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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 25, 201128 counties in North Carolina; Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2011, 4:41 AM EST for 28 counties in North Carolina; Cherokee County, York County, South Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2011, 4:41 AM EST (09:41 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2011, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 25, 2011, 6:00 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 31 counties

Rabun 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, Cherokee County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 193 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.

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
2 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$
447 
WWUS72 KGSP 251530
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-252300-
/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
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

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...UNTIL 6 PM.

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

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WIND
  GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER LINES.
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS 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-
252300-
/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
1030 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011

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

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.

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

* IMPACTS...SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM FALLEN TREE LIMBS...
  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>014-019-252300-
/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
1030 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...ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM. 

* WINDS...WEST AT 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 ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more4 hr
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

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2011Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2011Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2011Every wind advisory 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.