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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 23, 201015 counties in North Carolina; Habersham County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 23, 2010, 7:54 PM EST for 15 counties in North Carolina; Habersham County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 23, 2010, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2010, 7:54 PM EST (00:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2010, 8:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 24, 2010, 3:00 PM EST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Habersham 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, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:52 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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 256 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 2010-01-24Temperature 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 2010-01-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1700 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 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.

273 
WWUS72 KGSP 240054
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
754 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

...GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING...

.SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN MUCH OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-241100-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.100124T0100Z-100124T2000Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE
754 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET IN MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT TONIGHT. WINDS SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN MUCH OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$
07
3 follow-up statements
170 
WWUS72 KGSP 240854
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...

.SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
MPH...ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
MOUNTAINS FROM BREVARD AND ASHEVILLE EASTWARD.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-241700-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.100124T0854Z-100124T2000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH 
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT 
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AS WELL AS SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. 
STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO DEVELOP IN SOME VALLEYS OPEN TO THE 
SOUTHEAST...INCLUDING THE MARSHALL AND HOT SPRINGS AREAS. MORE 
SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUCH AS BRYSON CITY AND 
ROBBINSVILLE...WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-241700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.100124T0854Z-100124T2000Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH 
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT 
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET AS WELL AS SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES. 
STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO DEVELOP IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS OPEN TO THE 
SOUTH...INCLUDING CLAYTON.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-241700-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
HABERSHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE
354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD 
FRONT THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET AND ALONG SOUTH 
AND EAST FACING SLOPES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501-503-505-241700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
354 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
3500 FEET AND SOME OF THE HIGHER RIDGES WILL SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH. HOWEVER...VALLEYS OPEN TO THE SOUTHEAST...SUCH AS THE
FRENCH BROAD...SHOULD ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON 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
210 
WWUS72 KGSP 241634
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER PARTS OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...

.SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER
THE MOUNTAINS FROM BREVARD AND ASHEVILLE EASTWARD.

GAZ010-NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-242000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
RABUN-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN
1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT TODAY. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AS WELL AS SOUTH AND EAST
FACING SLOPES. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO DEVELOP IN SOME VALLEYS
OPEN TO THE SOUTHEAST...INCLUDING THE MARSHALL AND HOT SPRINGS
AREAS. MORE SHELTERED VALLEY LOCATIONS...SUCH AS BRYSON CITY AND
ROBBINSVILLE...WILL SEE LIGHTER WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ006>014-019-
250045-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.100124T2000Z-100125T0500Z/
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...
GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...
CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS OF OPEN WATER.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-501-503-505-242000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 3500 FEET AND SOME OF THE HIGHER RIDGES WILL SEE WIND GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH. HOWEVER...VALLEYS OPEN TO THE SOUTHEAST...SUCH AS
THE FRENCH BROAD...SHOULD ALSO SEE A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS DURING THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON 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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-242000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
HABERSHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE
1134 AM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT TODAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH...ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET AND ALONG SOUTH
AND EAST FACING SLOPES.

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.

&&

$$

NED
332 
WWUS72 KGSP 242018
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY IN THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS AND ANY
THUNDERSTORMS...THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL THEN
PICK UP ON MONDAY...WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGH THE
DAY.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-250500-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.100124T2018Z-100124T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...STRONG WESTERLY
FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON
MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 DEVELOPING THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-250500-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON MONDAY BEHIND A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-064-065-250500-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.100124T2018Z-100124T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH...WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BRIEFLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...STRONG WESTERLY
FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS ON
MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 DEVELOPING THROUGH 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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-NCZ501-503-505-250500-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100124T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLARKESVILLE
318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON MONDAY BEHIND A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ006>014-019-
250500-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100125T0500Z/
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...
GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...
CHESTER...GREENWOOD
318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
AREAS OF OPEN WATER.

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON MONDAY BEHIND A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE 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.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ018-NCZ035-068-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>005-250500-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0004.100125T1500Z-100125T2300Z/
STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-CLEVELAND-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...SHELBY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...
MARION...LAKE LURE...RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS
318 PM EST SUN JAN 24 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST
MONDAY. 

GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON MONDAY BEHIND A
DEPARTING COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

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 Jan 23, 6:04 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 6:04 PM EST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
604 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ORGANIZE AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SWING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
SUNDAY AND PUSH EAST OF THE REGION BY MONDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE
FRONT...COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
LARGE MID LEVEL LOW WILL PUSH OVER THE NRN PLAINS TONIGHT...AS A MID
LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE EAST COAST RIPPLES EAST. SFC LOW PRESSURE
WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE HEARTLAND OVERNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL SWEEP EAST...REACHING THE WESTERN NC
MTNS AROUND SUNRISE. LLVL WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY...WITH H85 WINDS
REACHING 50-60 KTS OVER THE MTNS. GIVEN SATURATED LLVL CONDITIONS
AND STRENGTHENING UPSLOPE FLOW...SHRA SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE EAST
FACING SLOPES THIS EVENING. RAINFALL COVERAGE WILL QUICKLY EXPAND
ACROSS THE REST OF THE MTNS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS AROUND MIDNIGHT.
BY LATE TONIGHT...NUM TO SCT SHRA SHOULD RESPOND TO DEEPER LIFT
ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. RAINFALL RATES WILL PEAK DURING
THE PASSAGE OF PRE FRONTAL BAND OF SHRA AND EMBEDDED TSRA ON SUNDAY.
BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE...THE BAND SHOULD SWEEP ACROSS THE MTNS
AND NE GA SUN MORNING...PUSHING EAST OF I-85 DURING THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. WIND PROFILES INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOUTH TO NORTH
TRAINING CONVECTIVE CELLS. OVERALL...RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD RANGE
FROM 2-3 INCHES ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE
PIEDMONT. AREAS THAT EXPERIENCE TSRA WILL LIKELY SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS.
HEAVY RAINFALL RATES SHOULD PRODUCE SEVERAL FLASH FLOOD
EVENTS...POSSIBLE RESULTING IN RIVER FLOODING LATER SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MON MORNING. FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN...EXTENDED TO 6AM
MON EAST.

WINDS MAY RESULT IN WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE RIDGES ON
SUNDAY...POSSIBLY BEGINNING AS EARLY AS THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON
SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ELEVATION AND WIND STRENGTH REMAIN
UNCERTAIN...HOWEVER...A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED.

SFC BASED CAPES WILL SURGE INTO THE 100-200 J/KG RANGE EAST OF I-85
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HELICITY AND LLVL SHEAR VALUES APPEAR VERY HIGH
ACROSS THE CWA. THE GREATEST COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR
LIES ACROSS NE GA...UPSTATE...AND I-77 CORRIDOR. THIS MAY PROVIDE
ENOUGH SUPPORT OF A FEW SVR WIND EVENTS AND POSSIBLY SHORT TRACK
TORNADOES...WILL HIGHLIGHT IN THE HWO.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 240 PM SATURDAY...STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE WILL TRANSIT THE
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AS A 140 KT JET CORE CROSSES THE REGION AHEAD OF
THE UPPER TROUGH. THE SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
DURING THE EVENING HOURS...WITH PLENTY OF LIFT AND MOISTURE TO
WARRANT CAT POPS ACROSS THE ERN HALF UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WILL CONTINUE
THE THUNDER MENTION IN ERN PIEDMONT SECTIONS AS SFC DEWPOINTS SURGE
NORTHWARD E OF INTERSTATE 77 JUST PRIOR TO FROPA. STEADY DRYING IS
THEN ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT. SOME SHALLOW MOISTURE ON WESTERLY POST
FRONTAL FLOW WILL ARRIVE IN THE WESTERN MTNS TOWARD DAYBREAK...BUT
WITH A LIMITED UPSLOPE COMPONENT.

THE CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL MIGRATE EAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON
MONDAY. BREEZY WESTERLY FLOW WILL SET UP WITH MIXING. THERE IS AN
INTERESTING BIT OF INSTABILITY SHOWING UP OVER THE NC PIEDMONT MON
AFTN AS THE UPPER THERMAL TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE W. LOW END SHOWER
CHANCES WILL BE MENTIONED ACROSS WRN NC...WITH SLIGHT CHANCES NEARER
THE SC BORDER. COLD ADVECTION WILL THEN START IN EARNEST LATE IN THE
DAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WITH BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND A MORE
ORTHOGONAL NW FLOW INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS. AT LEAST SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD DEVELOP...WITH LIGHT ACCUMS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE TN BORDER THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH MIXING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTN AS
THE TIGHT PRES GRAD PERSISTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHC OF LINGERING NW FLOW
SNOW OVER THE N MTNS TUE NIGHT...OTHERWISE HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE W WED AND SFC RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE AREA THRU THE DAY THU.
EXPECT TEMPS NEAR AVG WED AND A CAT OR TO ABOVE AVG THU. HPC MODEL
BLEND USING THE GEM AND ECMWF SHOWS GOOD CONSISTENCY AND STILL
DEPICTS H5 SHORTWAVE TROF DIGGING OVER TX THU NIGHT-FRI WITH AN
ASSOC SFC WAVE DEEPENING IN THE NW GULF THU NIGHT AND MOVING ACROSS
THE DEEP S FRI. AS MOISTURE SURGES N AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM EXPECT
INCRSNG POPS THU NIGHT WITH A CHC OF SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE MTNS AND
ACROSS THE N ZONES AND PSBLY MIXING IN WITH RAIN ACROSS SOME OF THE
S ZONES. TEMPS SHOULD BE A COUPLE CATEGORIES BELOW AVG DURING THE
DAY FRI BUT STILL WARM ENOUGH FOR RAIN AT LOWER ELEVS...INCLUDING
SOME OF THE LOWER MTN VALLEYS...BUT SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVS. HAVE
SOLID CHC POPS FRI NIGHT AS SFC LOW PASSES S OF AREA WITH SNOW OVER
MTNS AND N CWA...MOSTLY RAIN S BUT PSBLY MIXING WITH SNOW. CHC
PRECIP TAPERS OFF FROM THE W SAT BUT STILL HELD ON TO LOW CHC POPS
IN THE W...SOLID CHC E. SINCE THE COLDER AIR COMES IN BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM NOT LOOKING AT SIG SNOW ACCUM ATTM. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES.

&&

.AVIATION /23Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AT KCLT...AT 2315Z...MVFR CEILING AND NORTHEAST WIND WILL PERSIST
UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AS WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST
BEFORE DAWN...CEILINGS WILL DROP TO IFR...AND THEN LIFR AS
PRECIPITATION AND RESULTANT FOG LOWERS VISIBILITY TO MVFR. BY
AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE PRECIPITATION ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT WILL BRING
VISIBILITY DOWN TO IFR...WHILE VERTICAL MIXING RAISES THE CEILING
TO IFR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND
WILL BE CARRIED IN THE VICINITY.

ELSEWHERE...THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE THAT SITES WHERE RESTRICTIONS
ARE IN PLACE WILL SEE MUCH IMPROVEMENT TONIGHT...AS LOW LEVEL
UPSLOPE FLOW ONLY IMPROVES WITH VEERING SURFACE WINDS. THEREFORE...
VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN SCALED BACK FOR TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE...CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL FROM MVFR TO LIFR AS
PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS TONIGHT...AND VISIBILITY WILL FALL AGAIN.
KAVL WILL SEE ITS HEAVIEST RAIN AND IFR VISIBILITY IN THE LATE
MORNING...WHILE FOOTHILLS SITES EXPERIENCE THE WORST CONDITIONS IN
THE MID AFTERNOON. ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL EXIST TO MENTION
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE SC TAF SITES. BY LATE AFTERNOON
KAVL WILL SEE IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR VISIBILITY AND IFR CEILING AS THE
FRONTAL ZONE MOVES EAST.

OUTLOOK...GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT FROM THE WEST IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
NIGHT...ALTHOUGH VFR MAY BE UNATTAINABLE OVERNIGHT GIVEN THE LACK OF
HEATING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EAST OF THE MTNS ON MONDAY...BUT NW
FLOW SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE MTNS MON NIGHT-TUE NGHT. FAIR WX
IS EXPECTED WED AND THU.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FOR SCZ001>007-010>012-019.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR SCZ008-009-013-014.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...NED
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...RB
AVIATION...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 3:34 PM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

NCZ033-048>053-059-065-501-503-505-242045-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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.

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 35 OF 45 MPH MAY DEVELOP TOWARD
DAYBREAK. A WIND ADVISORY COULD BE NEEDED OVERNIGHT IF THE
EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS INCREASE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

VERY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS CAN BE EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE FRONT
WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS LATE IN THE DAY. HEAVIER RAIN SHOWERS
ALONG THE FRONT MAY BRING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN INTO THE
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ058-062>064-507-509-SCZ001>003-242045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-GRAHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK. A WIND ADVISORY COULD BE NEEDED
OVERNIGHT IF THE EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS INCREASE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL CROSS
THE AREA LATE IN THE DAY. ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS ALONG OR AHEAD OF
THE FRONT COULD BRING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN INTO THE LOWER
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ502-504-506-508-510-SCZ004>007-010>012-019-
242045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING. SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ008-009-013-014-242045-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK-UNION SC-CHESTER-
334 PM EST SAT JAN 23 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE
FRONT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN LOCATIONS
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 85. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS MAY DEVELOP WITH
ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GERAPETRITIS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 3:54 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPGraham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Swain11 hr
Jan 24, 8:50 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania4 days
Jan 24, 11:19 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningGSPGaston3 days
Jan 24, 11:34 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPCabarrus, Catawba, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln and 3 more12 hr
Jan 24, 12:24 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPBuncombe24 hr
Jan 24, 12:24 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPHaywood24 hr
Jan 24, 12:24 PM ESTRiver Flood AdvisoryGSPCleveland24 hr
Jan 24, 3:18 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more3 hr
Jan 24, 3:18 PM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more27 hr
Jan 24, 3:20 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPGraham, Swain6 hr
Jan 24, 5:23 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPBuncombe, Henderson25 min
Jan 24, 5:36 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPHenderson, Transylvania6 hr
Jan 24, 5:02 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryGSPHabersham, Rabun3 hr
Jan 24, 5:51 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPElbert24 min
Jan 24, 6:06 PM ESTTornado WarningGSPElbert24 min
Jan 24, 6:29 PM ESTFlash Flood WarningGSPFranklin, Stephens6 hr

Nearby

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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.