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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 9, 200825 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2008, 4:25 AM EST for 25 counties in North Carolina; 4 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 9, 2008, 2:32 PM EST. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2008, 4:25 AM EST (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2008, 2:32 PM EST
Expired
Feb 11, 2008, 1:00 AM EST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 35 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander 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, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Greenwood County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 225 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 00:00Z on 2008-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2008-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
30 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 090925
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
425 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING...

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-091730-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.080209T2300Z-080211T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.080209T1700Z-080210T0300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
425 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.

THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS.
MOST OF THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES OF THIS AREA LATER TONIGHT AND ON
SUNDAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-091730-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.080209T1700Z-080210T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
425 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
10 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY. 

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.

THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN
FOOTHILLS. MOST OF THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES OF THIS AREA LATER
TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY.

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.

$$
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 091548
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1048 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH SUNDAY...

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-092200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.080209T1700Z-080210T0300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1048 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.
STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT
TONIGHT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION
OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. MOST OF THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES OF THIS AREA
LATER TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-092200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.080209T1700Z-080210T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1048 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS. MOST OF THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES OF THIS AREA LATER
TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 091932
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
232 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH SUNDAY...

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-100400-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
232 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION
OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-100400-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
232 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY. 

STOUT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

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.

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-100400-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.080210T0300Z-080211T0600Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
232 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 AM EST MONDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF AROUND 35 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS DURING THE
PRE- DAWN HOURS AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 100306
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1006 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH SUNDAY...

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-101115-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1006 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION
OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-101115-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080210T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1006 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS DURING THE
PRE-DAWN HOURS AND THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

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.

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-101115-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1006 PM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM EST
MONDAY. 

STOUT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT
SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS THROUGHOUT THE
DAY ON SUNDAY.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 100847
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
347 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY...

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-101700-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
347 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED AND BECOME NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH... ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS
BY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-101700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.080210T1400Z-080211T0200Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
347 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AND INCREASE IN SPEED
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. WIND
SPEEDS ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE...AND
THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL REACH 15 TO 25 MPH BY
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS WELL.

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

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-101700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
347 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED AND BECOME NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND THE BLUE RIDGE SECTION
OF THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS BY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

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.

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-101700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.080210T1200Z-080211T0600Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
347 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
EST MONDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN SPEED AND BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS BY AFTERNOON.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 101515
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1015 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-102200-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE
1015 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.

INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH LATER TODAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER POLES
COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1015 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH LATER TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE
SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1015 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH LATER TODAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE
LEE SLOPES.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER POLES
COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-508-510-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1015 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH LATER TODAY.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER POLES
COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
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
1015 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH LATER TODAY.

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 101742
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1242 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

NCZ035-048-053-065-502-504-506-102200-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ALEXANDER-MADISON-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...
MORGANTON...MARION
1242 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1242 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-507-509-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LAKE LURE
1242 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE
1242 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FEW
TREES AND/OR POWER POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ508-510-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1242 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-102200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
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
1242 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH.

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 101833
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
133 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-SCZ001>008-010-110200-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ANDERSON
133 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.|

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE TOPPLED BY
THE WIND...SO BE WARY OF THIS PROBABILITY.

$$

NCZ033-035-048>050-053-065-501>506-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
133 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-507-509-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LAKE LURE
133 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE
133 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FEW
TREES AND/OR POWER POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ508-510-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
133 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

GAZ029-SCZ009-011>014-019-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
ELBERT-YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...ROCK HILL...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
133 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH.

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 101922
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...

GAZ029-SCZ011-019-110200-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...ABBEVILLE...GREENWOOD
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH.

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. A FEW TREES AND POWER POLES
WILL LIKELY BE TOPPLED.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ036-037-056-057-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-
110200-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
ANDERSON
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.|

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ033-035-048>050-053-065-501>506-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-507-509-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD...LAKE LURE
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ068>072-082-SCZ003-006>008-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FEW
TREES AND/OR POWER POLES WILL BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ508-510-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

SCZ009-012>014-110200-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
YORK-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER
222 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH.

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 110117
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...

NCZ053-065-110600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY
THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE AT
THE TOPS OF RIDGES AND MOUNTAIN PEAKS THROUGH THE LATE PART OF THE
EVENING.

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.

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-110600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-NCZ036-037-056-057-SCZ001-002-004-005-010-
110500-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
ANDERSON
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH LATE EVENING. ALTHOUGH
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THERE COULD BE SOME
GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER...WHICH ARE DANGEROUS TO BOATERS ON OPEN
LAKES. THE WINDS SHOULD FINALLY WEAKEN AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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

$$

NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-110500-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0500Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN...BREVARD
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE LATE PART OF THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH
DAMAGING GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THERE COULD STILL BE A FEW
GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR HIGHER...WHICH ARE DANGEROUS TO BOATERS ON OPEN
LAKES. THE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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

$$

GAZ029-NCZ068>072-082-SCZ006>008-011-019-110500-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0500Z/
ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-ABBEVILLE-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ABBEVILLE...GREENWOOD
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE
CAROLINAS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. ALTHOUGH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...THERE COULD BE A FEW GUSTS OF 35 MPH...
WHICH ARE DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS ON OPEN LAKES. A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES.
SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

THE WINDS SHOULD WEAKEN FURTHER AROUND MIDNIGHT.

$$

NCZ033-048>050-501-503-505-110600-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION INTO THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

SCZ003-110600-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FEW
TREES AND/OR POWER POLES WILL BE TOPPLED.

$$

SCZ009-012>014-110500-
/O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080211T0500Z/
YORK-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF SOUTH
CAROLINA THROUGH THE LATE PART OF THE EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40
MPH.

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

$$

NCZ507-509-110600-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
THE IMMEDIATE LEE SLOPES.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

NCZ508-510-110600-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
817 PM EST SUN FEB 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH.

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. A FEW TREES AND/OR POWER
POLES COULD BE TOPPLED.

$$

MOORE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 110609
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
109 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...

NCZ033-048>050-501-503-505-111200-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0011.080211T0609Z-080211T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
109 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
FROM MADISON COUNTY NORTHWARD...AND OVER THE BLUE RIDGE PORTIONS
OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...WINDS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH
DAYBREAK. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

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

$$

NCZ035-053-065-502-504-506>510-SCZ003-110715-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080211T0600Z/
ALEXANDER-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...
MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
109 AM EST MON FEB 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER THE AREA OUTSIDE OF THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN 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 Feb 9, 3:52 AM EST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 3:52 AM EST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
352 AM EST SAT FEB 9 2008

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

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A CHANNELED VORT MAX ROUNDS THE UPPER TROUGH UPSTREAM THIS MORNING
JUST NW OF THE MOUNTAINS...THEN A STRENGTHENING SHORTWAVE REACHES
THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA
TODAY...BUT WITH LITTLE MOISTURE. WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY
AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE CARRIED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NC
MOUNTAINS FROM HAYWOOD COUNTY NORTH. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE
RATHER WARM AS THE UPPER RIDGE HAS YET TO FULLY DEPART...AND
DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO WARMING IN THE LEE OF THE
MOUNTAINS.

&&

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

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

&&

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

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

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

&&

.AVIATION /09Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS DURING THIS
FORECAST PERIOD. WIND WILL VEER AND INCREASE BEHIND A FRONTAL
PASSAGE TODAY...BECOMING QUITE GUSTY. BY EVENING WINDS WILL DECREASE
TO 10 KNOT OR LESS.

AVIATION OUTLOOK...MAINLY DRY WX CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...WITH SHOWER CHANCES INCREASING ON TUESDAY.
STRONG AND GUSTY NW WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. A FRONT WILL CROSS
THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY CAUSING CEILING AND
VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN PRECIPITATION...FOLLOWED BY DRYING ON
WEDNESDAY.

&&

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

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...JAT
FIRE WEATHER...RWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 3:54 PM EST, 12 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
354 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-092100-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
354 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-502-504-506>510-092100-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
354 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH...BEHIND THE FRONT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONGER WINDS WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...AND ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND FAR WESTERN PIEDMONT DURING THE DAY ON
SUNDAY. IF THIS HAPPENS...THEN A HIGH WIND WATCH OR WARNING MAY
NEED TO BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THIS AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001-002-004-005-010>014-019-092100-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
354 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ003-006>009-092100-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
354 PM EST FRI FEB 8 2008

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

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 OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS
MAY BRIEFLY GUST HIGHER FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MCAVOY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 4:25 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba and 8 more45 hr
Feb 9, 4:25 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more18 hr
Feb 9, 5:45 AM ESTFire Weather WatchGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more10 hr
Feb 9, 1:34 PM ESTRed Flag WarningGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more31 hr
Feb 9, 3:36 PM ESTFire Weather WatchGSPElbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, Stephens24 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2008Wind Advisories in Georgia, 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.