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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

December 19, 200828 counties in North Carolina; Cherokee County, Chester County, York County, South Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2008, 2:30 PM EST for 28 counties in North Carolina; Cherokee County, Chester County, York County, South Carolina. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2008, 2:30 PM EST (19:30 UTC)
Expired
Dec 19, 2008, 9:04 PM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 31 counties

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, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2008-12-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 8 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2008-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
8 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
363 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 
WWUS72 KGSP 191930
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
230 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...GUSTY WINDS INTO MID EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...

.WINDS HAVE INCREASED IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-200300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.081219T1930Z-081220T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
230 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THIS EVENING.
GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET.

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.

$$

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ004>014-019-200300-
/O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
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
230 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT INTO THIS EVENING. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-200300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE
230 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
INTO THIS EVENING.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 192026
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
326 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER MOST OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.WINDS HAVE INCREASED IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ008-009-014-
200000-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T0000Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-CHEROKEE-YORK-
CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...
COLUMBUS...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...CHESTER
326 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND
WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS A SMALL PART OF
THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY
DIMINISH BY 7 PM. WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH WILL KNOCK DOWN A FEW
TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND
BLOCKING A FEW ROADS.

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.

$$

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-200300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
326 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THIS EVENING.
GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE
3500 FEET.

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-SCZ001>007-010>013-019-200300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...GREENWOOD
326 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT INTO THIS EVENING.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

MCAVOY
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 200006
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
706 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>007-010>013-019-200115-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...GREENWOOD
706 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA
AND THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW LAKE WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ008-009-014-
200115-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T0000Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-CHEROKEE-YORK-
CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORD...
COLUMBUS...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...CHESTER
706 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND
WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...GUSTS
UP TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ON SOME OF THE
LARGER LAKES.

$$

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-200300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
706 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS INTO THE LATE EVENING
HOURS. THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS WILL BE FOUND AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND IN WEST-FACING GAPS.

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.

$$

MCAVOY
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 200204
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
904 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-200315-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-081220T0300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
904 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

MCAVOY

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 Dec 19, 2:25 PM EST, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 2:25 PM EST, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
225 PM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH. THIS FRONT
WILL STALL OUT ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA CHRISTMAS EVE.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
H5 ZONAL FLOW TO CONTINUE OVER AREA. WITH STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
ASSOC WITH SFC LOW OVER OH VALLEY...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
INTO THIS EVE. WILL EXPAND LAKE WIND ADVSRY ACROSS CWA AND UPGRADE
TO WIND ADVSRY OVER NC MTNS THRU 03Z. AS SFC LOW MOVES TOWARD MID
ATLANTIC COAST PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES AND WINDS TAPER OFF BY LATE
EVE. FRONT LAYS OVER AREA AND IS EXPECTED TO STALL ACROSS S CWA LATE
TONIGHT. WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF UPPER FORCING HAVE CHANCE POPS
OVER MTNS ALONG TN BORDER...TAPERING TO SLIGHT CHANCE JUST SE OF
THERE...THRU 00Z...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE FAR W CWA TOWARD DAYBREAK.
MRNG LOWS L50S ACROSS S CWA...NEAR 50 N...40S MTNS. MOISTURE
INCREASES FROM THE SW SAT WITH INCREASING POPS THRU THE DAY AS SFC
BOUNDARY PUSHES BACK N AS A WARM FRONT. HI TEMPS SHOULD REACH INTO
THE M60S OVER S CWA...NEAR 60 N...50S MTNS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 200 PM FRIDAY...THERE IS DECENT AGREEMENT IN THE 12Z GUIDANCE
PACKAGE THAT RAINFALL WILL BE WIDESPREAD SAT NIGHT ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA DUE INITIALLY TO ISENTROPIC LIFT AND THEN THE APPROACH
OF A COLD FRONT. THE HEAVIEST TOTALS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS WHERE 1-2 INCHES IS LIKELY. LOOKS LIKE JUST 1/4-1/2 INCH
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT. AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE LOWER GREAT
LAKES EARLY SUNDAY...A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWING ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA. LOOKS LIKE THE FRONT AT 12Z SUN WILL BE CLOSE TO
A HKY-AND LINE...SO SOME SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN COUNTIES WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING...BUT END BY MIDDAY. STILL LOOKS
LIKE RAPID CLEARING WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG
COLD ADVECTION IS FORECAST TO OCCUR THROUGH SUNDAY WITH H850 TEMPS
FALLING TO AROUND -13C IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE IN THE DAY. HAVE
ADVERTISED STEADY TO FALLING TEMPS IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING SUNDAY.
TO THE EAST... DOWNSLOPE ADIABATIC WARMING EXPECTED TO COUNTER
COLD ADVECTION FOR A WHILE ON SUNDAY TO ALLOW TEMPS TO RISE A FEW
DEGREES FROM THEIR EARLY MORNING VALUES. IN REGARD TO NW
FLOW/UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS....NEITHER THE GFS OR NAM IS RESPONDING
WITH ANY QPF AS THE AIRMASS IS QUITE DRY. HOWEVER...CROSS SECTIONS
DO INDICATE SOME MOISTURE IN THE SFC-H850 LAYER WHICH MAY BE ENUF
FOR AT LEAST SOME FLURRIES IN FAVORED AREAS LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. WILL HAVE SOME LOW CHANCE POPS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE A CLEAR BUT COLD ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA AS AN ARCTIC HIGH MOVES EAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
REGION AND RIDGES SOUTH THROUGH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. MOS TEMP
GUIDANCE LOOKS TO BE TOO WARM ON MONDAY BASED ON LOW LEVEL THICKNESS
SCHEME. HENCE...WILL CUT MAX TEMPS BY ABOUT A CATEGORY WHICH RESULTS
IN MAX TEMPS IN THE 40-45 RANGE IN THE FOOTHILLS/PIEDMONT AND LOW
20S TO AROUND 30 MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM FRIDAY...VERY CHILLY AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY ON
TUESDAY...AS DEEP LAYER W/SW FLOW BECOMES ESTABLISHED BY LATE IN THE
DAY IN RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING PLAINS TROUGH. PRE-FRONTAL MOIST
UPGLIDE WILL BEGIN BY TUE EVENING...WITH CHANCES FOR PRECIP INCR
PRIOR TO 12Z WED. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FZRA/IP REMAINS POSSIBLE AT THE
ONSET OF PRECIP ACROSS THE MTNS...ESP IN SHELTERED VALLEYS.
HOWEVER...STRONG WARM ADVECTION WILL SPELL A TRANSITION TO RAIN BY
DAYBREAK.

THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE TRENDING TOWARD A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE CWFA. IN FACT...BOTH MODELS SUGGEST THE
FRONT WILL TAKE ON MORE OF A EAST/WEST ORIENTATION BEFORE SLOWING
DOWN OR EVEN STALLING OVER/NEAR THE AREA. THIS WOULD SUGGEST CHANCES
FOR RAIN WILL EXIST FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD.
THE LATEST HPC GUIDANCE FAVORS A MORE PROGRESSIVE SOLUTION THAN
SUGGESTED BY EITHER MODEL...ADVERTISING A DRY DAY 6/7. WE WILL
FEATURE A BLEND OF MODEL AND HPC GUIDANCE...WITH CHANCE POPS
DIMINISHING TO SLIGHT CHANCES FOR DAYS 6/7.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...CIG IMPROVING BUT STILL EXPECT TEMPO MVFR UNTIL 20Z. LOOK
FOR SW WINDS 15G25KT...TAPERING OFF AFTER 00Z. WINDS SHOULD KEEP LOW
LEVELS SOMEWHAT MIXED OVERNIGHT BUT MVFR VSBY PSBL AFT 08Z...VFR AFT
14Z WITH LGT SW WINDS.

LITTLE CHANGE FROM KCLT DISCUSSION FOR OTHER TERMINALS. POPS TOO LOW
TO MENTION THIS FCST CYCLE. WINDS AT KAVL ARE EXPECTED TO SWING NW
AFT 01Z.

OUTLOOK...CIG/VSBY RESTRICTIONS WITH INCREASING POPS SAT AFTN AS
WARM FRONT APPROACHES FROM SW. THEN A STRONG COLD FRONT CLEARS THE
REGION OUT SUN WITH DRY HIGH PRESSURE THRU TUE.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-
     056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
     019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...RB
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...JDL
AVIATION...RB
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 10:26 AM EST, 4 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1026 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ004>014-019-201530-
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-
1026 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>003-201530-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-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-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
1026 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA 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.

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 10:13 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more9 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2008Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2008Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.