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Red Flag Warning 28, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at Nov 22, 2008, 12:57 PM EST for 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 23, 2008, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 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
- Nov 22, 2008, 12:57 PM EST (17:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2008, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 2102 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KGSP 221757 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1257 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-230100- /O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0009.081123T1700Z-081123T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0028.081123T1500Z-081124T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081123T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 1257 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT DEWPOINTS THIS AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 20 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...BUT VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURES WILL CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WILDFIRES. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO BOUNCE BACK SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 50S WILL ONCE AGAIN PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DOWN TO 25 PERCENT OR LESS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AS WELL. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY BRUSH WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD. $$ HG
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KGSP 222351 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 651 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-230800- /O.EXP.KGSP.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-081123T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0028.081123T1500Z-081124T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 651 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING WHILE A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 50S WILL PUSH RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWN TO 25 PERCENT OR LESS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUEL WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD EASILY. $$
000 WWUS82 KGSP 230746 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 246 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-240000- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0028.081123T1500Z-081124T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 246 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL ALLOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 50S WILL PUSH THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOWN TO 25 PERCENT OR LESS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUEL WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD EASILY. $$ MCAVOY
000 WWUS82 KGSP 231539 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1039 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-240000- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-081124T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 1039 AM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 50S WILL COMBINE WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY AIR WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND BRUSH TO HEIGHTEN FIRE DANGER. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUEL WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD EASILY. $$
000 WWUS82 KGSP 240015 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 715 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-240115- /O.EXP.KGSP.FW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-081124T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 715 PM EST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WITH DROPPING TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. $$ ARK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Nov 22, 12:39 PM EST, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 12:39 PM EST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1239 PM EST SAT NOV 22 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL WARM TEMPERATURES A BIT AHEAD OF
THE NEXT COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT SHOULD CROSS OUR AREA MONDAY
NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING IN THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SIT SQUARELY OVER THE REGION TODAY...WITH
A LIGHT SW RETURN FLOW SLOWLY DEVELOPING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE IN NW
SECTIONS THIS AFTN. MORNING SOUNDING THICKNESSES SUGGEST MAXES A
COUPLE OF DEGREES COLDER THAN THE CURRENT FORECAST...BUT TEMPS ARE
IN LINE WITH THE LATEST GFS LAMP GUIDANCE AND SOME SLOW THICKNESS
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED. SO...MAX TEMPS WILL BE LEFT ALONE.
THE SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS THE NRN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA
TONIGHT.....ACCOMPANIED BY THICKER MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. THE NAM
SHOWS A LITTLE BETTER UPWARD VERTICAL VELOCITY WITH THE WAVE
PASSAGE...BUT LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE VERY VERY DRY. A
LITTLE VIRGA FROM HIGH BASED CLOUDS REMAINS POSSIBLE IN NRN
SECTIONS. IT WILL BE ANOTHER COLD NIGHT...BUT THE HIGH CLOUDS AND
MODEST RECOVERY IN THE LLVL THICKNESS SHOULD KEEP MINS 5 DEG OR SO
WARMER THAN THIS MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 205 AM SATURDAY...DRY/COOL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS LARGELY IN CONTROL.
HOWEVER...MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD FIND ITSELF ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
SURFACE HIGH BY SUNDAY EVENING...SO SOME SLIGHT MODIFICATION TO THE
AIRMASS CAN BE EXPECTED.
OVERNIGHT SUNDAY...A SW TROUGH MOVING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LOW DIVING OUT OF THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE WILL
CARVE OUT A SUBSTANTIAL LW TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN STATES BY THE
END OF THE PERIOD. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR REGION
ON MONDAY. DEEP LAYER FORCING AND MOISTURE ADVECTING AROUND THE
PERIPHERY OF THE SURFACE RIDGE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO WARRANT
LIKELY POPS ACROSS THE MTNS...WITH CHANCES TO THE EAST. DUE TO A
COOL START TO THE DAY...AND THE VERY DRY AIRMASS THAT WILL BE IN
PLACE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...P-TYPE WILL BE A BIT OF A CONCERN ACROSS
THE MTNS AT THE ONSET OF PRECIP. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS THAT PRECIP
SHOULD BEGIN LATE ENOUGH IN THE DAY THAT ANY WINTRY MIX SHOULD BE
RELATIVELY BRIEF.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL RESULT
IN YET ANOTHER ROUND OF NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW ACROSS THE MTNS
BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.
BASED ON THE ANTICIPATED DURATION AND THE COLDNESS OF THE AIRMASS...
THIS COULD BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENT OF THE SEASON THUS FAR.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 2 AM SATURDAY...THE PERIOD BEGINS 00Z WED WITH A WELL DEFINED
SFC CYCLONE MAKING ITS WAY NE OVER NEW ENGLAND AND WELL PAST OUR
AREA. LATEST 00Z LONG RANGE MODEL RUNS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOME RETURN
FLOW MOISTURE ALONG THE NC/TENN BORDER COUNTIES AND GENERATE SOME
LIGHT QPF FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 12 HRS OF WED. WITH TEMPS WELL BELOW
FREEZING DURING THIS PERIOD...I KEPT A SOLID CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
FOR THE NORTHERNMOST COUNTIES. MOVING INTO THURS...AN AMPLIFIED SFC
RIDGE SLOWLY PUSHES ITS WAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS AND EVENTUALLY
BUILDS OVER THE CAROLINAS BY THE END OF THE WEEK. BY DAY 7...THE
MODELS DEPICT ANOTHER LOW FORMING OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH THE
ECMWF BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH ITS DEVELOPMENT AT THIS TIME. BOTH
MODELS HAVE SLOWED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS FEATURE DOWN WRT TO THE
PREVIOUS RUNS. SO I REDUCED POPS TO JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THE
LATER PART OF FRI WITH LLVL MOISTURE VALUES NOT INCR UNTIL AFTERWORDS.
TEMPS WERE TWEAKED A BIT IN ORDER TO EMPHASIZE WHAT LOOKS TO BE
DIMINISHED CLOUD COVER ON THURS AND FRI RESULTING IN A SLIGHTLY MORE
DIURNAL PATTERN. SO...MAX TEMPS WERE BUMPED UP A DEGREE OR TWO AND
MIN TEMPS WERE LOWERED BY THE SAME AMOUNT.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR LEVEL MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ARE MOVING INTO THE TERMINAL FORECAST
AREA THIS AFTERNOON WELL AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER WAVE.
MODEL TIME HEIGHTS ARE CONSISTENT IN FEATURING CEILINGS 8000 FT WEST
TO 13K FT EAST...MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM KAVL TO KGSP TO KCLT AS
THE BEST MOISTURE LOBE CROSSES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH A BRIEF LINGERING NW
COMPONENT AT KAVL THIS AFTN.
OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MON WITH
APPRECIABLE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND ASSOCIATED CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND MVFR CEILINGS
MAY REACH KAVL MONDAY NIGHT...AND INTERMITTENTLY LINGER THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT IN MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR NE GA THIS AFTERNOON AS
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S COMBINE WITH SINGLE DIGIT DEWPOINTS TO
PRODUCE RH IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
WILL ALSO UPGRADE TO RED FLAG WARNING FOR NE GA SUNDAY WITH
DEWPOINTS AROUND 25 PERCENT FOR 4 HOURS.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY FOR GAZ010-017-
018-026-028-029.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...HG
FIRE WEATHER...HGHazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 5:12 AM EST, 7 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 512 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-231015- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 512 AM EST SAT NOV 22 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT...AS NORTHWEST WINDS FORCE MOIST AIR UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY NOT TAPER OFF COMPLETELY UNTIL WEDNESDAY. AT LEAST LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN AREAS ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-231015- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 512 AM EST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .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. RED FLAG WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019- 231015- 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- 512 AM EST SAT NOV 22 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. LANE
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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.