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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

January 25, 201413 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Jan 25, 2014, 4:42 AM EST for 13 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Jan 25, 2014, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2014, 4:42 AM EST (09:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 25, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 26, 2014, 6:00 AM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 234 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2014-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2014-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2413 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

049 
WWUS72 KGSP 250942
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
442 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA...

.WIND WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT.
ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND NORTHWEST
AND GET EVEN STRONGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE WIND SHOULD
SUBSIDE GRADUALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY.

NCZ033-049-050-251745-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.140125T1800Z-140126T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
442 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM EST SUNDAY...FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN NORTH
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OCCASIONALLY ABOVE 50
  MPH...ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOPS AND MOUNTAIN PEAKS.

* TIMING...WIND INCREASING FROM THE WEST DURING MID AFTERNOON...
  THEN PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WIND WILL SUBSIDE
  GRADUALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WIND
  WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. WIND CHILL
  VALUES WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND ZERO LATE TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PM
4 follow-up statements
466 
WWUS72 KGSP 251523
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1023 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
OF NORTH CAROLINA...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
THEN NORTHWEST AND GET EVEN STRONGER THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.
THE WIND SHOULD SUBSIDE GRADUALLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
ON SUNDAY.

NCZ033-049-050-260000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.140125T1800Z-140126T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
1023 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN WESTERN
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS INCREASING FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  PEAKING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH...OCCASIONALLY ABOVE 50 MPH LATE TODAY ALONG THE HIGHER
  PEAKS AND RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WIND
  WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF ANY SNOW THAT
  FALLS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND ZERO LATE
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS
635 
WWUS72 KGSP 251954
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
254 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY.

NCZ048-051>053-059-063>065-260400-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
254 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THROUGH THE
  EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE
  EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WIND MAY
  ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN LOCATIONS
  CLOSER TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ501-503-505-260400-
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
254 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE
  NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE THROUGH THE
  EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND
  POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-260400-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
254 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN WESTERN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING
  HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE GRADUALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WIND WILL ALSO
  CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW NEAR THE TENNESSEE
  BORDER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS
222 
WWUS72 KGSP 260239
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
939 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASE BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY.

NCZ033-049-050-261100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
939 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN WESTERN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD DAYBREAK.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND 
  POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE WIND 
  WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW NEAR THE 
  TENNESSEE BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051>053-059-063>065-261000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
939 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

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

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS 
  AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THE 
  WIND MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN 
  LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ501-503-505-261100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
939 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE 
  NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD DAYBREAK.

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

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS 
  AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
080 
WWUS72 KGSP 260857
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
357 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS MORNING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. 

NCZ048-051>053-059-063>065-261000-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...
SYLVA...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE
357 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH ONLY A
FEW GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH AT MOUNTAIN PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS...SO THE
ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-261100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE
357 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...AVERY...MITCHELL...AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN WESTERN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD
  DAYBREAK.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER
  LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NCZ501-503-505-261100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140126T1100Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
357 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE 
  NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD
  DAYBREAK.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS 
  AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PM

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 25, 4:20 AM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 4:20 AM EST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
420 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE AS A WEAK FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVES OVERHEAD THIS WEEKEND. A COLDER ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION MONDAY WITH DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING IN
BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PRE-DAWN HOURS...INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS AND
COLD. WIND NOT AS STRONG AS THOUGHT PREVIOUSLY OVER THE MTNS BUT
WILL KEEP THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN PLACE FOR THE TIME BEING.

FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF CLIPPER-TYPE SHORT
WAVES WILL DIVE DOWN INTO THE EASTERN MEAN UPPER TROF LATE IN THE
DAY. HOWEVER...THIS ONE WILL LARGELY PASS TO OUR NORTH...WITH ONLY
SOME WEAKER CHANNELED VORTS THIS FAR TO THE SOUTH THAT DO NOT OFFER
MUCH IN THE WAY OF DPVA. BACKED FLOW AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL
ALSO BE UNFAVORABLE FOR MECHANICAL LIFT UNTIL AFTER THE FRONT PASSES
LATE IN THE DAY. UPSTREAM RADAR TRENDS SUPPORT THE IDEA THAT A
PERIOD OF SNOW MAY SPREAD ACROSS THE MTNS NEAR THE TN BORDER IN THE
MID TO LATE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE AMTS
LOOK LIMITED...AND THE GFS SEEMS PARTICULARLY UNIMPRESSIVE. NOT ONLY
THAT...EXPECT VERY STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
FRONT. THINK OUR POTENTIAL IS LIMITED TO TWO INCHES OR SO AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS RIGHT ON THE TN BORDER...AND LESS THAN THAT IN
THE VALLEYS ELSEWHERE. THIS WILL NOT REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER A
LARGE ENOUGH AREA. THE NW FLOW SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF BY THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. A BIGGER PROBLEM MIGHT BE THE WIND ACROSS
THE MTNS...AS A STRONG 850MB WIND MAX MOVES OVERHEAD LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING. MOMENTUM TRANSFER MIGHT ALLOW FOR
GUSTS WELL INTO THE 40-49 KT RANGE AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. A WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND CHILL
DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL REACH CRITERIA EXCEPT FOR AVERY COUNTY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN QUICKLY LATE TONIGHT ALLOWING WIND TO
DIMINISH DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS...WHICH WILL HELP TO KEEP WIND
CHILL FROM DROPPING TOO LOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
AT 230 AM EST SATURDAY...ON SUNDAY MORNING NEARLY ZONAL UPPER FLOW
WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHEAST DURING A BRIEF PERIOD OF DEAMPLIFICATION
OF THE EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN TROUGH. ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THE
TROUGH STARTS TO DEAMPLIFY AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE DIVES FROM THE
NORTHERN PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES. THE TROUGH DEAMPLIFIES SLIGHTLY
ON MONDAY NIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE SHORTWAVE.

DRY SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS
EARLY SUNDAY...THEN SLIDE OFF THE COAST BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM THE SW SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN WAKE OF THE HIGH...WHILE A
COLD FRONT DIVES SOUTH THROUGH THE PLAINS. LIMITED GULF MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS IN THIS SW FLOW. THE
FRONT REACHES THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS BY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE
GFS SHOWING GREATER MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY THAN THE NAM....
BUT WITH LITTLE ISENTROPIC LIFT. AT THIS TIME FORECAST PRECIPITATION
WILL BE CONFINED TO THE MOUNTAINS. A WARM NOSE ALOFT WOULD ALLOW
PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ALOFT INITIALLY...AND WITH
FREEZING TEMPERATURES...A MINOR ICE ACCRETION WOULD BE POSSIBLE IN
PORTIONS OF THE NC MOUNTAINS BEFORE THE WARM NOSE ERODES AND
PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

A NW FLOW SNOW EVEN SETS UP BEHIND THE DEPARTING FRONT ON
MONDAY...BUT ENDS QUICKLY AS MOISTURE DIMINISHES LATE IN THE DAY.
COLD DRY HIGH PRESSURE THEN SETTLES SE ACROSS THE PLAINS AND OVER
THE SOUTHEAST ON MONDAY NIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM FROM AROUND 7 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
SUNDAY...TO JUST BELOW NORMAL ON MONDAY...IN WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF
THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES FALL TO ALMOST 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
TUESDAY NIGHT IN COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM SATURDAY...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN
FORM THE NW TUE AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ENVELOPES A GOOD PORTION OF
THE NATION EAST OF THE ROCKIES. THE COLUMN WILL DRY OUT QUICKLY
DURING THE DAY AS PWAT VALUES DROP TO 0.10 INCHES BY 03Z WED. N/LY
WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE DAY AS WELL AND HIGHER MTN TERRAIN
GUSTS SHOULD RELAX BY MID MORNING. WITH A BROAD LLVL THICKNESS TROF
PUSHING IN...MAX TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE U30S SRN ZONES AND
LIKELY U20S MTN VALLEYS.

THE OP MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE INCOMING S/W
AND POSSIBLE COASTAL LOW SCENARIO TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED. THE 00Z CMC
CONTINUES TO PRODUCE AN OUTLYING SOLN. THE MODEL IS MUCH SLOWER THAN
THE OTHER OP MODELS DUE TO THE INGESTION OF A PACIFIC LOW. THIS
GIVES THE MODEL MORE SRN ENERGY AND AN UNREALISTIC LOOKING
STRETCHED/OUT H5 TROF AXIS...THUS NOT ALLOWING THE SFC HIGH TO BUILD
INTO THE AREA AS STRONGLY. THIS ENABLES PERSISTENT ULVL DIV TO
PRODUCE A WEAK COASTAL LOW AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF QPF ALONG THE
COAST WITH MEASURABLE PRECIP OVERRIDING THE ENTIRE FCST AREA. THESE
IDEAS HAVE BEEN GIVEN LITTLE TO NO WEIGHT AND INSTEAD WILL GO WITH
THE GOOD AGREEMENT BTW THE GFS/ECMWF...BOTH OF WHICH BRING IN A MORE
RELAXED S/W AND NOT MUCH IF ANY SFC REFLECTION LOW DEVELOPMENT. THIS
IDEA MAKES SENSE DUE TO THE OVERALL BROADNESS OF THE PARENT TROF
WHICH KEEPS IT/S ERN PERIPHERY WELL OFFSHORE. THUS...PRECIP THROUGH
WED WILL LIKELY BE FOCUSED ALONG THE COAST ALIGNED IN A REGION OF
OFFSHORE WEAKNESS. ALL OF THIS TO SAY...THE CWFA FCST IS NOW DRY
THROUGH THU WHICH FOLLOWS THE PREVIOUS DECREASING POP TRENDS AND
THINKING.

MAX TEMPS WED WILL STILL BE COLD...ABOUT 15-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AS THE SFC HIGH AND THERMAL TROF BECOME REINFORCED. THE PATTERN WILL
REMAIN PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE PERIOD AND WILL ANTICIPATE THE HIGH TO
MOVE EAST WHILE SW FLOW DEVELOPS THU NIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONTAL SYSTEM. SLIGHT CHANCE POPS WERE INTRODUCED FOR THE SW ZONES
FOR -SNSH THU NIGHT AND A -RA/SN MIX DURING THE DAY FRI AS MAX TEMPS
BEGIN TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE 40S MOST LOCALES.

&&

.AVIATION /10Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT WINDY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SKY
WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH DAYBREAK WITH A LIGHT S WIND. CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE QUICKLY IN THE MID MORNING AS THE SHORT WAVE
APPROACHES...WITH MOSTLY A MID LEVEL CEILING EXPECTED BY 15Z. THERE
WILL BE SOME LOWER CLOUDS WITH THE FRONT BUT AT THIS POINT THERE
APPEARS TO BE LITTLE CHANCE OF A CEILING BELOW ABOUT 060. THE MAIN
STORY WILL BE THE WIND. VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL TRANSLATE
EWD ACROSS THE REGION IN THE AFTERNOON ABOVE 5K FEET. ATMOSPHERIC
PROFILES SUGGEST THAT FOR THE MOST PART THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL NOT
GET DEEP ENOUGH TO TAP INTO THE REALLY STRONG WINDS ALOFT...BUT WE
SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO MIX DOWN SOME GUSTS UPWARDS OF 30KT FROM THE
WSW IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE COLD ADVECTION
KICKS IN AND CLOUDS SCATTER. WE SHOULD LOSE THE GUSTS BY MID EVENING
BUT WILL RETAIN A BRISK WSW WIND OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT.

ELSEWHERE...SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO KCLT BUT WITH EARLIER TIMING.
THERE IS SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE OF A VFR LOW CLOUD CEILING CLOSER TO
THE MTNS...PROBABLY AROUND 060. KAVL WILL PROBABLY EXPERIENCE SOME
LOW CLOUDS BUT VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL. THE MAIN STORY AT KAVL
WILL BE A RARE STRONG CROSSWIND FOR MOST OF THE DAY AS THE WAVE
PASSES. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME PERIODS OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR
WHEN THE BOUNDARY LAYER IS SHALLOW ENOUGH. THE WINDS SHOULD
GRADUALLY COME AROUND TO MORE NW IN THE EVENING HOURS. THE CHANCE
FOR SNOW SHOWERS AT KAVL IS TOO SMALL TO MENTION.

OUTLOOK...WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
MONDAY...WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES MAINLY NORTH OF KAVL. SOME
UNCERTAINTY FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...BUT FOR NOW IT LOOKS VFR.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            09-15Z        15-21Z        21-03Z        03-09Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%

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

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR NE
GA OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS...UPSTATE SC...AND THE NC SOUTHERN
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT FOR TODAY. RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO
25 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL RUN AT 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED
WINDS...AND GUSTS LIKELY PASSING 30 MPH DURING PEAK AFTERNOON
MIXING. AN SPS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NE GA
MTNS...AND THE NORTHERN NC FOOTHILLS.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR GAZ026-028-029.
NC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-
     048>053-058-059-062>065.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
     NCZ033-049-050.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510.
SC...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
     EVENING FOR SCZ002>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...JAT
LONG TERM...SBK
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...JAT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 4:36 AM EST, 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

NCZ033-049-050-261100-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EST
SUNDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.
   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO
MINUS 15 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3500 FT.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-261100-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO
MINUS 15 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3500 FT.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ501-503-505-507-509-261100-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF MINUS 5 TO
MINUS 15 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 3500 FT.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-261100-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ502-504-506-261100-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035-261100-
ALEXANDER-
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-SCZ002>014-019-
261100-
FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
436 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   RED FLAG WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

07

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 25, 4:08 AM EST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
408 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

GAZ010-017-018-SCZ001-252300-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
408 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A COLD DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME
NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND OCONEE COUNTY SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE
WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUEL MOISTURE...WILL LEAD TO
ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. THESE CONDITIONS COULD ALLOW WILDFIRES TO
START AND SPREAD MORE EASILY.

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU CAN BURN THROUGH FRIDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION
SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

07
Special weather statement, Jan 25, 4:11 AM EST, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
411 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

NCZ035-502-504-506-252300-
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
411 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

A COLD DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF
NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY FUEL
MOISTURE...WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED FIRE DANGER. THESE CONDITIONS
COULD ALLOW WILDFIRES TO START AND SPREAD MORE EASILY.

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU CAN BURN THROUGH FRIDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION
SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 9:43 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryGSPAvery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson and 6 more9 hr
Jan 25, 4:05 AM ESTRed Flag WarningGSPAlexander, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston and 7 more14 hr
Jan 25, 2:43 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryGSPAvery, Mitchell, Yancey13 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.