Alert archive / North Carolina / High Wind Warnings in 2011

High Wind Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 25, 201117 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Feb 25, 2011, 2:11 AM EST for 17 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2011, 2:11 AM EST (07:11 UTC)
Expired
Feb 25, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:13 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 250 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2011-02-25Temperature 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°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 2011-02-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 387 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
871 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
387 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
711 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.

785 
WWUS72 KGSP 250711
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
211 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-251515-
/O.UPG.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.110225T0711Z-110225T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0008.110225T1100Z-110225T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
211 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

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

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY
  GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
  ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
  FROM THE SOUTHWEST...SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH...JUST AHEAD OF
  THE LINE. SOME WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD
  OF THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND AS THE LINE OF SHOWERS MOVES PAST.
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHWEST FACING
  SLOPES AND RIDGETOPS...COULD GET WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH. WIND
  GUSTS WILL CONTINUE...ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG...THROUGH THE DAY
  ON FRIDAY.

* TIMING...FROM 2 AM UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING...AND
  FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM FOR THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS. 

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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-251515-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...
ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
211 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...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. 

* LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS INITIALLY...THEN SPREADING ACROSS THE 
  FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND DAWN OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
  WESTERN UPSTATE...SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS ON AREA LAKES...SOME DIFFICULTY 
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
158 
WWUS72 KGSP 250941
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
441 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS
MORNING..AND ACROSS ALL THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TODAY...

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-251745-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0008.110225T1100Z-110225T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.110225T1100Z-110225T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110225T1100Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
441 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY 
  GEORGIA. 

* HAZARDS...A LINE OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE
  ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
  FROM THE SOUTHWEST JUST AHEAD OF THE LINE. WIND GUSTS WILL
  CONTINUE...ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG...THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.

* TIMING...FROM 2 AM UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING...AND
  FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM FOR THE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH UNTIL
  AROUND 6 AM...WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH AFTER 6 AM.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREES AND POWER
  LINES. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

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

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ008-009-
251745-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.110225T1100Z-110225T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T1100Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-CHEROKEE-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL
441 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...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.
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH
  CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND DAWN OVER THE FOOTHILLS...SPREADING
  ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM FALLEN TREE LIMBS...SOME
  DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND VERY GUSTY WINDS
  ON AREA LAKES.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>007-010>014-019-251745-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...
ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
441 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...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. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA INITIALLY...THEN SPREADING ACROSS
  THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND DAWN OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE 
  WESTERN UPSTATE...SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS ON AREA LAKES...SOME DIFFICULTY 
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

MOORE
553 
WWUS72 KGSP 251113
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
613 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS TODAY...

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-251915-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110225T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/
RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
613 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND RABUN COUNTY 
  GEORGIA. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND
  FEW POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ008-009-
251915-
/O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-CHEROKEE-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL
613 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM FALLEN TREE LIMBS... SOME
  DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND VERY GUSTY WINDS
  ON AREA LAKES.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>007-010>014-019-251915-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110225T2300Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...
ELBERTON...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
613 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

...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. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA INITIALLY...THEN SPREADING 
  ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. 

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND DAWN OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE 
  WESTERN UPSTATE...SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS ON AREA LAKES...SOME DIFFICULTY 
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 25, 2:11 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more3 hr
Feb 25, 2:57 AM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningGSPGraham, Macon, Swain63 min
Feb 25, 4:41 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more13 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2011High Wind Warnings in Georgia, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

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.