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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 11, 2012, 4:20 AM EST for 17 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 11, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2012, 4:20 AM EST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2012, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 244 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
- 1270 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 292 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
525 WWUS42 KGSP 110920 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-111730- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T0920Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-052-111730- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T0920Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ053-059-111730- /O.EXA.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ048-111730- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ058-111730- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 420 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JPT
8 follow-up statements
724 WWUS42 KGSP 111237 CCA WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD AIR WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-112045- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T1230Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-052-112045- /O.UPG.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WS.W.0002.120211T1230Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.COR.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ053-059-112045- /O.COR.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ048-112045- /O.COR.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ058-112045- /O.COR.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ GRAHAM- 730 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...GRAHAM COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 14
375 WWUS42 KGSP 111515 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-052-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE BITTERLY COLD VALUES FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-112315- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 1015 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
992 WWUS42 KGSP 111721 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .ARCTIC AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET AND SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-052-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.120212T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS WILL SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED TODAY...BUT BEFORE THEY DO A THIN GLAZE OF ICE WILL DEVELOP MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE UPPER 20S FOR THE VALLEYS AND LOWER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE BITTERLY COLD VALUES FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE...MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-120130- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 1221 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. WITH FAIRLY WARM GROUND...SNOW WILL MELT AND THEN QUICKLY REFREEZE... MAKING FOR UNUSUALLY TREACHEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL HOLD STEADY IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S FOR THE VALLEYS AND UPPER 20S FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY AND THEN FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL STEADILY INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 14
791 WWUS42 KGSP 120151 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FORCE OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH SUNRISE. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE BITTERLY COLD TONIGHT...FALLING TO BETWEEN 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-052-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SMOKIES AND BALSAMS WILL SEE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3500FT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT. HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE BITTERLY COLD VALUES FROM 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-121000- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 851 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND AN INCH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS THIS EVENING AS THE COLDER AIR MOVES IN. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
091 WWUS42 KGSP 120914 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNIG... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO FORCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH SUNRISE. NCZ033-049-050-121500- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 17 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-052-121500- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...MAKING FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * TEMPERATURES...5 TO 20 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET... FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-121100- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. A FEW POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...10 TO 17. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NCZ053-058-059-121100- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 414 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...NORTHERN JACKSON AND GRAHAM COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING...IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNRISE. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1/2 INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME POWER OUTAGES DUE TO HIGH WINDS KNOCKING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND POWER LINES. * TEMPERATURES...9 TO 15 ABOVE. * WINDS...WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JPT
108 WWUS42 KGSP 121111 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA TODAY. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING. NCZ033-049-050-121500- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOW WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO NEED SHELTER FROM WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...7 TO 18 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DURING THE EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ051-052-121500- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...SWAIN AND HAYWOOD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. * TIMING...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOW WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO NEED SHELTER FROM WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES...4 TO 20 ABOVE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ048-121215- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ MADISON- 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... $$ NCZ053-058-059-121215- /O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1100Z/ BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA 611 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... $$
173 WWUS42 KGSP 121127 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 627 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE OVER THE AREA TODAY. COLD AND BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING. NCZ048-053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-121500- /O.EXA.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ MADISON-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 627 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOW WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO NEED SHELTER FROM WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NCZ033-049>052-121500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 627 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING BETWEEN 5 TO 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO LOW WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA. OUTDOOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL ALSO NEED SHELTER FROM WIND AND COLD TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NED
566 WWUS42 KGSP 121459 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 959 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-121600- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 959 AM EST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE RISEN ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. HOWEVER...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL SEE VALUES OF 0 TO 5 BELOW FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ 14
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 10, 9:41 PM EST, 6 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 9:41 PM EST, 6 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
941 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...COLDER AND BLUSTERY
AIR WILL SPILL INTO THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
START TO NOSE EASTWARD DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE
AREA ON TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF MID EVENING...WILL HAVE TO ADD A LOW CHANCE POP OVER THE SRN
ZONES AS THE SHIELD OF LIGHT RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK DEFORMATION
ZONE AND SHORT WAVE PASSING TO OUR SOUTH WILL BRUSH THE AREA. PRECIP
SHOULD NOT AMOUNT TO MUCH. OTHERWISE...LIGHT RETURNS ON THE KMRX
RADAR ARE SKIRTING THE NC BORDER ZONES...SO LIGHT PRECIP WILL BE
FALLING THERE SHORTLY AS WELL. THE FCST IS BASICALLY ON TRACK FOR
OVERNIGHT...WITH NW FLOW EXPECTED TO CRANK UP THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT
HOURS. SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY DROP OVERNIGHT SUCH THAT ANYTHING
FALLING AFTER ROUGHLY 09Z WILL BE SOLID AND WHITE.
REMAINDER OF PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL AGGRESSIVELY DIG
SE AND DRIVE THE SURFACE BOUNDARY EAST OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK...
WITH ITS AXIS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA SAT AFTERNOON. SOME SHOWERS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT TONIGHT WHICH WILL RAPIDLY TURN TO SNOW
OVER THE MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME SHOWERS MAY BREAK
CONTAINMENT AND MOVE OUT OVER THE NC FOOTHILLS AND NORTHERN PIEDMONT
AS WELL...BUT THESE SHOULD BE MAINLY LIQUID IN NATURE.
CONSIDERABLE COLD ADVECTION WILL OCCUR ON SAT AS THE CORE OF THE
COLD AIR ALOFT MOVES ACROSS. HENCE...TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS
WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY REACHING THE LOW TEENS TO THE LOW 20S
BY LATE AFTERNOON. OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAINS...TEMPS WILL MAKE A GO AT
RISING A FEW DEGREES IN THE MORNING THANKS TO FULL SUNSHINE AND
DOWNSLOPE WARMING...BUT THESE AFFECTS WILL BE OVERWHELMED BY THE
COLD ADVECTION IN THE AFTERNOON SO THAT TEMPS WILL FALL WELL INTO
THE 30S BY EVENING.
IN REGARD TO SNOW...LOOKS LIKE A DECENT NW FLOW SNOW EVENT IN THE NC
COUNTIES ADJACENT TO TN. LOCALLY GENERATED FROUDE NUMBERS WHICH
REFLECT THE RATIO OF THE WIND SPEED PERPENDICULAR TO THE MOUNTAINS
TO THE STABILITY OF THE AIR PARCELS INCREASE TO GENERALLY >2 ON SAT
WHICH LOCAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN PRODUCE ADVISORY LEVEL SNOW TOTALS.
INDEED THE 12Z NAM SNOW TOTALS THROUGH SAT ARE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCHE
RANGE. HENCE...HAVE HOISTED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LATE
TONGIHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT IN THE USUAL FAVORED MOUNTAIN AREAS. WINDS
WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ON SAT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH IN
THE MOUNTAINS AND 25 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES ELSEWHERE. A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR AREAS APART FROM THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ON SAT...BUT WILL DEFER THAT TO A LATER SHIFT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 155 PM FRIDAY...NW FLOW SNOW EVENT WILL BE WINDING DOWN IN THE
WAKE OF DEPARTING SHORT WAVE TROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...THE
MOISTURE DEPTH EARLY IN THE PERIOD WILL BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR A
CONTINUATION OF SCATTERED/NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...AND TEMPS IN THE
MOIST LAYER WILL BE VERY COLD...LESS THAN -12 C...AS STRONG NW FLOW
PERSISTS. THEREFORE...ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY
IN THE USUAL AREAS TOMORROW NIGHT. THE OTHER CONCERN FOR TOMORROW
NIGHT WILL BE WIND...AS THE MODELS DEPICT H8 WINDS OF 45-50 KT
ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH A RATHER DEEP MIXED LAYER
DURING THE EVENING. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS ALSO DEPICT AN IMPRESSIVE
MTN WAVE PATTERN...WITH DEEP/STRONG SUBSIDENCE ALONG THE ESCARPMENT.
LIMITING FACTORS FOR A MOUNTAIN HIGH WIND EVENT APPEAR TO BE A
RELATIVELY WEAK SURFACE GRADIENT AND WEAKENING COLD ADVECTION. WE
ARE LEANING AGAINST A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NOW...BUT WILL HIT THE
WIND WORDING FAIRLY HARD IN THE HWO.
THE OTHER SHORT TERM STORY WILL BE THE ARCTIC COLD...AS TEMPS SAT
NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT WILL BE A SOLID 10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
UNDER DEEP EASTERN LONG WAVE TROUGH. HOWEVER...TEMPS WILL REBOUND
CLOSER TO NORMAL MONDAY...AS THE TROUGH PROGRESSES OFF THE COAST...
AND A SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM SATURDAY...AT 00Z TUESDAY THE ALL MODELS HAVE
SIGNIFICANT PRECIP ONLY AS CLOSE AS ALABAMA. THE NEW ECMWF HAS VERY
LIGHT PRECIP STARTING OVER NE GA AND SW MTNS OF NC WITH SOME UPSLOPE
FLOW AT THAT TIME. THE WEAK SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE LOWER MISS
VALLEY IS FAIRLY WELL AGREED UPON IN THE VARYING MODELS AND THEY ALL
CONSISTENTLY WEAKEN THIS SYSTEM EVEN FURTHER AS IT GOES EAST TO THE
CAROLINAS. AFTER THE EARLY WEAK SYSTEM MOVES OUT OR DISSIPATES
TUESDAY NIGHT...A COMBINATION OF WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND THE
LINGERING STALLED OUT FRONT TO OUR SOUTH WILL KEEP SOME LINGERING
CLOUDINESS OVER PARTS OF OUR AREA. THE ECMWF IS THE FAVORED MODEL
IN THE EXTENDED AND THE NEW MODELS IS A BIT DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS.
SHOWS A STRONGER LOW MOVING NE FROM KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH
ADVANCING COLD FRONT MOVING EAST. THE LOW REACHES LAKES MICHIGAN
AT 00Z FRIDAY AND THE FRONT HAS MADE IT TO MID TENNESSEE AT THAT
TIME. FRONT MAKES IT ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY FRIDAY
EVENING AND STALLS OUT SOUTH GA AND COASTAL SC. POPS HAVE BEEN
ADJUSTED IN ACCORDANCE. TEMPS START OUT COOL TO START AND BECOME
MILDER BY LATE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL MOVE PAST EARLY IN THE PERIOD BUT
SHOULD NOT REDUCE VISIBILITY. CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR THROUGH
THE PERIOD. AN EXTENSIVE DECK OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS WITH BASES 060-090
WILL AFFECT THE AIRFIELD THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE CLOUDS
SHOULD MOVE OFF AND SCATTER OUT AROUND 09Z-12Z. A LATER ISSUANCE
WILL FINE TUNE THIS. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING AROUND SUNRISE WIN WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE S OR SW
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF IT...SHIFTING TO LIGHT FROM THE NW AS THE FRONT
PASSES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER...DEEP MIXING WILL ALLOW STRONG WINDS TO
COME DOWN TO THE SURFACE. EXPECT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 25 KT
AFTER 16Z AND TURBULENCE IN A MOUNTAIN WAVE TO THE LEE OF THE
APPALACHIANS IN THE AFTERNOON.
AT KAVL...VFR THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH A MID LEVEL CEILING.
AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...
STRENGTHENING NW WIND WILL BLOW LOW CLOUDS UP THE FR BROAD VALLEY.
THIS WILL RESULT IN LOW CLOUD CEILING ANY TIME AFTER 06Z. HAVE HELD
THIS TO THE UPPER END OF MVFR FOR NOW. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD
ALSO BE EXPECTED...BUT THE TIMING IS TOO UNCERTAIN FOR ANYTHING MORE
THAN A VCSH MENTION AT THIS TIME. THE CLOUDS SHOULD SCATTER OUT
DURING MIDDAY...AFTER WHICH THE WIND WILL HOWL FROM THE NW.
ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR TO KCLT...BUT WITH EARLIER TIMING OF THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. THE MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE THE STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE NW
FROM MID MORNING ONWARD.
OUTLOOK...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA SAT NIGHT
AND CONTROL THE WEATHER THROUGH MONDAY. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL
END ON SUNDAY.
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
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
BLUSTERY NW WINDS AND LOWERING RH VALUES ON SAT OUTSIDE THE
MOUNTAINS IN SC/NE GA WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WX CONDITIONS. MIN
RH WILL BE MITIGATED TO SOME EXTENT BY FALLING AMBIENT AIR TEMPS IN
THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...AFTER COORDINATION WITH OTHER OFFICES WHO
SPOKE WITH LAND MANAGERS...WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SAT
AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST IN NC...BUT LAND MANAGERS
HAVE OPTED AGAINST A WATCH OR FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ATTM.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-
028-029.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR NCZ033-
048>052-058.
SC...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...CSH
NEAR TERM...LG/PM
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 10, 5:14 PM EST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 514 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 NCZ033-048>052-058-112215- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 514 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ053-059-112215- BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON- 514 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAINLY BE LIMITED TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BALSAMS...AND PORTIONS OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY NORTH OF ASHEVILLE COULD SEE AN INCH OR TWO. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL YIELD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ062>065-501-503-505-507-509-112215- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 514 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...MAINLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAINLY BE LIMITED TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BALSAMS AND THE NANTAHALA MOUNTAINS COULD PICK UP AN INCH OR TWO. IN ADDITION... NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL YIELD WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-112215- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 514 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-112215- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- 514 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. LANE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:10 AM EST | Lake Wind Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 14 more | 26 hr |
| Feb 11, 4:20 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Haywood, Mitchell, Swain, Yancey | 26 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:05 PM EST | Wind Advisory | GSP | Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon and 3 more | 13 hr |
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Wind Chill Advisories in North Carolina, 2012Every wind chill 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.