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Wind Chill Warning 1, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind chill warning at Jan 5, 2014, 3:36 PM EST for 17 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Jan 6, 2014, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2014, 3:36 PM EST (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2014, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2014, 12:00 PM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Rabun County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:38 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 6:12 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Gamewell, NC | TREES DOWN IN THE PLAYMORE BEACH AREA CAUSING VARIOUS POWER OUTTAGES |
| Jan 6, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.9 | Flat Springs, NC |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 334 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
106 WWUS42 KGSP 052036 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING UP THE OHIO VALLEY THIS EVENING WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY COMBINED WITH THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-048>052-058-060400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO SNOW EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES...AND UP TO 5 INCHES ON RIDGETOPS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATION AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON MONDAY...PARTICULARLY AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING STEADILY FROM THE 20S EARLY MONDAY MORNING...INTO THE TEENS BY AFTERNOON...WITH MANY LOCATIONS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY SUNSET MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING BELOW ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING TO MINUS 15 TO MINUS 30 MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-060400- /O.UPG.KGSP.WC.A.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AWAY FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...DROPPING BELOW ZERO LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALLING TO MINUS 10 TO MINUS 20 MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-060400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...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 336 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AS WELL AS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FROM 10 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO MONDAY EVENING...THEN DROPPING AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ 08
9 follow-up statements
165 WWUS42 KGSP 060239 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. EXPECT RAIN JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT...HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND ALLOW THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER RAPIDLY TO SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES THROUGH DAYBREAK WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. IN ADDITION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND BEHIND THE PASSING FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-061100- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT CREATING WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING LATE MONDAY AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET THROUGH MONDAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS MONDAY NIGHT...WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND 2 TO 4 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND RAPIDLY PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS ON MONDAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING STEADILY THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT...THROUGH THE TEENS ON MONDAY...AND THEN THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY NIGHT TO REACH VALUES NEAR ZERO TO TEN BELOW BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. * WINDS...BRIEF SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER RIDGES JUST PRIOR TO THE COLD FRONT...BUT THEN NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...THROUGH MONDAY...INTO MONDAY NIGHT.. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING AS LOW AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 30 BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY...WITH SOME HIGH PEAKS AS LOW AS MINUS 35. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-061100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT...WITH MAINLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW RESULTING. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL THEN ALLOW CONDITIONS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTER TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH...EXCEPT FOR LOCAL 2 INCH TOTALS IN EXTREME NORTHERN BUNCOMBE COUNTY...WESTERN MACON COUNTY...AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...BRIEF SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT THE HIGHER RIDGES EARLY...THEN NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 MONDAY NIGHT. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S OVERNIGHT...THROUGH THE TEENS BY LATE MONDAY AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO ON MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SNOW AND RAIN THAT WILL FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-061100- /O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.140106T0500Z-140106T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLACK ICE CREATING VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW WILL THE PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW AND RAIN WILL THEN FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS INTO MONDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS MINUS 10 TO MINUS 15 BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING BELOW FREEZING OVERNIGHT...THROUGH THE 20S ON MONDAY...AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND RAIN FREEZING ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-061100- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 939 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS MINUS 5 TO MINUS 10 ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND ZERO TO MINUS 5 ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
874 WWUS42 KGSP 060914 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST EARLY THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND ALLOW ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER RAPIDLY TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES THROUGH DAYBREAK WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. IN ADDITION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND BEHIND THE PASSING FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. RAPIDLY FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING CREATING WIDESPREAD SLIPPERY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING LATE MONDAY AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS MONDAY NIGHT... WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS RIGHT NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND RAPIDLY PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE 20S AND TEENS THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY NIGHT...AS LOW AS 31 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 6 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES...AND WIDESPREAD BLACK ICE DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...ANY LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS COULD GET A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AROUND SUNRISE. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL THEN ALLOW CONDITIONS TO BECOME VERY SLIPPERY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTERLY COLD TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AND WORSEN MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH AT SOME OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS PATCHES OF BLACK ICE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S AND TEENS THIS MORNING...AND INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SNOW AND RAIN THAT WILL FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS THROUGH THE MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1700Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND BLACK ICE CREATING VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAYS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING MONDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...ANY LINGERING RAIN SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SNOW AND RAIN WILL THEN FREEZE ON AREA ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. BITTER WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN SOME SPOTS...ALONG WITH SOME PATCHES OF BLACK ICE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 1 TO 17 ABOVE...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S THIS MORNING...AND DOWN THROUGH THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND RAIN FREEZING ON AREA ROADWAYS WILL CREATE VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508- 510-SCZ001>014-019-061715- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...HARTWELL...ELBERTON... STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY... LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 414 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 5 TO 10 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ MOORE
049 WWUS42 KGSP 061739 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY. IN ADDITION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ALONG AND BEHIND THE PASSING FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT...BUT THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-070200- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TONIGHT...WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS RIGHT NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WORSEN TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 6 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-070200- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING WORSEN TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-070200- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1239 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 5 TO 10 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NED
757 WWUS42 KGSP 062051 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW INTO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO MAINLY SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR SNOW FLURRIES TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE ARCTIC AIR MASS ARRIVING FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BRING IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WE HAVE SEEN IN MANY YEARS. BRISK WINDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-070500- /O.CON.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLY LASTING INTO TONIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AND PERSISTING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUS TONIGHT...WITH VERY LOW VALUES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS RIGHT NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...AND PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BECOME DANGEROUSLY COLD BY EVENING AND THEN WORSEN TONIGHT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. * TEMPERATURES...DROPPING THROUGH THE SINGLE DIGITS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 30 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 6 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...BE SURE TO TAKE ALONG YOUR CELL PHONE. WEAR A WARM COAT...GLOVES...AND BOOTS. KEEP A BLANKET...FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-070500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT. * TIMING...BITTERLY COLD TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING WORSEN TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES... * WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES 3 BELOW TO 14 ABOVE ZERO...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL THEN DEVELOP THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT FROM THE GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLACK ICE MEANS THAT VERY SLIPPERY ROADWAY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE AND LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-070500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140106T2300Z-140107T1700Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...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 351 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 9 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 5 TO 10 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT...AND WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL THAT COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ HG
839 WWUS42 KGSP 062314 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE IN THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER AND HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS STRETCHING OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. NCZ033-048>052-058-070900- /O.EXP.KGSP.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T2300Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH 30 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES...AS LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ053-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-070900- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE ASHEVILLE AREA...AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS EAST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST RIDGES...AS LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING RANGE FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504- 506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-070900- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL- DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 614 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT IN MOST LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
846 WWUS42 KGSP 070100 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 800 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY... .SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WITH BLOWING SNOW MAY CONTINUE IN THE MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT AND CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE TENNESSEE BORDER AND HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS STRETCHING OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE COMBINATION OF FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT. GAZ010-070900- /O.UPG.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.EXA.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLAYTON 800 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...10 TO 20 BELOW...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR ZERO...WITH SOME NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-070900- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 800 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH 30 TO 40 DEGREE BELOW ZERO VALUES ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW...AND 10 TO 15 BELOW ALONG THE RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-070900- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ 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- 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 800 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA...AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW...WITH SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR REACHING NEARLY 10 TO 15 BELOW. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS APPROACHING ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
880 WWUS42 KGSP 070525 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TODAY... .WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF THE FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION AND THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT THROUGH NOON TODAY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-071700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH 30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ACROSS MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND AS COLD AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-071700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ 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- 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 1225 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW...WITH SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR REACHING 10 TO 15 BELOW. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS APPROACHING ZERO BY DAYBREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ HG
365 WWUS42 KGSP 070933 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 433 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TODAY... .WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH THE WIND WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...THE WIND CHILL WILL STILL BE IN THE BITTERLY COLD RANGE OUT OVER THE PIEDMONT THROUGH NOON TODAY. THE WIND SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY WHICH WILL REDUCE THE WIND CHILL EFFECT. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-071700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE... BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN... BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 433 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES WITH WINDY CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS AND FRIGID TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE AREA. THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE WIND MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH... ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO...WITH 30 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGE TOPS. LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ACROSS MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND AS COLD AS 10 TO 20 BELOW ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-071700- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ 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- 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 433 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH BRISK WIND CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BRISK WIND WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW...WITH SOME LOCATIONS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR REACHING 10 TO 15 BELOW. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS NEAR THE MOUNTAINS APPROACHING ZERO BY DAYBREAK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ PM
430 WWUS42 KGSP 071659 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1159 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...BITTERLY COLD WEATHER TO AFFECT THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH TODAY... .WINDY CONDITIONS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA... PRODUCING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE WIND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH...REDUCING THE WIND CHILL EFFECT. NCZ033-048>050-052-053-501-503-505-072300- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.140107T1700Z-140107T2300Z/ AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWLAND...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE... ASHEVILLE 1159 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WITH BRISK WIND CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BRISK WIND WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...5 TO TO 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-NCZ051-058-059-062>065-507-509-071800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ RABUN-SWAIN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...BRYSON CITY...SYLVA... FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 1159 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... DIMINISHING WIND SPEEDS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE THE WIND CHILL TO RISE ABOVE NEGATIVE FIVE DEGREES. $$ GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506- 508-510-SCZ001>014-019-071800- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1700Z/ HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS- UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...HARTWELL... ELBERTON...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY... SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE... GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON... ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER...GREENWOOD 1159 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY... DIMINISHING WINDS SPEEDS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL CAUSE THE WIND CHILL TO RISE ABOVE ZERO DEGREES. $$ 07
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill warning went out at Jan 5, 3:08 PM EST, 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 3:08 PM EST, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
308 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
A VERY STRONG AND DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SWING AN ARCTIC COLD
FRONT OVER THE REGION EARLY MONDAY AND USHER IN RECORD LEVEL COLD
TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS AIRMASS WILL SLOWLY
WARM BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 145 PM...DEEP UPPER TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH ARCTIC AIRMASS
PROGRESSES EASTWARD TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SFC CYCLONE LIFTS THRU THE
ERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND CONTINUES INTO ONTARIO/QUEBEC...AND SFC
FRONT IS PULLED ACROSS THE SRN APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT. FROPA WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLDEST TEMPS SEEN SO FAR THIS SEASON.
MAJOR GLOBAL MODELS PLUS THE NAM ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH TIMING
OF FROPA.
VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE CYCLONE WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS IN THE LAYER OF AND ABOVE THE STRONG INVERSION ALREADY PRESENT
OVER THE REGION. ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS INDICATES THERMAL GRADIENT
POORLY ORIENTED FOR WARM ADVECTION...BUT THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS
SHOULD MAKE UP FOR THIS TO SOME EXTENT. POPS THUS ARE FOCUSED MORE
ALONG THE FRONT...EXCEPT FOR THE SRN PORTIONS OF THE MTNS WHERE
UPSLOPE MAY ENHANCE PRECIP PRIOR TO THE FROPA...AND ALONG THE TENN
BORDER FOR THE SAME REASON ONCE WINDS SHIFT THEREAFTER. AS THE FRONT
ADVANCES EAST THE THERMAL ADVECTION BECOMES EVEN LESS IMPRESSIVE SO
POPS PEAK LOWER IN THE PIEDMONT.
RAW MODEL TEMPS...THE FAVORED CHOICE FOR TONIGHT WITH THE LOW CLOUD
COVER AND FROPA...SUGGEST WAA WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO RISE OVERNIGHT IN
THE SRN/ERN PIEDMONT. RESULTING TEMPS SUPPORT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
WINTRY PRECIP OUTSIDE THE MTNS...AS THE COLD AIR COMES AFTER THE
FORCING DIMINISHES. TEMPS DO CRASH ENOUGH AROUND DAYBREAK AS MOISTURE
DROPS OFF SO A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FROZEN/FREEZING PRECIP IS
EXPECTED INTO THE UPPER PIEDMONT. RAW THERMAL PROFILES ARE MARGINAL
FOR SNOW...WITH THE SATURATED RH NOT OVERLAPPING WELL WITH THE ICE
NUCLEATION REGION. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN COULD
RESULT. HOWEVER...GIVEN STRENGTH OF THE ARCTIC AIRMASS...WILL ERR IN
FAVOR OF COLDER SOUNDINGS AND ASSIGN SNOW WHERE TEMPS COOL FAST
ENOUGH. ACCUMULATION FROM ANY WINTRY MIX IS VERY UNLIKELY EXCEPT IN
THE REGIONS AFFECTED BY THE NW FLOW. SETUP IS LESS THAN IDEAL WITH
MORE WLY LLVL WINDS INTO THE MTNS LACKING THE GOOD MOISTURE SOURCE OF
GREAT LAKES...AND POSSIBLY EVEN MOIST GROUND OVER THE TENN
VALLEY...WHERE THE GROUND MAY BE FROZEN.
SOME WEAK INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT ABOVE THE RIDGE SO LOCALIZED
CONVECTIVE ENHANCEMENT TO PRECIP TOTALS MAY OCCUR...BUT THUNDER
CHANCES ARE MUCH TOO SMALL TO MENTION WITH PARCELS NOT RISING UP TO
-10C LEVEL. SNOW RATIOS IN THE MTNS SHOULD NOT BE EXCESSIVE THROUGH
THIS PERIOD AS TEMPS IN THE SFC MOIST LAYER ARE NOT ESPECIALLY COLD.
GOING WINTER STORM WARNING WILL CONTINUE AS-IS.
TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO COOL THRU THE DAY MONDAY...WITH HIGHS LIKELY
OCCURRING EVERYWHERE AT DAYBREAK.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 250 PM SUNDAY...DEEP UPPER TROF SWINGS ACROSS THE AREA MON
NITE. HEIGHTS RISE THRU THE END OF THE PERIOD AS THE FLOW BECOMES
NEARLY ZONAL IN THE WAKE OF THE TROF. AT THE SFC...ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA TUE AND SLOWLY SLIDES EASTWARD ON WED.
THE NW FLOW SNOW WILL STILL BE ONGOING MON EVENING...BUT WILL TAPER
OFF OVERNIGHT AND END TUE MORNING. THERE COULD BE SOME ADDITIONAL
LIGHT ACCUMS IN THE USUAL HIGH ELEVATION LOCATIONS...BUT EVEN THERE
SHUD BE LESS THAN AN INCH. EXPECT A RESURGENCE IN WIND GUSTS OVER
THE MTNS TUE NITE AS ANOTHER ROUND OF CAA TAKES PLACE...BUT THE
WINDS SHUD REMAIN IN THE ADV CATEGORY. OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS EXPECT
COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS. LOWS WILL DROP RAPIDLY INTO DAILY RECORD
TERRITORY WITH DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES DEVELOPING. VALUES SHOULD
FALL BELOW THE 20 BELOW WARNING CRITERION ACROSS THE NC MTNS WITH
VALUES BELOW THE 5 BELOW ADVISORY CRITERION ELSEWHERE.
WINDS TAPER OFF QUICKLY TUE AS THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
IN. BUT THE COLD TEMPS WILL KEEP LOW WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE
AREA DURING MOST OF THE MORNING. HIGHS WILL BE NEAR RECORD LOW
MAXIMUM VALUES...REMARKABLE WITH NEARLY FULL SUN AND NO SNOW ON THE
GROUND OUTSIDE OF THE MTNS. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO MODERATE TUE NITE
AND WED. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE COLD AIR MASS MOS
GUIDANCE IS LIKELY REVERTING TOWARD CLIMO TOO QUICKLY. HAVE GONE
WITH THE COLDER BIAS CORRECTED GUIDANCE WHICH IS STILL 15 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR LOWS AND 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR
HIGHS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM EST SUNDAY...LATEST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO AGREE WITH
REGARDS TO THE OVERALL PATTERN WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A WEAK
SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE DIGGING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COASTLINE.
RETURNING SOUTHERLY FLOW ATOP THE ABOVE MENTIONED SFC RIDGE WILL
PROVIDE FOR AMPLE ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE CONDITIONS THEREBY LEADING TO
POP INCREASES THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS AS MOISTURE SPREADS
NORTHWARD. SURFACE TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY MORNING WE BE AT OR
JUST BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THIS WILL PRESENT AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST GA...THE NW UPSTATE...AND THE SOUTHWEST NC MOUNTAINS IF
SHOWERS MOVE IN AHEAD OF WARMING TEMPERATURES. AS WARM ADVECTION
PREVAILS LATE THURSDAY MORNING...ANY POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH THEREBY LEADING TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
BEYOND THAT POINT...GUIDANCE SEEMS TO DIVERGE SLIGHTLY WITH RESPECT
TO POSSIBLE WEAK CLASSICAL/HYBRID CAD PATTERN ALLOWING FOR
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES TO SPILL INTO THE NC FOOTHILLS FRIDAY
MORNING. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS UPPER LEVEL CONFLUENT PATTERNS
REMAIN SUPPORTIVE OF SURFACE RIDGE/CAD PERSISTENCE. HOWEVER...THEY
DIFFER ON STRENGTH WITH THE ECMWF FAVORING THE STRONGER OF THE TWO.
LEANED MORE TOWARDS THE ECMWF SOLUTION AS IT HAS REMAINED MORE
CONSISTENT BETWEEN RUNS THEREBY YIELDING ANOTHER BRIEF LOW END
FREEZING RAIN THREAT ACROSS THE NC FOOTHILLS FOR FRIDAY MORNING.
ABOVE MENTIONED SURFACE RIDGE WILL RETREAT OUT TO SEA DURING THE DAY
ON FRIDAY WITH WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER
WAVE THAT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS AT THAT TIME.
CONDITIONS LOOK TO REPEAT THEMSELVES SATURDAY MORNING AS ISENTROPIC
LIFTING RESUMES AS WARM ADVECTION RAMPS UP AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
WAVE. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE TO WARM FOR ANY TYPE OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM...LEADING TO POTENTIALLY
ANOTHER RAINY WEEKEND WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...LIFR STRATUS ALREADY IN PLACE OVER THE REGION STANDS
LITTLE CHANCE OF IMPROVING THIS AFTN WITH CIRRUS DECK NOW SEEN
MOVING ABOVE IT ON IR SATELLITE. FURTHERMORE AMPLIFYING WARM UPGLIDE
WILL ONLY REINFORCE THE STRATUS GOING INTO THE EVENING...WITH SHOWER
CHANCES INCREASING AFTER SUNSET AND PEAKING JUST PRIOR TO COLD FROPA
JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK. LIFR CIGS WILL LAST UNTIL THE FROPA FOLLOWED
BY RELATIVELY FAST IMPROVEMENT TO VFR. VERTICAL THERMAL PROFILES AND
SFC TEMPS SUPPORT ALL RAIN...NO FZRA OR SN...WITH ARCTIC AIR NOT
PUSHING IN UNTIL AFTER PRECIP TAPERS OFF. EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET WILL PRECEDE FRONT IN STRONG INVERSION OVER THE COOL SFC
LAYER. WILL CARRY LLWS AS A RESULT TONIGHT. SLY OVERNIGHT WINDS TURN
NW AND GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT.
ELSEWHERE...MAIN DIFFERENCES FROM KCLT ARE IN FRONTAL TIMING...APART
FROM THE RA/SN CHANGEOVER OCCURRING IN THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. IFR
TO LIFR CIGS ARE LIKELY TO HANG ON AT MID-AFTERNOON LEVELS THRU MOST
OF TONIGHT. AS AT KCLT COLD AIR ARRIVES TOO LATE TO AFFECT PTYPE. IN
FACT...IGNORING KAVL...ANY SN WOULD BE VERY BRIEF AND UNWORTHY OF
TAF MENTION. AT KAVL AND ELSEWHERE IN THE MTNS THE SNOW WILL BE
PARTLY DUE TO UPSLOPE EFFECTS AND ACCUMULATION WILL MAINLY OCCUR
NEAR THE TENN BORDER. MVFR TO IFR VSBY COULD RESULT FROM ANY SNOW
HOWEVER. LLWS CARRIED AT ALL TERMINALS. WIND GUSTS POST FROPA WILL
BE MODEST AT BEST AT THE TAF SITES...HOWEVER STRONG GUSTS OF 30-40
KT LIKELY THRU 18Z IN HIGH TERRAIN.
OUTLOOK...NORTHWEST FLOW SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MTNS MONDAY
CAUSING SOME PERIODIC RESTRICTIONS NEAR THE TENN BORDER. VERY COLD
AND DRY HIGH PRES SETTLES IN FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WINTRY
PRECIP MAY RETURN TO THE AREA WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING THRU THE
ERN US LATE IN THE WEEK.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
20-02Z 02-08Z 08-14Z 14-20Z
KCLT MED 75% HIGH 82% MED 70% HIGH 89%
KGSP MED 72% HIGH 86% MED 63% HIGH 100%
KAVL MED 73% HIGH 81% MED 71% HIGH 89%
KHKY MED 77% HIGH 89% MED 64% HIGH 89%
KGMU MED 72% HIGH 85% MED 62% HIGH 100%
KAND MED 70% MED 77% MED 61% HIGH 89%
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
&&
.CLIMATE...
RECORD LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...
AVL... 3 IN 1879
CLT...12 IN 1884
GSP... 9 IN 1904
FORECASTED MINIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...
AVL... 0
CLT... 8
GSP... 8
LAST OCCURANCE OF MINIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...
AVL... 4 ON 01/14/11
CLT... 9 ON 01/17/09
GSP... 8 ON 02/05/96
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...
AVL...21 IN 1988
CLT...24 IN 1988
GSP...27 IN 1988
FORECASTED MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES (F) FOR TUESDAY JAN 7TH...
AVL... 18
CLT... 26
GSP... 26
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY FOR
GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY FOR
NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY FOR
NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY
FOR NCZ033-048>052-058.
SC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON EST TUESDAY FOR
SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...WIMBERLEY
SHORT TERM...RWH
LONG TERM...CDG
AVIATION...WIMBERLEY
CLIMATE...SBKHazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 10:10 AM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 NCZ033-048>052-058-061515- AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. .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. WINTER STORM WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...HEAVY SNOW LIKELY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER INTO MONDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY. ..TUESDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO AND HIGHS IN THE TEENS. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ501-503-505-507-509-061515- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT STARTING AT 6 PM MONDAY. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S. BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 20 BELOW. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ053-059-062>065-061515- BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...MAINLY AT THE HIGH ELEVATIONS...BEFORE SUNRISE ON MONDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...WIND CHILL LIKELY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. ANY LINGERING PRECIPITATION ON MONDAY WILL FALL AS SNOW. WIND CHILL VALUES SHOULD DROP BELOW MINUS TEN IN THE AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT STARTING AT 6 PM MONDAY. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS AROUND ZERO AND HIGHS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...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>014-019-061515- 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- 1010 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE PIEDMONT AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..TUESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS...WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S TO AROUND 30. BLUSTERY WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THEY WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL. ..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:41 AM EST | Wind Chill Watch | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 11 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:41 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | GSP | Avery, Graham, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Swain and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell and 16 more | 50 hr |
| Jan 5, 4:32 PM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Alexander, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 10 more | 9 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.