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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2008, 4:46 AM EDT for 17 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Mar 19, 2008, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2008, 4:46 AM EDT (08:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2008, 6:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2008, 10:44 AM EDT
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Rabun County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:45 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 1055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 541 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 190846 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 446 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .AN ORGANIZED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-191600- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.080319T1000Z-080320T1000Z/ /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080319T1000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 446 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE PORTION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SAME AREA IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-191600- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.080320T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T0000Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 446 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY...FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-191600- /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.080319T1000Z-080320T1000Z/ 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-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...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 446 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-191600- /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 446 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY IN RABUN COUNTY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 07
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KGSP 191014 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 614 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .AN ORGANIZED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. NCZ033-048>052-058-059-192000- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080319T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 614 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-192000- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.080320T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 614 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-192000- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ 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-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...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 614 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 191849 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 249 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-200300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.080320T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 249 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A LULL IN THE GUSTY WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...SOME ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. $$ NCZ033-048>052-058-059-200300- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 249 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME GUSTY AGAIN AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTOT HE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-200300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 249 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND BECOME GUSTY AGAIN. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 191907 AAC NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 307 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO RIVER VALLEYS TODAY. AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-200315- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.080320T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 307 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE IS LIKELY TO BE A LULL IN THE GUSTY WINDS LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...SOME ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. $$ NCZ033-048>052-058-059-200315- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 307 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING AND BECOME GUSTY AGAIN AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-200315- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ 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-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...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 307 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS OCCASIONALLY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND BECOME GUSTY AGAIN. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 200227 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1027 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 NCZ033-048>052-058-059-201000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE... WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 1027 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-201000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1027 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...SOME ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-201000- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL... ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1027 PM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST THEN NORTHWEST TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS72 KGSP 200758 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 358 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 NCZ048-051-058-059-201600- /O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.080320T1000Z-080320T1600Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...SYLVA 358 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...FOR MADISON...SWAIN...GRAHAM...AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLIN MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT FOR THE SAME AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH...TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ010-201600- /O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.080320T1000Z-080320T1600Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 358 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR RABUN COUNTY IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAIN ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...SOME ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. $$ NCZ033-049-050-052-201600- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE 358 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR AVERY...MITCHELL...YANCEY AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-201600- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 358 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE AND UPPER FRENCH BROAD RIVER VALLEY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...SOME ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. $$ GAZ017-SCZ001>003-201600- /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 358 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-201000- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA- ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 358 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 201013 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 613 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 GAZ010-201600- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 613 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT OF RABUN COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR RABUN COUNTY UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NCZ048-051-058-059-201600- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...SYLVA 613 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR MADISON...SWAIN... GRAHAM AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME COUNTIES UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ004>014-019-201115- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1000Z/ 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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR... MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE... SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE... LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 613 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...HOWEVER BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH. $$ NCZ033-049-050-052-053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-201600- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 613 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT GAZ017-SCZ001>003-201600- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE 613 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ 07
000 WWUS72 KGSP 201444 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1044 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 GAZ010-NCZ033-049-050-052-053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-201545- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ RABUN-AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE... LAKE LURE 1044 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA SO THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ GAZ017-NCZ048-051-058-059-SCZ001>003-201545- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080320T1600Z/ HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE...SYLVA 1044 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA SO THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$
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 Mar 19, 4:23 AM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 4:23 AM EDT, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
423 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS TENNESSEE TODAY...REACHING THE
NORTHEASTERN STATES THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR REGION
FROM THE WEST LATE TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES TO INVADE OUR REGION FOR
THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A WELL AMPLIFIED UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST TODAY
WHILE AN UPPER TROUGH CROSSES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND A COLD FRONT
REACHES THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. A GUSTY SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL EXIT
AT THE SURFACE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES AND SUBSTANTIAL
WINDS ALOFT ARE TAPPED BY MIXING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN THE
MOUNTAINS BORDERING TN WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY.
GULF INFLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS LOW LEVEL
FLOW VEERS TO THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE AND LIFT
SHOULD BE PRESENT FOR HIGH POPS ACROSS THE AREA. CAPES OF 300 TO 500
J/KG WILL CROSS THE AREA...SUPPORTING THUNDER. WITH SUBSTANTIAL
SHEAR IN THE ATMOSPHERE...SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE...AND THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUR AREA INSIDE A BROAD SLIGHT RISK AREA. THE
FAVORED TIME FOR THUNDER AND SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON... JUST BEFORE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 245 AM WEDNESDAY...THE ACTIVE COLD FRONT AND UPPER TROF MOVE
EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. TIMING COULD BE SLOW ENUF FOR SOME
SEVERE STORMS TO BE ONGOING OVER THE I-77 CORRIDOR EARLY IN THE
PERIOD BEFORE DRY SLOT MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ENDING PRECIP
FROM WEST TO EAST OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE...NW
FLOW AND WEAK CAA WILL KEEP PRECIP ACROSS THE NC MTNS OVERNIGHT.
TEMPS AND THICKNESSES SHOW PRECIP WILL MIX WITH THEN CHANGE OVER TO
SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BUT REMAIN A MIX OR EVEN ALL RAIN IN
THE WARMER VALLEYS. RIGHT NOW...DO NOT HAVE ANY ACCUMULATIONS GIVEN
THE LIGHT QPF...THE SFC TEMPS AND THE SHORT DURATION OF THE PRECIP.
PRECIP SHOULD END QUICKLY THU MORNING AS MOISTURE DRIES UP. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN OVERNIGHT. EXPECT A BRIEF RELATIVE
LULL IN THE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE CAA KICKS IN. WIND
ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED TONIGHT ACROSS THE NC MTNS. ADV WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED THU AS WELL...BUT WILL HOLD OFF FOR NOW WITH
EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON. WILL BE BREEZY OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS...BUT
SHOULD BE BELOW EVEN LAKE WIND ADV LEVEL. DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN THU AND SLIDES EAST OF THE AREA FRIDAY. LOWS TONIGHT ACTUALLY A
LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL THEN BELOW NORMAL THU NITE. HIGHS THU NEAR
NORMAL NORTH AND ABOVE NORMAL SOUTH...THEN ABOVE NORMAL ALL AREAS
FRI.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 4 AM WEDNESDAY...A CLIPPER SYSTEM PASSES BY TO OUR NORTH
SATURDAY AND DRAGS A DRY COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN ON SUNDAY AND TAKES UP A DAMMING CONFIGURATION AS A GULF
LOW STRENGTHENS AND APPROACHES THE AREA. THE LOW CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN MONDAY AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE UP THE EAST COAST. THE LOW
PULLS AWAY FROM THE AREA TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST. THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE PRETTY CLOSE WITH THIS SCENARIO...BUT DO
DIFFER A LITTLE ON TIMING. HAVE TRIED TO TAKE A MIDDLE ROAD
REGARDING POPS WITH THESE SYSTEMS. HAVE SLIGHT CHC POP SUNDAY...CHC
SUNDAY NIGHT AND CHC MOST AREAS MONDAY. DRY ON BOTH SIDES OF THESE
PERIODS. TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY...BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY BUT WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND. THE MODELS ALSO SHOW
DIFFERENCES IN THE THERMAL PROFILE WITH THIS SYSTEM. THEREFORE...
HAVE ONLY INCLUDED RAIN WITH TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING AT THIS POINT.
THAT SAID...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR P-TYPE PROBLEMS ACROSS THE MTNS
IN THE NW FLOW BEHIND THE SYSTEM...AND POSSIBLY SOME AREAS AT ONSET
AS WELL.
&&
.AVIATION /09Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
COLD AIR DAMMING IS SLOW TO END...BUT THE WEDGE FRONT IS ON THE
MOVE...AND SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUPPLANT NORTHEAST WINDS.
BY DAWN...INCREASING MIXING HEIGHTS WILL TAP STRONGER WINDS
ALOFT...RESULTING IN GUSTS OVER 20 KNOTS.
CEILINGS WILL LOWER OVERNIGHT....BECOMING LIFR NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE
AND LOW IFR AT KCLT. MIXING DURING IN THE MORNING WILL LIFT
CEILINGS...HOWEVER MOST MODEL GUIDANCE KEEPS MVFR CEILING THROUGH
THE TAF PACKAGE PERIOD. THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT WILL INTRODUCE
CONVECTION TO THE AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE SLOW TO VEER...BUT AROUND MIDNIGHT
THE VALLEY CHANNELED WIND AT KAVL SHOULD FLIP OVER FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH.
OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE TO VFR AFTER
MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT PERHAPS AT KAVL WHERE UPVALLY FLOW MAY MAINTAIN
MVFR CEILINGS UNTIL DAWN THURSDAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
VERY DRY AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON
THURSDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH DEEP MIXING AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL
LEAD TO RH BELOW 25 PERCENT ACROSS MOST OF THE CWFA. WINDS OUTSIDE
OF THE MTNS SHOULD BE BELOW RED FLAG LEVELS...BUT WILL BE GUSTY.
WINDS WILL BE HIGHER ACROSS THE NC MTNS AND CLOSE TO RED FLAG LEVELS
ACROSS THE NRN MTNS. HOWEVER...THAT LOCATION WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST
RH WHILE VALLEYS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MTNS WILL SEE RH
BELOW 25 PERCENT. THERE WILL BE QUITE A BIT OF PRECIP TODAY AND
TONIGHT...SO COLLABORATION WITH LAND MANAGERS WILL BE NEEDED BEFORE
ANY RED FLAG PRODUCTS ARE ISSUED.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR GAZ017-018-026-
028-029.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR GAZ010.
NC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ053-
062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR
NCZ053-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-
057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
NCZ033-048>052-058-059.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-048>052-058-
059.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RWH
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...RWH
AVIATION...RWH
FIRE WEATHER...RWHHazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 12:58 AM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1258 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-200500- 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-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1258 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT 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...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS. STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT TO AIDE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-200500- RABUN-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- 1258 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...OVERNIGHT 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...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS. STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST AND WEAKLY UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT TO AIDE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. 07
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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.