Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Mar 7, 2008, 3:24 PM EST for 11 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2008, 3:24 PM EST (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2008, 9:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2008, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 722 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 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 072024 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 324 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-081000- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 324 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED...COMBINED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...KNOCKING OUT POWER AND BLOCKING ROADS. 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. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-051-052-056>059-062>064- 068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-081000- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.080308T1400Z-080309T0100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 324 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AS THE GROUND IS WET FROM RECENT RAIN...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A LARGER NUMBER OF TREES THAN USUAL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MCAVOY
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 080228 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 928 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TONIGHT AND THEN INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. FOG WILL BECOME DENSE BEFORE THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVES. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW...DISSIPATING THE FOG. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-081100- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 928 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED...COMBINED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...KNOCKING OUT POWER AND BLOCKING ROADS. 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. $$ GAZ018-026-028-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>010-012>014- 081100- /O.NEW.KGSP.FG.Y.0009.080308T0228Z-080308T0900Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.080308T1400Z-080309T0100Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...LAURENS...UNION... CHESTER 928 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY. DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL INCREASE BEFORE DAWN... CAUSING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SINCE THE GROUND IS WET FROM RECENT RAIN...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A LARGER NUMBER OF TREES THAN USUAL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS. 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. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. $$ GAZ010-017-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-011-019-081100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.080308T1400Z-080309T0100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ELBERT-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...ELBERTON... CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...ABBEVILLE... GREENWOOD 928 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AS THE GROUND IS WET FROM RECENT RAIN...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A LARGER NUMBER OF TREES THAN USUAL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS. 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. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 080929 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 429 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW AS COLD AIR ALOFT IS BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS... FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. GAZ018-026-028-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>010-012>014- 081730- /O.EXP.KGSP.FG.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080308T0900Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.080308T1400Z-080309T0100Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...LAURENS...UNION... CHESTER 429 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SINCE THE GROUND IS WET FROM RECENT RAIN...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A LARGER NUMBER OF TREES THAN USUAL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS. 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. $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-081730- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.080308T1400Z-080309T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 429 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED...COMBINED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...KNOCKING OUT POWER AND BLOCKING ROADS. 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. $$ GAZ010-017-029-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-011-019-081730- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.080308T1400Z-080309T0100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ELBERT-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-ABBEVILLE- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...ELBERTON... CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...ABBEVILLE... GREENWOOD 429 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. AS THE GROUND IS WET FROM RECENT RAIN...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A LARGER NUMBER OF TREES THAN USUAL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ KRENTZ
000 WWUS72 KGSP 081553 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1053 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE LOW AS COLD AIR SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...AND FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT INTO THE EVENING. NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-090100- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1053 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED...COMBINED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...KNOCKING OUT POWER AND BLOCKING ROADS. 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. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-051-052-056>059-062>064- 068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-090100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080309T0100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1053 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SINCE THE GROUND IS WET FROM RECENT RAIN...WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A GREATER NUMBER OF TREES THAN USUAL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND BLOCKED ROADS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NED
000 WWUS72 KGSP 090109 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 809 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS EVENING... .GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE IS FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...BUT WILL BE ELEVATED OVER THE REST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE COMBINATION OF WET GROUND AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. NCZ048-053-065-507-509-090500- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0022.080309T0109Z-080309T0500Z/ MADISON-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 809 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST CONTINUE ACROSS THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING...THEN WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-SCZ001>003-090500- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080309T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0022.080309T0109Z-080309T0500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD 809 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-090215- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080309T0100Z/ 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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 809 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. $$ NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-090500- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 809 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. WINDS OF THIS SPEED...COMBINED WITH WET GROUND...WILL LIKELY DOWN A NUMBER OF TREES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...KNOCKING OUT POWER AND BLOCKING ROADS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 090518 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1218 AM EST SUN MAR 9 2008 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-090630- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1218 AM EST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE BRISK WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING ZERO TO FIVE BELOW UNTIL DAYBREAK. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-SCZ001>003- 090630- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080309T0500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1218 AM EST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ARK
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 Mar 7, 2:47 PM EST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 2:47 PM EST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
247 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES
AND IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY MOVE NORTHEAST UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD.
BY SUNDAY...A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK IN OVER THE
SOUTHEAST REGION AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. A COLD
FRONT IS THEN TENTATIVELY FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
BROAD LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER AL/GA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
BEGIN TO APPROACH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD
OMEGA AND JET DIVERGENCE WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING AND REMAIN OVERNIGHT. LLVL MOISTURE AND BROAD LIFT SHOULD
RESULT IN SHRA AND DRIZZLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WILL WILL
CARRY LIKELY POPS WITH LOW QPF. ALONG AND EAST OF I-85...EVENING
LAPSE RATES AND 100-200 J/KG CAPES MAY RESULT IN ONE OR TWO TS.
WEAK ASCENT...SATURATED BL...WAA BETWEEN 1-2 KFT SHOULD RESULT IN
PATCHES TO AREAS OF FOG THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS. LOW CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS INDICATE THAT THE MOST
LIKELY AREAS FOR FOG WILL EXIST WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS AND ALONG AND
NORTH OF I-85. THE FOG COULD BECOME DENSE AFTER
SUNSET...HOWEVER...MOS AND SREF GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT VIS MAY BE
LIMITED TO 1-3 MILES.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD SLOWLY COOL OR REMAIN FAIRLY STEADY DURING THE
EVENING AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. LATE TONIGHT...CAA WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE WESTERN NC FROM THE SW. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT
WELL ABOVE NORMAL BY SUNRISE SAT...KEEPING PRECIPITATION AS RA.
HOWEVER...A FEW MTN TOPS ACROSS EXTREME WESTERN NC COULD SEE A MIX
OF SN AND RA...LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 230 PM FRIDAY...I HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY FOR THE TN LINE...AS WELL AS THE COUNTIES
FORMERLY IN THE WATCH AND RABUN CO GA. CLASSIC DEFORMATION ZONES IS
DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY RIGHT NOW.
MODELS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OVERALL WITH THE EXPANDING AREA OF
SNOWFALL. THE BEST FORCING WITH THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO PASS WELL TO
OUR NORTH. HOWEVER...AS THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LOW KICKS OUT ON
SATURDAY...THE MODELS DO SHOW A PERIOD OF HIGH DEEP LAYER RH/S AND
GOOD H7 FRONTOGENESIS MOVING ACROSS THE FA. I WOULD EXPECT AN
AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO ACCOMPANY THIS MID-TROPOSPHERIC
FRONTAL BAND BETWEEN ABOUT 9 AND 15 UTC OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
FA. HOWEVER...NOT ALL OF THIS WILL FALL AS SNOW AS TEMPS WILL TAKE A
FEW HOURS TO REACH FREEZING IN THE VALLEYS. WHILE THE BEST PART OF
THE DEFORMATION ZONES WILL PASS TO OUR WEST...MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE
STILL QUITE SATURATED AS THE UPPER LOW CROSSES THE FA. COUPLE THIS
WITH GOOD WNW UPSLOPE FLOW THROUGH NOON...AND AREAS ALONG THE TN
LINE COULD STILL SEE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO
WARNING CRITERIA...BUT I THINK THE DURATION OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT
PCPN WILL BE TOO SHORT. THIS ALSO LINES UP QUITE WELL WITH THE
NEIGHBORS.
THE OTHER ISSUE TOMORROW WILL BE WINDS. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA DURING THE MORNING HOURS.
WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER IN THE AFTERNOON IN MANY CASES
ARE AROUND 40 KTS...AND WINDS CLOSE TO THIS SPEED COULD MIX DOWN
JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. THIS IS SUFFICIENT FOR A WIND ADVISORY. ACROSS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND ADJACENT WESTERN
FOOTHILLS...WINDS WILL BE CLOSER TO 45 TO 50 KTS ATOP THE MIXED
LAYER. WITH THE WET GROUND AND LOOKING AT PRESSURE RISES IN EXCESS
ON 12 MB/6 HR IN THE NRN ZONES LATE IN THE DAY...THIS SHOULD BE
ENOUGH TO DOWN SEVERAL TREES...AND I HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING
FOR THOSE ZONES. WINDS HIGHER UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE (H7 AND H5) ARE
NOT AS STRONG AS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND
EVENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...IN THE MORNING...WINDS ARE VERY
STRONG ALOFT ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF VERY DEEP MIXING. WHILE I THINK
MOST OF THE WIND WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON...THERE IS A SMALL
CHANCE OF A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS IN THE 12 TO 15 UTC PERIOD. AT
ANY RATE...WE WILL NEED TO STAY ON OUR TOES TOMORROW AS STRONGER
GUSTS MAY DEVELOP OUTSIDE THE WARNING AREA.
I HAVE MOST PRODUCTS EXPIRING TOMORROW EVENING...BUT I RAN THE HIGH
WIND WARNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
THE REST OF MY PERIOD...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WILL BE MUCH
QUIETER WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND TEMPS A LITTLE COOLER THAN
NORMAL BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM FRIDAY...THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH
THE SPLIT FLOW ACROSS THE US TODAY. NRN STREAM SHORT WAVE MOVES THRU
THE AREA MONDAY. GFS A LITTLE FASTER OPENING UP THE SRN STREAM
CLOSED LOW AND MOVING IT ACROSS THE AREA WED...BUT ECMWF TIMING
PRETTY CLOSE. MODELS AGREE THAT DEEP TROF WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
SOMETIME IN THE FRIDAY TIME FRAME. DIFFERENCES REMAIN AS THE ECMWF
HAS MORE ENERGY FARTHER SOUTH...WHILE THE GFS KEEPS MORE ENERGY TO
THE NORTH. THE MONDAY SHORT WAVE MOVES A CLIPPER TYPE LOW AND COLD
FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. SOME PRECIP SHOWING UP ACROSS NC...BUT IT IS
VERY LIGHT. GUIDANCE POPS ARE SLIGHT CHC AT BEST WHILE GFS ENSEMBLE
MEAN IS POP FREE. THEREFORE...WILL KEEP FCST DRY. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN FOR TUESDAY. SFC REFLECTION OF THE WED UPPER LOW REMAINS
WELL TO OUR SOUTH. LITTLE TO NO MOISTURE INFLOW INTO OUR AREA.
FOLLOWED THE DRY ENSEMBLE MEAN. MOISTURE RETURNS IN EARNEST FRIDAY
AND COLD FRONT MOVES THRU THE AREA. HAVE SLIGHT CHC POP THU...CHC
POP THU NITE AND FRIDAY...THEN SLIGHT CHC AGAIN FRI NITE. P-TYPE
WILL BE RAIN UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT...WHEN SNOW MAY MIX IN ACROSS THE
MTNS AS COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. TEMPS FLUCTUATE A FEW
DEGREES THRU THE WEEK...BUT REMAIN NEAR OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
A MESO LOW / COASTAL FRONT WILL DEEPEN A TROF TO THE EAST...YIELDING
NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG I-85 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ONCE THE
FEATURE MOVES EAST OF I-77...BETWEEN 19Z-20Z...WINDS SHOULD RETURN
TO EAST-NORTHEAST. OTHERWISE...LIFR TO IFR CEILINGS WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSING STRATIFORM
RAIN. IN FACT...FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND NAM CONDENSATION PRESSURE
DEFICITS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE CAD REGION THIS EVENING AND REMAIN INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
OF SATURDAY. THIS PROCESS MAY HAVE BEGUN AT KAVL AT 18Z. BASED ON
THE TIMING OF THE SATURATION IN THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS...I WILL
LOWER VIS AROUND 23Z AND HOLD ONTO LOW CEILINGS AND VIS UNTIL 8-10Z
WITH THE NE DEPARTURE OF THE SFC LOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AROUND DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. GUSTY WINDS WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY
EVENING.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY FOR NCZ035>037-
051-052-056>059-062>064-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM EST SATURDAY FOR SCZ001>014-
019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...RWH
AVIATION...NEDHazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 4:12 AM EST, 11 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 412 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 NCZ033-048>050-053-063>065-501-503-505-507-509-080915- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 412 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY COULD PRODUCE AROUND AN INCH OF SNOWFALL. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASE IN SPEED AND BECOME GUSTY. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS COULD REACH THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. IF THESE CONDITIONS DEVELOP...A WIND ADVISORY WOULD BE NEEDED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ051-052-058-059-062-080915- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- 412 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER STORM WATCH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASE IN SPEED AND BECOME GUSTY. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS COULD REACH THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. IF THESE CONDITIONS DEVELOP...A WIND ADVISORY WOULD BE NEEDED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-080915- 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- 412 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE PIEDMONT AND LOWER ELEVATION FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WIND SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BUT REMAIN BREEZY SATURDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. KRENTZ
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 7, 10:38 AM EST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1038 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 NCZ057-069>072-082-071730- ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA... CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE 1038 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...HEAVY SHOWERS TO OVERSPREAD CHARLOTTE METRO... WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH HEAVY SHOWERS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA...AND THE ASSOCIATED INTERSTATE 77 AND 85 CORRIDORS THROUGH MIDDAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN AREAS OF HIGH WATER...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND RISES ON NUMEROUS RIVERS... STREAMS AND CREEKS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:59 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | GSP | Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 12 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:24 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 16 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:57 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison and 3 more | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.