Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 2:44 PM EST for 6 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 2:44 PM EST (19:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 6:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 185 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
255 WWUS72 KGSP 011944 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 244 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-021100- /O.CAN.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.120101T2300Z-120102T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 244 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM EST MONDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY GUSTY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD ALSO FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 244 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY GUSTY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ LANE
3 follow-up statements
511 WWUS72 KGSP 020007 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 707 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 707 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD ALSO FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 707 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
290 WWUS72 KGSP 020529 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1229 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. GAZ010-017-021100- /O.EXA.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 1229 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAIN LAKES. * HAZARDS...ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. * TIMING... UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1229 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES COULD ALSO FALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-507-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1229 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ 07
514 WWUS72 KGSP 021056 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 555 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-021700- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.120102T1100Z-120102T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 555 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF GREATER THAN 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ NCZ051-058-021700- /O.EXP.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.120102T1700Z-120102T2300Z/ SWAIN-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRYSON CITY 555 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME VERY GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ001>006-010>012-019-021700- /O.NEW.KGSP.LW.Y.0002.120102T1700Z-120102T2300Z/ STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... GREENVILLE...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...GREENWOOD 555 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ NCZ509-021700- /O.EXB.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.120102T1100Z-120102T2300Z/ POLK MOUNTAINS- 555 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MOUNTAINS OF POLK COUNTY. * HAZARDS...ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-NCZ048-052-053-059-062>065-507-021700- /O.EXT.KGSP.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T2300Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 555 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 10:36 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 21 more | 55 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:30 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more | 45 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 45 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2012Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.