Freeze Warning 3, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
314 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TONIGHT.
EXPECT BREEZY TO WINDY NORTHWEST WIND AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE
DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE TO START THE WEEK.  COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTROL OUR WEATHER FOR MUCH...IF NOT ALL OF THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 3 PM EDT...THE COLD AIR DAMMING LAYER CONTINUES TO GET PINCHED
LATE THIS AFTN BETWEEN LOW PRES OVER WRN KY AND COASTAL LOW PRESSURE
OFF THE CAROLINAS. THIS IS KEEPING LIGHT UPGLIDE DRIZZLE
GOING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE FAR NRN TIER. SOME COOLING OF THE
PROFILES IS EXPECTED TO WORK SWD ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH MORE OF A TRANSITION TO MIXED PTYPES
THERE. MEANWHILE...THE H5 LOW PRES SYSTEM OVER THE LOWER OH VALLEY
LATE TODAY WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE VIRGINIAS THROUGH MON. UPPER
DIVERGENCE AND SHEARED VORTICITY WILL CROSS MAINLY THE NC PART OF
THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT...AS THE SFC OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES THROUGH
AS WELL TO BEGIN SCOURING THE WEDGE. WILL TRANSITION EVENING POPS
BACK TOWARD THE WRN MTNS. IN ADDITION...SFC BASED CAPE VALUES SHOULD
REACH A FEW HUNDRED J/KG IN THE SW NC MTNS...WARRANTING AN ISOLD TO
SCT TSTM MENTION THERE. THE REST OF THE MTNS...AND AREAS IN THE CAD
EAST OF THE MTNS...SHOULD REMAIN TOO STABLE FOR ANY TSTM MENTION
WITH SHOWERS ALONG THE FROPA. THERE MAY BE JUST ENOUGH OVERLAP OF
SFC BASED INSTABILITY AND SFC TO 3 KM SHEAR FOR SOME BRIEF
ORGANIZATION JUST W OF THE MTNS...WITH PERHAPS SOME GUSTY WINDS
REACHING THE SMOKIES AREA WITH ANY SHOWERS/TSTMS THIS EVENING. WILL
ALSO NEED TO POST A FREEZE WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE NC FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT AFTER FROPA TONIGHT.

MORE RAPID COOLING OF PROFILES WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME DEGREE OF WESTERLY UPSLOPE MOISTURE INTO
MONDAY MORNING...BUT DEEPER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SURGE INTO THE
SRN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY ALONG WITH IMPROVING UPSLOPE
FLOW AS WINDS TURN MORE WNW WITH TIME. SNOW SHOWER CHANCES WILL
STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE SPINE...AS WELL AS ACCUMULATIONS IN THE
IMPROVING LAPSE RATES. DEEPER MIXING ALONG WITH THE STOUT WESTERLY
FLOW IN THE TIGHT GRADIENT BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL
REQUIRE WIND ADVISORIES AS WELL FOR MONDAY FOR ALL BUT THE NE PART.
WILL START THE NRN MTN WINTER STORM WARNING THIS EVENING IN ORDER TO
CAPTURE MIXED PTYPE LIGHT ICING THERE BEFORE THE TRANSITION TO SNOW.
A SPLIT ELEVATION WARNING/ADVISORY WILL BE POSTED STARTING AT 06Z
FOR THE SW MTNS.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 310 PM SUNDAY...MONDAY EVENING...SFC CYCLONE WILL TRACK NE OFF
THE NEW ENGLAND SHORE AS A MID LEVEL TROF RIPPLES ACROSS THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY. SHORT RANGE MODELS INDICATE THAT THE TROF AXIS WILL
APPROACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION DURING THE NIGHT...MOVING
OVER THE REGION BY 12Z TUESDAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS AHEAD OF THE TROF
INDICATE THAT LLVL FLOW WILL VEER NW AND THE DEPTH OF SATURATED
CONDITIONS WILL DEEPEN...REACHING H4 DURING TUESDAY MORNING. THE
CLOUD LAYER IS EXPECTED TO FALL WELL WITHIN THE OPTIMAL SNOW GROWTH
TEMPERATURE RANGE OF -12 TO -18C. HOWEVER...AS THE SFC LOW DEPARTS
NORTHEAST...H85 WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM 40 TO 45 KTS AT 0Z TUES TO
25 TO 30 KTS AT 12Z TUES. GIVEN THE PASSING WAVE AND VORT
MAX...ABUNDANT MOISTURE...AND ORTHOGONAL FLOW SHOULD SUPPORT
WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SHSN ACROSS THE WESTERN UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE
NC MTNS THROUGH MID DAY TUES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO
RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE NRN MTNS...WITH 8 TO 9 INCHES
ALONG THE TN LINE. AREAS FROM MADISON TO GRAHAM COULD SEE 4 TO 6
INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE RIDGES...WITH A
FOOT OF SN POSSIBLE ALONG THE SWAIN/NC LINE. TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...MOISTURE ACROSS THE MTNS WILL BEGIN TO DRY FROM THE TOP
DOWN AND LLVL FLOW WILL BEGIN TO BACK AND WEAKEN. ACCUMULATING SNOW
MAY REMAIN ALONG THE TN BORDER THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...THEN END
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT H85 TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL
BELOW 0C ACROSS THE CWA...WITH MOST AREAS BELOW -5C. ALTHOUGH CLOUD
COVER WILL REMAIN THICK ACROSS THE REGION...LLVL THICKNESSES AND
PROFILES SUPPORT FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION. BASED ON A
BLEND OF ECMWF AND MET TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE...MIN TEMPERATURES
SHOULD FAVOR THE U20S TO NEAR 30 ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT...WITH L30S ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NE GA. WE WILL HIGHLIGHT
THE TEMPERATURES WITH A FREEZE WATCH. TUES HIGHS MAY RANGE FROM NEAR
40 ACROSS THE MTNS VALLEYS TO L50S EAST OF THE MTNS.

TUESDAY NIGHT...SHSN AND CLOUDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE TN LINE FOR
MUCH OF THE NIGHT. EAST...SKY MAY SLOW CLEAR AND COOL LLVL
THICKNESSES WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE CWA WITH NW FLOW. MIN
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT ARE FORECAST TO COOL A
COUPLE OF DEGREES FROM MON NIGHT VALUES. ON WEDNESDAY...PRECIP
SHOULD END AND SKY COVER MAY SLOW DECREASE. LLVL TEMPERATURE
PROFILES AND THICKNESSES SHOULD REMAIN SIMILAR TO TUESDAY.
HOWEVER...INCREASED INSOLATION MAY PROVIDE A 3 TO 4 DEGREE WARM UP
FROM TUESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURE VALUES.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM SUNDAY...THIS PERIOD STARTS AT 00Z THURSDAY WITH THE
CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW ROUGHLY OVER LONG ISLAND AND ONE LAST SPOKE
OF ENERGY MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE VIRGINIAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. THIS WILL KEEP SOME CLOUDINESS OVER THE NC MTNS BUT ALL
SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD BE OVER BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. CLOUDS DISSIPATE
ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC AND
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXERTS GREATER CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. THE OLD
ECMWF HAS A SHORTWAVE CROSSING OUR AREA AROUND 00Z FRIDAY AND THE
CANADIAN HAS IT CROSSING AROUND 18Z THURSDAY.

THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN THE MODELS TOWARD THE END OF
THE CURRENT SEVEN DAY FORECAST. SATURDAY IS DRIEST ON THE OLD ECMWF
FOR OUR REGION.  THE GFS HAS AN MCS CROSSING ARKANSAS MID DAY
SATURDAY AND WEAKENING IT AS IT HEADS TOWARD GA REACHING AUGUSTA
AREA SUNDAY MORNING. OTHER THAN THAT MCS...THE GFS IS DRY FOR OUR
AREA. OLD ECMWF HAS A SHORTWAVE CROSSING TN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LOW
END...100-150 CAPE FROM FONTANA LAKE TO NE GA LATE SUNDAY. AT FIRST
I WAS GOING TO GO DRY TO THE END OF FORECAST BUT HAVE DECIDED BEST
TO INTRODUCE SLIGHT POPS AT THE VERY END. GFS HAS A SIMILAR BUT
WEAKER WAVE CROSSING SOMETIME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES START ON THURSDAY ABOUT TEN DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND
THEN RISE TO 5 DEGREES OR LESS BELOW NORMAL OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE AROUND THE AIRFIELD
THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING UNDER
CONTINUED WEAK UPGLIDE. EXPECT MAINLY IFR CIGS...WITH TEMPO MVFR
POSSIBLE AT TIMES EARLY. QUICK SCOURING WITH FROPA IS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT...WITH NE WINDS TURNING WSW AND BECOMING GUSTY WITH MIXING
THROUGH MONDAY.

ELSEWHERE...SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE...WITH
MAINLY IFR CIGS...TEMPO MVFR AT TIMES...EXCEPT MORE MVFR AT KAVL.
EXPECT SHOWER COVERAGE TO FILL IN AGAIN JUST AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING FRONTAL ZONE...BUT ANY TSTMS SHOULD BE CONFINED TO SW NC
MTN LOCATIONS W OF THE TAF SITES THIS EVENIGN. RAPID IMPROVEMENT IN
CIGS WILL OCCUR WITH FROPA 05Z TO 08Z...WITH WINDS TURNING WESTERLY
AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SCT SNOW
SHOWERS COULD BEGIN TO WORK BACK UP THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY IN
IMPROVING UPSLOPE FLOW TOWARD KAVL LATE IN THE PERIOD.

OUTLOOK...MOISTURE MAY LINGER ON NW FLOW AT KAVL AS LATE AS MID
WEEK...BUT NO RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED E OF THE MTNS THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            19-01Z        01-07Z        07-13Z        13-19Z
KCLT       HIGH  83%     MED   70%     HIGH  84%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       MED   68%     MED   69%     MED   65%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH  91%     HIGH  87%     LOW   59%     MED   75%
KHKY       MED   76%     MED   79%     MED   63%     HIGH  91%
KGMU       MED   76%     MED   65%     MED   65%     HIGH 100%
KAND       MED   67%     MED   77%     LOW   58%     HIGH  91%

THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR GAZ018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR NCZ053-062>065-
     501>510.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY
     FOR NCZ048-051-052-058-059.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR
     NCZ048-051-052-058.
     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM EDT
     TUESDAY FOR NCZ033-049-050.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
     NCZ035>037-056-057-068>070-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM EDT MONDAY FOR SCZ001>007-
     010>014-019.
     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
     FOR SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...HG

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1117 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

NCZ033-048>050-052-059-251530-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
1117 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

IN ADDITION TO THE EXPECTED WINTRY WEATHER DEVELOPING
TONIGHT...PATCHY FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND LIGHT SNOW
COULD IMPACT SOME LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ053-065-501-503-505-507-509-251530-
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
1117 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.
SOME SNOWFALL COULD SPILL EAST OF THE NORMAL WESTERN MOUNTAIN
UPSLOPE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ051-058-251530-
SWAIN-GRAHAM-
1117 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND BRIEFLY GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN HAZARDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WINTER STORM WATCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ062>064-SCZ001>003-251530-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
1117 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA.
SOME SNOWFALL COULD SPILL EAST OF THE NORMAL WESTERN MOUNTAIN
UPSLOPE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ004>014-019-251530-
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-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-
CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
1117 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW LOCATIONS COULD APPROACH THE FREEZING MARK TONIGHT. A FREEZE
WARNING MAY BE NEEDED IF THE CERTAINTY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES INCREASES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING EACH NIGHT
FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. FREEZE WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ARE LIKELY FOR MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

HG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1059 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

NCZ033-050-501-503-242300-
AVERY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1059 AM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX MAY CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...

LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THIS MOIST AIRMASS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY AS WARM AS THEY
WILL GET TODAY...AND MAY COOL SLIGHTLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...BEFORE COOLING SHARPLY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH. THE RAIN OR DRIZZLE WILL LIKELY MIX WITH LIGHT SNOW OR
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE AT TIMES THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF SNOW OR ICE ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS...BUT A FEW LOCATIONS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE MAY SEE VERY LIGHT ICING OR SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ON ELEVATED SURFACES OR GRASSY SURFACES. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL RAPIDLY SWITCH OVER TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE
WEST.

GERAPETRITIS

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
323 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

NCZ501-503-505-250000-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
323 PM EDT SUN MAR 24 2013

...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE JUST EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...

A COLD WEDGE OF AIR TRAPPED AGAINST THE BLUE RIDGE THIS EVENING
MAY PERMIT A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN TO FORM
IN EXTREME WESTERN PARTS OF CALDWELL...BURKE AND MCDOWELL
COUNTIES. SOME LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE COULD MIX IN AT TIMES. A FEW
SPOTS COULD EXPERIENCE A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...BUT THE ROADS SHOULD NOT SEE MUCH
IMPACT.

HG