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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 29, 2012, 4:12 AM EST for 10 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Dec 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2012, 4:12 AM EST (09:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2012, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 1255 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
594 WWUS72 KGSP 290912 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 412 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... .A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE MORNING AND BECOME VERY GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BY THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-291600- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.121229T1700Z-121230T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 412 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY AREAS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS COMBINING TO DOWN A FEW TREES AND CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO 50 MPH GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL DUE TO THE RECENT WET WEATHER WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUITE A FEW TREES FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LANE
4 follow-up statements
439 WWUS72 KGSP 291706 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1206 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... .IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS BECOME VERY GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE MID- ATLANTIC COAST...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BY THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-300115- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121230T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 1206 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY AREAS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS COMBINING TO DOWN A FEW TREES AND CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO 50 MPH GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL DUE TO THE RECENT WET WEATHER WILL LIKELY RESULT IN QUITE A FEW TREES FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
131 WWUS72 KGSP 291927 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 227 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN QUITE STRONG THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-300330- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121230T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 227 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY AREAS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH UP TO 50 MPH GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SEVERAL TREES FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PM
927 WWUS72 KGSP 300222 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 922 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENS OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-301030- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121230T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 922 PM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY AREAS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SEVERAL TREES FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MCAVOY
435 WWUS72 KGSP 300819 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 319 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-301600- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121230T1700Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE... HENDERSONVILLE 319 AM EST SUN DEC 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY AREAS NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW TREES AND WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND WET SOIL DUE TO THE RECENT RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SEVERAL TREES FALLING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. A FEW POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 6:56 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell and 2 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.