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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 26, 200917 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 AM EST for 17 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Nov 26, 2009, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 AM EST (09:00 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2009, 6:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 28, 2009, 3:13 AM EST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Rabun County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 250 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2009-11-26Temperature 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 2009-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1107 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 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 260900
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
400 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...DENSE FOG THROUGH THROUGH EARLY MORNING...
...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.DENSE FOG WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY
MORNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-261400-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.091126T2300Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
400 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IN MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND
RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ006>009-
012>014-261400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FG.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091126T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-LAURENS-UNION SC-
CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER
400 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

DENSE FOG WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE THROUGH EARLY MORNING IN THE MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS EASTERN UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

$$
07
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 261402
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
902 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...DENSE FOG TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING... 
...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.DENSE FOG WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE ACROSS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND THE EASTERN UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY
MORNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

NCZ506-508-510-SCZ006-261515-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FG.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091126T1400Z/
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
GREATER GREENVILLE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GREENVILLE
902 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR AREAS WEST OF I-26. 


$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-SCZ007>009-012>014-261515-
/O.EXT.KGSP.FG.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-091126T1500Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...LAURENS...
UNION...CHESTER
902 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

DENSE FOG WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE THROUGH MID-MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT AND PORTIONS
OF THE FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS EASTERN
PORTIONS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. VISIBILITY SHOULD IMPROVE BY
10 AM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-262215-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.091126T2300Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
902 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY. 

WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IN MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND
RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
LANE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 261558
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1058 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA TODAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-270000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.091126T2300Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
1058 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH...ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IN MUCH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND RABUN COUNTY GEORGIA...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 261926
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
226 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT
DEPARTING THE AREA. VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY...THEN GRADUALLY
DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. A FEW VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS FRIDAY MORNING.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-270500-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.091126T2300Z-091128T0500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
226 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
EST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A FEW RIDGE
TOP LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AROUND
DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY ON FRIDAY...AND THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN DOWN
BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE. USE
EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY
DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-270500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.091126T2300Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
226 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS TO
50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER
RIDGE TOPS. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD PERMIT A FEW TREES TO BE
TOPPLED BY WIND GUSTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT PRODUCE DAMAGE. BE ON
THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES IF DRIVING THROUGH THE ADVISORY
AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 270248
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
948 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON
FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. A FEW VERY STRONG
TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE
TOPS FRIDAY MORNING.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-271000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091128T0500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
948 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST FRIDAY
NIGHT. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A FEW RIDGE
TOP LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH AROUND
DAYBREAK FRIDAY. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY ON FRIDAY...AND THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE FRIDAY
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-271000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
948 PM EST THU NOV 26 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. THE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD PERMIT A FEW TREES TO
BE TOPPLED BY WIND GUSTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT PRODUCE DAMAGE. BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES IF DRIVING THROUGH THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

$$

CSH
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 270935
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
435 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS
EVENING. GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. A FEW VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS THIS MORNING.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-271800-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
435 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL RANGE
FROM 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A FEW RIDGE TOP
LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH THROUGH THE REST
OF THIS MORNING. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
...AND THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-509-271800-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
435 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. THE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING
BY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD PERMIT A FEW TREES TO
BE TOPPLED BY WIND GUSTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT PRODUCE DAMAGE. BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES IF DRIVING THROUGH THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

$$

NED
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 271529
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1029 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...GUSTY MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL CONTINUE...

.ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. A FEW VERY STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS THIS MORNING.

GAZ010-NCZ051-058-062-272300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091127T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0023.091127T1529Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...FRANKLIN
1029 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY CHANGED TO LAKE WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG
AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 441.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE OCCASIONAL
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS...
ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 

&& 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD PERMIT A FEW TREES TO
BE TOPPLED BY WIND GUSTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT PRODUCE DAMAGE. BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES IF DRIVING THROUGH THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-272330-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1029 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS MUCH
OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. WIND GUSTS
WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. A
FEW RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...
ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
THIS EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

NCZ048-052-053-059-063>065-507-509-272300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091127T2300Z/
MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1029 AM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PEAKS AND 
RIDGE TOPS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS COULD PERMIT A FEW TREES TO
BE TOPPLED BY WIND GUSTS THAT USUALLY DO NOT PRODUCE DAMAGE. BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES IF DRIVING THROUGH THE
ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

&&

$$
LANE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 271853
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
153 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

NCZ048-052-053-059-063>065-507-509-272300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091127T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0024.091127T1900Z-091127T2300Z/
MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
153 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REPLACED BY LAKE WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TODAY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG PEAKS AND RIDGE
TOPS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ051-058-062-272000-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091127T2300Z/
RABUN-SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN
153 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-280300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
153 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS
WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
50 MPH. A FEW RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
OVERNIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING BY DAYBREAK.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.

$$
LANE
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 280313
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1013 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-281100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1013 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS
WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 MPH...MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. 
A FEW RIDGE TOP LOCATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING
BY DAYBREAK.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS COULD ALSO ALLOW SOME TREES TO BE BLOWN
DOWN BY WIND GUSTS NOT NORMALLY HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND
DAMAGE. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ABOUT...AND BE ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR ANY DOWNED TREES ON ROADWAYS.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KGSP 280813
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
313 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-280915-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-091128T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
313 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING.

$$

NED

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 Nov 26, 3:29 AM EST, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 26, 3:29 AM EST, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
329 AM EST THU NOV 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL
DURING THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT
WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NC EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS...AND INTO THE NORTHERN SC UPSTATE. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY
WILL BE EXPANDED INTO THE SOUTHERN NC FOOTHILLS AND THE KGSP AREA.

A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
TODAY. MIXING THIS MORNING WILL ERODE THE FOG...WITH FEW CLOUDS
REMAINING UNTIL A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE MOUNTAINS LATE IN THE
DAY. SMALL CHANCE POPS WILL BE CARRIED IN THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW STARTING ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. THE MODELS SHOW SOME LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING ACROSS THE
INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR THAT MAY SUPPORT SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

BY THIS EVENING BOTH THE NAM AND GFS SHOW 35 TO 40 KNOTS OF MOIST
UPSLOPE FLOW AGAINST THE TN BORDER. LIKELY POPS WILL BE CARRIED
ALONG THE TN BORDER THIS EVENING...WITH CATEGORICAL TONIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE EVENING. THE LIMITING
FACTORS FOR SNOWFALL WILL BE THE RATHER SHALLOW DEPTH OF THE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE...AND THE BRIEF DURATION OF THE EVENT...AS THE SYSTEM
RAPIDLY MOVES EAST AND HEIGHTS BEGIN TO RISE. SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
IS EXPECTED ALONG THE TN BORDER FROM AVERY CO TO MADISON CO...AND
ABOVE 3500 FEET FROM THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE TO BUNCOMBE CO TO THE
SMOKIES. WINDS WILL BE AT OR NEAR ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER THE NC
MOUNTAINS AND RABUN CO GA...ALTHOUGH THE SMOKIES ARE A WEAK CASE AT
THIS TIME. WITH SEVERAL MOUNTAIN PASSES BLOCKED BY PREVIOUS
LANDSLIDES...AND HOLIDAY TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN
JEOPARDY...WILL ADVISE FOR IMPACT AS WELL AS CRITERIA.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL AHEAD OF THE FRONT TODAY...FALLING
TO FIVE DEGREES OR SO BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 325 AM THU...DEEP STRONG NW FLOW REMAINS OVER THE AREA FRI
MORNING. WITH CONTINUED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND CAA DURING THE
MORNING...HAVE LIKELY POP WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUM THRU MID
MORNING. MOISTURE AND CAA BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE
MORNING...SO TAPER POPS BACK TO GOOD CHC THEN SLIGHT CHC FOR THE
AFTERNOON. THIS ADDITIONAL ACCUM STILL IN ADV CRITERIA...MEANS ADV
WILL RUN UNTIL NOON. WINDS AND GUSTS WILL REMAIN OVER ADV CRITERIA
THROUGH NOON...THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE ADV
WILL CONTINUE THRU 6 PM. DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OUTSIDE
OF THE MTNS. HIGHS BELOW NORMAL.

WINDS TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING...HOWEVER IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
ADV LEVEL GUSTS COULD CONTINUE THRU THE EVENING OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. OTHERWISE...DRY FCST WITH CLEARING SKIES. LOWS WELL
BELOW NORMAL. RIDGING SFC AND ALOFT BUILD INTO THE AREA SATURDAY.
THICKNESSES RISE IN RESPONSE. HOWEVER...HAVE TRENDED TOWARD THE
COOLER GUIDANCE AS TENDS TO WARM TOO QUICKLY IN THESE SITUATIONS.
THIS STILL GIVES US HIGHS NEAR NORMAL.

RIDGING REMAINS OVER THE AREA SAT NITE WITH NEARLY CLEAR SKIES.
HOWEVER...LEE TROF MAY KEEP WINDS ABOVE CALM. THEREFORE...NOT THE
BEST RADIATIONAL CONDITIONS. USED GUIDANCE BLEND WITH TEMPS NEAR TO A
LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS SUNDAY WITH SFC RIDGE AXIS
MOVING OFF THE COAST. EXPECT AN INCREASE IN HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE
DURING THE DAY...BUT STILL MOSTLY SUNNY. LIGHT SWLY FLOW AND
INCREASING THICKNESSES WILL PUSH TEMPS HIGHER AND ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM THURSDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 00Z ON
MONDAY WITH A SPLIT FLOW PATTERN OVER THE CONUS AND ANOTHER COLD
FRONT APPROACHING THE CWFA. THAT FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
QUICKLY TRAVERSE THE AREA AND MOVE OFFSHORE AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY
BUILDS OVER THE REGION ON TUES. THE MODELS THEN DEVELOP ANOTHER SFC
LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND MOVE THE SYSTEM OVER THE
AREA. I CONTINUED TO LEAN TOWARDS THE HPC/ECMWF SOLUTION WHICH IS
WETTER THROUGH MOST OF THE MEDIUM RANGE. THE GFS HAS A MORE PROGRESSIVE
NRN STREAM TROUGH AND MORE SHORTWAVE RIDGING BETWEEN IT AND THE SRN
STREAM CUT OFF LOW. THIS RESULTS IN A DRIER PATTERN AND A FASTER
MOVING INITIAL AREA OF PCPN. I KEPT BEST POPS ON MON AND MON NIGHT
INTO EARLY TUES. AT PRESENT ALL THE PCPN SHOULD BE LIQUID EXCEPT FOR
THE POSSIBILITY FOR SOME FROZEN PRECIP AT THE VERY END OF THE PERIOD
WHEN TEMPS FALL BELOW FREEZING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NC
MOUNTAINS.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...KCLT HAS FALLEN TO LIFR IN FOG...AND THOSE CONDITIONS
SHOULD PERSIST UNTIL HEATING AND MIXING AFTER SUNRISE. WINDS WILL
COME UP FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS MORNING BEHIND A WEAK FRONT...THAT
HAS JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS..AND PERHAPS SOME
SHOWERS TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRFIELD. BY EVENING NORTHWEST WINDS
BECOME QUITE GUSTY BEHIND A SECONDARY FRONT.

ELSEWHERE...LIFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT KHKY...WITH MVFR TO IFR
FOG DEVELOPING AT THE OTHER SITES BY DAWN. CONDITIONS IMPROVE
AFTER DAWN WITH HEATING AND MIXING...AS WINDS COME UP FROM THE WEST
NORTHWEST. A FEW LOW CLOUDS WILL ACCOMPANY A WEAK FRONT AT MIDDAY.
BY EVENING A STRINGER BUT DRIER SECONDARY FRONT WILL CAUSE NORTHWEST
WINDS TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY.

OUTLOOK...BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY. THERE COULD BE BRIEF PERIODS OF RESTRICTIONS IN SHOWERS
AT KAVL...MAINLY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE...VFR THROUGH
SUNDAY. RESTRICTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PRECIPITATION COULD OCCUR ON
MONDAY.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     GAZ010.
NC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ035>037-
     056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
     FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-501-503-505.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
SC...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR SCZ006>009-
     012>014.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JAT
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 25, 3:16 PM EST, 12 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-262030-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
316 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-262030-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
316 PM EST WED NOV 25 2009

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...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS ON
THURSDAY...USHERING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. NORTHWEST FLOW
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD AIR TO CREATE SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THANKSGIVING NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THESE SNOW SHOWERS
WILL IMPACT MAINLY LOCATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET AND AREAS ALONG THE
WEST FACING SLOPES NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL OCCUR MAINLY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS BY THE TIME THE SNOW
SHOWERS END ON FRIDAY. LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS.

IN ADDITION TO THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LIKELY ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 26, 12:41 AM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more9 hr
Nov 26, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 6 more30 hr
Nov 26, 6:03 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPCabarrus, Rowan28 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.