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Lake Wind Advisory 13, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 23, 201128 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this lake wind advisory at Mar 23, 2011, 2:45 AM EDT for 28 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Mar 23, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2011, 2:45 AM EDT (06:45 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2011, 3:09 AM EDT
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 42 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey 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), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:45 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 2011-03-23Temperature 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 2011-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 110 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
2057 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
110 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 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.

037 
WWUS72 KGSP 230645
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
245 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TODAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY...WITH GUSTS LIKELY
DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-231600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.110323T1400Z-110324T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
245 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA
  LAKES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY...WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY HAZARDOUS
  TODAY. 

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
4 follow-up statements
811 
WWUS72 KGSP 231643
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1243 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDWEST TO THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS TODAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY...WITH GUSTS LIKELY
DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-240000-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...
SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...
GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
1243 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA 
  LAKES. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH 
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY 
  THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY 
  HAZARDOUS TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$
673 
WWUS72 KGSP 231837
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
237 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
EASTWARD AND OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE
AREA THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ON THE SOUTH SIDE
OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

NCZ033-048>053-059-063>065-501-503-505-507-509-240300-
/O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
237 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA 
  LAKES. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND
  TURN NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AGAIN
  LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT.
  WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY 
  HAZARDOUS TODAY. 

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-NCZ035>037-056>058-062-068>072-082-502-
504-506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-240000-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-MACON-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...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY...FRANKLIN...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...
GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...
CHESTER...GREENWOOD
237 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA 
  LAKES. 

* TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
  HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY 
  HAZARDOUS TODAY. 

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.

&&

$$

LG
508 
WWUS72 KGSP 240050
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
850 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
EASTWARD AND OFF THE COAST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

NCZ033-048>053-059-063>065-501-503-505-507-509-240900-
/O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
850 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA 
  LAKES. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. 
  WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY HAZARDOUS
  TONIGHT.

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
599 
WWUS72 KGSP 240709
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WITH FROST AND FREEZE CONCERNS
TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL USHER
IN A COOLER AIRMASS AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

NCZ501-503-505-241600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF CALDWELL...BURKE...AND MCDOWELL
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES LATE TONIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP PRIOR TO DAYBREAK AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH NOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
  TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD FALL TO BETWEEN 30 AND 32
  DEGREES BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS COULD PROVE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE OR POWER OUTAGES COULD
  RESULT AS WELL. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE
  PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-053-065-241600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/
MADISON-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING
  MADISON...BUNCOMBE AND HENDERSON COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. FREEZING TEMPERATURES
  LATE TONIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
  LINGER THROUGH NOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
  TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
  LOWER 30S BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY HAZARDOUS
  THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE
  PLANTS.

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 FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS.

&&

$$

NCZ051-052-059-063-064-241600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
BREVARD
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT FRIDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AFTER
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD DIP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
  LOWER 30S THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT SENSITIVE
  PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT YOUR PLANTS.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-241600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. THE
LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
  HOURS AND LINGER UNTIL NOON. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ507-509-241600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110324T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. 

* LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN SECTIONS OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES IN
  WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA 
  LAKES. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LINGER
  THROUGH NOON. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE BOATING VERY HAZARDOUS.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ058-062-241600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/
GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRANKLIN
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...GRAHAM AND MACON COUNTIES IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS
  OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT TENDER PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS.

&&

$$

NCZ502-504-506-241600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0014.110324T0709Z-110324T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. A
FROST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FROST ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. FROST LATE TONIGHT.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND
  LINGER UNTIL NOON. FROST WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS
  BECOME LIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS
  MORNING. LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW FROST TO DEVELOP.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL PROVE HAZARDOUS TO
  BOATERS ON AREA LAKES. THE FROST TONIGHT MAY IMPACT TENDER
  PLANTS.

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 FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO
PROTECT TENDER PLANTS.

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-241600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0001.110325T0400Z-110325T1300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
SALISBURY
309 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MIDDLE 30S.

* WINDS...NORTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT ENOUGH OVERNIGHT TO
  ALLOW FROST FORMATION.

* IMPACTS...THE FROST WILL IMPACT TENDER PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. TAKE STEPS TODAY TO
PROTECT YOUR TENDER PLANTS.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lake 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 lake wind advisory went out at Mar 23, 2:31 AM EDT, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 23, 2:31 AM EDT, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
231 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST LATER
TODAY AND PASS EAST OF THE REGION BY THURSDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH FRIDAY AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM
WILL AFFECT THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY EARLY THIS MORNING SHOWS AN OCCLUDING SYSTEM
OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST...WITH A WELL DEVELOPED TROWAL EAST OF THE
CYCLONE. THIS SUGGESTS A VERY DYNAMIC SYSTEM AS THE LOW MOVES
EASTWARD TOWARD THE SRN SHORES OF THE GREAT LAKES TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST SOME PRE/FRONTAL DEVELOPMENT
FROM CENTRAL TN TO THE OH VALLEY THIS MORNING...WITH SCATTERED
CONVECTION LIKELY REACHING THE SRN APPALACHIANS THIS AFTERNOON.
GRADIENT WINDS WILL BECOME VERY STOUT JUST OFF THE SURFACE...AND
GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH APPEAR POSSIBLE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY. WILL THUS POST A LAKE WIND ADVISORY THROUGHOUT.

INSTABILITY SHOULD DEVELOP ACROSS THE MTNS VERY QUICKLY THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE WSW FLOW IN THE WARM SECTOR. SHEAR WILL BE
UNIDIRECTIONAL...BUT QUITE STRONG FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. THE DISCRETE CELLULAR ACTIVITY ARRIVING IN THE MTNS
THIS AFTN SHOULD BE REPLACED BY AN APPROACHING LINEAR SYSTEM THIS
EVENING. THE ONLY QUESTION WILL BE HOW WELL IT IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN
ITSELF AS IT CROSS THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY STRONG
WIND FIELDS...WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS OF 7 TO 8 KFT ACROSS THE REGION
COULD PERMIT SOME LARGE HAIL IN THE BETTER UPDRAFT CORES. WILL
CONTINUE TO FEATURE A SEVERE THREAT IN THE HWO FOR MAINLY THE
EVENING HOURS.

COLD ADVECTION WILL STRENGTHEN QUICKLY WITH FROPA LATE TONIGHT
ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN. NEW MOUNTAIN WIND PRODUCTS WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED AT SOME POINT...BUT WILL DEFER THESE TO THE DAYSHIFT. SHOWERS
COULD LINGER ALONG THE TN LINE IN THE POST FROPA AIR GIVEN THE
UPSTREAM BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE AND STRENGTHENING NW UPSLOPE FLOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 215 AM WEDNESDAY...THE ONSET OF DRIER POST FRONTAL AIR IS
STILL EXPECTED VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF SHALLOW
UPSLOPE MOISTURE ALSO REMAINS ON TAP WITHIN THE LLVL CAA RESULTING
IN SMALL NC MTN SHOWER CHANCES LINGERING THRU ABOUT MIDDAY. FROM THE
BLUE RIDGE TO THE PIEDMONT...A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY IS EXPECTED
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NW WINDS.

LLVL RIDGING BUILDS IN THURSDAY NIGHT AND MODEL CONSENSUS CONTINUES
TO CREEP FRIDAY MORNING MIN TEMPS LOWER...GIVEN RISE TO A LIGHT
FREEZE THREAT FOR THE MTNS AND AS LONG AS THE WIND DROPS OFF AS
EXPECTED...A FAIRLY EXPANSIVE FROST POTENTIAL AREA...COVERING MUCH
OF THE FTHLS/PIEDMONT AWAY FROM THE THERMAL BELT LOCALES. WITHIN THE
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT...A FAIR AND SEASONABLY MILD FRIDAY IS EXPECTED.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM TUESDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST DOES CONTAIN SOME
NON TRIVIAL CHANGES. OVERALL...THIS PACKAGE PRIMARILY FOLLOWS THE
ECMWF FOR THE DETAILS THOUGH THERE IS AT LEAST SOME GENERAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

ALOFT...THE FORECAST BEGINS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE REGION UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF FAST ZONAL FLOW. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH A
SHORTWAVE PASSING BY JUST SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH SUNDAY MORNING AND
QUASI ZONAL FLOW RETURNING BY MONDAY. FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY A
DEEP CLOSED LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH
SHORTWAVE RIDGING RIPPLING OUT AHEAD OF IT. THIS FEATURE AND ITS
ATTENDING SHORTWAVE TROF WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON TUESDAY.

AT THE SURFACE...A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED WARM FRONTAL FEATURE WILL
BE IN THE VICINITY OF THE FA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL BE
WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW AND ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SURFACE LOW
WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE TN VALLEY AND IMPINGE ON THE WESTERN
PORTION OF THE FA SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THE HIGHEST PERIOD OF POPS
HAVE BEEN PLACED DURING THIS TIME. DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY THE
ECMWF IS HINTING AT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOME SOUTHERN ONSET...INSITU
LIKE CAD ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. AS SUCH...SOMEWHERE ALONG AND JUST
SOUTH OF THE WEDGE BOUNDARY TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABLE TO WARM ENOUGH
TO POSSIBLY SUPPORT SOME SURFACE BASED INSTABILITY.
THEREFORE...THERE IS A NON ZERO CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND SOME
SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDER HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE WX GRIDS. THE SYSTEM
WILL PASS QUICKLY TO THE EAST SUNDAY MORNING AND A LARGE AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NW. THIS LULL IN THE UNSETTLED
WX PATTERN WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY. BY MONDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO ORGANIZE TO THE WEST AND APPROACH THE FA SO LOW
END CHANCE POPS HAVE BEEN FEATURED FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY. GIVEN THE
UNSETTLED PATTERN...TEMPS WILL RUN FROM JUST BELOW TO WELL BELOW
CLIMO FOR THE MEDIUM RANGE.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...HIGH LEVEL CIGS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...WITH A TRANSITION TO LOWER LEVEL VFR LATE. SW WINDS WILL
BECOME GUSTY WITH MIXING BY MID MORNING...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO
NEAR 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS...WITH POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL LIKELY INCREASE FROM THE WEST TOWARD
EVENING...BUT TIMING REMAINS DIFFICULT AT PRESENT. 00Z TO 06Z LOOKS
LIKE THE BEST BET FOR ANY CONVECTION REACHING KCLT.

ELSEWHERE...BKN CIRRUS THROUGH MIDDAY WILL GRADUALLY TURN INTO
INCREASING CUMULUS AND CB THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS CONVECTION
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GUST WITH
MIXING FROM 14Z TO 15Z...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY FROM KAND TO KGSP. CONVECTION BECOMES
INCREASINGLY LIKELY AFTER 20Z NEAR KAVL...AND GENERALLY AFTER 22Z
EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS.

OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE
NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER TO THE N. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WILL RIDE EASTWARD ALONG A FRONT TOWARD THE AREA OVER WEEKEND...WITH
RESTRICTIONS LIKELY RETURNING.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE IN THE
UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S IN MOST AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY VALUES...AND DRY FUELS WILL INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE RAPID SPREAD OF WILDFIRES. WILL MAINTAIN THE FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT AT THE REQUEST OF SOUTH CAROLINA USERS...AND ALSO
UPGRADE THE NC FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING PER REQUEST
BY THE LAND MANAGERS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
     068>072-082-303-501>510.
     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
     068>072-082-501>510.
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CSH
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...CSH
LONG TERM...BSH
AVIATION...HG
FIRE WEATHER...HG
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 4:11 PM EDT, 10 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
411 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-232015-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
411 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
DURING THE LATTER HALF OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SCATTERED
ACTIVITY POSSIBLY GIVING WAY TO A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS OUT AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL...WITH
THE THREAT LASTING WELL INTO THE EVENING.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW 30S TO MID 20S ACROSS THE
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES AND
LIGHT WINDS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF FROST OR A LIGHT FREEZE BY
SUNRISE FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510-232015-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
411 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A
APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE UPSTATE...
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S THURSDAY NIGHT. COOL
TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT TO CALM WINDS MAY SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF
PATCHY TO ISOLATED FROST AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ001>014-019-232015-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
411 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

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

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A
APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE UPSTATE...
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...
PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-232015-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
411 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A
APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND MAY AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE
SEVERE...PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 2:54 AM EDTRed Flag WarningGSPAlexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 22 more17 hr
Mar 23, 5:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMadison, Yancey46 min

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.