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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 9, 20088 counties in South Carolina; 28 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at Feb 9, 2008, 1:34 PM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 28 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 9, 2008, 3:36 PM EST. It was in force for 29 hr. 11 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
Feb 9, 2008, 1:34 PM EST (18:34 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2008, 3:36 PM EST
Expired
Feb 10, 2008, 9:00 PM EST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 42 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:37 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 10, 12:20 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNewland, NCFIVE TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
Feb 10, 12:25 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGLenoir, NCMULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY...INCLUDING TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND ZACHS FORK ROAD.
Feb 10, 12:31 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMorganton, NCTREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE...BUT MOST NUMEROUS IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL PART.
Feb 10, 12:34 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMarion, NCTREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
Feb 10, 12:35 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGAsheville, NCTREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 10, 12:41 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGWaynesville, NCFOUR OR FIVE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. SIGNS DOWN DAMAGING CARS.
Feb 10, 1:39 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGClarkesville, GATWELVE TO FIFTEEN TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
Feb 10, 2:08 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGToccoa, GATREES DOWN ON STRUCTURES. SCATTERED GRASS FIRES. SIX TREES HAD FALLEN IN THE PAST 10 MINUTES.
Feb 10, 2:15 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGAnderson, SCFIVE TREES DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY.
Feb 10, 2:15 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHickory, NCTWENTY TO TWENTY-FIVE BRUSH FIRES IN THE COUNTY WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF TREES DOWN AS WELL.
Feb 10, 2:28 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGTaylorsville, NCSEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. PART OF THE CITY OF TAYLORSVILLE WITHOUT POWER. MOST REPORTS CAME AFTER 1 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 219 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2008-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2008-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
95 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS82 KGSP 091834
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
134 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY...

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-100400-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0001.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-
134 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH STRONG
WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS. THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY DRY...CREATING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.
THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE MAY
LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

SCZ001>014-019-100400-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0001.080210T1400Z-080211T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
134 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH
CAROLINA UPSTATE. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY
DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...HUMIDITY AND LOW
FUEL MOISTURE MAY LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-100400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0001.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
134 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OVER
NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH
RANGE...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
ALSO BE VERY DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25
PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND...
HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE MAY LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SUNDAY.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

BSH
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 092036
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
336 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY...

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-100445-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0001.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.A.0002.080211T1500Z-080212T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
336 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OVER
NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE
VERY DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY
AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-100445-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
336 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS. THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY
DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY AND LOW
FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
MCAVOY
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 100258
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
958 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY...

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-101100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0002.080211T1500Z-080212T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
958 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OVER
NORTHEAST GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE
VERY DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY
AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SUNDAY.

ON MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
WILL ENHANCE FIRE DANGER AGAIN ON MONDAY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF
THE SOUTH FOR MOST OF THE DAY...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10
MPH.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-101100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
958 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
SUNDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS. THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY
DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY AND LOW
FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NED
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 100911
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
411 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-102100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0002.080211T1500Z-080212T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
411 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH STRONG
WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OVER NORTHEAST
GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE... WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY
DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY AND LOW
FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

ON MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
WILL ENHANCE FIRE DANGER AGAIN ON MONDAY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT
OF THE SOUTH FOR MOST OF THE DAY...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5 TO
10 MPH.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-102100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
411 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH STRONG
WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS. THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY
DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY AND LOW
FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
07
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 101551
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1051 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.A.0002.080211T1500Z-080212T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
1051 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH STRONG
WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OVER NORTHEAST
GEORGIA ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE... WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY
DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY AND LOW
FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

ON MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
WILL ENHANCE FIRE DANGER AGAIN ON MONDAY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT
OF THE SOUTH FOR MOST OF THE DAY...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5 TO
10 MPH.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1051 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH STRONG
WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS. THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA
ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS OF
35 TO 40 MPH. THE AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE VERY
DRY...CREATING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS
MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF THE WIND... HUMIDITY AND LOW
FUEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
000 
WWUS82 KGSP 102016
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING
HOURS...

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-110430-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0002.080211T1500Z-080212T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0005.080211T1500Z-080212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
316 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM EST
MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING HOURS...MAINTAINING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WESTERLY WINDS WILL
GUST UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH SUNSET...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL HOLD AROUND 20 PERCENT
THROUGH SUNSET...BUT WILL BE VERY SLOW TO RECOVER AS MUCH DRIER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. 

ON MONDAY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS WILL
ENHANCE FIRE DANGER AGAIN ON MONDAY. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF
THE SOUTH FOR MOST OF THE DAY...WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5 TO 10
MPH.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
316 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING
FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING HOURS...MAINTAINING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL GUST OVER 50 MPH ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
FOOTHILLS...AND UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH FARTHER TO THE EAST. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...THOUGH LOCATIONS IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EASTERN ESCARPMENT WILL REMAIN WINDY WELL
INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL HOLD BETWEEN 15 AND 20 PERCENT THROUGH
SUNSET OVER THE UPSTATE AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. THE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE CLOSER TO 25 PERCENT OVER THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS AND THE MOUNTAINS. LATER THIS EVENING VERY DRY AIR WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST...RESULTING IN VERY SLOW
HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT OVER EVEN A PERIOD OF FALLING
DEWPOINTS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
MCAVOY

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 Feb 9, 1:12 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 1:12 PM EST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
112 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AND SWING OVER THE GREAT LAKES
TODAY AND PUSH A WEAK DRY COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE
CAROLINA REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. A
MOIST COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
CAROLINAS THURSDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SYNOPTIC SCALE FEATURE OF LIMITED INTEREST TODAY WILL BE DRY FROPA
THIS AFTERNOON. SENSIBLE WX WILL BE CONFINED TO SUNSHINE...MIXING
WITH HIGHER BASED CU ACRS NC...WHERE 85-70H LAYER RH IS MARGINALLY
GREATER...MILD TEMPS...WHICH NEED LITTLE IF ANY TWEAKING THIS
MORNING...AND DEVELOPING GUSTY WINDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 315 AM SATURDAY...EVEN THOUGH FORECAST WILL BE PRECIP FREE
TONIGHT THRU MONDAY...IT WILL NOT BE UNEVENTFUL. A STRONG TROUGH
DIGS INTO NEW ENGLAND ON SUNDAY. SOUTH OF THE TROUGH...A BAND OF
STRONG WESTERLIES DEVELOPS. THE NAM HAS BACKED OFF ON THE STRENGTH
OF ITS LOW LEVEL WINDS...BUT THE GFS HAS HELD STEADY AROUND 50 KTS.
GIVEN THAT THE GFS IS USUALLY WEAKER AND THE NAM USUALLY
OVERDONE...THE FACT THAT THEY ARE BECOMING SIMILAR WITH WIND SPEEDS
IS LENDING CREDENCE TO A WIND EVENT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STILL LOOKS
LIKE THE BEST WESTERLIES AND PRESSURE RISES MOVE JUST TO THE NORTH
OF THE CWFA. THERE WILL BE DECENT COLD ADVECTION. ALSO...THERE IS
SOME SLOPING OF THE THETA SURFACES TO THE SURFACE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...WILL UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A WARNING WHILE DELAYING THE
START TIME UNTIL THIS EVENING. WINDS CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...SO
WILL EXTEND END TIME AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE WINDS QUICKLY LESSEN THE
FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST ONE GOES. RIGHT NOW DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A GOOD
CASE FOR WARNING WINDS OUTSIDE OF THE HIGH TERRAIN. ALTHOUGH THERE
ARE SOME SLOPING THETA SURFACES...THE GRADIENT IS NOT TIGHT AT ALL.
WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR REST OF THE NC MTNS AND HIGH
ELEVATION FOOTHILLS...BUT LEAVE OUT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR NOW. DO
EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP THERE AS WELL. FLOW BECOMES ZONAL
MONDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE WINDS TO
DIMINISH.

LOWS TONIGHT NEAR NORMAL MTNS AND A LITTLE ABOVE ELSEWHERE. HIGHS
SUNDAY BELOW NORMAL OVER THE MTNS BUT ABOVE NORMAL ELSEWHERE. LOWS
WELL BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGHS SUNDAY ON THE COOL SIDE OF
NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE UPSTATE AND NE GA WHERE THEY WILL BE ON THE
WARM SIDE.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 315 AM SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DIFFER WITH UPPER
LEVEL FEATURES FOR THE WED/THU SYSTEM. THE 00Z GFS IS ABOUT 12-18
HOURS FASTER WITH H5 WAVE THAN THE 00Z ECMWF...BUT BOTH MODELS HAVE
BEEN TRENDING TOWARD A COMMON SOLN SINCE LAST NIGHTS RUN. EVEN
THOUGH THE ULVL FEATURES DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY...THE LLVL
REFLECTIONS ARE REMARKABLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MOVEMENT AND
STRENGTH OF SFC LOW. MASS FIELDS ARE PRETTY SIMILAR AS WELL WITH THE
ONLY MAJOR DIFFERENCE BEING LINGERING SCATTERED SHOWERS ASSOCIATED
WITH SLOWER ECMWF H5 TROF. SO...CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY GOOD WITH MANY
ASPECTS OF THIS SYSTEM.

TUES SHOULD SEE INCREASING CLOUD COVER RATHER QUICKLY DURING THE
DAY....AS SOUTHERLY FLOW DEEPENS BRINGING DECENT H92-H85 THETA/E
ADVECTION ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWFA THROUGH 06Z WED. A SFC BOUNDARY
WILL WORK ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH AND INTO THE TN VALLEY DURING THIS
TIME WHILE BECOMING WAVEY. BOTH MODELS INDICATE A BIT OF ELEVATED
CAPE AND TT VALUES IN THE 40-50 C...SO ISOL GENERAL TS ARE NOT OUT
OF THE QUESTION TUE AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD SHOULD
BE FAIRLY STABLE AS SFC FRONT REMAINS ON THE WEAK SIDE SHEARING OUT
IN INCREASINGLY PARALLEL UPPER FLOW WHILE SUBSIDENCE INVERSIONS
STRENGTHEN. FOR WED DAYTIME...SOME WEIGHT WAS GIVEN TO THE SLOWER
UPPER TROF ADVERTISED BY THE ECMWF AND IF THIS IS THE CASE....THEN
SCT -SHRA SHOULD CONTINUE WITH A BRIEF WINDOW OF ISOL TS DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE MOISTURE IS SHUNTED EAST OF THE CWFA.
THIS SCENARIO COULD PRODUCE STRONGER STORMS THAN THE TUE EVENING
STORMS AS SOUNDINGS INDICATE GOOD H7-H5 LAPSE RATES IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A HIGH ENERGY S/W TROF.

A QUICKLY DRYING AIRMASS IS EXPECTED THU AS SOUTHERN EDGE OF POLAR
HIGH CROSSES THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRI. BOTH MODELS ALSO DEVELOP A
NW GOM LOW FRI WHICH SHOULD MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY SAT
AFTERNOON. THIS COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING STRONG TO
SEVERE TS AND POSSIBLY MCS/S ACROSS THE TN VALLEY FRI AFTERNOON...A
COUPLE OF WHICH COULD WORK INTO THE WESTERN CWFA. HOWEVER FOR NOW
HAVE ALL SHRA FRI AFTERNOON INTO SAT MORNING AS LLVL WEDGE SHOULD
KEEP INSTABILITY LEVELS LOW.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE SOLE SIG WX CONCERN FOR THE TAF PERIOD.
DEEPENING MIXING WILL RESULT IN WESTERLY WIND GUSTS 18-25 KTS
AT ALL LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE LOSING THEIR GUSTINESS
WITH LOSS OF HTG BY 00 UTC. EVEN THOUGH CAA AND NW LLVL JET
WILL BE INCREASING OVERNIGHT WILL HOLD OFF ON REINTRODUCING
GUSTY W TO NW WINDS UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE. STOUT W TO NW WIND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACRS THE FA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

AVIATION OUTLOOK...MAINLY DRY WX CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
WITH SHOWER CHANCES INCREASING ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
WEDNESDAY. DRY WX LOOKS TO RETURN FOR THURSDAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WEATHER WILL BE A BIG CONCERN TODAY AND SUNDAY. RH AND WINDS
WILL REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA...BUT WILL BE APPROACHING THEM.
PREVIOUS COORDINATION WITH LAND MANAGERS LEAD TO THE ISSUANCE OF A
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. WILL REISSUE AS THESE CONDITIONS ARE STILL
EXPECTED. BIGGER CONCERN FOR SUNDAY AS WINDS AND/OR GUSTS SHOULD HIT
RED FLAG ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE WINDS AND GOOD MIXING...DEW
POINTS SHOULD DROP LIKE A ROCK ON SUNDAY. RH SHOULD HIT CRITERIA
OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. RH WILL BE TRICKIER OVER THE MTNS SINCE COLD
ADVECTION WILL BE OCCURRING. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE
EXPECTED WEATHER...NC LAND MANAGERS HAVE REQUESTED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR SUNDAY. MANAGERS OF SC/GA TOOK MORE OF A WAIT AND SEE
ATTITUDE. THAT SAID...SURROUNDING OFFICES THOUGH IT PRUDENT TO GO
AHEAD AND ISSUE A WATCH FOR THESE AREAS. TOOK THE PATH OF LEAST
RESISTANCE...AND WILL ISSUE A WATCH AS WELL. DAY SHIFT CAN
COORDINATE WITH LAND MANAGERS AND ADJUST WATCH OR EVEN WARNINGS AS
NECESSARY.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY
     FOR NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
     048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-
     501>510.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY FOR
     NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509.
SC...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...CSH
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...CSH
FIRE WEATHER...RWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 6:00 AM EST, 7 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
600 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-101100-
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-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA AND 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.

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

.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.

WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-101100-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...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...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

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.

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND 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.

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SCZ001>014-019-101100-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH 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.

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

.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.

WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-101100-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
600 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...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...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

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.

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.
   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 4:25 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPAnderson45 hr
Feb 9, 4:25 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenwood45 hr
Feb 9, 5:45 AM ESTFire Weather WatchGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more10 hr
Feb 9, 4:25 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more18 hr
Feb 9, 3:36 PM ESTFire Weather WatchGSPElbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens24 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in North Carolina, 2008Red Flag Warnings in South Carolina, 2008Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.