High Wind Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

002 
WWUS72 KGSP 251543
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1043 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS AND A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE
EASTERN SEABOARD.

NCZ502-504-506-252300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.100225T1543Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
1043 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30
AND 40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
FOOTHILLS. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN WIND THIS EVENING...WIND SPEEDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE
OF BLOWING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508>510-
SCZ001>014-019-252300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.100225T1543Z-100225T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1043 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS
AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ064-065-507-252300-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
1043 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS AREAS NEAR THE
EASTERN ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60
MPH BECOMING LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL CAUSE QUITE A FEW TREES
AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-501-503-505-252300-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE
1043 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
FRIDAY MORNING. A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL
CAUSE QUITE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ063-252300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
1043 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...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...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP IN THE CASHIERS AND SAPPHIRE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE A FEW TREES AND
POWER LINES TO FALL...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER
OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

318 
WWUS72 KGSP 251951
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LATE TODAY WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE
FRIDAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

NCZ064-065-507-260400-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE IN AREAS NEAR THE EASTERN
ESCARPMENT OF THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AFTER A
BRIEF LULL...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER
TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH BECOMING POSSIBLE TOWARD
DAYBREAK AND PERSISTING THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL CAUSE QUITE A FEW
TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ502-504-506-260400-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
30 AND 40 MPH...WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. AFTER A BRIEF LULL IN WIND THIS
EVENING...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THESE WIND GUSTS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN TREES
AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-501-503-505-260400-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL
CAUSE QUITE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN POWER
OUTAGES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM THE RECENT SNOWFALL MAY
ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN AFFECTED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ063-260400-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE IN THE CASHIERS AND SAPPHIRE AREA THROUGH
LATE AFTERNOON. AFTER A BRIEF EVENING LULL...WIND SPEEDS WILL
INCREASE AGAIN TO SIMILAR VALUES OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO
FALL...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ035-509-260400-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-POLK MOUNTAINS-
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

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

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
AFTER A BRIEF EVENING LULL...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
OVERNIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH LIKELY DEVELOPING.
THE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AFTER DAYBREAK
FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ048-052-059-260400-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
MADISON-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH DEVELOPING BY DAYBREAK. THESE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ062-252300-
/O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...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. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MACON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST
NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-
SCZ001>014-019-252300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
251 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

271 
WWUS72 KGSP 252306
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

NCZ064-065-507-260715-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 60 MPH BECOMING POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK AND PERSISTING
THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND
GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL CAUSE QUITE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO
FALL...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ502-504-506-260715-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY. 

WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH... WITH SOME
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WIND GUSTS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...RESULTING
IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ063-260715-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TOFALL...
POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS GREATER 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

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.

&&

$$

NCZ035-509-260715-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-POLK MOUNTAINS-
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY. 

WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH LIKELY DEVELOPING. THE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN 40
AND 50 MPH AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-062-068>072-082-508-
510-SCZ001>014-019-260015-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100225T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-MACON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SO THE ADVISORY IS EXPIRED.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-501-503-505-260715-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL
CAUSE QUITE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN
POWER OUTAGES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM THE RECENT SNOWFALL
MAY ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN AFFECTED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ048-052-059-260715-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
MADISON-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA
606 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
EST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH DEVELOPING BY DAYBREAK. THESE GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

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.

&&

$$

176 
WWUS72 KGSP 260244
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
944 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG
THE EASTERN SEABOARD.

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501>507-261100-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE
944 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL
CAUSE QUITE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN
POWER OUTAGES. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM THE RECENT SNOWFALL
MAY ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN AFFECTED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035-048-052-059-063-509-261100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-MADISON-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA
944 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

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

WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH LIKELY DEVELOPING. THE WINDS MAY GUST TO BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH AFTER DAYBREAK FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY.

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.

&&

$$

228 
WWUS72 KGSP 260842
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
342 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY AND A DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
AFFECT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL...
THOUGH GUSTS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501>507-261700-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE
342 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL LAST MOST OF THE DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH
WILL CAUSE QUITE A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING
IN POWER OUTAGES...BLOCKED ROADS AND DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-058-062-082-SCZ001>014-019-
261700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0006.100226T0842Z-100226T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...MONROE...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
342 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...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. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
OVER OPEN WATER...WILL AFFECT UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE
STRONGEST GUSTS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-508-510-261700-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
342 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN PIEDMONT AND SOUTHERN
FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS 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.

&&

$$

NCZ035-048-052-059-063-509-261700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-MADISON-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA
342 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO LAST MUCH OF THE DAY. WINDS
WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$

MCAVOY

178 
WWUS72 KGSP 261553
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1053 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST
OF DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. STRONG TO DAMAGING
WINDS WILL IMPACT MAINLY NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS...AND THE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WHILE WINDY
TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REST OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON.

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501>507-262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
LAKE LURE
1053 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP OR CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS THE IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING GUSTS WILL BE
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL CAUSE QUITE A
FEW TREES AND POWER LINES TO FALL...RESULTING IN POWER
OUTAGES...BLOCKED ROADS AND DAMAGE TO SOME HOMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-048-052-056-057-059-063-068>072-508>510-262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-HAYWOOD-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
WAYNESVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
1053 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH DURING THE
EVENING HOURS. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN BY
THE WINDS...WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES RESULTING.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-058-062-082-SCZ001>014-019-
262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...MONROE...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1053 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

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

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
OVER OPEN WATER...WILL AFFECT UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHEAST
GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. THE
STRONGEST GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

640 
WWUS72 KGSP 261943
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

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

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINNING OVER SOUTHEAST NEW YORK WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA INTO TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-270500-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.100226T1943Z-100227T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
GUST TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. THE GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO PRODUCE SOME AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES...WITH ASSOCIATED LOWERED
VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ053-064-065-507-270500-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.100226T1943Z-100227T1100Z/
BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
LAKE LURE
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL
AFFECT MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS...BUT COULD MIX DOWN TO
LOWER VALLEY LAKES AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

NCZ502-504-506-262300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.100226T1943Z-100226T2300Z/
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 35
MPH...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. 

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-052-059-063-509-270500-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.100226T1943Z-100227T1100Z/
MADISON-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONGER GUSTS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...BUT COULD MIX DOWN TO THE LOWER VALLEY LAKES AT
TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-508-510-262300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.100226T1943Z-100226T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AND
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST
TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ068>072-262045-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ANY WIND GUSTS IN THE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW SHOULD BE LIMITED TO
30 MPH OR LESS THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY
HAS THUS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ051-058-062-082-SCZ001>014-019-
262045-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-100226T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
UNION NC-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...MONROE...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
243 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ANY WIND GUSTS IN THE WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON
SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 30 MPH OR LESS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS
THUS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

HG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH FROM THE CAROLINA
COAST TO NEW ENGLAND TODAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES SOUTH ACROSS
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER NEW ENGLAND AND SLOWLY WEAKENS.
THIS LOW WILL FINALLY DISSIPATE BY MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY
BUILDS IN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
SEVERAL ONGOING CONCERNS THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF LOW PRESSURE
EXPECTED TO BOMB OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. A PERSISTENT AREA OF
LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NC AND METRO CLT. AT THIS POINT...AN ADVISORY
WOULD PROBABLY BE OF LITTLE UTILITY AS THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD END BY
SUNRISE. TEMPS CONTINUE TO FALL TOWARD FREEZING THOUGH...SO AN SPS
WILL BE ISSUED TO HANDLE THE POSSIBILITY OF BLACK ICE. MEANWHILE...
KMRX RADAR SHOWS MORE NW FLOW UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY HEADING
FOR THE NC MTNS. THE MODEL GUIDANCE DOES NOT HANDLE THIS
PARTICULARLY WELL TODAY...OR SO IT WOULD SEEM JUDGING BY SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND UPSTREAM RADAR RETURNS. THE NAM FAILS TO DEVELOP UPSLOPE
PRECIP ALL DAY LONG. THE USUALLY RELIABLE SREF HAS POP DROPPING TO
CHANCE RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. THINK THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO
KEEP THE VERY HIGH POP ALONG THE TN BORDER EVEN THOUGH THIS IS WAY
HIGHER THAN GUIDANCE. QPF IS ANOTHER SEAT-OF-THE-PANTS FORECAST. AN
OLD RUN OF HPCQPF WAS ADOPTED IN ORDER TO KEEP MEANINGFUL SNOWFALL
IN THE FORECAST. SNOW TO LIQUID RATIO SHOULD BE HIGH. THE MODELS
SHOW THE MOISTURE PULLING OUT LATE TONIGHT...SO THE POP IS STEPPED
DOWN THIS EVENING AND THEN OVERNIGHT. NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE
WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS IN SPITE OF LESS SNOWFALL. WIND IS ANOTHER
PROBLEM. MIXING SHOULD ALLOW FOR FREQUENT GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE BUT IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THE REALLY STRONG WINDS AROUND 700
MB CAN BE TAPPED THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WOULD PROBABLY
BE MORE APPROPRIATE OUTSIDE THE MTNS...BUT WILL KEEP THE ADVISORY IN
PLACE BECAUSE OF PUBLIC IMPACT. THE HIGHER WIND POTENTIAL WILL HAVE
TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW BOMBS AND THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES. GUIDANCE SHOWS 850MB WINDS INCREASING
TO THE 50-65KT RANGE ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. WE HAD
A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THAT
BEGAN AT NOON TODAY...WHICH WILL BE REPLACED WITH A HIGH WIND
WARNING IN THE SAME PLACES BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT. TEMPS WERE
GENERALLY NUDGED TOWARD A BLEND OF THE GUIDANCE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 AM THURSDAY...NW FLOW SNOW EVENT SHOULD BE ALL BUT WRAPPED
UP BY NOON FRIDAY...AS MOISTURE FINALLY DEPLETES WEST OF THE
APPALACHIANS. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT
LEAST THE MORNING HOURS. IN FACT...THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING THIS
EVENT MAY OCCUR DURING MID-MORNING...AS MIXING HEIGHTS DEEPEN AFTER
SUNRISE. WHILE THE NAMS WIND FIELD FRI MORNING SEEMS A BIT
OUTLANDISH (60 KT AT THE TOP OF THE MIXED LAYER OVER THE NRN
MTNS)...EVEN THE GFS INDICATES 50 KT FLOW AT THE TOP OF THE LAYER
AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. DURING THE AFTERNOON...THE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN
TO WEAKEN...AS STRONG SURFACE LOW BEGINS TO FILL OVER THE NORTHEAST
CONUS.

FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY/SAT NIGHT...THE NAM AND THE GFS INDICATE
WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH MASSIVE NORTHEASTERN STORM WILL
SURGE INTO THE CAROLINAS...ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME TIMING
DIFFERENCES. THIS MAY RESULT IN A RETURN OF SOME NW FLOW SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE MTNS. IN FACT...WOULD NOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT SOME
FLURRIES IN THE PIEDMONT DURING THIS TIME...BUT SLIGHT/LOW CHANCE
POPS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN ATTM...WHILE SKY COVER
WILL BE BEEFED UP ALMOST EVERYWHERE.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM THURSDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE BEGINS ON SUNDAY WITH A
PERIOD OF LINGERING NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...WHICH TAPERS OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN STORYLINE FOR THE
PERIOD REVOLVES AROUND THE POTENTIAL FOR YET ANOTHER SOUTHERN STREAM
SYSTEM TO DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST AND TRACK EASTWARD. MODEL
GUIDANCE...AS EXPECTED...DEPICTS CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES REGARDING
THE TRACK OF THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THE ECMWF AND THE
GEM ARE QUITE SIMILAR...THOUGH WITH SOME TIMING DIFFERENCES...IN
TAKING THE LOW CENTER ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND EVENTUALLY UP THE
SOUTHEAST COAST OVER THE GULF STREAM. ON THE OTHER HAND...THE GFS IS
SUPPRESSED MUCH FURTHER SOUTH...TAKING A WEAKER LOW CENTER SOUTH OF
THE FLORIDA KEYS AND KEEPING THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THE PRECIP
SHIELD OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA. EVEN WITH THE MORE NORTHERLY TRACK
FEATURED IN THE ECMWF AND THE GEM...BOTH MODELS SPREAD FAIRLY LIGHT
PRECIP AT MOST ACROSS THE FA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. IT IS
ENCOURAGING THAT THE 00Z ECMWF CAME IN VERY SIMILAR TO ITS 12Z RUN
REGARDING THE INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THE LOW CENTER WHILE FEATURING
A BIT MORE PRECIP ACROSS THE FA AS A WHOLE. STILL FEEL LIKE ITS TOO
EARLY TO JUMP ON ONE SOLUTION VERSUS ANOTHER SO NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE GOING FORECAST. I DID TRIM POPS BACK A BIT
MONDAY NIGHT...BUT KEPT LOW END CHANCE POPS GOING FOR TUESDAY.
OVERALL...TEMPS WILL BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD AS THE
EASTERN CONUS TROF REASSERTS ITSELF ON MONDAY KEEPING LOWER HEIGHTS
OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...PESKY LEFTOVER LOW CLOUDS WILL HANG ON FOR A FEW MORE
HOURS UNTIL THE SHORT WAVE FINALLY PASSES. THIS WILL KEEP AN MVFR
CEILING AT THE TAF SITE FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE TIME BETWEEN NOW
AND 10Z. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MOST OF THE LOW CLOUDS SHOULD BREAK
UP BEFORE THE MORNING PUSH. SOME LIGHT PRECIP WILL FALL AS RAIN
AND/OR SNOW UNTIL ABOUT 09Z...WHICH COULD BRIEFLY REDUCE THE
VISIBILITY DOWN INTO THE MVFR RANGE...BUT SNOW ACCUM IS NOT LIKELY.
WINDS HAVE ALREADY COME AROUND TO NW AND SHOULD STAY THAT WAY FOR
THE DURATION. THE MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE VERY GUSTY NW WINDS ONCE WE
GET DEEP ENOUGH MIXING...STARTING AROUND 1400 UTC. THE GUSTINESS
SHOULD RELAX AFTER SUNSET. GUIDANCE INDICATES A LEE TROF DEVELOPING
IN THE EVENING WHICH BRINGS THE WIND AROUND TO W AT THAT TIME...BUT
HAVE OPTED TO KEEP WIND N OF W UNTIL MORE CONFIDENCE IS GAINED.

AT KAVL...OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND CONVECTIVE CLOUDS WILL GET
PUSHED UP THE VALLEY THROUGH AT LEAST LATE MORNING. WILL KEEP AN EYE
ON RADAR TRENDS AND HANDLE MVFR VIS/CEILING IN A TEMPO GROUP.
OTHERWISE...CEILING SHOULD BE ON THE LOW END OF VFR. EXPECT VERY
GUSTY NW WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. LOW CLOUDS SHOULD
BREAK UP A BIT LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.

ELSEWHERE...SOME LEFTOVER VFR LOW CEILINGS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS
BUT CLOUDS SHOULD SCATTER OUT BY SUNRISE. OTHERWISE...A VFR
FORECAST...BUT WITH GUSTY NW WIND FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THE END
OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. GUSTS SHOULD ABATE WITH SUNSET.

OUTLOOK...VFR EXPECTED THRU SAT...BUT GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING THU
EVE. DIMINISHING WINDS FRI-SAT AND VFR THRU MON. NEXT SYSTEM MOVES
IN TUE.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR
     NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501>507.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ051>053-
     058-059-062-501-503-505.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ035>037-056-
     057-063>065-068>072-082-502-504-506>510.
     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>052-
     058.
SC...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...BSH
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...PM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-063-068>072-082-
508>510-SCZ001>014-019-252030-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-049-050-252030-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ051-052-058-252030-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
   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 WEATHER ADVISORY.
   WINTER STORM WARNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ053-501-503-505-252030-
BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ048-252030-
MADISON-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...

NONE.

NCZ059-062-252030-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

.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 WEATHER ADVISORY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ064-065-502-504-506-507-252030-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
318 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

   WIND ADVISORY.
   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.