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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

December 20, 201214 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this high wind warning at Dec 20, 2012, 3:44 AM EST for 14 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 41 hr. 24 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2012, 3:44 AM EST (08:44 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 22, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
In force
41 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 21, 12:45 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMorganton, NCREPORT OF TREE FALLING ON A SMALL STORAGE BUILDING NEAR HOME AT 107 LEE STREET. STORAGE BUILDING WAS CRUSHED BUT HOME WAS NOT DAMAGED.
Dec 21, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGAsheville, NCTREE DOWN ON A CAR ON TUNNEL RD. MOTORIST NOT INJURED.
Dec 21, 9:30 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Ne Bat Cave, NCTREE DOWN ON POWER LINES ON SHUMONT ROAD.
Dec 21, 11:13 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCanton, NCSEVERAL TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES IN CANTON
Dec 21, 11:40 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Ese Banner Elk, NC
Dec 21, 1:05 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 W Asheville, NCA DOZEN REPORTS OF TREES AND LINES DOWN ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY IN THE PAST HOUR. AROUND 5000 POWER OUTAGES IN THE COUNTY AS WELL.
Dec 21, 1:21 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGRosman, NCSEVERAL TREES DOWN IN ROSMAN AND ALSO IN BALSAM
Dec 21, 5:34 PM ESTSNOW 2Newland, NC
Dec 21, 5:35 PM ESTSNOW 2Bakersville, NC
Dec 21, 5:36 PM ESTSNOW 2Burnsville, NC1 TO 2 INCHES.
Dec 21, 5:37 PM ESTSNOW 0Marshall, NCTRACE OF SNOW.
Dec 21, 7:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGSwannanoa, NCREPORT OF A TREE BLOWN DOWN ON A POWER LINE NEAR 81 ONEAL CICLE IN SWANNANOA, NC.
Dec 21, 10:40 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGFairview, NCSEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE TOWN OF FAIRVIEW.
Dec 22, 6:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGColumbus, NCNUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND ROADS BLOCKED ACROSS THE COUNTY SINCE 6 PM YESTERDAY.
Dec 22, 6:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGMarshall, NC1 TREE BLOWN DOWN OVERNIGHT.
Dec 22, 6:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNewland, NCNUMEROUS TREES AND LINES DOWN WITH ROADS BLOCKED. OVER 100 DISPATCHES FOR DOWNED TREES AND LINES SINCE LATE YESTERDAY. REPORTS HAVE GREATLY TAPERED OFF.
Dec 22, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Ssw Morganton, NC2000 POWER OUTAGES ON HOPEWELL ROAD...WITH ANOTHER 300 NEAR LAKE JAMES. SEVERAL TREES DOWN OVERNIGHT.
Dec 22, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBurnsville, NCSEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY OVERNIGHT.
Dec 22, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGHendersonville, NCTWELVE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND 4 LINES DOWN IN THE COUNTY OVERNIGHT. A TREE FELL ON A TRAILER IN FLAT ROCK WITH NO INJURIES.
Dec 22, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGLake Lure, NC10 TO 12 CALLS FOR TREES AND LINES DOWN OVERNIGHT.
Dec 22, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGNebo, NCCONDITIONS WORSENED AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUMEROUS TREES AND LINES DOWN WITH AROUND 2000 WITHOUT POWER IN THE NEBO...LAKE JAMES AREA.
Dec 22, 7:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGRutherfordton, NC30 TO 40 REPORTS OF TREES DOWN OVERNIGHT...MOSTLY IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
Dec 22, 9:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGBakersville, NCNUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND LINES DOWN OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING. A TREE FELL ON TRAILERS WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.
Dec 22, 9:00 AM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGCollettsville, NCAT LEAST 15 CALLS FOR TREES DOWN OVERNIGHT...MOSTLY FROM COLLETTSVILLE TO PATTERN. A TREE RECENTLY BROUGHT DOWN TWO POWER POLES IN THE COLLETTSVILLE AREA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 223 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 2012-12-20Temperature 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 2012-12-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
2329 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 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.

787 
WWUS72 KGSP 200844
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
344 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST
THIS EVENING. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS JUST AHEAD OF THE PASSING
FRONT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY JUST BEHIND IT AS COLDER AIR SPILLS
INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY
INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND AND STRENGTHENS THE NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD
DAMAGING WINDS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WITH ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE POSSIBLE OUT ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NCZ033-048>050-053-065-501>510-201700-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
HENDERSONVILLE
344 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA
  AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT JUST BEHIND A PASSING
  COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE
  GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY
  NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED
  DOWN...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ052-059-063-064-201700-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD
344 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...HAYWOOD...JACKSON...AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES IN THE
  SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT JUST BEHIND A PASSING
  COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE
  GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY
  NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE
  WINDS...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-201700-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121222T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
344 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT
  AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY
  DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-201700-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
344 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE
  PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT
  AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY
  DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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
10 follow-up statements
024 
WWUS72 KGSP 201651
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1151 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST
THIS EVENING. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS JUST AHEAD OF THE
PASSING FRONT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY JUST BEHIND IT AS COLDER AIR
SPILLS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE
GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND AND STRENGTHENS THE NORTHWEST FLOW
INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WITH ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE
POSSIBLE OUT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-210900-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1151 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT JUST BEHIND A PASSING 
  COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH 
  THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH AT
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED
  DOWN...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-210900-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
1151 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD 
  FRONT AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL 
  STEADILY DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-210900-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1151 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THURSDAY EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD 
  FRONT AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL 
  STEADILY DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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
728 
WWUS72 KGSP 202014
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
314 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AREA FROM THE WEST
THIS EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP JUST BEHIND THE
FRONT AS COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS INTENSE LOW
PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND AND STRENGTHENS
THE NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WITH ISOLATED WIND
DAMAGE POSSIBLE OUT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-210900-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
314 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT JUST BEHIND A PASSING 
  COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH 
  THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH 
  AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED
  DOWN...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING MAY BE
  DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-210900-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
314 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT AND
  LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH
  EARLY SATURDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-210900-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.121221T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
314 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT AND
  LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH
  EARLY SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT 
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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
006 
WWUS72 KGSP 210342
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1042 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING FRONT AS
COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES
FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND AND STRENGTHENS THE NORTHWEST
FLOW INTO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE MOUNTAINS AND
IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WITH ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE
POSSIBLE OUT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-211200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1042 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT JUST BEHIND A PASSING 
  COLD FRONT. THE WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH 
  THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH 
  AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...
  POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AND
  UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-211200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
1042 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT 
  AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY 
  DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-211200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1042 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT 
  AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY 
  DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT 
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

07
942 
WWUS72 KGSP 210917
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
417 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING FRONT AS
COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN TODAY AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND AND STRENGTHENS THE NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD
DAMAGING WINDS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WITH ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE POSSIBLE OUT ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-212015-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
417 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH
  THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TO 70 MPH
  AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...
   POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR 
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING MAY BE 
  DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-212015-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
417 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PEAKING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-212015-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
417 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING... WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PEAKING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 4O TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

ARK
497 
WWUS72 KGSP 211254
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
754 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A DEPARTING FRONT AS
COLDER AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
STRENGTHEN TODAY AS INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO NEW ENGLAND AND STRENGTHENS THE NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD
DAMAGING WINDS OVER A LARGE PART OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WITH ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE POSSIBLE OUT
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-212100-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
754 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...
  WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TO 70 
  MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...
  POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-212100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
754 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. 
  PEAKING DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-212100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
754 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. PEAKING
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 4O TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

NED
886 
WWUS72 KGSP 211634
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1134 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.THE COMBINATION OF DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OVER A LARGE
PART OF THE MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...WITH
ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE POSSIBLE OUT ACROSS THE PIEDMONT OF THE
WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-220045-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1134 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS
  WILL SLOWLY ABATE ON LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TO 70 
  MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...
  POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT AND
  UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-220045-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
1134 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON. THE WINDS
  WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-220045-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
1134 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL
  STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 4O TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD BE KNOCKED DOWN BY 
  THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 
  WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

NED
368 
WWUS72 KGSP 212022
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.THE COMBINATION OF DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT OVER
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS. ELSEWHERE...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...THOUGH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DOWN A FEW TREES
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-220430-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
322 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
  ABATE SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TO 70 
  MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE KNOCKED
  DOWN... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. MINOR
  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING BE DIFFICULT
  AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-220430-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
322 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE
  KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-220430-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
322 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL STRONGER GUSTS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 4O TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE
  KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.
  LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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
790 
WWUS72 KGSP 212348
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
648 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.THE COMBINATION OF DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NEW ENGLAND AND HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN TEXAS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT OVER
PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH
CAROLINA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND
ALEXANDER COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS
STRONG...THOUGH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
DOWN A FEW TREES THROUGH THE NIGHT.

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-
220100-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-
LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-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...GREENVILLE...
SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...
LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD
648 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-221200-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
648 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL 
  SLOWLY ABATE SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TO 70 
  MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
  KNOCKED DOWN... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER 
  OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 
  DRIVING BE DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-221200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
648 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE 
  KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ035-SCZ001>003-221200-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA
648 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL STRONGER GUSTS WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 4O TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE 
  KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$
07
342 
WWUS72 KGSP 221152
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
652 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN
REGION THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA...AND ALEXANDER COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA...WINDS
WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...THOUGH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING DOWN A FEW TREES THIS MORNING.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-221700-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
652 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA AND ADJACENT NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS.

* TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL
  SLOWLY ABATE LATE MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE 
  KNOCKED DOWN... POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD POWER 
  OUTAGES. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 
  DRIVING BE DIFFICULT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

PLEASE REPORT DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY
CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A MESSAGE
WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE ADDRESS WHERE IT OCCURRED.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-221700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
652 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING
  HOURS.
 
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE 
  KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ035-SCZ001>003-221700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA
652 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND 
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING
  HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW ADDITIONAL TREES AND POWER LINES WILL BE 
  KNOCKED DOWN BY THE WINDS...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT.

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.

&&

$$

ARK
014 
WWUS72 KGSP 221659
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1159 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501>510-221800-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1159 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON.

$$

NCZ051-058-062-221800-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
1159 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON.

$$

GAZ010-017-018-NCZ035-SCZ001>003-221800-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121222T1700Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA
1159 AM EST SAT DEC 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON.

$$

NED

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 20, 3:44 AM ESTWind AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 8 more56 hr
Dec 20, 4:06 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryGSPAvery, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey51 hr

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High Wind Warnings in North Carolina, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.