Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 31, 2010, 8:42 PM EST for 4 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 1, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2010, 8:42 PM EST (01:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 5:01 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Swain County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 251 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
902 WWUS72 KGSP 010142 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 842 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND LIKELY LINGER THROUGH MOST OF NEW YEARS DAY. MAINLY HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONGER GUSTS. NCZ051-052-058-059-011100- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.110101T0500Z-110101T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.110101T0500Z-110101T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 842 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY BELOW 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY OVERNIGHT AND MAXIMIZE DURING THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
5 follow-up statements
982 WWUS72 KGSP 010903 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 403 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND LIKELY LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONGER GUSTS. NCZ033-048>050-053-062>065-501-503-505-011715- /O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 403 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND AND ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-011715- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 403 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS... WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$
623 WWUS72 KGSP 010940 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 440 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 GAZ029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-011500- /O.NEW.KGSP.FG.Y.0001.110101T1000Z-110101T1500Z/ ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS... UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 440 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE GEORGIA AND CAROLINA PIEDMONT...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST OF I-85. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-011600- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 440 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS... WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-062>065-501-503-505-011600- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 440 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND AND ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
692 WWUS72 KGSP 011141 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 641 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 GAZ026-028-NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-508-510-SCZ004>007-010- 011500- /O.EXA.KGSP.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T1500Z/ FRANKLIN-HART-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTWELL...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...RUTHERFORD... COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...ANDERSON 641 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE GEORGIA AND CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-011600- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 641 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS... WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ008-009-011>014-019-011500- /O.CON.KGSP.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T1500Z/ ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-CHEROKEE-YORK- ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELBERTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS... UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 641 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...ACROSS THE GEORGIA AND CAROLINA PIEDMONT. * VISIBILITY...1/4 MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-062>065-501-503-505-011600- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 641 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND AND ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
167 WWUS72 KGSP 011505 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1005 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 GAZ026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-SCZ004>014- 019-011615- /O.EXP.KGSP.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T1500Z/ FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 1005 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT A SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES THROUGH NOON. $$ NCZ051-052-058-059-012300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 1005 AM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING RIDGE TOPS. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS FOR THE SURROUNDING LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS IN THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS... WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-062>065-501-503-505-012300- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1005 AM EST SAT JAN 1 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...MOST OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL POSE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND AND ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT FROM THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$
566 WWUS72 KGSP 012201 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 501 PM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 NCZ051-052-058-059-012315- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA 501 PM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ALONG THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN TERRAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ NCZ033-048>050-053-062>065-501-503-505-012315- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110101T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 501 PM EST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ HG
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 Dec 31, 6:59 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 6:59 PM EST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 659 PM EST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND DRIFT OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF THE REGION ON SUNDAY AS ANOTHER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/... THE 18Z GUIDANCE AGREES FAIRLY WELL ON STRONG MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT IN SRLY UPGLIDE FLOW AHEAD OF THE DEEP PLAINS SYSTEM. CLOUDS SHOULD RAPIDLY FILL IN AND LOWER...WITH LIGHT RAIN LIKELY BREAKING OUT PRIOR TO DAYBREAK IN SW SECTIONS AND ALONG SOUTH FACING MTN SLOPES. THE SRLY 850 MB JET REALLY GETS GOING AFTER 09Z...AND A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE SW MTNS. HOWEVER...THE BEST GUSTS SHOULD AFFECT MAINLY RIDGETOP LOCATIONS. OVERNIGHT MINS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED UPWARD SLIGHTLY AS THE INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER SHOULD BE QUITE RAPID. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP ALL EARLY MORNING PTYPES LIQUID. SHORT WAVES AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING LOW WILL THEN COMBINE WITH IMPROVING UPPER JET DIVERGENCE TO INCREASE FORCING ON SATURDAY...JUST AS MOISTURE BECOMES DEEP AND ABUNDANT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. EXPECT PRECIP TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WITH CATEGORICAL POPS ACROSS THE MTNS BY NOON AND OVER ERN SECTIONS BY THE END OF THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST QPF WILL LIKELY AFFECT SRN ESCARPMENT REGIONS...WHERE AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL SHOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVE. INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO LOOK VERY LIMITED AT BEST...EVEN WITH DEW POINTS REACHING THE MID 50S SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85. NO THUNDER WILL BE MENTIONED...BUT GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE H85 JET...WILL HAVE TO MONITOR. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE RIDGES...BUT VALLEYS SHOULD REMAIN BREEZY. ABOVE NORMAL HIGHS ARE EXPECTED EVEN WITH THE CLOUDS AND RAIN GIVEN THE HIGH THICKNESS VALUES. && .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... AS OF 130 PM FRIDAY...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TIMING OF FRONTAL BAND OF MOISTURE/LLJ THRU THE CWA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. BY 00Z SUN...MODELS AGREE ON HIGHEST POPS ACRS THE PIEDMONT...WITH A GRADUAL TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT THRU SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AFTN...COMPLETELY ENDING PRECIP IN THE EAST BY 00Z MONDAY. THERE WILL BE NOMINAL CAA...AS LLVL FLOW VEERS TO NWLY...USHERING IN A MODIFIED PACIFIC AIR MASS. GUIDANCE SHOWS NO NW FLOW MOISTURE...SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY SNOW ACTIVITY SUN NGT. TEMPS WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE 20S TO LWR 30S MONDAY MORNING...THEN TOP OUT NEAR NORMAL IN RELATIVELY WEAK WLY LLVL FLOW AND FULL SUNSHINE. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE MEDIUM RANGE PORTION OF THE FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE EAST. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL MOSTLY RESULT IN A DRY AND /NEAR-CLIMO/ FORECAST...THIS FORECAST CONSISTS OF LOWER-THAN-NORMAL CONFIDENCE. THE ZONAL PATTERN WILL BE FAST AND FAIRLY ACTIVE...AND TIMING/STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF SHORT WAVE ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THIS FLOW ARE HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. AS SUCH...THE GLOBAL MODELS EACH OFFER VERY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS AND POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. FOR INSTANCE...WHEREAS THE 00Z ECMWF WAS DEPICTING A SIGNIFICANT COASTAL STORM DEVELOPING FOR NEXT WEEKEND...THE FRESH 12Z RUN HAS MOVED IT UP TO THURSDAY. MEANWHILE...THE GFS DOES NOT FEATURE A MAJOR COASTAL STORM...BUT DOES FEATURE SIGNIFICANT/PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY/A WEAK COASTAL WAVE ON TUESDAY. WE WILL THEREFORE GO WITH THE VERY CONSERVATIVE MEDIUM RANGE FORECAST PROVIDED BY HPC...WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE 00Z ECMWF SOLUTION. THIS ESSENTIALLY MEANS THE FORECAST WILL FEATURE NEAR-CLIMO TEMPS...PARTLY CLOUD SKIES...AND POPS IN THE 10 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE. NEVERTHELESS...IN THIS PATTERN...CONFIDENCE PAST 72 HOURS OR SO WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW. && .AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... AT KCLT...THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN IS QUITE RAPID ON ALL MOS AND MODEL SOURCES. IT IS HARD TO IGNORE BUT CHALLENGING TO ACCEPT GIVEN THE LACK OF IFR TO MVFR CLOUDS ANYWHERE NEARBY AT PRESENT. YET...ALL SIGNS POINT TO A RAPID DESCENT THROUGH MVFR THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH IFR LIKELY DEVELOPING AFTER 08Z. WILL FEATURE RESTRICTIONS JUST A BIT SLOWER THAN THE LATEST LAMP GUIDANCE. IFR SHOULD GET LOCKED IN THROUGH TOMORROW AS RAIN/SHOWERS DEVELOP FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE DAY. FLOW WILL TURN FROM SE TO S OR SSW AND INCREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A JET WILL MOVE IN ALOFT LATE IN THE DAY...BUT GUSTS DO NOT SEEM WARRANTED RIGHT NOW GIVEN THE STABLE SURFACE LAYER. ELSEWHERE...CLOUDS WILL FILL IN AND LOWER QUICKLY FROM THE SW OVERNIGHT. WILL FEATURE IFR CONDITIONS STARTING BETWEEN 06Z AND 08Z MOST SITES...SLIGHTLY LATER AT KHKY. LIGHT RAIN SHOULD ALSO DEVELOP FIRST IN THE PRE/DAWN HOURS FROM KAND TO KAVL...AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY...WITH MODERATE SHOWERS AND IFR VSBY POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SRLY WINDS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT WILL NOT FEATURE ANY GUSTS AT PRESENT DUE TO THE STABLE SFC LAYER. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AT KAVL...HOWEVER...THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY MAY BE SLIGHTLY BLOCKED TO THE BETTER FLOW AS THE 850 MB JET TURNS MORE SW THROUGH THE DAY. WIDESPREAD IFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST ALL DAY SATURDAY. OUTLOOK...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY E ACROSS THE REGION SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN AND CONTINUED RESTRICTIONS. DRY HIGH PRES WILL THEN BUILD IN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...BSH NEAR TERM...HG/RWH SHORT TERM...ARK LONG TERM...JDL AVIATION...HG
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 6:07 AM EST, 14 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 607 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2010 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-011115- 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- 607 AM EST FRI DEC 31 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:42 PM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:40 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 7 more | 5 hr |
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