High Wind Watch 4, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

198 
WWUS72 KGSP 250015
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
715 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY LATE TUESDAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EXTREME
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
POSSIBLY DEVELOPING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE SMOKIES...BALSAMS...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WET SOIL
CONDITIONS COULD MAKE TREES EASIER TO UPROOT...INCREASING THE
POTENTIAL FOR STORM DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN AFFECTED AREAS.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-251000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FG.Y.0015.121225T0015Z-121225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0004.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
715 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY.

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

* HAZARDS...DENSE FOG TONIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY
  NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY
  EVENING...BECOMING STRONG TO DAMAGING LATER TUESDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY SUBSIDE
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH
  POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
  CHRISTMAS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DENSE FOG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING. MOTORISTS
  TRAVELING ALONG I-40...AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS
  ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY.
  STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES TUESDAY NIGHT
  AND WEDNESDAY. WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE TREE
  DAMAGE THAN USUAL FOR THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS. POWER OUTAGES CAN
  BE EXPECTED IF THESE DAMAGING WINDS DEVELOP.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
715 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
TUESDAY.

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

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING.
  MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG I-85...I-26...I-40...AND OTHER
  HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  VERY POOR VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$
LANE

212 
WWUS72 KGSP 251226
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
726 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY LATE TODAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EXTREME
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY
DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
SMOKIES...BALSAMS...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WET SOIL CONDITIONS
COULD MAKE TREES EASIER TO UPROOT...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR
STORM DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN AFFECTED AREAS.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-252030-
/O.CON.KGSP.FG.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0004.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
726 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* HAZARDS...DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...
  BECOMING STRONG TO DAMAGING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. THE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...DENSE FOG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CHRISTMAS MORNING. MOTORISTS 
  TRAVELING ALONG I-40...AS WELL AS OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS 
  ACROSS THE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY. 
  STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES TUESDAY NIGHT 
  AND WEDNESDAY. WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO MORE TREE 
  DAMAGE THAN USUAL FOR THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS. POWER OUTAGES CAN 
  BE EXPECTED IF THESE DAMAGING WINDS DEVELOP.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-251500-
/O.CON.KGSP.FG.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
726 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

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

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING
  ALONG I-85...I-26...I-40...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS AND ROADS ACROSS
  THE REGION SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

189 
WWUS72 KGSP 251457
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
957 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY LATE TODAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE
OHIO RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE EXTREME
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY
DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
SMOKIES...BALSAMS...AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WET SOIL CONDITIONS
COULD MAKE TREES EASIER TO UPROOT...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR
STORM DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES IN AFFECTED AREAS.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-252300-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FG.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.A.0004.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
957 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

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

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...
  BECOMING STRONG TO DAMAGING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. THE WINDS MAY BRIEFLY SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. GUSTS OF
  50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY CONTRIBUTE
  TO MORE TREE DAMAGE THAN USUAL FOR THESE SOUTHERLY WINDS. POWER
  OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED IF THESE DAMAGING WINDS DEVELOP.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>050-053-056-057-064-
065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-251600-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FG.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121225T1500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...
CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...
GREENWOOD
957 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED IN MOST AREAS...BUT A FEW LOCATIONS MAY
STILL SEE FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH
NOON.

$$

HG

236 
WWUS72 KGSP 252004
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS EVENING AND MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL TENNESSEE
AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL FORM OUT
AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SMOKIES
AND BALSAMS...LATE TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
INTO THE LOWER VALLEYS AS WELL AND SPREAD UP THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN.
GIVEN THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS...TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN
AND POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-260500-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0004.121226T0300Z-121226T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0003.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
EST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY BELOW 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY BELOW
3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY BELOW
3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
  IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE.

* TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
  NIGHTTIME HOURS...MAXIMIZING JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE
  WINDS WILL BRIEFLY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY...BUT ADDITIONAL WIND
  PROBLEMS COULD REDEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH...GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
  FEET.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AT
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. A FEW DOWNED TREES AND ISOLATED
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AS
  WELL...ESPECIALLY DUE TO THE WET SOIL.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-048>050-053-064-065-501-503-505-260500-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME
  HOURS AND MAXIMIZE AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS WILL
  BRIEFLY DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE THE COMBINATION OF
  VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOILS FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL.
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-260500-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.121226T0300Z-121226T1700Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
304 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE NIGHTTIME HOURS AND
  MAXIMIZE TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL
  MAY COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO KNOCK DOWN TREES AND PRODUCE
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1258 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
BRIEF DRYING TONIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO INCREASING MOISTURE ONCE AGAIN
LATER ON CHRISTMAS DAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND TRAILING
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY.
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER LOW APPROACHES SATURDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1245 PM EST...PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD
STEADILY DWINDLE FROM THE W THROUGH 00Z THIS EVENING AS UPPER
DIVERGENCE AND A PASSING LOW AMPLITUDE SHORTWAVE MOVE E OF THE
FORECAST AREA. A FLAT UPPER RIDGE WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE SE
TONIGHT...ACCOMPANIED BY MID AND UPPER LEVEL DRYING. HOWEVER...THE
BOUNDARY LAYER WILL REMAIN VERY MOIST OVERNIGHT...CONTRIBUTING TO
WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...WHICH MAY BECOME DENSE AT TIMES.
THERE IS SOME INDICATION OF LIGHT WESTERLY DOWNSLOPING FLOW THAT
COULD DRY OUT LOCATIONS JUST E OF THE BLUE RIDGE...BUT THAT WILL NOT
AID LOCATIONS MORE THAN A FEW MILES FROM THE ESCARPMENT. A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY COULD BE NEEDED EARLY TUE MORNING. MIN TEMPS WILL BE A
SOLID 10 DEGREES OR MORE ABOVE NORMAL MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT.

H5 LOW PRES WILL DEEPEN OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY ON TUE...WITH WEAK
SHORTWAVES EJECTING FROM THE TROUGH TOWARD THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
THE LATE AFTN HOURS. THE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL BE SLOW TO SCATTER
GIVEN THE ABUNDANT BL MOISTURE...WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TOWARD MAXES
ON THE LOW SIDE OF GUIDANCE TOMORROW AFTN. WEAK WARM ADVECTION WILL
SLOWLY SET UP THROUGH THE DAY...BUT WITH LIMITED DEEP MOISTURE
THROUGH MID AFTN. ENOUGH MOISTURE AND LIFT MAY FINALLY RETURN FROM
THE SW BY SUNDOWN TO PERMIT CHC POPS FOR LIGHT RAIN MAINLY ACROSS
THE SW PART OF THE AREA LATE DAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 315 AM MONDAY...TUESDAY NIGHT...THE SFC LOW WILL RAPIDLY
DEEPEN AS IT BEGINS TO LIFT NE INTO THE TN VLY. LLVL WIND FIELDS
REALLY STRENGTHEN...WITH LLJ OF 50-60 KTS IN A S/SE DIRECTION. PWATS
JUMP UP TO 200 TO 250% OF NORMAL FOR LATE DECEMBER ALONG THE BLUE
RIDGE WHILE STRONG FORCING AND UPSLOPE SHUD ALLOW FOR GOOD RAIN
RATES. HPC QPF LOOKS GOOD...AND WAS USED IN THIS FCST...WITH SOME
TWEAKS FOR UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT. THE LATEST FFG VALUES ARE STILL
FAIRLY HIGH...BUT STILL COULD SEE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING/EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY IN THE GA MTNS AND SW NC WHERE LOCALLY 2-3" OF
RAIN MAY FALL OVERNIGHT. THE DURATION OF THE RAINFALL LOOKS NARROWER
THAN IT DID LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH A LATER ONSET AND A QUICK DRY
SLOT PUNCHING INTO THE AREA BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY...AS THE LOW TRACKS INTO THE OH VLY...MODELS SEEM TO BE
HINTING ON A TRIPLE POINT LOW TRACKING ROUGHLY ALONG THE I-85
CORRIDOR DURING THE DAY. MODELS ALSO SUPPORT STRONG CONVECTION ALONG
THE COLD FRONT AS IT CROSSES THE GULF STATES. THE NAM CONTINUES TO
HAVE THE TRIPLE POINT TRACKING ACRS THE GREAT VALLEY AND BRINGING
500-1000 J/KG OF SBCAPE ACRS THE MUCH OF THE CWFA. STILL THINK THE
GFS LOOKS MORE REASONABLE...WITH 500-800 J/KG OF SBCAPE AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT ACRS THE PIEDMONT. OVERALL...THIS IS THE MOST INSTBY
WE/VE HAD WITH A FRONT IN A WHILE. SO WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS IN THE HWO.

THE OTHER ISSUE ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT...AS IT RACES W TO E ACRS THE AREA. MODELS SEEM A LITTLE LESS
IMPRESSIVE ON THE LLVL POST-FROPA WINDS...BUT STILL SHOW POTENTIAL
FOR SUSTAINED 20-30 MPH AND GUSTS 40 MPH+ FOR AT LEAST A FEW
HOURS...MAINLY ACRS THE GA PIEDMONT AND THE UPSTATE WED AFTN. THESE
WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH WET SOILS TO DOWN NUMEROUS TREES ACRS THE
AREA. THIS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE MENTIONED IN THE HWO.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOW PRES CONTINUES TO LIFT NE INTO THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES...WITH WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE AND STRONG LLVL CAA
PUNCHING INTO THE SRN APPALACHIANS. A BRIEF NW FLOW SNOW EVENT LOOKS
ON TAP...BUT ACCUM LOOK TO BE LIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 120 AM MONDAY MORNING...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PICKS UP AT 12Z
ON THURSDAY WITH A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER TROF LIFTING NE OF THE
REGION AND HEIGHTS RISING AS UPPER RIDGING MOVES INTO THE REGION.
ANOTHER BROADER UPPER TROF WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND
MOVE OFFSHORE BY LATE SUNDAY. AT THE SFC...DRIER HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SPREAD OVER THE AREA ON THURS AND LINGER THRU THE END OF THE WORK
WEEK. ANOTHER LOW WILL SPIN UP TO OUR SW AND APPROACH THE CWFA EARLY
SAT AND THEN LIFT TO THE NE BY SUN. LONG RANGE MODELS DIFFER WRT THE
PRECISE TRACK OF THE LOW WITH THE ECMWF MAINTAINING A MORE NORTHERLY
TRACK COMPARED TO THE GFS. AS FOR SENSIBLE WX...THURS AND FRI SHOULD
BE DRY WITH SOME LINGERING QPF OVER THE NC/TENN BORDER REGION EARLY
THURS. POPS RAMP BACK UP ON SAT WITH THE HIGHEST VALUES BETWEEN
ROUGHLY 12Z SAT AND 00Z SUN. TEMPS SHOULD RESEMBLE CLIMATOLOGY ON
THURS...FRI...AND SAT WITH VALUES DROPPING BELOW CLIMO ON SUN AND
MON IN THE WAKE OF THE FROPA.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT KCLT...THE BACK EDGE OF THE SOLID PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL
LIKELY NOT CLEAR UNTIL 21Z...WITH PATCHY LIGHT RAIN THEN LIKELY
UNTIL 00Z. TEMPO IFR IS LIKELY UNDER THE BETTER RAIN SHOWERS...BUT
CONVECTIVE CHANCES LOOK VERY POOR RIGHT NOW. GIVEN THE ABUNDANT
MOISTURE THAT WILL BE IN PLACE AFTER THE RAIN DISSIPATES...HAVE
MOVED IFR CONDITIONS UP A FEW HOURS...WITH IFR THIS EVENING
TRANSITIONING TO LIFR OR WORSE OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY
SLOW TO IMPROVE WITH CIGS LIFTING ONLY TO MVFR THROUGH THE END OF
THE TAF PERIOD TUE. ANY RETURNING PRECIP AHEAD OF THE NEXT WAVE
SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL AFTER THE CURRENT TAF PERIOD. S TO SW WINDS
EARLY WILL BECOME LIGHT NE ON TUE.

ELSEWHERE...LIGHT RAIN WILL STEADILY TAPER OFF TO PATCHY SPRINKLES
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE PASSING UPPER SUPPORT MOVES
EAST OF THE TERMINAL FORECAST AREA. GIVEN THE COPIOUS LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE...ANTICIPATE TEMPO IFR CIGS THROUGH LATE AFTN...A SWIFT
RETURN TO IFR CIGS THIS EVENING...THEN LIFR OR WORSE CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT AS MID LEVEL DRYING ARRIVES AND FOG SETS IN. THERE COULD
BE SOME WEAK DOWNSLOPING FLOW JUST EAST OF THE MTN ESCARPMENT...BUT
PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH TO HELP WITH LOW RESTRICTIONS AT THE FOOTHILL
TAF SITES. EXPECT SLOW RECOVERY TO MVFR CIGS/VSBY THROUGH TUE
MORNING...WITH LIGHT FLOW BECOMING NE. ANY RETURNING PRECIP FROM THE
SW WITH THE NEXT WAVE SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL JUST PAST THE TERMINAL
FORECAST PERIOD.

OUTLOOK...WIDESPREAD RESTRICTIONS...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN
WILL DEVELOP TUE NIGHT INTO WED AS A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WEST OF
THE APPALACHIANS PUSHES A COLD FRONT INTO THE REGION. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE UPSTATE TAF SITES AND KCLT ON WED...BUT WITH
THE BEST STRONG TSTM CHANCES JUST TO THE SE OF THE AREA. STRONG AND
GUSTY W TO NW WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT WED
NIGHT/THU...WITH VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING.

AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION/TABLES.HTM

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...NONE.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CSH
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...JPT
AVIATION...HG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
529 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-251030-
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-
529 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

RAIN WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...LEAVING RESIDUAL MOISTURE FOR
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...WITH
AREAS OF DENSE FOG POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A PASSING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GENERATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS. SOIL MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BE HIGH...SO THESE WINDS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO DOWN TREES ACROSS THE AREA.

THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL AND
POSSIBLY FLOODING TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE
THE CASE PRIMARILY ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE AS WELL AS THE SOUTH
FACING SLOPES AND ADJACENT VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-251030-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
529 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

RAIN WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...LEAVING RESIDUAL MOISTURE FOR
TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...WITH
AREAS OF DENSE FOG POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING BOTH GULF AND ATLANTIC
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION...AND A COUPLE INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED
OVER THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN COULD RESULT IN SOME
LOCALIZED FLOODING.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT DEPENDING UPON HOW
UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES. IF THE LINE DOES FORM...THERE IS
A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE.

AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...A PERIOD OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION...FROM LATE AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS THE GROUND WILL BE WET...THE WINDY
CONDITIONS MAY KNOCK DOWN NUMEROUS TREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.