Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

000 
WWUS82 KGSP 191047
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
547 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-502-504-192300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0006.080219T1400Z-080219T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
547 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008

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

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT.

THE COMBINATION OF INCREASINGLY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT...WILL
GIVE RISE TO DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY.

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 MILD TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS82 KGSP 191500
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
959 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-502-504-192300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080219T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
959 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

THE COMBINATION OF INCREASINGLY GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO LESS THAN 25 PERCENT...AND LOW FUEL
MOISTURE...WILL GIVE RISE TO DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY.

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 MILD TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$
07

000 
WWUS82 KGSP 192044
RFWGSP

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
344 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2008

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-502-504-200500-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0007.080220T1400Z-080221T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080219T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
344 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2008

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT
AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN WEDNESDAY...THOUGH WINDS
WINDS MAY GUST A LITTLE HIGHER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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 MILD TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

NCZ082-506-508-510-200500-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0007.080220T1400Z-080221T0200Z/
UNION NC-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
344 PM EST TUE FEB 19 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO AROUND
25 PERCENT AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON
WEDNESDAY OVER PARTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
722 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED
STATES INTO WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REACH OUR AREA
FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AND STALL OUT.  MOISTURE WILL BE
INCREASING AGAIN FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURES CROSSING THE
SOUTHERN STATES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS UPSTREAM APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT. THE MAIN PROBLEMS TO FOCUS ON FOR THE LOCAL
FORECAST ARE WINDS AND SNOW POTENTIAL.

MODEL TIME HEIGHTS SHOW 850 MB WINDS INCREASING FROM 30 TO 40
KNOTS...WHILE DOWNWARD VERTICAL MOTIONS PEAKS AT 09Z. EVEN STRAIGHT
NAM WINDS WOULD NOT SUPPORT A WIND ADVISORY...AND THE NAM SEEMS
OVERDONE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE MODEL GUIDANCE BRINGS THE WIND
BELOW 10 KNOTS. A BLEND OF TWO PARTS NAM TO ONE PART ADJUSTED MAV
GUIDANCE WOULD SUPPORT LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER MIDNIGHT IN
THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT BLUE RIDGE.

ALTHOUGH WINDS INCREASE AND AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT EXISTS...MOISTURE
ALONG THE TN LINE BECOMES QUITE LIMITED AFTER 06Z. SLIGHT CHANCE
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE CARRIED FROM THE SMOKIES NORTHWARD BEFORE
MIDNIGHT...WITH JUST THE BEECH MOUNTAIN AREA IN SLIGHT CHANCE
AFTERWARD.

WITH THE WIND UP...THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD REMAIN MIXED
OVERNIGHT...AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN RAISED ABOUT TWO
DEGREES TO BETTER FIT GUIDANCE AND NEIGHBORING OFFICES.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 245 PM MONDAY...MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THRU THE SHORT
TERM. SHORT WAVE AND WEAK CLIPPER-TYPE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA
TUESDAY. NOT MUCH MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT COULD BE ISOLATED
VERY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE NC MTNS. DO NOT
HAVE ANY ACCUMULATING PRECIP OVER THAT AREA FOR NOW. THE BIGGER
PROBLEM WILL BE THE WINDS. DEEP MIXING AND STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS
WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE CWFA. WIND GUSTS
WILL BE CLOSE TO WIND ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE MTNS...AND COULD
REACH THAT HIGH OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. SINCE WE WILL HAVE AN ONGOING
LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WILL HOLD OF ANY ADDITIONAL ISSUANCE TO AVOID
CONFUSION. EXPECT THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT WILL NEED TO RAMP UP WIND
PRODUCTS ACROSS THE AREA. HIGHS ABOVE NORMAL OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS AND
BELOW NORMAL OVER THE MTNS.

NEARLY ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT SHORT
WAVE AND CLIPPER-TYPE SYSTEM FOR WEDNESDAY. EXPECT DIMINISHING WINDS
AND DRY WX TUE NITE. LOWS NEAR NORMAL. GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
ON PRECIP CHC WITH THE CLIPPER FOR WED. MUCH MORE MOISTURE WITH THIS
SYSTEM...EXCEPT OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS WHERE LOW LEVELS REMAIN MOSTLY
DRY. HAVE GONE WITH CHC POP NC MTNS...SLIGHT CHC BLUE RIDGE TO NO
POP OUTSIDE OF THERE. TEMPS START OUT COLD ENOUGH FOR SOME SNOW
MIXING IN AT ONSET...BUT GOOD WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
CHANGES PRECIP TO ALL RAIN FROM MID MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL PICK UP ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN WED. WINDS AND GUSTS LIKELY NOT
AS HIGH AS TUE...BUT COULD EASILY REACH LAKE WIND ADV LEVELS. HIGHS
WED ABOVE NORMAL.

TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA WED NIGHT. BEST
MOISTURE AND FORCING MOVE EAST OF THE AREA. THERE WILL BE ENUF
LINGERING FOR CHC TO SLIGHT CHC POP WED EVENING...BUT DRY WX WED
NIGHT. COLD AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CAUSE A PRECIP
CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE ENDING...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FOR
NOW. LOWS WED NITE BELOW NORMAL MTNS AND NEAR NORMAL ELSEWHERE.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 PM MONDAY...THE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PERIOD IS LOOKING
INCREASINGLY INTERESTING FOR POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER. CLASSIC
PATTERN OF A NORTHERN STREAM TROF MOVING OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
WITH AN APPROACHING SRN STREAM UPPER LOW. THERE ARE A FAIR AMOUNT OF
MODEL DIFFERENCES ON HOW THINGS BEGIN WITH THE SYSTEM. THE 84 HR NAM
IS DEEPER WITH THE NRN STREAM TROF OVER NEW ENGLAND. THIS KEEPS
THE AIRMASS MUCH DRIER OVER THE REGION AND DELAYS RETURN FLOW PCPN.
THE GFS ON THE OTHER HAND IS WEAKER WITH THE NRN STREAM TROUGH...
WITH PCPN OVERSPREADING THE AREA DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE
ECMWF HAS A MORE CONSOLIDATED SRN STREAM UPPER LOW THAN DOES THE
GFS...A SOLUTION HPC FAVORS. CERTAINLY THIS IS WHAT MORE TYPICALLY
HAPPENS WITH EJECTING SRN STREAM SYSTEMS...AND I LIKE IT AS WELL.
ANOTHER THING TO NOTE IS THAT THE LATEST 87 HR SREF HAS SFC
PRESSURES AROUND 6 MB HIGHER THAN DOES THE LATEST GFS OVER THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS. SOME OF THIS IS OF COURSE THE COLDER NAM MAKING
ITSELF FELT...BUT IT/S AN INTERESTING TREND.

AT THIS POINT I HAVE A LITTLE SNOW COMING INTO THE MOUNTAINS EARLY
ON THU...BUT THE WAY THINGS ARE TRENDING...I WOULDN/T BE SURPRISED
TO SEE EARLY THU DRY. AFTER THAT I SLOWLY RAMP POPS UP DURING THE
DAY AND THEN HAVE LIKELY POPS THU NIGHT...CONSISTENT WITH JUST ABOUT
ALL THE MEDIUM RANGE MODEL GUIDANCE WHICH SHOW THIS TO BE THE PERIOD
OF BEST FORCING. FOR NOW I HAVE TEMPS SETTLING TO JUST A COUPLE
DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING OVER A GOOD BIT OF THE FA. THE HIGH IS FAIRLY
PROGRESSIVE AND GFS SFC DEWPOINTS DON/T SETTLE DOWN AS MUCH AS I/D
LIKE TO SEE AS THE RIDGE MOVES IN. HOWEVER...SREF DEWPOINTS ARE
LOWER. IF THESE DEWPOINTS VERIFY...THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE MUCH HIGHER THU NIGHT OVER A GOOD
BIT OF THE MTNS...FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT. ALSO...THE GFS
PARTIAL THICKNESS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN THU
NIGHT.

PCPN SHOULD CONTINUE FRIDAY...THEN END DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SRN
STREAM REMAINS QUITE ACTIVE SAT-SUN. OVERALL I THINK THAT THIS
PERIOD WILL BE DRY AS NONE OF THE SRN STREAM FEATURES SEEM TO HAVE
ANY AMPLITUDE...BUT I DID TREND A LITTLE TOWARD THE UNSETTLED SIDE
OF THE SPECTRUM DURING THIS PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION /01Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
EXPECT THE TERMINALS TO LOOSE THEIR GUSTINESS EARLY THIS EVENING AS
MIXED LAYER SHRINKS WITH LOSS OF HTG...BUT REMAIN 6-10 KTS ALL NIGHT
AND CONTINUE FROM THE WEST. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP BY
MID-MORNING TUESDAY AND CONTINUE ALL DAY.

OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE REGION FROM TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO RETURN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. A COMPLEX SYSTEM MAY BRING WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION AND CEILING AND VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. A FRONT WITH SEVERAL TRANSIENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL
KEEP MOISTURE IN THE VICINITY OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DEEP MIXING AND STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS TUESDAY WILL LEAD TO RED FLAG
LEVEL WINDS AND GUSTS. THE DEEP MIXING AND DOWNSLOPE WILL LEAD TO
WARM TEMPS AND LOW DEW POINTS. RH SHOULD EASILY DROP BELOW 25
PERCENT OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS...AND POSSIBLY THE MTN VALLEYS.
COORDINATION WITH GA AND SC LAND MANAGERS INDICATE 10 HR FUELS ARE
WET FROM THE RECENT RAIN...BUT WINDS MAY QUICKLY DRY THE FINE FUELS.
THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

AFTER COORDINATION WITH NC LAND MANAGERS...THEY SURMISED THAT FUEL
MOISTURES WERE LOW ENUF AND EXPECTED TO DRY FURTHER ON TUESDAY TO
WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE PIEDMONT AND A PORTION OF THE
FTHLS.

WINDS AND GUSTS WILL BE LOWER ON WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL STILL BE
WINDY. RH SHOULD BE HIGHER WITH SOME MOISTURE RETURN AHEAD OF THE
CLIPPER-TYPE COLD FRONT.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR NCZ035>037-
     056-057-068>072-502-504.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST TUESDAY
     FOR NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...MCAVOY
AVIATION...CSH
FIRE WEATHER...RWH/CSH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
346 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-192100-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
346 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

WINDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS...AND POSSIBLY
FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH
CAROLINA UPSTATE.

A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS BUILDS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY. MOISTURE
RETURNING ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT
COULD LEAD TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ035>037-048-051>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-502-504-506>510-
192100-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
346 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THE WIND COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER. A FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY.

A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS BUILDS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY. MOISTURE
RETURNING ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT
COULD LEAD TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-192100-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
346 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST
TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINDS AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. THE WIND COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE DANGER. A FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY.

A COLD AND DRY AIR MASS BUILDS INTO THE AREA THURSDAY. MOISTURE
RETURNING ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT
COULD LEAD TO A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION THURSDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
320 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-191200-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
320 PM EST MON FEB 18 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
ON TUESDAY ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT ACROSS
THIS AREA AS WELL. 10 HOUR FUEL MOISTURES ARE QUITE HIGH DUE TO
THE RECENT RAINFALL. HOWEVER...FINE FUELS WILL DRY QUICKLY TUESDAY
WITH THE INCREASING WINDS. THEREFORE...HEIGHTENED FIRE DANGER IS
EXPECTED.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA ON TUESDAY. A
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE NEEDED FOR NORTH CAROLINA AFTER
COORDINATION WITH NORTH CAROLINA LAND MANAGERS HAS BEEN
ACCOMPLISHED.