Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2008, 2:46 PM EST for 14 counties in North Carolina; Habersham County, Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 31, 2008, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 16 reports 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
- Dec 30, 2008, 2:46 PM EST (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2008, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Habersham County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 11 Ne Clayton, GA | TREE DOWN ON WARWOMAN RD. |
| Dec 31, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 10 Ne Hendersonville, NC | 5 TREES DOWN IN EDNEYVILLE BETWEEN 0730 AND 1000. |
| Dec 31, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 7 Nw Brevard, NC | ONE TREE DOWN IN THE BALSAM GROVE AREA AS REPORTED EARLY THIS MORNING. |
| Dec 31, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hendersonville, NC | 1 TREE DOWN IN HENDERSONVILLE BETWEEN 0730 ADN 1000. |
| Dec 31, 8:40 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Rutherfordton, NC | ONE TREE DOWN ON UNION RD. |
| Dec 31, 9:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lake Lure, NC | POWERLINES DOWN. |
| Dec 31, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 E Cashiers, NC | ONE LARGE TREE CRASHED THROUGH A HOUSE...NOBODY INJURED AS THE RESIDENT WALKED TO ANOTHER PART OF HOUSE JUST PRIOR TO THE TREE FALL. NOT SURE OF EXACT TIME. |
| Dec 31, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bakersville, NC | AT LEAST FOUR TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS IN THE COUNTY AS REPORTED THIS MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 31, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Celo, NC | PHONE LINES REPORTED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 80 SOUTH NEAR CELO. |
| Dec 31, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lenoir, NC | TWO TREES DOWN NEAR LENOIR WITH POWERLINES ALSO. THE TREES MAY HAVE COME DOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES...BUT USED 10 AM AS GENERAL REFERENCE. |
| Dec 31, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Morganton, NC | POWERLINES REPORTED DOWN IN BURKE COUNTY. |
| Dec 31, 10:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newland, NC | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE COUNTY ESPECIALLY IN THE ALTAMONTE AREA. |
| Dec 31, 10:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 S Skyland, NC | A 8 INCH DIAMETER PINE TREE SNAPPED OFF AT PC ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL IN ARDEN REPORTED BY OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE. AT LEAST 40 REPORTS OF TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY...AS REPORTED FROM BUNCOMBE COUNTY CO |
| Dec 31, 11:09 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 10 Ne Hendersonville, NC | POWER LINES DOWN IN EDNEYVILLE. STARTED BRUSH FIRE. |
| Dec 31, 12:54 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 10 Ne Hendersonville, NC | POWER LINES DOWN IN EDNEYVILLE. STARTED BRUSH FIRE. |
| Dec 31, 1:30 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hendersonville, NC | NUMEROUS REPORTS OF POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN IN HENDERSON COUNTY FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PEAK WIND REPORTED AT THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT WHICH IS JUST INSIDE HENDERSON COUNTY WAS 46 MPH AT 127 PM. |
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 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 3435 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 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 301946 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 246 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS EARLY WEDNESDAY AS LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFIES OVER THE NORTHEAST. THE CHANGE IN PRESSURE BETWEEN THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EAST ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-310400- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0004.081231T0800Z-081231T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0006.081231T0800Z-081231T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 246 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...FROM THE UPPER PART OF THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WHILE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE HIGHEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE STEPS NOW TO MOVE OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND TOMORROW. $$ GAZ010-NCZ035-048-051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508>510- SCZ001>003-310400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.081231T0800Z-081231T2300Z/ RABUN-ALEXANDER-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 246 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...FOR PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 50 MPH AT HIGH ELEVATIONS AND SOME WIDE OPEN LOCATIONS. THE HIGHEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND SUNRISE UNTIL THE MID AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MOORE
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 310306 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1006 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOME OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS EARLY WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-311115- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0006.081231T0800Z-081231T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1006 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED... WHILE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE STEPS NOW TO MOVE OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND TOMORROW. $$ GAZ010-NCZ035-048-051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508>510- SCZ001>003-311115- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.081231T0800Z-081231T2300Z/ RABUN-ALEXANDER-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 1006 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40 TO 50 MPH AT HIGH ELEVATIONS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 310842 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. NCZ035-502-504-506-508>510-311645- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS FROM LENOIR SOUTHWARD TO MORGANTON...MARION AND RUTHERFORDTON...AS WELL AS THE HICKORY METRO AREA. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND...BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. 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. $$ GAZ010-NCZ063-064-SCZ001>003-311645- /O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ RABUN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...BREVARD 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM BREVARD OVER TO CASHIERS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND...BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ GAZ017-311645- /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF HABERSHAM COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND...BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE STEPS NOW TO MOVE OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND TOMORROW. $$ NCZ056-311645- /O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ CATAWBA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HICKORY 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE HICKORY METRO AREA. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND...BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE STEPS NOW TO MOVE OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND TOMORROW. $$ NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-311645- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND THE FOOTHILLS FROM BLOWING ROCK TO JONAS RIDGE...LAKE JAMES...LAKE LURE AND SALUDA. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL AFFECT THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY FROM ASHEVILLE DOWN TO HENDERSONVILLE. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH MID- AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND...BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE STEPS NOW TO MOVE OBJECTS INSIDE THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>006-010>014-019-311645- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0046.081231T0842Z-081231T2300Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AREA POSSIBLE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS OVER PART OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ036-037-057-068>072-082-SCZ007>009-311645- /O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AND NORTHERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-311645- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA... FRANKLIN 342 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE MID- AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MCAVOY
000 WWUS72 KGSP 311614 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1114 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON... .COLDER AIR AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY... WILL MAINTAIN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE DAYTIME HOURS. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-312300- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1114 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND THE FOOTHILLS FROM BLOWING ROCK TO JONAS RIDGE...LAKE JAMES...LAKE LURE AND SALUDA. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL AFFECT THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY FROM ASHEVILLE DOWN TO HENDERSONVILLE. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND...BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CANTHE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS FROM BREVARD OVER TO CASHIERS. DAMAGING WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND... BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ035-056-502-504-506-508>510-312300- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HICKORY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 1114 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS FROM LENOIR SOUTHWARD TO MORGANTON...MARION AND RUTHERFORDTON...AS WELL AS THE HICKORY METRO AREA. MANY TREES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WIND...BLOCKING ROADS AND CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ036-037-048-051-052-057>059-062-068>072-082-SCZ007>009-312300- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 1114 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE MID-AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS OF THIS SPEED WILL KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>006-010>014-019-312300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1114 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND PART OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND SHOULD START TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 312303 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 603 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-010015- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 603 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS PERSISTING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ063-064-SCZ001>003-010015- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD 603 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN BREEZY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$ NCZ035-056-502-504-506-508>510-010015- /O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HICKORY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS 603 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ NCZ036-037-048-051-052-057>059-062-068>072-082-SCZ007>009-010015- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL 603 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004>006-010>014-019-010015- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 603 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY AREA. $$ GERAPETRITIS
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 Dec 30, 2:29 PM EST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 2:29 PM EST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
229 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST EARLY
WEDNESDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER MUCH OF THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. ANOTHER
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
CAROLINAS TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLING IN OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE NEAR TERM WILL BE DEFINED BY THE PASSAGE OF A DRY COLD FRONT
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WIND SHOULD PICK UP
FROM THE SOUTHWEST WHICH SHOULD HELP TO KEEP TEMPS A BIT WARMER THAN
LAST NIGHT. THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CROSS THE REGION DURING THE
09Z TO 15Z TIME FRAME WITH LITTLE MORE THAN SCATTERED CLOUDS APART
FROM THE TN BORDER. THE WIND WILL BE ANOTHER STORY. STRONG COLD
ADVECTION AND 850MB WINDS ON THE ORDER OF 50-60 KT SUGGESTS
EXCELLENT WIND GUST POTENTIAL FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUIDANCE
FALLS SHORT OF SUGGESTING IT WOULD BE A WIDESPREAD EVENT AS MIXING
WILL BE ONLY SHALLOW AND 700MB WIND NOT QUITE AS STRONG AS PREVIOUS
EVENTS...BUT THERE IS ENOUGH POTENTIAL TO UPGRADE THE ONGOING WATCH
TO A HIGH WIND WARNING GIVEN THE EXPECTED TIME OF ONSET...WHICH IS
FIRST THING WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL ALSO GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WIND
ADVOSORY FOR THE REST OF THE MTN AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL ZONES BASED
ON GUST POTENTIAL. THE PIEDMONT ZONES SHOULD REACH LAKE WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA...BUT THAT WILL BE LEFT TO THE MID SHIFT. FOLLOWED
THE LEAD OF THE MID SHIFT AND UNDERCUT THE MOS GUIDANCE ON THE HIGH
TEMP FOR WEDNESDAY BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD ADVECTION AND
MODEL PERFORMANCE SO FAR THIS SEASON. AS FOR NW FLOW SNOW
POTENTIAL...IT LOOKS MARGINAL WITH LIMITED MOISTURE FOR A SHORT
WHILE IN THE MORNING...SO POP WAS KEPT IN THE CHANCE RANGE. AMOUNTS
AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS...SO NO THOUGHTS OF
AN ADVISORY WERE ENTERTAINED AT THIS TIME.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM TUESDAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE
WEST...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH AND UNDER A SKY CLEAR...NEW YEARS
EVE IS SHAPING UP TO BE CHILLY WITH THURSDAY MORNING MINS ABOUT 6-8
DEG F BELOW NORMAL. SFC RIDGING TO TRANSLATE ACRS THE CWFA NEW YEARS
DAY...BUT ONSET OF WEAK RETURN FLOW TO DO LITTLE FOR ANY TEMPERATURE
MODERATION...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SHADE MAXES JUST UNDER THE COOLER
MET GUIDANCE.
STILL EXPECTING QUICK MOISTENING OF THE 100-70H LAYER AS THURSDAY
NIGHT WEARS ON AHEAD OF APPROACHING CLIPPER SYSTEM. WITH THE WEAK
FORCING EXPECTED AND JUST A MODERATE AMT OF AVAILABLE MOISTURE FELT
THAT THE 09 UTC SREF WAS A GOOD COMPROMISE WITH RESPECT TO POP...AND
WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND SLIGHT CHANCES ACRS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
CWFA. THE 12 GGEM LENDS CREDENCE TO THIS SOLUTION IN KEEPING
MEASURABLE PCPN NW AND SW OF THE CWFA THROUGH 12 UTC FRIDAY.
NONETHELESS... BASED ON THE THERMAL STRUCTURE OF FCST SNDGS...ANY
LIGHT PCPN THAT OCCURS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS IS FCST TO BE
FROZEN.
HATE TO RUN THE RISK OF FLIP-FLOPPING...BUT EVEN THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
GUIDANCE MEMBER...THE OP GFS...BARELY HAS A LIKELY POP FOR FRIDAY AS
UPPER SYSTEM AND WEAK SFC REFLECTION MOVES QUICKLY ON THRU BY THE
AFTERNOON. HAVE GONE AHEAD AND PARED BACK OVERALL FRIDAY POPS TO
JUST MID-CHANCE. AS THE CRITICAL MID-LVL THICKNESS LINE MOVES NNW
ACRS THE CWFA THRU MIDDAY...LIGHT FROZEN PCPN CHANCES WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY CONFINED TO WESTERN NC. MUCH OF THE CWFA AND ESPECIALLY
THE MTNS ARE FCST TO BE BELOW FREEZING FRIDAY MORNING...SO A LIGHT
ICING ACCUMULATION IS NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY BEFORE SFC
TEMPS WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM TUESDAY...GOOD AGREEMENT IS SEEN BTW THE OP MODELS WRT
TO DEVELOPING RIDGE AND LLVL MASS FIELDS BEHIND THE CLIPPER SYSTEM.
LLVL MOISTURE WILL BE VERY LIMITED FOR MUCH IF ANY OF A MTN SN
THREAT. THE LLVL THERMAL FIELDS DIFFER TOO MUCH BTW THE 12Z GFS AND
THE WARM 00Z ECMWF TO CONSIDER ANYTHING BUT SLIGHT CHC POPS AND A
SHORT DURATION ENDING BY 06Z SAT. A DEEP STACKED RIDGE WILL CROSS
THE REGION SAT AND MODERATE SUBSIDENCE WILL COMMENCE BEFORE SUNRISE
AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A BROAD LLVL THETA/E AIRMASS WILL
BE SLOW TO OVERCOME IN A TRANSIENT WEDGE CONFIG AND DYNAMIC HEATING
AND GOOD INSOLATION WONT BE ENOUGH TO BUMP MAX TEMPS MORE THAN THE
MID 50S NON/MTNS...UPPER 40S MTN VALLEYS.
THE WX PATTERN REMAINS ACTIVE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXT
PERIOD. GOOD GOM MOISTURE RETURN FLOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUN AN WILL
EXPECT A SATURATED COLUMN AND SCATTERED PRECIP ACROSS THE CWFA BY
12Z SUN. POPS WILL BE ADJUSTED UP TO CHC SHRA TO COVER THIS
SITUATION. THE GFS IS FASTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS WITH A COLD FRONT
REACHING THE MTNS SUN NIGHT...HOWEVER GOOD AGREEMENT IS SEEN WITH
STALLING THE FRONT OVER THE SC MIDLANDS MON...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
QUICKLY BUILDS ACROSS THE NE AND WEDGES DOWN THE EAST COAST MON
NIGHT. THIS SETUP COULD BE SETTING THE STAGE FOR A WINTER STORM.
A SPLIT FLOW UPPER PATTERN DEVELOPS ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
SAT NIGHT AND THE ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS COULD BE THE
BEGINNING OF A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT ICING EVENT FOR THE CAROLINAS AND
NE GA TUE. ONCE AGAIN...THE GFS IS COLDER AND FASTER THAN THE
ECMWF...HOWEVER THE ECMWF IS SUPPORTED BY THE GGEM AND HPC HAS MORE
CONFIDENCE IN THE ECMWF FOR THE CURRENT COLD SEASON IN GENERAL. IN
ANY REGARD...THE FORECAST WILL KEEP THE MID CHC POPS FOR
TUE...HOWEVER THE LLVL THERMAL FIELDS DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY AT THIS
TIME TO INTRODUCE ICING OR MIXED PRECIP FOR DAY 8...ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING THE FAVORED SOLN IS A WARMER ONE. HOWEVER...THE SYNOPTIC
SETUP OF A SOUTHERN STREAM LOW IN A SPLIT FLOW REGIME DOES PORTEND
TO A POSSIBLE WINTER STORM DEVELOPING. THIS WILL BE A SITUATION TO
STAY ABREAST OF FOR SURE.
TEMPS SUN WILL BE ON THE MILD SIDE WITH GOOD S/LY FLOW...HOWEVER
DEEP CLOUD COVER SHOULD PREVENT MAXES FROM REACHING THE 60S...EXPECT
PERHAPS THE FAR EASTERN ZONES. WITH A STATIONARY FRONT TO THE SOUTH
MON...MAXES SHOULD STILL REMAIN IN THE 50S NON/MTNS AND BY TUE A WET
WEDGE SHOULD KEEP MAXES A FEW CATS BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
VFR AND CLEAR AT ALL TAF SITES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 12 HOURS. AFTER
THAT...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION IN THE 09Z TO 15Z TIME FRAME WITH
LITTLE MORE THAN A FEW CLOUDS TO SHOW FOR IT. HOWEVER...A STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT SHOULD BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NW
WINDS TO ALL TAF SITES FROM LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END
OF THE PERIOD.
AT KCLT...NOW THAT A WEAK LEE TROF HAS SET UP...A LIGHT WIND SHOULD
REMAIN SOUTH OF WEST PRIMARILY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. FRONTAL
PASSAGE WAS TABBED FOR 15Z BUT THIS COULD BE TWO HOURS EITHER SIDE.
WIND SHOULD COME IN FROM THE NW FROM THAT POINT ONWARD WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KTS.
OUTLOOK...MAINLY VFR WITH GUSTY WINDS WED AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY
AT KAVL. DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ON THU. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THU NIGHT AND MOVES THRU FRI WITH SCT SHOWERS AND
AREAS OF CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS. FAIR BUT BREEZY WX WILL FOLLOW FOR
SAT. BY SUNDAY...RETURNING MOISTURE WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF
MORE LOW CLOUD CEILINGS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
IN COORDINATION WITH THE GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION...A RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ010.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR GAZ010-
017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ035-048-
051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508>510.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-
049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR SCZ001>003.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...CSHHazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 3:56 AM EST, 10 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 356 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-310900- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- 356 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...SOME MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE OR SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-502-504-506-508>510- SCZ001>003-310900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 356 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY. VERY GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN AREAS FROM BANNER ELK...TO BURNSVILLE...TO ASHEVILLE...TO HENDERSONVILLE...EAST TO THE BLUE RIDGE. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY IN AREAS SURROUNDING THE WATCH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES...AND PERHAPS SOME SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...SOME LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE OR SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-SCZ006>008-310900- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE- 356 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...SOME LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...MAINLY IN AREAS NORTH OF I-85. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ082-SCZ004-005-009>014-019-310900- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-UNION NC-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- 356 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2:46 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Cleveland, Davie and 16 more | 27 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:09 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 27 hr |
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Sources
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