Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 262028
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
328 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...

.THE CIRCULATION AROUND A STRONG NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING DEEP MOISTURE AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS EVENING AND MAY LINGER THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NCZ033-048>052-058-270500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.080226T2300Z-080227T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
328 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BEHIND A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT
THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
LOCATIONS ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH A FEW LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE QUITE VARIABLE ACROSS THESE
AREAS...AS IS TYPICAL WITH THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING
TONIGHT. RUNOFF AND LINGERING MOISTURE FROM EARLIER RAINFALL MAY
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLACK ICE. ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
SLIPPERY AS SNOWFALL BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF DRIFTING
AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NCZ053-059-062-501-503-505-270500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.080226T2300Z-080227T2300Z/
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
328 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BEHIND A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF
THE FAVORED AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE...PRODUCING
PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOWFALL. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A
TIGHT GRADIENT IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN
MACON AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES WHERE THE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY
WILL SEE MORE SNOWFALL THAN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NED

000
WWUS42 KGSP 270258
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
958 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...

.THE CIRCULATION AROUND A STRONG NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING DEEP MOISTURE AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. 

NCZ033-048>052-058-271100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
958 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING
OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS WILL FALL WELL BELOW FREEZING
TONIGHT. RUNOFF AND LINGERING MOISTURE FROM EARLIER RAINFALL MAY
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLACK ICE. ROADS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
SLIPPERY AS SNOWFALL BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF DRIFTING
AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NCZ053-059-062-501-503-505-271100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
958 PM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THE
FAVORED AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE...PRODUCING PERIODS
OF LIGHTER SNOWFALL. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A TIGHT
GRADIENT IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN MACON
AND BUNCOMBE COUNTIES WHERE THE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY WILL
SEE MORE SNOWFALL THAN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 270842
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
342 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.THE CIRCULATION AROUND A STRONG NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING DEEP MOISTURE AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NCZ033-048>052-058-272100-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
342 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY. 

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND MOST OF THE NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD
MORNING ON THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

AS TEMPERATURES HAVE RAPIDLY FALLEN TO SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW
FREEZING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...RUNOFF AND LINGERING
MOISTURE FROM EARLIER RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLACK ICE. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD LEAD TO
AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NCZ507-509-272100-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.080227T1100Z-080227T2300Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE
342 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY
THIS MORNING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS...INCLUDING AREAS FROM SALUDA
TO LAKE LURE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE AROUND AN
INCH OR LESS....THOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE MORE IN ANY
PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS THAT DEVELOP. AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO BELOW
FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...ANY SNOW IS LIKELY TO MELT AND
REFREEZE...CAUSING SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

GAZ010-NCZ063>065-272100-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
RABUN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
342 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY
THIS MORNING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS...INCLUDING AREAS FROM CLAYTON
TO BREVARD AND HENDERSONVILLE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO
AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH OR LESS...THOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE
MORE IN ANY PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS THAT DEVELOP. AS TEMPERATURES
FALL TO BELOW FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...ANY SNOW IS LIKELY TO
MELT AND REFREEZE...CAUSING SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

NCZ053-059-062-501-503-505-272100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
342 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY. AS AN
UPPER LOW CROSSES THE REGION...SNOW SHOWERS AREA EXPECTED TO
AFFECT A LARGER AREA THAN TYPICALLY OCCURS WITH NORTHWEST FLOW
SNOW EVENTS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THESE AREAS WILL GENERALLY
RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. 

A TIGHT GRADIENT IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS.
FOR INSTANCE...THE NORTHERN END OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY WILL SEE
CONSIDERABLY MORE SNOW THAN THE SOUTHERN END OF THE COUNTY.
ALSO...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MACON COUNTY ARE LIKELY TO SEE
MORE SNOW THAN WILL THE VALLEYS. ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS...AREAS FROM JUST SOUTH OF BLOWING ROCK TO JONAS RIDGE
MAY SEE LOCALLY UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
MCAVOY

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 271547
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1047 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER...

.THE CIRCULATION AROUND A STRONG NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING DEEP MOISTURE AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NCZ064-065-501-503-505-507-509-271700-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1047 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING...NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NCZ033-048>052-058-280000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
1047 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
MAINLY ALONG THE BORDER WITH TENNESSEE...THROUGH AT LEAST LATE
THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD MORNING ON THURSDAY. THERE
MAY BE A RELATIVE LULL IN THE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH THE
MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON. THE PASSAGE OF ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE
AND THE ARRIVAL OF MORE MOISTURE FROM THE NORTHWEST SHOULD PROVIDE
FOR ANOTHER SURGE IN SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS COULD
LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

GAZ010-NCZ053-059-062-063-272300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
RABUN-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1047 AM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FAVOR ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN HALF OF JACKSON
COUNTY...AND NORTHWESTERN RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA. ANOTHER INCH OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THESE LOCATIONS...WHICH WOULD BRING
THE TOTAL ACCUMULATION GENERALLY INTO A RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES
BY THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MOORE

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 271945
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
245 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT MAINLY
ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER...

.THE CIRCULATION AROUND A STRONG NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BRING DEEP MOISTURE AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GAZ010-NCZ063-272045-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
RABUN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
245 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHWESTERN PART OF RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA THROUGH THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY ALSO REACH INTO THE
SOUTHERN PART OF JACKSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA. HOWEVER...NO
ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
RABUN COUNTY AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY...SO THE ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NCZ033-048>052-058-280345-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
245 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES THAT BORDER TENNESSEE.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
MAINLY ALONG THE BORDER WITH TENNESSEE...THROUGH AT LEAST LATE
THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD MORNING ON THURSDAY. THE
PASSAGE OF ANOTHER UPPER DISTURBANCE AND THE ARRIVAL OF MORE 
MOISTURE FROM THE NORTHWEST SHOULD PROVIDE FOR ANOTHER SURGE IN
SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AN
ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG
THE TENNESSEE BORDER BEFORE IT TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT...WITH
LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT THE SNOW
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

$$

NCZ053-059-062-272300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080227T2300Z/
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
245 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR BUNCOMBE COUNTY...MACON COUNTY...AND THE NORTHERN
HALF OF JACKSON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FAVOR ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN HALF OF
JACKSON COUNTY...AND THE NORTHERN PART OF MACON COUNTY. ANOTHER
INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE
PLACES IN THESE COUNTIES WILL GET ONLY A DUSTING. NO ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

MOORE

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 272250
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
550 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN PART
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.THE CIRCULATION AROUND A STRONG NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DEEP MOISTURE AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-048>052-058-280700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
550 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN COUNTIES ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
MAINLY ALONG THE BORDER WITH TENNESSEE...THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS...BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. AN INCREASE IN
NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING...COMBINED WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL CAUSE A BRIEF RESURGENCE IN
SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE
INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY ACCUMULATE IN THE WARNING AREA
OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL IMPACT MANY LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED REPORTS OF 8 TO 12
INCHES AT THE VERY HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS.

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE
PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN FROZEN ON ROADWAYS AND LEAD TO TRAVEL
HAZARDS. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER ELEVATION GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT
TONIGHT...BE PREPARED TO FACE TREACHEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS AND
BITTER WIND CHILLS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

NCZ053-059-062-280500-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080228T0500Z/
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
550 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING FROM ASHEVILLE TO FRANKLIN IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. MOST AFFECTED BY THE SNOWFALL WILL BE LOCATIONS
FROM BARNARDSVILLE TO WEAVERVILLE IN NORTHERN BUNCOMBE
COUNTY...AND THE AREA FROM SYLVA TO KYLE IN THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS. AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT COATING OF SNOW MAY AFFECT THIS
AREA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES TO MAKE ROADS VERY SLIPPERY THIS EVENING.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL
ALSO CREATE BITTER WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. BE SURE TO DRESS
IN LAYERS IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

GERAPETRITIS

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 280325
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1025 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MAINLY NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...

.NORTHWEST FLOW BETWEEN DEPARTING NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE AND
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO SEND
MOISTURE AND COLD AIR INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT.

NCZ033-048>052-058-281100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
1025 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY
FOR THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE LINE OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
VICINITY OF THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3
INCHES FROM YANCEY COUNTY NORTHWARD. A PASSING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE LATE TONIGHT COULD PUSH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS CLOSE
TO 4 INCHES IN NORTHERN AVERY COUNTY...AT THE HIGHEST RIDGE
TOPS...AND ALONG A FEW WEST FACING SLOPES. THIS NEW SNOWFALL WILL
AFFECT MANY LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED FROM 5 TO 9
INCHES...WITH A FEW REPORTS OF 12 INCHES OR BETTER AT THE HIGHEST
RIDGE TOPS.

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE THE
PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN FROZEN ON ROADWAYS AND LEAD TO HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH...WITH SOME HIGHER ELEVATION GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL IN THE
WARNING AREA TONIGHT IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$

NCZ053-059-062-280500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080228T0500Z/
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1025 PM EST WED FEB 27 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT FROM ASHEVILLE TO FRANKLIN.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE
LATE EVENING HOURS. LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...FROM
WEAVERVILLE TO BARNARDSVILLE...WILL LIKELY SEE ADDITIONAL LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TO
FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS FROM SYLVA TO FRANKLIN...COULD SEE
AN ADDITIONAL DUSTING OF SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE SNOWFALL WILL
COMBINE WITH SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES TO MAKE ROADS VERY SLIPPERY
THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS
TO 35 MPH...WILL ALSO CREATE BITTER WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO
OVERNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

GERAPETRITIS

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 280812
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
312 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008

...A FEW MORE HOURS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER...

.NORTHWEST FLOW BETWEEN DEPARTING NEW ENGLAND LOW PRESSURE AND
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH WILL CONTINUE TO SEND MOISTURE
AND COLD AIR INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS EARLY THIS MORNING.

NCZ033-048>052-058-281100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
312 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER EARLY THIS MORNING. THROUGH 6
AM...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF GRAHAM...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES. FARTHER TO THE
NORTH...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD RANGE UP TO 2 INCHES CLOSE
TO THE TENNESSEE LINE. IN FACT...A BRIEF PERIOD OF ENHANCED
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AS A FINAL UPPER LOW CROSSES THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 4 AND 7 AM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE WINTER STORM
WARNING WILL NEED TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME A FEW HOURS IN THIS AREA
IN ORDER TO CAPTURE THE LAST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS. 

VERY COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS...AND IN SOME CASES SINGLE
DIGITS AT RIDGE TOPS...WILL CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN
FROZEN ON ROADWAYS AND LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME
HIGHER ELEVATION GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES
BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNRISE. TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.

$$
MCAVOY

000 
WWUS42 KGSP 281059
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
559 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008

NCZ033-048>052-058-281200-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080228T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
559 AM EST THU FEB 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
THROUGH MID MORNING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
LIGHT AND CONFINED TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

$$
MCAVOY

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 AM EST TUE FEB 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY BRINGING GUSTY WINDS
AND COOLER TEMPS ALONG WITH SOME RAIN SHOWERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
BUILD IN FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH
PRESSURE THAT BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEKEND. EARLY NEXT WEEK...AN ELONGATED TROF IS PREDICTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
EASTERN UNITED STATES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SHORT WAVE NOW DIGGING ACROSS AR HAS A STRONG LLVL JET ASSOCIATED
WITH IT. VAD WIND PROFILE AT BRANDON MS SHOWS A 55 KT SWLY JET AT 3
KFT. THE COLUMBUS AFB MS PROFILER HAS 60 KTS AT 3 KFT. THE STRENGTH
OF THIS LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION HAS RESULTED IN THE RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION OVER MS AND MIDDLE TN. THIS JET WILL
TRANSLATE ENE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. THE MODELS EVEN
STRENGTHEN IT A LITTLE. THIS WILL MEAN VERY GOOD MOISTURE TRANSPORT
ACROSS THE UPSTATE...SRN NC AND NE GA IN A FEW HOURS. SO EXPECT A
PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND EVEN A FEW EMBEDDED TSTMS...THOUGH ALL
CONVECTION WILL BE ELEVATED AND THE ONLY SEVERE THREAT MIGHT BE AN
ISOLATED MIX DOWN OF THE GRADIENT WINDS IN THE SRN NC MTNS. AREAS
FATHER TO THE NORTH MAY MISS OUT ON THE HEAVIER RAIN AND TSTM
THREAT...THOUGH EVERYONE SHOULD SEE SOME PCPN THIS MORNING.

FRONTAL BAND WILL BE PRETTY MUCH OUT OF THE FA BY 18 UTC. I/VE
SPED UP THE TIMING OF PCPN...BUT AS IT STANDS I MAY STILL BE TOO
SLOW. THE NAM STILL HAS DEEP MIXING THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE
FRONTAL BAND AS CAA BEGINS OVER THE REGION. WINDS AT THE TOP OF THE
MIXED LAYER ARE NEARLY 50 KTS...AND BUFKIT GUST POTENTIAL IS IN THE
MID 30 KT RANGE MOST AREAS. 35 KT WINDS ACTUALLY HAVE A PRETTY HIGH
IMPACT IN THIS AREA...AND IT/S ENOUGH FOR ME TO UPGRADE THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY TO A REGULAR WIND ADVISORY. THE SIMILARITY OF THESE
PRODUCT NAMES IS UNFORTUNATE AS A WIND ADVISORY IS A MUCH MORE
SIGNIFICANT PRODUCT. STRONG GUSTS WILL DEVELOP FIRST OVER THE SW NC
MTNS...NE GA AND SW UPSTATE BETWEEN 18 AND 20 UTC...THEN TRANSLATE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE REST OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OVER THE NEXT
2 TO 4 HRS. THEREFORE I/VA RUN THE WIND ADVISORY INTO MID
EVENING...THOUGH THIS IS TECHNICALLY MY SHIFT PARTNER/S PART OF THE
FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 200 AM TUESDAY...MAIN FOCUS FOR THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD
WILL BE THE UPCOMING NWFS EVENT. OVERALL...HAVE USED A BLEND OF THE
NAM AND GFS FOR THE FORECAST DETAILS.

TUES NIGHT THRU WED NIGHT...THIS PERIOD BEGINS WITH THE SURFACE LOW
PUSHING OFF TO THE NE ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC WITH LLVL NW FLOW FROM
THE SOUTHERN APPS BACK UPSTREAM TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. CAA WELL
UNDERWAY TUES NIGHT INTO EARLY WED AS 850MB TEMPS FALL ACROSS THE
MNTS. AMPLE LLVL MOISTURE AND STRONG NW FLOW WILL COMBINE TO
GENERATE WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NC MNTS...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE TN STATE LINE. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TUES
NIGHT AND THINGS SHOULD BE ALL SNOW IN THE MNTS BY LATE TUES NIGHT.
IT APPEARS THAT THE TIME PERIOD BETWEEN 06-12Z WED WILL BE THE PRIME
TIME FOR POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. DURING THIS TIME...BOTH THE
NAM AND GFS FEATURE THE DEEPEST LLVL MOISTURE AND BEST LAPSE RATES
WITH THE TOP OF THE MOIST LAYER REACHING UP TO AROUND -20 TO -24C.
MODEL SOUNDINGS ALONG THE TN STATE LINE GENERATE SOME CAPE DURING
THIS TIME PERIOD ON THE ORDER OF 25-50 J/KG. THIS IS ALSO WHEN THE
UPPER VORT MAX WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE FA. WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO
SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS BREAK CONTAINMENT WED MORNING AND MAKE THEIR
WAY OUT OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN ALONG THE TN BORDER. DURING THE DAY ON
WED...LLVL MOISTURE GRADUALLY DRIES UP FROM SW TO NE...AND THE DEPTH
OF THE MOISTURE ALSO DECREASES. CONCERNING POPS...WILL CARRY CAT
POPS IN THE BORDER COUNTIES EVERYWHERE BETWEEN 00-12Z. THIS BEGINS
TO DECREASE AFTER 12Z...BASICALLY FOLLOWING THE RETREAT OF THE LLVL
MOISTURE. THINGS SHOULD TAPER OFF PRETTY QUICKLY WED NIGHT AS FLOW
AND MOISTURE BOTH BEGIN TO WANE.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POTENTIALLY LIMITING FACTORS. FIRST...THE
DEPTH OF LLVL MOISTURE ISNT OPTIMAL AND DOESNT REACH INTO THE
DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO...LLVL
WIND DIRECTION APPEARS TO BE AROUND 300 DEGREES FOR THE EVENT WHILE
AN OPTIMAL DIRECTION OF AROUND 320 WOULD BE PREFERRED.
HOWEVER...GIVEN THE DURATION OF THE EVENT...GOOD SUPPLY OF MOISTURE
WITH A POSSIBLE GREAT LAKES TAP...AND STRONG FLOW I CONTINUE FEEL
CONFIDENT THAT WARNING CRITERIA SNOW ACCUMS WILL BE PREVALENT IN THE
TN BORDER COUNTIES BY WED MORNING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW SEEMS A
GOOD BET IN THESE AREAS...WITH EVEN A FEW ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS IN
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG NW FACING SLOPES. THEREFORE WILL UPGRADE
WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE INCLUDED COUNTIES.
ALSO...WINTER WX ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME SNOW
SHOWERS BREAKING CONTAINMENT AND RESULTING IN LIGHTER ACCUMS JUST
OUTSIDE OF THE WARNING AREA.

FINALLY ON THURS...UPPER FLOW DEAMPLIFIES AS THE UPPER TROF PUSHES
EASTWARD. TEMPS WARM ACROSS THE FA BY ABOUT 5-10 DEGREES AS SURFACE
HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA. EXCEPT FOR SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AND FLURRIES ACROSS THE NORTHERN MNTS THURS MORNING...DRY
THUR AFTERNOON.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 245 AM TUESDAY MORNING...THE MEDIUM RANGE PERIOD BEGINS
DRY...AS THE LONGWAVE TROF AXIS CONTINUES TO DRIFT EAST AND OUT
OVER THE ATLANTIC ON FRIDAY. A DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND THE TROF BRIEFLY...AND THEN QUICKLY MOVES OFFSHORE AS ANOTHER
LOW TRACKS OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. LONG RANGE MODELS HAVE THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE OUR AREA LATE FRIDAY WITH
PRECIP POSSIBLE OVER THE CWA. THE GREATEST POPS REMAIN OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW
EARLY SATURDAY...HOWEVER THE LATEST GFS AND ECMWF ARE COMPUTING
WEAKER SURFACE WINDS. THUS...ITS LOOKING LESS LIKELY THAT THERE WILL
BE ENOUGH DYNAMIC FORCING FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL.

FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND...THE ATMOSPHERE SHOULD DRY OUT ONCE
AGAIN AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES QUICKLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN
UNITED STATES. THE LATEST GFS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP A FULL-LATITUDE
TROF INTO THE EASTERN STATES LATE MONDAY AND INTO EARLY
TUESDAY...WITH A VERY WET FRONTAL BOUNDARY ENTERING THE AREA ON
MONDAY. GFS IS STILL SHOWING GOOD PHASING OF THIS TROF WITH A RIDGE
THAT BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES DURING THE SAME TIME
PERIOD. THIS COULD RESULT IN ENHANCED LLVL CONVERGENCE AND
SIGNIFICANT VALUES OF OMEGA AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE 00Z
ECMWF REMAINS SLOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT STILL MAINTAINS THE SAME
OVERALL PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS. BASED ON THIS...I DECIDED TO
INCREASE POPS TO SOLID CHANCE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LOW CIGS SHOULD QUICKLY SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. REGIONAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SFC REPORTS SHOW THAT
STRATUS IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP UPSTREAM OF THE AREA...AND WITH A 50
KT LLVL JET...IT WILL SPREAD QUICKLY NE. I HAVE THE CLOUDS FIRST
COMING IN AS AN MVFR DECK...WHICH LOWERS TO IFR A COUPLE HOURS
LATER. FRONTAL BAND RAIN AND SHOWERS SHOULD MOVE IN BETWEEN 12 AND
15 UTC. WINDS WILL SLOWLY VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY.
AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...STRONG WIND GUSTS OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON. COLD AIR WILL TURN THE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AROUND
00 UTC AT MOST SITES. KAVL WILL LIKELY SEE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY
BEGIN DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. OVER THE UPSTATE AND AT
KCLT...THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE FRONT...BUT
CHANCES WERE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN THE TAF AT THIS POINT.

OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
REGION WED AND THU. ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE W FOR FRI-FRI
NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE REBOUNDING FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ053-059-062-501-503-505.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-
     048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     NCZ035>037-051-052-056>059-062>064-068>072-082-502-504-
     506-508-510.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
     WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-048>052-058.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
     SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...MCAVOY
SHORT TERM...BSH
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...MCAVOY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
337 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
510-SCZ001>007-010>012-019-262045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
337 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ033-048>052-058-262045-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
337 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

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

   LAKE WIND ADVISORY.
   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-SCZ008-009-013-014-
262045-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER-
337 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.