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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

December 25, 20128 counties in South Carolina; 28 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 3:04 PM EST for 8 counties in South Carolina; 28 counties in North Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2012, 3:04 PM EST (20:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2012, 10:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 26, 2012, 6:00 PM EST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 42 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 12:00Z on 2012-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2012-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -87 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 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.

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
6 follow-up statements
268 
WWUS72 KGSP 260342
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS TONIGHT
THROUGH 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 ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS...
LATE TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE MUCH
WEAKER IN THE VALLEYS...OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE
THERE AS WELL. GIVEN THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS... TREES
COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT
ANYWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-261000-
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY BELOW
3500 FEET...

* 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. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS
  POSSIBLE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE
  DAMAGE.

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

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE 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 DUE TO
  THE WET SOIL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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>050-053-064-065-501-503-505-261000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

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

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON PEAKS AND RIDGE TOPS.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-261000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
1042 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
  MAXIMIZE AROUND DAYBREAK.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 
  MAY COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW 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.

&&

$$
LANE
315 
WWUS72 KGSP 260917
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL FORM OUT AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM
AND BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS...
THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE MUCH
WEAKER IN THE VALLEYS AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...OCCASIONAL
STRONG GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THERE AS WELL. GIVEN THE EXPECTED
WET SOIL CONDITIONS...TREES COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES
COULD OCCUR JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE AREA.

NCZ033-048>050-053-064-261730-
/O.EXA.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...ASHEVILLE...
BREVARD
417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EST TODAY.

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

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER
  VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE.

* TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER
  VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS 
  OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE 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 DUE TO 
  THE WET SOIL. 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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-063-261730-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121226T1700Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...SYLVA...
FRANKLIN
417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...

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

* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AT THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS. OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER
  VALLEYS...WITH ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE.

* TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY TAPER OFF BY MIDDAY...BUT
  ADDITIONAL WIND PROBLEMS WILL REDEVELOP FOR THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. FREQUENT GUSTS 
  OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE 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 DUE TO 
  THE WET SOIL. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ507-509-261730-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE BLUE RIDGE PORTIONS OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD
  COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-261730-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 WED DEC 26 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST BY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.

* WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BY
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

NCZ065-501-503-505-261730-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE
417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE
  SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING THEN
  BRIEFLY DIMINISH FOR EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE WINDS WILL
  INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE
  MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-261730-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON
417 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE EXPECTED WET SOIL CONDITIONS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL 
  MAY COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO KNOCK DOWN A FEW 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.

&&

$$
499 
WWUS72 KGSP 261744
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1244 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE APPALACHIANS WILL
GENERATE VERY WINDY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MOVING EAST TO THE CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE MOIST
SOIL CONDITIONS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO BLOWN DOWN A FEW
TREES AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA.

NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE
1244 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE 
  SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL WIND HAZARDS ARE LIKELY FOR THE
  OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
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-
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
1244 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>064-262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD
1244 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TOWARD EVENING. ADDITIONAL WIND HAZARDS
  WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT
  TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MOIST
  SOIL WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND 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.

&&

$$

HG
056 
WWUS72 KGSP 261922
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
222 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE APPALACHIANS WILL
GENERATE VERY WINDY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT
MOVING EAST TO THE CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. DUE TO THE
MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE TO BLOWN
DOWN A FEW TREES AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE
AREA.

NCZ065-501-503-505-270330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE
222 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE 
  SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE 
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL WIND HAZARDS ARE LIKELY FOR 
  THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063-064-270330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0004.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD
222 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  THE AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TOWARD EVENING. ADDITIONAL WIND 
  HAZARDS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MOIST 
  SOIL WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND 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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-270330-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
222 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST THURSDAY.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  THE AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TOWARD EVENING. ADDITIONAL WIND 
  HAZARDS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MOIST 
  SOIL WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND 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.

&&

$$

NCZ507-509-262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
222 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE 
  SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE 
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. ADDITIONAL WIND HAZARDS ARE LIKELY FOR 
  THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.

* WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-262300-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
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-
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
222 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$
472 
WWUS72 KGSP 261937 CCA
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
230 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTHEAST ALONG THE APPALACHIANS WILL
GENERATE VERY WINDY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...AND
THEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE
MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES
AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA.

NCZ065-501-503-505-270345-
/O.COR.KGSP.HW.W.0004.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.COR.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HENDERSONVILLE
230 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...HENDERSON COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE
  SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG TO
  DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL
  OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF
  WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063-064-270345-
/O.COR.KGSP.HW.W.0004.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.COR.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD
230 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY
  DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST AND
  STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG TO DAMAGING
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MOIST
  SOIL WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND 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.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-270345-
/O.COR.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.COR.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
230 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
  LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PICK UP OVERNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MOIST
  SOIL WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND 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.

&&

$$

NCZ507-509-262300-
/O.COR.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
230 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF RUTHERFORD AND POLK COUNTIES.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUST WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-262300-
/O.COR.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
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-
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
230 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

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

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL
  AS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

JOH/HG
117 
WWUS72 KGSP 262319
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
619 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE DEEPENING ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL
GENERATE VERY WINDY NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILL LOCATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. DUE TO THE MOIST SOIL CONDITIONS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY
BLOW DOWN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TREES AND PRODUCE SCATTERED POWER
OUTAGES ACROSS THE AREA.

NCZ033-048>050-052-053-059-063>065-501-503-505-270730-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0004.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
619 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THURSDAY MORNING. DAMAGING
  WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AND
  LAST THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MOIST
  SOIL WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER
  OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-270730-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...FRANKLIN
619 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND MOIST 
  SOIL WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED DOWNED TREES AND 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.

&&

$$

NCZ502-504-506-507-509-270730-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.121227T0200Z-121227T1800Z/
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
619 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
  ADJACENT TO THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

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

* IMPACTS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN DUE TO THE COMBINATION 
  OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND WET SOIL 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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-
SCZ001>014-019-270030-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121226T2300Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION NC-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-
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
619 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE NIGHT...THOUGH THEY WILL BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

MCAVOY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 7:15 PM ESTDense Fog AdvisoryGSPAbbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greenwood, Laurens and 2 more15 hr
Dec 25, 3:04 PM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 5 more21 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2012Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2012Wind Advisories in Georgia, 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.