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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2013, 3:40 PM EST for 28 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013, 3:40 PM EST (20:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2013, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2013, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 49 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 20:43 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, 8.7 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1210 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
757 WWUS72 KGSP 292040 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 340 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS APPROACHING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AROUND DAYBREAK...AND SHOWER COVERAGE ALONG THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS MAY ALSO CHANNEL THE HIGHER WINDS TO THE GROUND IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TURN SHARPLY WEST BEHIND THE FRONT LATE DAY...BUT WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND SCATTER OUTDOOR OBJECTS ACROSS THE UPSTATE... FOOTHILLS...AND WESTERN PIEDMONT. RAIN SHOWERS COULD ALSO MIX DOWN STRONGER WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-300445- /O.UPG.KGSP.HW.A.0001.130130T1100Z-130131T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0001.130130T1100Z-130131T0500Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 340 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN STRONG TO DAMAGING THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-300445- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 340 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...NOON WEDNESDAY TO SUNRISE THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND SOME POWER LINES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PM
12 follow-up statements
424 WWUS72 KGSP 300150 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 850 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS APPROACHING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND SHOWER COVERAGE ALONG THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS MAY ALSO CHANNEL THE HIGHER WINDS TO THE GROUND IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TURN SHARPLY WEST BEHIND THE FRONT LATE DAY...BUT WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. FREQUENT STRONG WIND GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND SCATTER OUTDOOR OBJECTS ACROSS THE UPSTATE... FOOTHILLS...AND WESTERN PIEDMONT. RAIN SHOWERS COULD ALSO MIX DOWN STRONGER WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-301000- /O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0001.130130T0900Z-130131T0500Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 850 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN STRONG TO DAMAGING THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-301000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 850 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...NOON WEDNESDAY TO SUNRISE THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND SOME POWER LINES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
198 WWUS72 KGSP 300853 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 353 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SET UP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...BUT RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION COULD CHANNEL STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS WELL. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA. THE RESULTANT WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE WINDS TO TOPPLE TREES AND PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL TURN SHARPLY WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE TODAY...BUT WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY LASTING WELL INTO THE NIGHT. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-301700- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.130130T0900Z-130131T0500Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 353 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND REMAIN STRONG TO DAMAGING THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-301700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.130130T1700Z-130131T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 353 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...BECOMING VERY WINDY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
967 WWUS72 KGSP 302006 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN ASSOCIATION WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. IN ADDITION...THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CAUSE WET SOIL CONDITIONS...MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE WINDS TO TOPPLE TREES AND PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. THE WINDS WILL TURN SHARPLY WEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING...BUT WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LIKELY LASTING WELL INTO THE NIGHT. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-310500- /O.CON.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...SHIFTING TO WEST. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-310500- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...THOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN ANY SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. AREAS WITH WET SOIL WILL SEE LARGER TREES BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MCAVOY
855 WWUS72 KGSP 310309 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1009 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .GUSTY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...BUT CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...AS THEY BECOME NORTHWESTERLY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-311115- /O.CAN.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130131T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1009 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...THEN DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THE WEST-FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3500 FT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-311100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1009 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAYBREAK. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ARK
052 WWUS72 KGSP 310833 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 333 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS AFTER DAYBREAK...BUT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS. GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-311100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- 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 333 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TOWARD DAYBREAK. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-311700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 333 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
081 WWUS72 KGSP 311107 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 607 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE DAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE DEPARTING THE NEW ENGLAND COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD EVENING AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-311215- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T1100Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- 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 607 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT WITH 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTS GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. $$ GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-312200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130131T2300Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 607 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
999 WWUS72 KGSP 312029 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 329 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE DAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE DEPARTING THE NEW ENGLAND COAST AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. THE WINDS MAY DIMINISH FOR A TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST...BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BACK TO THE REGION. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-010400- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 329 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARRIVING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 15 DEGREES WILL CAUSE DISCOMFORT OUTDOORS. WEAR EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHING...GLOVES AND A HAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIMBERLEY
916 WWUS72 KGSP 010330 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1030 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS INTO FRIDAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT...AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-011130- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1030 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTINESS UNTIL AROUND 1 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARRIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH...TURNING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...PARTICULARLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 15 DEGREES WILL CAUSE DISCOMFORT OUTDOORS. WEAR EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHING... GLOVES AND A HAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ARK
628 WWUS72 KGSP 010859 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 359 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE WELL INTO THE DAY. NCZ507-509-011800- /O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 359 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF POLK AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES IN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTINESS UNTIL AROUND 1 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARRIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 15 DEGREES WILL CAUSE DISCOMFORT OUTDOORS. WEAR EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHING... GLOVES AND A HAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-011800- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 359 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTINESS UNTIL AROUND 1 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARRIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 15 DEGREES WILL CAUSE DISCOMFORT OUTDOORS. WEAR EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHING... GLOVES AND A HAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
629 WWUS72 KGSP 011440 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO THE DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. GAZ010-NCZ051-058-059-062-063-011545- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ RABUN-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...BRYSON CITY...SYLVA... FRANKLIN 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. CALM HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS FROM TENNESSEE...ALLOWING WINDS TO RELAX. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 TO 20 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY...BUT THESE WILL NOT WARRANT AN ADVISORY. $$ NCZ033-048>050-052-053-064-065-501-503-505-507-509-011800- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 940 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...POSSIBLY PRODUCING BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL GUSTINESS UNTIL AROUND 1 AM. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND MOST FREQUENT GUSTS ARRIVE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AS TEMPERATURES DROP TOWARD SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STRONG WINDS...WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 15 DEGREES WILL CAUSE DISCOMFORT OUTDOORS. WEAR EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHING... GLOVES AND A HAT IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
239 WWUS72 KGSP 011702 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1202 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TODAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS FROM MOUNT MITCHELL NORTHWARD. NCZ048-049-052-053-064-065-503-505-507-509-011815- /O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ MADISON-YANCEY-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 1202 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. CALM HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE REGION AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NCZ033-050-501-011815- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ AVERY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1202 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...CAUSING PRONOUNCED WIND CHILLS. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE A FEW POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. DUE TO WET SOILS...A FEW TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. WEAR EXTRA LAYERS OF CLOTHING...GLOVES AND A HAT TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIMBERLEY
742 WWUS72 KGSP 011759 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1259 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WINDS DIMINISHING... .CALM HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHERN GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND MUCH LESS GUSTY. NCZ033-050-501-011900- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ AVERY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE 1259 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY MAKING FOR UNPLEASANTLY COLD WIND CHILLS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING. $$ WIMBERLEY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind 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 advisory went out at Jan 29, 3:28 PM EST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:28 PM EST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
328 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA...BEFORE A STRONG COLD
FRONT AFFECTS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER...YET
FAIRLY WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM CROSSING THE REGION ON FRIDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
UPDATED WWA SECTION...
AS OF 230 PM EST ON TUESDAY...AREAS OF LIGHT UPSLOPE PRECIP HAVE
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE SW MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
RESULT OF INCREASING MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW. MODELS AGREE THAT THE
PRECIP COVERAGE WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT AS
DEEPER MOISTURE OVER THE DEEP SOUTH CONTINUES TO STREAM ACROSS THE
REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. THEREFORE...POPS RAMP UP FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE BEST
CHANCE OF PRECIP REMAIN OVER SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF SW MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE PERIOD. WITH INCREASING DEW POINTS
OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD FOG SHOULD DEVELOP EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
AND PORTIONS OF NC MOUTON VALLEYS. INCREASING MOIST WARM ADVECTION
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES RELATIVELY MILD
FOR MOST LOCATIONS WITH LOWS IN THE U50S/L60S OVER THE PIEDMONT
AND U40S/L50S IN THE MOUNTAINS/VALLEYS.
FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING...MODELS HAVE TRENDED SLOWER WITH THE COLD
FRONT...LEAVING OUR AREA UNDER THE PREDOMINANT WARM ADVECTION
SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE PERIOD. THEREFORE...ISENTROPIC LIFT
INDUCED PRECIP WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA WITH POPS IN THE
CATEGORICAL RANGE OVER THE WESTERN NC MOUNTAINS AND LIKELY
ELSEWHERE. AS STRONG +65KT 850MB SOUTHERLY JET MOVES OVER THE AREA
WED MORNING AHEAD OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT...STRONG S WINDS OF
30-40MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF SW MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE WILL SEE RELATIVELY LIGHT S
WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE BECOMING STRONG BY
MIDDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM TUESDAY...A CONSENSUS OF MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT
A SEVERE WEATHER PRODUCING LINEAR CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WILL BE ENTERING
THE WRN PART OF NC AROUND 18Z AND WILL STEADILY MARCH EASTWARD AHEAD
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. AHEAD OF THE CONVECTIVE SYSTEM...THERE IS
GOOD POTENTIAL FOR THE BOUNDARY LAYER TO DEEPEN JUST ENOUGH TO TAP
SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS THAT ARE NOT TOO FAR ALOFT...ESPECIALLY
IF ANY BREAKS DEVELOP IN THE CLOUD COVER. FREQUENT GUSTS IN THE
40-45 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED...SO THE ENTIRE AREA OUTSIDE THE MTNS
WAS BUMPED UP TO A WIND ADVISORY. THE PASSAGE OF THE CONVECTIVE
SYSTEM WILL BE THE MAIN STORY. PRECIP AMTS LOOK DECENT BUT THE
CONVECTIVE LINE WILL MOVE THROUGH FAST ENOUGH TO LIMIT THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLOODING. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL FOR
SURE...BUT THE FLOOD WATCH WILL NOT BE EXPANDED AT THIS TIME. SHEAR
AND HELICITY WILL BE PHENOMENAL. YOU WILL PROBABLY NOT FIND ANOTHER
FCST HODOGRAPH AROUND HERE WITH MORE LENGTH AND CURVATURE AS THE NAM
INDICATES FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BUOYANCY IS THE LIMITING
FACTOR...BUT EVEN THE MORE CONSERVATIVE GFS HAS RAISED CAPE VALUES
INTO THE 100-300 J/KG RANGE WHILE THE NAM TOPS OUT ABOUT DOUBLE
THAT. THIS WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT BOWING STRUCTURES AND LINE
SEGMENTS THAT COULD PRODUCE SWATHS OF WIND DAMAGE AND SMALL BRIEF
TORNADOES. AS USUAL...THE AREA ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85 WILL
HAVE THE HIGHEST THREAT...ALTHO THE ENTIRE REGION IS UNDER A SLIGHT
RISK AS SEEN ON THE DAY2 OUTLOOK FROM SPC. THE CONVECTIVE LINE IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE MTNS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...THE FOOTHILLS
AND UPSTATE IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND THE PIEDMONT IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. THE TREND OF THE MODELS HAS BEEN TO
SLOW IT DOWN...SO THIS COULD SLIP A BIT. THE FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE
EASTERN EDGE IN THE EARLY EVENING WITH A SHARP BACK EDGE. STRONG
WIND GUSTS COULD PERSIST WITH BETTER MIXING AS COLD ADVECTION
IMPROVES BEHIND THE FRONT...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WAS KEPT FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OVER THE MTNS...PRECIP WILL GRADUALLY SWITCH TO
SNOW FROM HIGH TO LOW ELEVATIONS STARTING IN THE LATE EVENING...
ENDING AS ALL SNOW AROUND DAYBREAK. THE POTENTIAL IS SOMETHING
AROUND AN INCH OR TWO ON THE TN BORDER.
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD IN THURSDAY AND GIVE THE MTNS A
BRIEF BREAK. ANOTHER QUICK MOVING CLIPPER LIKE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
THURSDAY EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
TEMPS WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS...ON THE
TN BORDER AFTER MIDNIGHT...WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. IT WILL BE
SUCH A QUICK SHOT THAT POP WAS KEPT TO THE CHC RANGE WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR MAYBE ANOTHER INCH OR TWO. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
BACK IN FOR FRIDAY BEHIND THE REINFORCING COLD FRONT.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM TUESDAY...GUIDANCE IS AGAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT UNTIL THE
END OF THE PERIOD. LONG WAVE TROF REMAINS OVER THE ERN CONUS WITH A
RIDGE OVER THE WEST. A MODERATE ENERGY SHORT WAVE MOVES THRU THE
TROF AND ACROSS THE AREA SAT NITE/SUNDAY PUSHING THRU A CLIPPER-TYPE
COLD FRONT. THERE IS A BAND OF DEEP MOISTURE WITH THIS FRONT...BUT
IT IS NARROW. PREV MDL RUNS SHOWED SOME SLY LOW LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...BUT CURRENT RUNS KEEP WINDS WLY WITH A QUICK CHANGE TO
NW BEHIND THE FRONT. THEREFORE...DO EXPECT SOME CLOUDS OUTSIDE OF
THE MTNS...AND POSSIBLY SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIP OR SPRINKLES...BUT
NOT ENUF TO INCLUDE POP ATTM. FOR SAT NITE...KEPT CHC POP LIMITED TO
THE TN BORDER COUNTIES WHERE DEEP MOISTURE LINGERS AND WLY FLOW IS
UPSLOPE...WITH SLIGHT CHC POP SPREADING TO THE BLUE RIDGE. WILL BE
SOME LINGERING NW FLOW PRECIP OVER THE MTNS EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE
MOISTURE DISSIPATES. TEMPS WILL BE COLD ENUF FOR RAIN SAT...CHANGING
TO SNOW SAT NITE AND REMAINING SNOW AS PRECIP ENDS SUN. HIGHS AND
LOWS WILL BE BELOW NORMAL SAT AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE SUN.
GUIDANCE DIFFERS FOR MON AND TUE AS THE GFS DROPS A STRONG NRN
STREAM SHORT WAVE INTO THE TROF AND MOVES IT ACROSS THE AREA MON
NITE WITH DEEP NWLY FLOW FOR TUE. THE ECMWF IS ABOUT 24 HRS SLOWER
WITH THIS WAVE MOVING IT THRU ON TUE NITE. AT THE SFC...THIS
TRANSLATES TO A STRONG COLD FRONT ON THE GFS MOVING THRU MON NITE
WITH DRY HIGH PRESSURE FOR TUE...WHILE THE ECMWF HAS THE STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING THRU ON TUE. THE GEFS ENSEMBLE MEAN SUGGESTS A SLOWER
TREND IN BETWEEN THE TWO OPERATIONAL MDLS. THEREFORE...HAVE GONE
SLOWER AS WELL WITH SLIGHT CHC POP INTO THE MTNS LATE MONDAY...CHC
ALL AREAS MON NITE...THEN CHC NRN TIER/SLIGHT CHC ELSEWHERE TUE
MORNING AND DECREASING THRU THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS WOULD BE COLD ENUF
FOR A MIX OR CHANGE OVER TO SNOW MON NITE BEFORE BECOMING ALL RAIN
TUE. LOWS NEAR NORMAL SUN NITE RISING ABOVE NORMAL MON NITE. HIGHS A
LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL MON THEN HOLDING NEARLY STEADY TUE.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE LOWERING TO MVFR CEILING BY 5Z AND IFR BY 9Z
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE SW. LATEST GUIDANCE
IS SUPPORTIVE OF IFR CONDITIONS BETWEEN 9Z AND 14Z WED AS MOIST
ISENTROPIC LIFT INCREASES OVER THE REGION. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP BY WED MORNING AS DEEPER MOISTURE WITH STRONGER WARM
ADVECTION FLOW TAKE PLACE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM
THE WEST. SOUTH WINDS OF 7-10KTS WILL REMAIN THROUGH WED MORNING.
STRONG S WINDS OF 15-20KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP BY 15Z
WED AS STRONG 850MB SOUTHERLY JET ARRIVES FROM THE WEST.
ELSEWHERE...VFR CONDITIONS WITH SOME PASSING MVFR CLOUDS OVER
PORTIONS OF NE GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SC THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. AS
THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE FAR WEST...MOIST ISENTROPIC LIFT
WILL INCREASE OVER THE AREA AND THIS WILL ALLOW MVFR/IFR CLOUDS TO
DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TOWARD TONIGHT. GUIDANCE IS SUPPORTIVE OF IFR
DECK CLOUDS WITH LIGHT PRECIP SPREADING OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. INCREASING MOIST WARM ADVECTION FLOW WILL KEEP IFR
CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT PRECIP THROUGH 18Z WED. STRONG S WINDS OF
15-20KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT WILL DEVELOP BY 15Z WED AS STRONG 850MB
SOUTHERLY JET AHEAD OF THE TRAILING COLD FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE WEST.
OUTLOOK...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY...
BRINGING LOW CIGS...GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN WITH LIMITED VSBY...AND
A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE AREA WED
NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY DRIER AIR AND VFR CONDITIONS.
AN EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLE SHOWING THE
PERCENTAGE OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING WITH THE SCHEDULED ISSUANCE
CATEGORY IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK (USE LOWER CASE)...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR GAZ010.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
GAZ017-018-026-028-029.
FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR GAZ010.
NC...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-
503-505.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506>510.
FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR NCZ059-062>065.
SC...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM EST THURSDAY FOR
SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...JOH
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...RWH
AVIATION...JOHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 3:55 AM EST, 11 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 355 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 NCZ033-048>053-058-501-503-505-300900- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- 355 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HIGH WIND WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR. ISOLATED FLOODING COULD DEVELOP ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS WEDNESDAY. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE...AND ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. FINALLY...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER...AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS...FLOODING...OR SNOW TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ010-NCZ059-062>065-300900- RABUN-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- 355 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AND MACON...JACKSON...TRANSYLVANIA...AND HENDERSON COUNTIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLOOD WATCH. HIGH WIND WATCH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY. A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT. BEHIND THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE BALSAMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS...FLOODING...OR SNOWFALL TO OUR OFFICE. GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506>510-SCZ001>014-019-300900- HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 355 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE WINDS MAY GUST ABOVE 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...WHICH MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN SOME TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. A LINE OR BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE LINE OF STORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. THE BEST CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85. THE SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AND LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST DOWNPOURS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED IN CASE ANY WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NEEDED FOR THESE HAZARDS ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES...OR FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE. GERAPETRITIS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 3:20 AM EST | High Wind Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 12 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:36 AM EST | Flood Watch | GSP | Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Transylvania | 44 hr |
| Jan 29, 3:40 PM EST | High Wind Warning | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.