Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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WWUS42 KGSP 101934
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
234 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL
CONTINUE PRODUCING STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM
THE GREAT LAKES WILL RIDE INTO THE MOUNTAINS ON THIS NORTHWEST
FLOW TO PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS. STRONG...GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH WIND DAMAGE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
234 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE RELATIVELY SPARSE OVER SOME SHELTERED MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...OTHERWISE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DUE TO THE WIND...BUT
WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL 8 TO 12 INCH TOTALS ALONG
THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER.
REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 FOOT DRIFTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT SOME
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 AND 60 MPH. HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE A
FEW GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WITH ASSOCIATED POWER
OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

293 
WWUS42 KGSP 110125
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
825 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS MAINLY NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST WILL CONTINUE
PRODUCING STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL RIDE UP THE WEST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS
ON THIS NORTHWEST FLOW TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY
ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WIND DAMAGE
LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
825 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF BUNCOMBE
COUNTY AT HIGH ELEVATIONS...MAINLY FROM WEAVERVILLE TO
BARNARDSVILLE AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THOSE LOCATIONS. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DUE TO THE WIND...BUT AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES COULD FALL IN THOSE LOCATIONS. SNOWFALL
WILL BE RELATIVELY SPARSE ELSEWHERE ACROSS BUNCOMBE COUNTY. THE
CITY OF ASHEVILLE MAY ONLY GET A DUSTING FROM A PASSING SNOW
SHOWER.

A FEW WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER
RIDGE TOPS. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE MORE POWER OUTAGES
BECAUSE OF DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. IN ADDITION...STRONG
WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF
ZERO TO MINUS 10 AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
825 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6
AM EST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY MAKE IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO THE BLUE
RIDGE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF
MCDOWELL...BURKE...AND CALDWELL COUNTIES.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
MORE POWER OUTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. IN
ADDITION...STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KGSP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE
825 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY. 

SNOWFALL WILL BE RELATIVELY SPARSE OVER SOME SHELTERED MOUNTAIN
VALLEYS...OTHERWISE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER. SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DUE TO THE WIND...BUT AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCH ACCUMULATION IS LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW
TAPERS OFF LATE TONIGHT.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. HIGHER RIDGE TOPS COULD SEE A
FEW GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FAIRLY
WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WITH ASSOCIATED POWER
OUTAGES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE WIND SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BEFORE
SUNRISE ON THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

372 
WWUS42 KGSP 110900
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
400 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER STORM SLOWLY WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. NORTHWEST FLOW
MOISTURE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WILL
STEADILY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS THIS MORNING.

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SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE
400 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FROM ROBBINSVILLE
TO THE SMOKIES TO WAYNESVILLE THROUGH DAYBREAK. ANY ADDITIONAL
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE AROUND ONE INCH OR LESS. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WILL CREATE
SOME BLOWING SNOW AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

NCZ053-059-111100-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA
400 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FROM SYLVA TO NORTH OF
ASHEVILLE THROUGH DAYBREAK. ANY ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS
SHOULD BE AROUND ONE INCH OR LESS...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
3500 FEET. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH AT TIMES...WILL CREATE SOME BLOWING SNOW AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

NCZ033-048>050-111100-
/O.CON.KGSP.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
400 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

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

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

NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH STRONG...GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN SOME LOCATIONS
FROM MARSHALL TO NEWLAND. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH
ARE POSSIBLY THROUGH DAYBREAK...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE...WITH ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES. IN
ADDITION...THE STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE WINDS AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS MAY LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

NCZ501-503-505-111100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100211T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
400 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS MAY MAKE IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO THE BLUE
RIDGE THROUGH DAYBREAK. ANOTHER HALF INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE AND THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF
MCDOWELL...BURKE...AND CALDWELL COUNTIES EARLY THIS MORNING.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY PRODUCE MORE POWER
OUTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. IN
ADDITION...STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE WINDS
AND SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

423 
WWUS42 KGSP 111049
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
549 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER STORM GRADUALLY ENDING ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...

.AS LOW PRESSURE PULLS AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE
TODAY...NORTHWEST FLOW MOISTURE AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH.

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AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
549 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FROM MARSHALL TO
NEWLAND THIS MORNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN SOME
LOCATIONS. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE QUITE LIGHT...BUT
VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN
ONE HALF MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS.

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE MORNING HOURS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING
TO PRODUCE LOCAL WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS MINUS 5.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING 877-633-6772.

&&

$$

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SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA
549 AM EST THU FEB 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE TAPERED OFF ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING...AS WELL AS
AREAS JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. WINDY CONDITIONS MAY STILL
CREATE A LITTLE BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING WHERE ACCUMULATIONS
PERSIST.

$$

GERAPETRITIS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1016 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVES FARTHER OFF THE COAST...THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE LOW AND THE HIGH OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY.  LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE GULF EARLY FRIDAY WILL BE WELL OFF THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY
SATURDAY.  AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY CROSS FROM THE
NORTHWEST EARLY SUNDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
LITTLE CHANGE TO PREVIOUS THINKING REGARDING HIGH WINDS AND NW FLOW
SNOW OVER NC MTNS...ESP ALONG TN BORDER. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
ALSO CONTINUE OVER THE REST OF THE CWA. LATEST OBS AT TNB AND GEV
INDICATE VSBY 1/4 MI OR LESS SO AFTER COLLABORATION WITH WFO RNK
WILL UPGRADE WINTER STORM WARNING TO BLIZZARD WARNING FOR SAME
TIMEFRAME. ALSO TWEAKED TEMP/DP/RH/SKY AND SNOW AMTS. UPDATED
PRODUCTS WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...A DEEP UPPER LOW CENTER IS TRANSLATING QUICKLY
EWD INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT EXTENDING S OF THIS FEATURE IS SCOURING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...WITH STRONG COLD ADVECTION ALREADY
STARTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWFA. THE TWO MAIN FORECAST ISSUES ARE
SNOW AND WIND.

FIRST THE SNOW. IN ADDITION TO STEADILY IMPROVING NW FLOW MOISTURE
TODAY...WITH A DECENT GREAT LAKES CONNECTION...UPPER JET DIVERGENCE
WILL ALSO TRAVERSE WRN NC. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN THE TYPICAL
NW FLOW PRONE LOCATIONS...BUT VERY STRONG FLOW ALONG WITH THE UPPER
JET SUPPORT COULD PUSH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EWD INTO
THE PIEDMONT ALONG INTERSTATE 40 TODAY. ANY ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
SHOULD BE CONTAINED MAINLY WITHIN THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WARNING
AREA...AS NW FLOW MOISTURE DEEPENS ALONG THE SPINE OF THE SRN
APPALACHIANS AND CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH MODEL QPF IS NOT
TREMENDOUS WITH THIS EVENT...THE STRENGTH AND DEPTH OF THE NW FLOW
MOISTURE...ALONG WITH INSTABILITY IN THE FLOW...SHOULD PRODUCE STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 5 OR 6 INCHES NEAR THE TN BORDER TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES IN EXTREME SE PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA.

WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGER ISSUE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. DECENT MODEL
CONSENSUS EXISTS ON 850 MB WIND SPEEDS EXCEEDING 50 KT BY 12Z THIS
MORNING...WITH H85 MAXIMUM FLOW IN THE COLD ADVECTION POSSIBLY
REACHING 60 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. MODEL TIME HEIGHTS SHOW
TREMENDOUS DOWNWARD OMEGA ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE TODAY...POSSIBLY
ENHANCED BY FRONTOGENESIS DUE TO DOWNSLOPE WARMING JUST EAST OF THE
ESCARPMENT. WITH 70 KT WINDS AT 700 MB BY 18Z TODAY...AND 100 KT AT
500 MB...DOWNWARD MOMENTUM TRANSPORT WILL BE FANTASTIC DURING PEAK
MIXING. WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE HIGH WIND THREAT IN THE WINTER
STORM WARNING WHERE APPLICABLE. ELSEWHERE...HAVE ALREADY UPGRADED
THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING FROM TOCCOA TO ANDERSON TO
SPARTANBURG TO ROCK HILL...WITH A TIER OF ADVISORY WINDS ACROSS THE
EXTREME SRN PIEDMONT. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN THE WARNING AREA COULD
BE REMINISCENT OF MARCH 7 2004...WITH WIDESPREAD DOWNED TREES AND
POWER LINES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WRN NC. WILL ALSO MENTION SOME MINUS
5 C WIND CHILL VALUES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS FOR BOTH THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN THE WARNING PRODUCTS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM WEDNESDAY...MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL OVERLAP INTO THE
DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY. SCT SHSN SHOULD CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER
THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NRN NC MTNS THURSDAY MORNING. DRY HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI RIVER THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. BY 18Z...FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE DEEP DRYING
ALOFT...WITH ENOUGH LLVL MOISTURE TO SUPPORT SOME UPSLOPE
CLOUDINESS. MTN WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN QUITE GUSTY DURING THE
MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS HIGH
PRESSURE APPROACHES DURING THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP LLVL
TEMPERATURES AND THICKNESSES FAIRLY CHILLY ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...H85 TEMPS WILL TREND WARMER
THROUGH THE DAY. GIVEN SOME REBOUND IN THE THERMAL PROFILE AND
INCREASE INSOLATION...TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY WARM 5 DEGREES
ABOVE TODAY/S FORECAST VALUES. REMAINING NEARLY 10 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL.

SKY COVER WILL REMAIN FAIRLY THIN THURSDAY EVENING...HIGH CLOUDS
WILL ADVANCE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS.
LIGHT WINDS AND COOL LLVL THICKNESS...TEMPS SHOULD FALL INTO THE 20S
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY FRI MORNING. CLOUDS WILL STEADILY
THICKEN AND LOWER THROUGH THE DAYTIME ON FRIDAY. THE TIMING OF THE
CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP TEMPS FROM WARMING STEADILY FROM LOW MORNING
TEMPERATURES. I WILL FORECAST VALUES ONLY A DEGREE OR SO FROM
THURSDAY/S VALUES.

HPC PREFERS A BLEND OF THE ECMWF AND UKMET FRI NIGHT AND SAT. BY THIS
TIME...A CLOSED LOW THAT ORIGINATED OVER SOUTHERN CA AND THE DESERT
SW WILL OPEN TO A S/W AND TRACK ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. THE CENTER OF
THE SFC LOW IS EXPECTED TO TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN SHORE OF GULF
AND ACROSS THE FL. THE ECMWF INDICATES THAT A PERIOD OF Q VECTOR
CONVERGENCE WILL FORM WELL NORTH OF THE SFC LOW AND WILL MOVE WEST
TO EAST ACROSS NE GA AND THE SC UPSTATE LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SAT. MODEL QPF IS LESS THAN A .10 OF AN
INCH...BUT COMPARES WELL WITH THE PLACEMENT OF
NAM...UKMET...GEM...SREF PLUME QPF. I WILL FAVOR CHC POPS MAINLY
ACROSS NE GA...SC UPSTATE...AND NC ZONES SOUTH OF I-40. TEMPERATURES
WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING DURING THE QPF...YIELDING
A TOTAL -SN EVENT. LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE LOW AND
UPPER FORCING WILL DEPART AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY...I WILL END POPS
QUICKLY DURING THE MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN AROUND
10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 250 AM WEDNESDAY...STARTING 00Z SUNDAY WILL BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS
AND NOTHING GOING ON IN THE EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT TIME.  GOING INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE A CUT OFF 500MB LOW
ROUGHLY OVER ILLINOIS WITH THE ECMWF BEING A BIT FASTER.  BOTH OF
THESE MODELS ARE VIGOROUS WITH THE PRECIP SHIELD ADVANCING ACROSS
TENNESSEE.  IN COMPARISON TO THE GEM...WHICH ROTATES THIS CUT OFF
LOW FEATURE FROM KANSAS TO ARKANSAS LATER...00Z MONDAY TO 12Z
MONDAY...AND THEN FADES IT OUT NEAR OUR AREA BY 00Z TUESDAY.
STICKING WITH A COMBINATION OF GFS AND ECMWF...ONCE THE CUT OFF LOW
IS PASSING NEAR OUR AREA WHICH WOULD BE SUNDAY NIGHT...MOISTURE WILL
TEND TO LINGER ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS TO
AROUND 00Z TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY EVEN LATER INTO MONDAY NIGHT.  UPPER
TROFINESS CONTINUES INTO MID WEEK...BUT SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PREVAIL TO END THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...NW WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO GUST AT TAF TIME THIS
MORNING. GUSTS SHOULD INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 35 KT THROUGH 15Z...THEN
LIKELY EXCEED 40 KT AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS. ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 50 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING PEAK
MIXING LATE THIS AFTN. WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. TOWER
PERSONNEL SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WINDS TODAY IN CASE TOWER
EVACUATIONS BECOME NECESSARY DUE TO HIGH WINDS.

AT KAVL...RETURNING NW FLOW MOISTURE BEHIND THE FRONT WILL YIELD
MAINLY VFR CIGS THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH MVFR CIGS INCREASINGLY
LIKELY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A SNOW SHOWER IS POSSIBLE IN THE
VICINITY. WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE...AS GUSTS ABOVE 45 KT ARE
EXPECTED WITH PEAK MIXING FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. TOWER PERSONNEL SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WIND SPEEDS TODAY
AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH VERY SLOWLY OVERNIGHT.

ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED STRATOCUMULUS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY
IN STRENGTHENING NW FLOW COLD ADVECTION...EXCEPT VFR CIGS ARE MORE
LIKELY AT KHKY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS MAY APPROACH 40 KT WITH
PEAK MIXING THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 KT BY EARLY
EVENING CANNOT BE RULED OUT...ESPECIALLY AT KHKY. TOWER PERSONNEL
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WIND SPEEDS TODAY AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION.

OUTLOOK...WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY AS DRIER HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REST OF THE OUTLOOK PERIOD.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GAZ026-028-029.
NC...BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-501-503-505.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-062>065-068>072-082-502-504-506>510.
SC...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR SCZ001>010.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR SCZ011>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...HG/RB
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...HG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
310 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ035>037-056-057-062>065-068>072-082-502-504-
506>510-SCZ001>010-110815-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-
310 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-501-503-505-110815-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
310 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS AND SNOW AMOUNTS TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ026-028-029-SCZ011>014-019-110815-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
310 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS TO OUR OFFICE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
519 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG MARSHALL                35.80N 82.68W
02/10/2010                   MADISON            NC   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            COUNTY 911 REPORTS A COUPLE OF TREES BLOWN DOWN BY WIND.

&&

HG