Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Watches in 2008
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind watch at Feb 8, 2008, 3:21 PM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 9, 2008, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2008, 3:21 PM EST (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2008, 4:25 AM EST
- In force
- 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 20:22 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 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
- 910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 100 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 324 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 082021 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 321 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008 NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-091000- /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.A.0002.080209T2300Z-080211T0000Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 321 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND FOR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS ALONG THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE. MOST OF THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. IF THE WIND FIELD BEHIND THE FRONT CONTINUES TO LOOK STRONGER AS THE EVENT APPROACHES...HIGH WIND WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED ACROSS PARTS OF THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND FARTHER OUT INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MCAVOY
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS72 KGSP 090925 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 425 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING... NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-091730- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.080209T2300Z-080211T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.080209T1700Z-080210T0300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 425 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. MOST OF THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES OF THIS AREA LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-091730- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.080209T1700Z-080210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 425 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS. MOST OF THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES OF THIS AREA LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. 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. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Feb 8, 3:17 PM EST, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 3:17 PM EST, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
317 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST TONIGHT BEFORE A WEAK COLD
FRONT AFFECTS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG ARCTIC
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY AND REMAIN
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE
AREA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
WEAK DPVA SLUG EFFECTS THE NW CWFA DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. JUST
LIKE LAST NIGHT...A BRIEF PERIOD OF WEAK LIFT AND LIMITED SHALLOW
MOISTURE EXPECTED TO PRECLUDE PCPN CHANCES ACRS THE NC MTNS...SAVE
FOR A FEW FLURRIES AND SPRINKLES...BUT WILL LEAVE OUT ANY MENTION
FOR NOW AND SEE IF REGIONAL RADAR LOOPS DEPICT ANY WEAK ECHOES
DEVELOPING AHEAD OF VORT OVERNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 145 PM FRIDAY...SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE MILD AND A LITTLE ON THE
BREEZY SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON...PARTICULARLY OVER THE UPSTATE AND NE
GA. WEAK LLVL WAA WILL RESULT IN SOME SOME PASSING CLOUD
COVER...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MTNS ALONG THE TN LINE. MODEL
THICKNESSES WOULD SUPPORT HIGHS IN THE M-U60S OVER THE PIEDMONT AND
FOOTHILLS...AND WELL INTO THE 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
A STRONG TROUGH WILL DIG INTO NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY. SOUTH OF THE
TROUGH...A BAND OF STRONG WESTERLIES WILL DEVELOP. THE NAM HAS AN
IMPRESSIVE LOW LEVEL WIND FIELD OVER MOST OF THE FA SAT NGHT AND
SUN. BY 12 UTC SUN...WINDS ALONG THE LEE ARE IN THE 70 TO 75 KT
RANGE ON THE NAM AT H8...WHILE AT THE SAME TIME AND LOCATION ON THE
GFS THEY ARE 20 TO 30 KTS WEAKER. AT THIS POINT I DO THINK THAT THE
NAM IS OVERDONE. THE BELT OF THE STRONGEST WESTERLIES...AND THE PAST
PRESSURE RISES...PASSES JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE FA. THIS WILL MAKE
IT DIFFICULT TO GET MUCH IN THE WAY OF MIX DOWN OTHER THAN THROUGH
SOME OF THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN GAPS...AND PERHAPS VIA MOUNTAIN WAVE
FORMATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LEE. THE LATER COUPLE PROCESSES ARE
WHAT I/VE ISSUED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR...WHICH COVERS THE NORTHERN
NC MTNS AND THE LEE SLOPES INTO THE FAR WESTERN FOOTHILLS. IF THE
MIXING AND COLD ADVECTION LOOKS STRONGER IN LATER RUNS...THE WATCH
OR A WARNING COULD BE EXPANDED DOWN ACROSS THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY
AND FARTHER OUT INTO THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT FOR SUNDAY.
WENT WITH MUCH LOWER DEWPOINTS LATER SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NC ZONES. RAH BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT
BASED UPON THE EXPECTED MIXING...THE MOS DEWPOINTS LOOK MUCH TOO
HIGH...SOMETHING THAT THE MOS OFTEN DOES. THEREFORE I TOOK A
GOOD...AVERAGE MIXED LAYER DEWPOINT FROM BUFKIT AND USED IT FOR
DEWPOINTS. MAX TEMPS ON SUNDAY WILL BE COOLER THAN ON SAT...BUT
THICKNESSES STILL ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM FRIDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR WEST
VIRGINIA EARLY MONDAY MOVES TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST BY MONDAY
EVENING. MOISTURE AND CLOUDINESS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE WEST
BY LATE TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE
GFS SHOWS THE MAIN SLUG OF MOISTURE MOVING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
GULF STATES TUESDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST
AHEAD OF THE UPPER TROUGH WHICH FORMS A CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER
LOUISIANA BY 12Z WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF HAS MORE PRECIP IN AREAL
COVERAGE AND AMOUNT FROM THE WESTERN GULF TO THE FRONT THROUGH THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE GFS KEEPS MOST OF THE RAIN NEAR THE GULF
COAST AND THE SLUG OF MOISTURE MOVING TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
FADES OUT...THEREFORE VERY LITTLE MAKES IT TO THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT
BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. AT 00Z WEDNESDAY...THE SURFACE LOW CENTER ON
THE ECMWF IS OVER PENSACOLA WHILE THE GFS HAS IT WEAKER AND OVER NEW
ORLEANS. ALL PRECIP IS RAIN BASED ON THE THICKNESS DURING THE
PERIOD THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF MAINTAINS MORE PRECIP TO THE
CAROLINAS THAN THE GFS. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT DURING DAY 4 AND 5
I HAVE BLENDED HPC WITH GMOS ALONG WITH CONSIDERATION OF GFS AND
ECMWF.
FOR DAYS 6 AND 7...ABOVE BLENDING TECHNIQUE PRETTY MUCH APPLIES TO
THIS PERIOD. THE SURFACE LOW ORIGINATING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO
MAKES ITS WAY NORTHEAST UP THE CAROLINA COAST LATER ON WEDNESDAY WHILE
ANOTHER WEAK LOW IS PROJECTED TO FORM IN THE VICINITY OF BERMUDA
EARLY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE GRADUALLY BUILDS BACK IN OVER FRIDAY
AND IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER THE EXTENT
IS FAIRLY UNCERTAIN. BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP REMAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS
THE GULF LOW TRANSITIONS OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND PROVIDES
WARM...MOIST...SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE
PERIOD STILL LOOKS DRY WITH THE BROAD RIDGE BUILDING IN LATER ON
FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
JUST SPOTTY VFR LVL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE TAF PERIOD. LIGHT
WINDS WILL TAKE ON A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT. INCREASING WSW WINDS WILL BE SEEN
SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOMING GUSTY BY MIDDAY.
AVIATION OUTLOOK...MAINLY DRY WX CONDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SHOWER CHANCES INCREASING ON TUESDAY. STRONG
AND GUSTY NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...CSH
NEAR TERM...CSH
SHORT TERM...MCAVOY
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...CSHHazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 5:55 AM EST, 9 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 555 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2008 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510-091100- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- 555 AM EST FRI FEB 8 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 BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS COULD REACH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ001>014- 019-091100- RABUN-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- 555 AM EST FRI FEB 8 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 BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY. GUSTS FROM 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.