE NC MOUNTAINS. THAT SAID...STILL NOT VERY EXCITED
ABOUT OVERALL POTENTIAL AS FRI MORNING LOWS NOT EXPECTED TO BE THAT
COLD. BUT...DO CARRY SOME CHC FZRA IN A FEW MNT PIXELS EARLY FRI
MORNING. WITH THE WEDGE EXPECTED TO PERSIST PRIOR TO FROPA...SEE
LITTLE POTENTIAL FOR DESTABILIZATION RIGHT NOW. THEREFORE...NO
MENTION OF THUNDER. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT OVER THE PAST
FEW RUNS WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO THE MUCH FASTER
GFS SOLUTION. DO BEGIN TO TAPER POPS BACK FRI AFTERNOON BUT STILL
HANG ON TO LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE EASTERN CWA. THINGS SHOULD DRY OUT
PRETTY RAPIDLY FRIDAY NIGHT...AS UPPER LOW RACES OFF TO THE
NORTHEAST...AND WILL ONLY CARRY JUST A SLT CHC MAINLY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN FRINGE.
REST OF THE MEDIUM RANGE LOOKS TO BE FAIRLY QUIET. SURFACE HIGH
BUILDS IN ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS ON SUN...WITH SOME RETURN FLOW
DEVELOPING EARLY NEXT WEEK. RELATIVELY MILD TEMPS ARE IN PLACE WITH
THE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW...AND DO BEGIN TO WORK SOME POPS BACK IN
ON MON...MAINLY ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER AREA THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. DEEPER GULF MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AND CIGS WILL
LOWER THIS AFTN. PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SYSTEM
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE W NC MTNS MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...WITH VCSH AT
KAVL AFT 18Z. LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL SHOWERS WITH MVFR CIG/VIS SHOULD
MOVE INTO KAVL AROUND 00Z...SPREADING SE ACROSS THE CWA MID TO LATE
EVE. S TO SW FLOW WILL PICK UP STEADILY THIS AFTN...WITH GUSTS OF 20
TO 30 KT BY THIS EVE. ORIENTATION OF THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY WILL
LIKELY SHELTER KAVL FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS.
AVIATION OUTLOOK...CIG/VIS RESTRICTIONS...RAIN SHOWERS AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DRY OUT EARLY WED WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. AS A SURFACE RIDGE MOVES EAST
THURSDAY...GULF MOISTURE WILL SURGE NORTH OVER THE AREA BY LATE IN
THE DAY...WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF CIG/VIS RESTRICTIONS AND PRECIP.
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ017-018-026-028-029.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR GAZ010.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RB
NEAR TERM...RB
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...RBHazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 3:32 PM EST, 12 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 332 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-292045- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 332 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING COLD FRONT. WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. ADDITIONALLY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME FAIRLY STRONG AND PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ033-049-050-292045- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 332 PM EST MON JAN 28 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...HOWEVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KRENTZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:40 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 5 more | 26 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:40 AM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood, Henderson and 8 more | 32 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.