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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 24, 201019 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2010, 3:16 PM EST for 19 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 25, 2010, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2010, 3:16 PM EST (20:16 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2010, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 25, 2010, 6:00 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 33 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 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 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 12:00Z on 2010-02-24Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2010-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
774 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
324 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.

214 
WWUS72 KGSP 242016
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
316 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...INCREASINGLY WINDY THROUGH THURSDAY...

NCZ064-065-502-504-506-507-251000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.100225T1100Z-100225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0002.100225T1700Z-100226T2300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...
MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
316 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST
THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS
BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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-NCZ035>037-056-057-063-068>072-082-
508>510-SCZ001>014-019-251000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.100225T1100Z-100225T2300Z/
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-
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
316 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

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

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
40 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-501-503-505-251000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0002.100225T1700Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE
316 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH 60 MPH GUSTS
BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

CSH
4 follow-up statements
496 
WWUS72 KGSP 250928
NPWGSP

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

...WINDS TO INCREASE TODAY...

NCZ064-065-502-504-506-507-251730-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.100225T1700Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.100225T1100Z-100225T2300Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...LENOIR...
MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE
428 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-501-503-505-251730-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0002.100225T1700Z-100226T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.100226T0500Z-100226T2300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE
428 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
60 MPH...WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY MORNING.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 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.

&&

$$

NCZ063-251730-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.100225T1100Z-100225T2300Z/
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
428 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508>510-
SCZ001>014-019-251730-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.100225T1100Z-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
428 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 ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...EXTREME
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA
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.

&&

$$
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.

&&

$$

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 Feb 24, 2:51 PM EST, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 2:51 PM EST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
251 PM EST WED FEB 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH FROM THE CAROLINA
COAST TO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE
SOUTH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.  THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WIND.  HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BECOME MORE DOMINANT OVER THE WEEKEND AS TEMPERATURES
BECOME MILDER.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LIGHT PRECIP HAS BLOOMED ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-85 THIS AFTERNOON IN
RESPONSE TO A SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE APPROACHING UPPER LOW.
TEMPS HAVE WARMED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS THE AREA WITH THE ONLY BELOW
FREEZING WET BULBS OVER THE MTNS. STILL SNOWING AT KINT/KGSO WITH
ONLY RAIN BEING REPORTED OVER OUR CWFA. ALTHOUGH SNOW COULD MIX IN
WITH THE RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS...NO ACCUMS ARE
EXPECTED AS HEAVIER SHOWERS SHUD BE WELL SOUTH IN THE WARMER AIR.
THEREFORE...WILL CANCEL THE ADV FOR ALL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS.
THIS PRECIP MOVES EAST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH DRY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS FOR THE BULK OF THE NIGHT. CLOUDS WILL
SLOWLY CLEAR FROM SW TO NE THIS EVENING...WITH LOWS BELOW NORMAL.

ACROSS THE MTNS...EXPECT ONLY PATCHY LIGHT SNOW UNTIL THE STRONGER
FORCING WITH THE WAVE MOVES IN EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
QUICKLY BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE TN BORDER COUNTIES AS THE WAVE
MOVES THRU AND DEEP NWLY FLOW DEVELOPS. GOOD CAA DEVELOPS AS WELL
INCREASING SNOW RATES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LESS WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS
DEVELOP FROM MACON TO NRN JACKSON TO BUNCOMBE TO THE BLUE RIDGE
AREAS OF THE NRN FOOTHILLS. SOME LIGHT ACCUMS ARE POSSIBLE THERE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. GIVEN THE ONSET OF SNOW...WILL EXTEND THE CURRENT OR
ISSUE NEW ADVISORIES FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF GRAHAM/SWAIN AND
HAYWOOD...AND ALL AREAS OF MACON/NRN JACKSON/BUNCOMBE AND THE BLUE
RIDGE AREAS OF THE NRN FOOTHILLS. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT WITH UP TO AN INCH FOR THE ADV AREAS.

FOR THU...DEEP NW FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA WITH MOISTURE
REACHING H7 ACROSS THE MTNS. STRONG CAA CONTINUES WITH TEMPS AS LOW
AS -20 AT THE TOP OF THE MOIST LAYER. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS
TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA WITH AT LEAST LIKELY COVERAGE
OVER THE ADV AREA. AS STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES DEVELOP DURING THE
DAY...ISOLATED TO SCT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE REST OF THE
MTNS WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMS. EXPECT AN ADDITIONS 4 TO 6 INCHES
OVER THE WARNING AREA WITH 1 TO 2 OVER THE ADV. SOME HIGHER
ELEVATION AREAS COULD SEE EVEN MORE SNOW AS THE CONVECTIVE RATES
INCREASE. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADV FOR THE AREAS NOT COVERED BY WINTER
WX PRODUCTS AS WINDS INCREASE AND BECOME VERY GUSTY DURING THE DAY.
WILL KEEP THE HIGH WIND WATCH AS IS BECAUSE SOME RIDGE TOP WARNING
GUSTS COULD DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. BUT CONFIDENCE IS
ONLY HIGH FOR ADV LEVEL WINDS. WITH THE WINDS...SOME RIDGE TOP AREAS
WILL SEE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 BELOW OR MORE. HOWEVER...THESE ARE
COVERED BY THE WINTER WX PRODUCTS.

OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS...ANOTHER DRY DAY EXPECTED WITH DOWNSLOPE FLOW.
SOME CLOUDS COULD SPILL OUT OF THE MTNS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NC
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WITH THE VERY DEEP MIXING DEVELOPING DURING
THE DAY...WE COULD EASILY SEE TAP INTO THE HIGH WINDS ALOFT WITH
GUSTS REACHING THE WIND ADV LEVEL DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL ISSUE A
WIND ADV FOR ALL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE
WELL BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM WEDNESDAY...THE REGION REMAINS WITHIN DEEP CYCLONIC
FLOW THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AS 50+KT 85H WINDS REDEVELOP SOUTHWARD
INTO WESTERN NC...THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN ACRS
THE MTNS. STRONG AND VERY COLD UPSLOPE FLOW WILL ALSO CONTINUE
TO TRIGGER NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ACRS THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES.
FOR AREAS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...A BRISK AND CHILLY NIGHT IS ON
TAP. LITTLE CHANGE IN THE MEAN PATTERN EXPECTED THRU FRIDAY AS
GUSTY MTN WINDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REDEVELOP OUT INTO THE
PIEDMONT. UPSLOPE FLOW MOISTURE IS PROGGED TO SHRINK THROUGHOUT
THE DAY AND THE ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BECOMING SCATTERED
AND LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN NC MTNS. AS THE CORE OF THE COLDEST AIR
DIMINISHES...MAX TEMPS EXPECTED TO REBOUND...BUT STILL TWO TO THREE
CATEGORIES BELOW CLIMO. ROUGHLY A PERSISTENCE FCST FOR SATURDAY AS
FAR AS SENSIBLE WX GOES THANKS TO LINGERING DEEP CYCLONIC FLOW.
OVERALL BRISK AND COOL CONDITIONS...DRY EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...
AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 2 PM WEDNESDAY...HPC FOLLOWED THE ENSEMBLE MEAN FOR THE MEDIUM
RANGE...AND THEIR FORECAST CLOSELY RESEMBLES THE ECMWF IN OUR
SECTION OF THE NATION. AN UPPER TOUGH ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST
SATURDAY NIGHT WILL PROGRESS OFFSHORE...REPLACED BY A TRANSIENT
RIDGE BY MONDAY...WHILE A CLOSED LOW MOVES INTO THE LOWER MS RIVER
VALLEY. THIS SOUTHERN STREAM LOW MOVES UP THE EAST COAST ON TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY IF ENOUGH MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE...BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT
VERY HIGH. ON MONDAY A SURFACE WAVE ORGANIZES IN THE NORTHWEST GULF
OF MEXICO. THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE MOVES
NORTHEAST OVER OUR AREA MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW CROSSES THE NORTHERN
GULF. ECMWF THICKNESS IS RATHER LOW...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE
85...WHERE MODEL SOUNDINGS SUPPORT A SNOW EVENT. WITH NO WARM NOSE
IN FORECAST SOUNDING...A SHARP TRANSITION TO RAIN IS EXPECTED NEAR
INTERSTATE 85. AT FIRST QPF IS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND MAINLY IN
THE SOUTH WITH THE GREATER MOISTURE...BUT AS EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW
INCREASES NORTH OF THE WAVE...QPF WILL INCREASE NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.
AT THIS POINT ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW AMOUNTS SEEM QUITE POSSIBLE IN
MUCH OF WESTERN NC MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
DUSTING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE WAVE ON TUESDAY
NIGHT. CONFIDENCE REMAINS LIMITED HOWEVER...AS MODEL DISCREPANCIES
REMAIN. DRYING BEHIND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL COOL FROM JUST BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY AND
MONDAY TO ALMOST 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WEDNESDAY AS HEIGHTS FALL
AND CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION MOVE IN. ONLY SLIGHT WARMING IS
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS COLD ADVECTION OFFSETS RISING HEIGHTS AND
DOWNSLOPE FLOW. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SEVERAL DEGREES DUE
TO INCREASING CLOUD COVER...BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...IFR CIGS SHUD BE TEMPO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOW MVFR
CIGS CONTINUING. THERE WILL BE SOME MVFR VSBY WITH THE PRECIP...THEN
VFR LATE AFTERNOON. MOISTURE PULLS OUT AND WINDS BECOME DOWNSLOPE
THIS EVENING TAKING CIGS TO HIGH MVFR THEN SCT LOW VFR THRU THE
EVENING. NLY WINDS CONTINUE THRU THE AFTERNOON BECOMING NWLY THIS
EVENING. GUSTY NW WINDS DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING. SCT LOW VFR
CONTINUES THRU THE MORNING.

AT KAVL...MVFR CLOUDS CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...THEN RISE TO VFR.
CLOUDS SHUD SCATTER OUT WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND MIDNIGHT.
LOW VFR CLOUDS RETURN WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS THU MORNING...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CIGS AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.

ELSEWHERE...CONDITIONS IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST AS MOISTURE PULLS
OUT AND DOWNSLOPE FLOW DEVELOPS. ANY PRECIP SHUD REMAIN LIGHT ENUF
TO KEEP VSBY VFR. NLY WINDS BECOME NW BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING. LOW VFR CIGS COULD LINGER AT KHKY ALL NITE. SCT LOW VFR AND
GUSTY NW WINDS DEVELOP THU MORNING.

OUTLOOK...VFR EXPECTED THRU SAT...BUT VERY GUST WINDS EXPECTED THU
AFTERNOON. KAVL WILL SEE A POTENTIAL FOR MVFR CIGS WITH LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AND VERY GUSTY WINDS THU AFTERNOON... THEN VFR WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS THRU SAT.

&&

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

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...RWH
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...JAT
AVIATION...RWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 11:31 AM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

NCZ033-049-050-251645-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 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.
   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.

NCZ048-052-251645-
MADISON-HAYWOOD-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 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 STORM WARNING.

VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ053-064-065-507-251645-
BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...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.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS 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.

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ051-058-251645-
SWAIN-GRAHAM-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 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.

VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ059-062-063-509-251645-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-POLK MOUNTAINS-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND
PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ501-503-505-251645-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-057-251645-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
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.

VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE PIEDMONT THURSDAY AND
AGAIN ON FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ502-504-506-251645-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

   HIGH WIND WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ056-068>072-082-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-
251645-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CATAWBA-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-
1131 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH
CAROLINA THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 3:45 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell and 4 more25 hr
Feb 24, 4:53 AM ESTWinter Storm WarningGSPAvery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more54 hr
Feb 24, 3:28 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPBuncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and 3 more39 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2010Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2010Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2010Every wind advisory in 2010

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.