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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2014, 2:57 PM EST for 12 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 15, 2014, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2014, 2:57 PM EST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2014, 6:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2014, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 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, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 1924 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
575 WWUS72 KGSP 141957 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 257 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-049-050-052-053-064-065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ003-150500- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.140215T1100Z-140216T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 257 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
4 follow-up statements
153 WWUS72 KGSP 150032 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 732 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY... .GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-049-050-052-053-064-065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ003-151000- /O.EXT.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.140215T1100Z-140215T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 732 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS AND PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 08
971 WWUS72 KGSP 150922 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 422 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NCZ033-049-050-052-053-064-065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ003-151800- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.140215T1100Z-140215T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 422 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS AND PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
663 WWUS72 KGSP 151811 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 111 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 NCZ033-049-050-052-053-064-065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ003-152300- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 111 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS AND PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
443 WWUS72 KGSP 152253 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 553 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE BLUE RIDGE... .THE COLD FRONT HAVING PUSHED WELL PAST THE MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS HAVE DIMINISHED. NCZ033-049-050-052-053-064-065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ003-160000- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140215T2300Z/ AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 553 PM EST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... GUSTS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING ESPECIALLY AT HIGH ELEVATIONS...WITH WINDS BECOMING EVEN LIGHTER OVERNIGHT. $$ 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 Feb 14, 2:16 PM EST, 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 2:16 PM EST, 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
216 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...
FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE SATURDAY. ANOTHER UPPER SYSTEM WILL CROSS
THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY MORE HIGH PRESSURE IN MONDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AT 215 PM EST FRIDAY...A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL DIVE INTO THE BASE OF
AN EASTERN NORTH AMERICAN TROUGH TONIGHT...REACHING THE CENTRAL
CAROLINAS BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE UP THE EAST
COAST ON SATURDAY.
MODEST ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE WILL SPREAD OVER THE MOUNTAINS ATE THIS
EVENING...AND THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT SHORTLY THEREAFTER...
SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW MOISTURE EXTENDING TO LEVELS COLD
ENOUGH FOR ICE NUCLEATION...BUT LOWER LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE WARM
ENOUGH FOR RAIN. WITH NO WARM NOSE ALOFT...THIS WILL BE A
RAIN/SNOW SETUP. AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES...SNOW LEVELS FALL TO THE
FLOORS OF THE MOUNTAINS VALLEYS...AND BRIEFLY TO THE SURFACE IN THE
LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS...MAINLY IN WESTERN NC. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR NORMAL...AND ABOVE FREEZING EAST OF THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE ARE NOT
EXPECTED.
FRONTAL PASSAGE BEFORE DAWN WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MOISTURE WRAPPING
AROUND A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRDIOR OF
NC. PRECIPITATION MAY LINGER IN THE WESTERN NC PIEDMONT FOR A FEW
HOURS AFTER DAYBREAK BEFORE THE SURFACE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NE AND
TAKES THE MOISTURE WITH IT. A TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN IS
EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
GUSTY NW WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT MAY SUPPORT A WIND ADVISORY NEAR THE
BLUE RIDGE ON SATURDAY. MOIST NW FLOW SNOW WILL SET UP BEHIND THE
FRONT...WITH SNOW CONTINUING IN THE NC MOUNTAINS UNTIL DRYING AT
MIDDAY. MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHERE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE EXPECTED TO BE MET. A FEW LOCATIONS
NEAR THE TN BORDER COULD RECEIVE FOUR TO FIVE INCHES...BUT THE
COVERAGE WOULD BE TOO CONFINED TO ISSUE A WARNING FOR THOSE
COUNTIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL RUN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS AS COLD ADVECTION OFFSETS DOWNSLOPE FLOW
WARMING. TEMPERATURES IN THE MOUNTAINS WOULD RUN ALMOST 12 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL IN COLD ADVECTION.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 2 PM FRIDAY...WE BEGIN A WELL-DESERVED PERIOD OF RELATIVELY
QUIET WEATHER. ONE LAST SHORT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN INTO THE
MEAN UPPER TROF OVER THE EAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT...AND IT WILL PASS
EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WAVE WILL BRING SOME MOISTURE DOWN
FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF
THE WAVE WILL BE WESTERLY...SO ALTHOUGH WE WILL HAVE SOME MID LEVEL
FORCING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE WAVE...THE LOW LEVELS WILL NOT BE
COOPERATIVE FOR PRECIP PRODUCTION ON THE TN BORDER. WE ARE CARRYING
A SLIGHT CHANCE POP OVER THE NORTHERN MTNS AND IT APPEARS THIS
SHOULD SUFFICE...FOR SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY SUNDAY MORNING. ONCE THAT
WAVE PASSES...THE UPPER PATTERN DEAMPLIFIES AND BEGINS A PERIOD OF
NEARLY ZONAL FLOW INTO MONDAY AND BEYOND. A SHORT WAVE MOVING UP THE
OH VALLEY ON MONDAY WILL DRAW MOISTURE FROM THE GULF WITH A
DEVELOPING SOUTHERLY UPSLOPE COMPONENT. THIS COULD FORCE SOME SHOWER
ACTIVITY OVER THE MTNS AND JUST E OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN THE AFTERNOON
AS THE MOISTURE INCREASES. OTHERWISE...WE ARE LOOKING AT TEMPS
SLOWLY MODERATING...WITH A RETURN TO NORMAL ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND THEN SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL ON MONDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 210 PM EST FRIDAY...ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE CONUS WILL GIVE WAY
TO AN RNA PATTERN LATER IN THE MEDIUM RANGE AS A TROUGH DIGS ACROSS
THE WRN US...INDUCING RIDGING OVER THE EAST.
MONDAY NIGHT A FAST MOVING SOUTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE WILL CROSS THE
REGION. BASED ON THE LLVL TEMPERATURE PROFILE...PCPN WITH THIS
FEATURE SHOULD BE ALL RAIN. WITH THE BEST OF THE FORCING EXPECTED TO
PASS NORTH OF THE REGION...QPF SHOULD BE LIGHT WITH THE WAVE IN ANY
EVENT.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM CONSIDERABLY ON TUESDAY WITH MAX TEMPS
EXPECTED TO RUN ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE REGION. ON
WEDNESDAY THE LONG WAVE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST STATES...YIELDING AN EVEN WARMER DAY. ONE POTENTIAL CAVEAT
IS THAT THE GFS SHOWS QUITE A BIT OF LLVL MOISTURE. AS WARM
ADVECTION INCREASES...AND THE COLD AIRMASS IS GRADUALLY DISPLACED
BY MUCH WARMER AIR...WE COULD SEE QUITE A BIT OF STRATUS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY MORNINGS. THERE MAY BE SOME LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER AND
NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS PW/S INCREASE TO
150-175 PERCENT OF NORMAL ON THE GFS.
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL BECOME STRONGER ON THURSDAY AS THE RIDGE
BUILDS AND A SHORT WAVE LIFTS ACROSS THE UPPER MID-WEST. THE
RESULTING INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND UPSLOPE FLOW MAY TRIGGER SHOWER
ACTIVITY OVER THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS. THIS SEAMS REASONABLE AND WE HAVE SHOWERS OVER ALL BUT
THE SOUTHEAST TIER OF COUNTIES FOR THURSDAY.
THE LOW LIFTING ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES MAY PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO
THE REGION BY FRIDAY. WE WILL SEE JUST HOW FAR THAT BOUNDARY WILL
PUSH UNDER SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE ECMWF CAPE VALUES INCREASE
TO OVER 1000 J/KG OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT. THE GFS DEWPOINTS
RISE INTO THE 60S...ALSO SUPPORTIVE OF DEEP CONVECTION. THEREFORE I
HAVE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN FOR FRIDAY. IT/S WAY TOO EARLY TO
ASCERTAIN THE SEVERE THREAT...THOUGH THE ANAFRONT NATURE OF THE
SYSTEM WOULD BE MORE SUPPORTIVE OF HEAVY RAIN OUT AT DAY 7 AND
BEYOND.
&&
.AVIATION /19Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR UNTIL MVFR CIGS AND VSBY ACCOMPANY PRECIPITATION
ARRIVING LATE THIS EVENING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES. CANNOT RULE
OUT SOME LIGHT SNOW MIXING IN WITH RAIN. WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF 36 DEGREES...NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. DURATION WOULD BE
BRIEF AS THE SYSTEM IS FAST MOVING. SW WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL
FRONTAL PASSAGE SATURDAY MORNING...THEN GUSTY NW WINDS ENSUE.
AT KAVL...VFR EARLY...BUT THEN MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING SYSTEM
WILL PRODUCE RAIN...THEN SNOW...WHILE CIGS FALL TO MVFR. SNOW WILL
PRODUCE MVFR VSBY...PERHAPS BRIEF IFR VSBY...BEFORE THE FAST MOVING
SYSTEM EXITS BEFORE DAWN. POST SYSTEM NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD
REMAIN CLOSER TO THE TN BORDER...BUT LOW VFR CIGS WILL LINGER A
WHILE WITH GUSTY NW WINDS AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH BEFORE DAWN.
ELSEWHERE...VFR WILL PERSIST UNTIL MOISTURE INCREASES LATE THIS
EVENING AHEAD OF AN UPPER SYSTEM. MVFR CIGS WILL ENSUE LATE THIS
EVENING...WITH LIGHT RAIN...AND PERHAPS BRIEF MVFR VSBY. AT
KHKY...SOME SNOW MAY MIX IN. RESTRICTIONS END BEFORE DAWN AS THE
FAST MOVING SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST AND SW WINDS VEER NW AND BECOME
GUSTY.
OUTLOOK...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THRU THE WEEKEND.
PRECIP OR LOW CIGS MAY RETURN WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE MONDAY NIGHT.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
19-01Z 01-07Z 07-13Z 13-19Z
KCLT HIGH 99% HIGH 89% HIGH 84% HIGH 98%
KGSP HIGH 100% MED 77% HIGH 84% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 99% MED 68% HIGH 94% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 99% MED 79% MED 74% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 84% HIGH 90% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 85% HIGH 91% 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
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR NCZ033-048>052-058-059-062-063.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JAT
NEAR TERM...JAT/SBK
SHORT TERM...JDL
LONG TERM...DEO
AVIATION...JATHazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 12:38 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1238 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063-151745- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- 1238 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. PLEASE REFERENCE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT IS IN EFFECT. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ064-065-501-503-505-507-509-151745- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1238 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PATCHES OF BLACK ICE COULD DEVELOP AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT AND STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS NEAR THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-151745- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 1238 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PATCHES OF BLACK ICE COULD DEVELOP AGAIN LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 14, 2:42 PM EST, 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 242 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 NCZ035>037-056-057-502-504-506-151500- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION 242 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...PATCHY BLACK ICE POSSIBLE... PATCHY BLACK ICE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT WHERE WATER FROM MELTED SNOW FREEZES ON AREA ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY... ESPECIALLY ON BACK ROADS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING ON SATURDAY MORNING. GAZ010-017-NCZ051-053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-151500- RABUN-HABERSHAM-SWAIN-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...CHEROKEE... BRYSON CITY...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...LAKE LURE 242 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...LIGHT SNOW AND PATCHY BLACK ICE POSSIBLE... LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA BLUE RIDGE...IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...AND IN THE VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN ADDITION...PATCHY BLACK ICE IS POSSIBLE WHERE WATER FROM MELTED SNOW FREEZES ON AREA ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY...ESPECIALLY ON BACK ROADS. TEMPERATURE WILL RISE ONLY SLOWLY ON SATURDAY MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. 07
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 32 hr |
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Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2014Wind Advisories in South Carolina, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014
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.