Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 2, 2008, 10:43 AM EST for 8 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 2, 2008, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2008, 10:43 AM EST (15:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2008, 11:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 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, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 1655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 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 021543 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1043 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WINDY TO VERY WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY... .A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS AND DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHILE OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE PIEDMONT. NCZ064-065-022300- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2300Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1043 AM EST WED JAN 2 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 FOR TRANSYLVANIA AND HENDERSON COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-022300- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.080102T1600Z-080102T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1043 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GERAPETRITIS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 021908 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 208 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS... .STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW BETWEEN PLAINS HIGH PRESSURE AND COASTAL LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WHILE OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE PIEDMONT. NCZ053-059-062-063-501-503-505-022300- /O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN 208 PM EST WED JAN 2 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 ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 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. $$ NCZ064-065-022300- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 208 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-022300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 208 PM EST WED JAN 2 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 NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GERAPETRITIS
000 WWUS72 KGSP 022256 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 556 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-030000- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 556 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-030000- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080102T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 556 PM EST WED JAN 2 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 TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SO THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 2, 6:39 AM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 6:39 AM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
639 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY...PRODUCING MORE SNOW ALONG THE TENNESSEE
BORDER. ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SETTLE INTO OUR AREA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL OCCUR OVER THE
WEEKEND AS THE HIGH MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW EVENT CONTINUES UNFOLDING AS OF 08Z...WITH NICE
CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWER SIGNATURES AND HORIZONTAL ROLLS SEEN ON RADAR
IMAGERY AND VERY COLD CLOUD TOP TEMPS ON IR IMAGERY. EXPECT THE
SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIP TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WITH
OCCASIONAL SURGES ALONG THE TN BORDER IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS. MODELS
INDICATE THAT LITTLE CHANGE WILL HAPPEN TO THE CHARACTER OF THE
MOISTURE AND NW FLOW...SO THE HIGH POP WILL BE CONTINUED THROUGH THE
END OF THE PERIOD ALONG THE TN BORDER. SOME PLACES MIGHT GET
SUBSTANTIALLY MORE ACCUMULATION THAN OTHERS...DEPENDING ON WHERE
CONVECTIVE ROLLS LINE UP...BUT THAT IS HARD TO PREDICT. SEE NO
REASON TO NOT STAY THE COURSE. EAST OF THE MTNS...CANNOT RULE OUT
SOME CONVECTIVE CLOUD STREETS FORCED BY CONVERGENCE IN THE FLOW TO
THE LEE OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IN THOSE BANDS OF CLOUDS...WE SHOULD
SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES. WILL BASICALLY BROAD BRUSH THIS
FOR THE MORNING HOURS ANYWAY. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF ONE OR TWO
PLACES PICK UP A QUICK INCH...BUT THE ADVISORY AREA WILL NOT BE
EXPANDED AT THIS TIME. TEMPS WERE NUDGED DOWNWARD TODAY IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE COOLER MET GUIDANCE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MTNS
WHERE SNOW IS FRESH.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 AM WEDNESDAY...THE 00Z/02 NAM HAS COME IN SLOWER ONCE
AGAIN ON TAPERING OFF SNOW IN THE NC MTNS (ESPECIALLY FROM MADISON
COUNTY NORTH). EVEN THE GFS HAS PICKED UP ON BRINGING IN ANOTHER
SLUG OF MOISTURE AFTER 00Z THURSDAY FROM THE GREAT LAKES. H92-85
WINDS VEER TO MORE NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY AND STAY AROUND 20-30 KT.
ALSO...H85 TEMPS STAY MINUS 12 TO 16C...KEEPING DENDRITIC GROWTH
FAVORABLE THROUGH THE NIGHT. USING 00Z/02 NAM AND 21Z/01 SREF QPF AS
A BASE...IT LOOKS LIKE 2-4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE NOT OUT
OF THE QUESTION AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT IN THE NRN MTNS BORDERING TN.
SO I WILL EXTEND THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
MADISON/YANCEY/MITCHELL/AVERY COUNTIES UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY.
ELSEWHERE...MOISTURE AND WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH...ALLOWING SNOW
SHOWERS TO TAPER OFF WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUM EXPECTED. IT WILL
FEEL PRETTY COLD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE OUT
OF THE NORTHWEST 5-10 MPH COMBINED WITH TEMPS IN THE TEENS TO MIDDLE
20S CREATING WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS.
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...UPPER TROUGH PUSHES OFF THE EAST COAST
AND A STRONG 1044 MB HIGH NOSES IN FROM THE WEST. ANY LINGERING LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAINS QUICKLY RETREATS
NORTHEASTWARD. AGAIN...WITH GUIDANCE COMING IN A LITTLE LATER ON
POPS ENDING THURSDAY MORNING...I DID ADD A CHC POP FOR THE NRN MTNS
BORDERING TN TILL 15Z THURSDAY. BY MIDDAY...SKIES SHOULD CLEAR
EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE CWFA...AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. IT
WILL BE COLD THURSDAY...WITH THICKNESSES SUPPORTING MAX TEMPS BARELY
INTO THE LWR 30S IN THE MTNS (EVEN COLDER IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS)...AND UPR 30S TO LWR 40S ON THE PIEDMONT. WITH THE SFC
HIGH CENTERED OVER THE CAROLINA PIEDMONT THURSDAY NIGHT...NEARLY
IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO PLUMMET TO
THE COLDEST OF THE SEASON WITH MID-UPR TEENS (SINGLE DIGITS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS).
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM WEDNESDAY...UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES HIGHLY ZONAL...AS
A HUGE SFC RIDGE SLOWLY MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST. RETURN FLOW WILL
ALLOW TEMPS TO SLOWLY MODERATE TO 5 TO 10 DEG ABOVE NORMAL BY THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. OVERALL...NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
AREA...AS MOISTURE WILL BE SLOW TO RETURN. THE 00Z/02 GFS WANTS TO
BRING IN SOME QPF FROM EAST OF FL BY MONDAY AFTN. FOR NOW...I HAVE
POP TRENDING UP TO CHC TUESDAY AND TUES NIGHT...AS UPPER TROUGH DIGS
ACROSS THE MS VALLEY AND LLVL MOISTURE INCREASES.
&&
.AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
A BREEZY VFR FORECAST FOR MOST TAF SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
KAVL BEING THE NOTABLE EXCEPTION. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BLOW
UP THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
DAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRIEFLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY INTO THE
IFR RANGE WITH CEILINGS DROPPING DOWN INTO MVFR...THEN POPPING BACK
UP SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THIS WILL BE HANDLED WITH 4 HR TEMPO
GROUP...UNTIL THE SHOWERS START TO LET UP LATER IN THE MORNING.
PREVAILING CONDITIONS WILL BE KEPT VFR WITH LOW END CEILINGS. THE
MOISTURE LIFTS OUT AND DIMINISHES LATE IN THE DAY. OUTSIDE THE
MTNS...GUSTY NW WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN PROBLEM. EXPECT A FEW CLOUD
LINES DOWNWIND OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHICH COULD BRING A
TEMPORARY VFR CEILING. THE WIND SHOULD ABATE AND CLOUDS SHOULD
DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN.
AVIATION OUTLOOK...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD INTO THE TERMINAL FORECAST
AREA THROUGH LATE WEEK AND DOMINATE THE REGION WITH DRY WEATHER AND
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH...WILL AFFECT THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT DURING THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RH VALUES FALLING
BELOW 25 PERCENT TO ENHANCE FIRE DANGER. BASED ON FUEL MOISTURE
INPUT FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA FORESTRY SERVICE...WILL ISSUE A RED
FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NCZ051>053-058-059.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-
048>050.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ035>037-
056-057-068>072-082.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
NCZ062-063-501-503-505.
SC...SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST TODAY FOR SCZ001.
&&
SYNOPSIS...PM
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...HGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 4:00 AM EST, 6 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 400 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ064-065-502-504-506>510-SCZ002>014-019-030900- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 400 AM EST WED JAN 2 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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-017-SCZ001-030900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- 400 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND 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. SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-030900- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- 400 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR 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. RED FLAG WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ051>053-058-059-030900- SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- 400 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ033-048>050-030900- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 400 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... 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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ062-063-501-503-505-030900- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 400 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS 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. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ARK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 10:43 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 7 hr |
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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.