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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2011, 2:57 PM EST for 11 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 8, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2011, 2:57 PM EST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2011, 10:32 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 1238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 106 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
348 WWUS72 KGSP 071957 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 257 PM EST MON FEB 7 2011 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-080400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.110208T0500Z-110208T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 257 PM EST MON FEB 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS. A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MCAVOY
3 follow-up statements
516 WWUS72 KGSP 080301 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1001 PM EST MON FEB 7 2011 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-081200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.110208T0500Z-110208T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1001 PM EST MON FEB 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LASTING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE WIND MAY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN AREAS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS. A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN BY THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
352 WWUS72 KGSP 080850 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 350 AM EST TUE FEB 8 2011 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-081700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110208T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 350 AM EST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES IN AREAS WITH SLIPPERY ROADS. A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES MAY ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$
464 WWUS72 KGSP 081532 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1032 AM EST TUE FEB 8 2011 NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-081645- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110208T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 1032 AM EST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. $$ MCAVOY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2:51 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 15 hr |
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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.