Alert archive / North Carolina / Wind Chill Warnings in 2014
Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind chill warning at Jan 23, 2014, 2:53 PM EST for Avery County, North Carolina. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2014, 2:53 PM EST (19:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2014, 11:00 AM EST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
County Avery County, NC
The radar
The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 133 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 1861 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 98 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
565 WWUS42 KGSP 231953 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 253 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN AN ARCTIC AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRIGID AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-240500- /O.UPG.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.WC.W.0002.140123T1953Z-140124T1600Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 253 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...AVERY COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO WILL YIELD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SOME OF THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 30. * IMPACTS...RAPID ONSET OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ NCZ035>037-056-502-504-506-240500- /O.EXA.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.140123T2300Z-140124T1500Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY 253 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS ZERO TO 5 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ049-050-240500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ YANCEY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPRUCE PINE 253 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...YANCEY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW 15 TO 20 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO. SOME OF THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 30. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-240500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.140123T2300Z-140124T1600Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE 253 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO. THE HIGHEST PEAKS COULD SEE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GAZ010-017-240500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.140123T2300Z-140124T1500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 253 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
4 follow-up statements
700 WWUS42 KGSP 240256 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO FRIDAY MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE ARRIVAL OF THE FRIGID AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-241100- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...AVERY COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...RAPID ONSET OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ SCZ001>003-241100- /O.EXA.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1500Z/ OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ NCZ057-068>072-082-508-510-241100- /O.EXA.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1500Z/ ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC- GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-241100- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ 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...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING MITCHELL AND YANCY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FROM IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-241100- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ035>037-056-502-504-506-241100- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1500Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY 956 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS INTO THE TEENS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$
400 WWUS42 KGSP 241001 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 501 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...VERY COLD AND BRISK CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. A BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND ACCOMPANYING THE FRIGID AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. NCZ033-241600- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 501 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 RANGE DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE ZERO TO TEN BELOW ZERO RANGE. * IMPACTS...RAPID ONSET OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-241600- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ 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...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 501 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING MITCHELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FROM IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ GAZ010-017-SCZ001>003-241500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE 501 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-241500- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1500Z/ ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE- EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY... SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE 501 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND WESTERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS INTO THE TEENS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ PM
285 WWUS42 KGSP 241504 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...VERY COLD AND BRISK CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE MORNING... GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510- SCZ001>003-241615- /O.CAN.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1500Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND- LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-GREATER CALDWELL- GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...STATESVILLE... MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...SALISBURY...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...MONROE 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES REMAIN COLD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...BUT WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE INCREASED TO WELL ABOVE ZERO. $$ NCZ033-241615- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...AVERY COUNTY IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...IN THE MINUS 15 TO MINUS 20 RANGE DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO RANGE. * IMPACTS...RAPID ONSET OF FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 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. && $$ NCZ048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-241615- /O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 1004 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING MITCHELL AND YANCEY COUNTIES IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
187 WWUS42 KGSP 241607 WSWGSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1107 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 NCZ033-241715- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ AVERY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWLAND 1107 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A FEW HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS ACROSS AVERY COUNTY MAY SEE WIND CHILLS BELOW MINUS FIVE THROUGH NOON...BUT WIND CHILLS ACROSS MOST OF THE COUNTY HAVE WARMED TO NEAR ZERO OR HIGHER. $$ NCZ048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-241715- /O.EXP.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140124T1600Z/ MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY... WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE 1107 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILL VALUES HAVE GENERALLY INCREASED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ HG
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 23, 2:32 PM EST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 23, 2:32 PM EST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
232 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK. A COUPLE WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL CROSS OVERHEAD THIS
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD ARCTIC AIR
WILL THEN PUSH INTO THE REGION BY MID WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM EST THU...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY LATE THIS AFTN SHOWS THE
AXIS OF THE DIGGING UPPER TROUGH STRETCHING FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO
THE SRN PLAINS. THE PASSING SFC COLD FRONT HAS MOVED E OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND WILL CONTINUE TO USHER AN ARCTIC AIRMASS EWD ACROSS
THE PIEDMONT THROUGH TONIGHT. THE PASSING UPPER TROUGH WILL PROVIDE
THE BEST DEEP LAYER DVPA OVERNIGHT...BUT ALREADY SHALLOW MOISTURE
WILL DRY UP FURTHER BY THE TIME THE UPPER SUPPORT ARRIVES. IN
ADDITION...ANY LINGERING LOW LEVEL NW FLOW MOISTURE ALONG THE SPINE
OF THE SRN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING WILL DRY UP QUICKLY OVERNIGHT.
NOTHING MORE THAN ISOLD TO SCT SNOW SHOWERS THUS APPEARS
SUPPORTED...WITH ANY ACCUMULATIONS WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
DESPITE THE HIGH SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS IN THE COLD AIR.
WIND CHILL WILL BE THE BIGGER CONCERN TONIGHT INTO FRI MORNING...BUT
THE WIND CHILL FORECAST IS COMPLICATED BY HOW LOW THE MIN TEMPS WILL
GET IN THE COLD AIRMASS ALONG WITH HOW MUCH IF ANY WINDS ABATE
OVERNIGHT AS SFC HIGH PRES SLOWLY BUILDS IN. THE BEST COMBINATION OF
LINGERING 850 MB COLD ADVECTION AND SUBZERO TEMPS WILL BE ACROSS THE
NRN MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. WILL UPGRADE AVERY COUNTY TO A WIND CHILL
WARNING WITH MORE WIDESPREAD MINUS 20 VALUES...RETAIN THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY ACROSS THE REST OF THE NC/GA MTNS...AND EXPAND THE ADVISORY
EWD ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR INTO THE NW NC PIEDMONT WHERE
MORE WIDESPREAD ZERO VALUES ARE EXPECTED.
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS FRI WITH WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING OR ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT. SOME DEGREE OF DOWNSLOPE WARMING IS LIKELY EAST OF THE MTNS.
HOWEVER...THE FRIGID ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL YIELD MINS AND MAXES SOMES
20 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRI.
&&
.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM THURSDAY...YET ANOTHER NW FLOW SHORTWAVE WILL REINFORCE
THE PERSISTENT UPR TROF ACRS THE ERN HALF OF THE CONUS ON SATURDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A QUICK SHOT OF MOISTURE FOR SOME NW FLOW
SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TN BORDER...MAINLY DURING THE AFTN AND EARLY
EVENING. WITH THE STRONGEST 850 MB CAA SLATED DURING THE AFTN
HOURS...FCST SNDGS SHOW BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACRS THE ENTIRE
AREA. CERTAINLY THE HIGHEST PEAKS WILL SEE WIND ADV CRITERIA OR
HIGHER GUSTS...GIVEN 50-60 KTS AT 850 MB. AS WITH THE LAST COUPLE OF
NW FLOW EVENTS...MOISTURE WILL BE TOO BRIEF TO SUPPORT ADV LVL SNOW
ACCUMS...GENERALLY 2" OR LESS IN THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS. TEMPS
WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL...STARTING OUT IN THE TEENS TO LWR 20S
SATURDAY MORNING...TO 30S MTNS AND LWR-MID 40S PIEDMONT SATURDAY
AFTN. ANOTHER CONCERN ON SATURDAY WILL BE RH AND WIND. GUIDANCE
SHOWS A SLIGHT REBOUND IN DEWPTS...BUT AFTN RH STILL DIPS INTO THE
UPR 20S ACRS MUCH OF THE PIEDMONT (SEE FIRE WX DISCUSSION BELOW FOR
MORE INFORMATION).
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...SFC HIGH PRES QUICKLY SLIDES IN FROM THE
WEST...USHERING IN RETURN LLVL FLOW BY THE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT
ALBERTA CLIPPER. MIN TEMPS SHUD BE NOT AS COLD AS FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT
STILL 2-3 CATEGORIES BELOW NORMAL. SUNDAY/S HIGH TEMPS LOOK TO BE A
CATEGORY OR TWO WARMER THAN SATURDAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND
LESS WIND.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 220 PM THURSDAY...THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A CLIPPER
TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY
MORNING. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS INDICATES THAT H85 TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT TO -10C OR COLDER NEAR THE TN
LINE BY 18Z MON. H85 TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE UPSTATE AND NE GA MAY
LINGER IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO. BASED ON THE TIMING OF THE
FRONT...MORNING LOWS ACROSS THE REGION MAY RANGE CLOSE TO NORMAL.
HOWEVER...WITH MODERATE TO STRONG CAA DURING THE DAY...I WOULD
EXPECT A MID DAY HIGH...FOLLOWED BY COOLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S
ACROSS THE MTNS TO THE U40S TO AROUND 50 ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. THE COMBINATION OF LIMITED MOISTURE AND WNW H85 WINDS MAY
SUPPORT WIDELY SCT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE TN LINE MONDAY MORNING...I
WILL ADVERTISE A SCHC.
ON TUESDAY...THE 12Z GUIDANCE IS STARTING TO LOOK VERY INTERESTING.
BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT A POSITIVELY TILTED LONGWAVE
TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND DEEP SOUTH
TUESDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES....A
WIDE FIELD OF H5 Q-CONVERGENCE ARRIVES FROM THE WEST AND SLIDE DUE
EAST. AT THE SFC...A COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST...WITH A FRONTAL WAVE/COASTAL LOW MAY DEVELOP OFF THE SC
COAST. BOTH SOLUTIONS INDICATE THAT MEASURABLE QPF WILL DEVELOP AS
FAR WEST AS THE NC MTNS. IF THIS EVENT MATERIALIZES...PRECIPITATION
WILL FALL AS SNOW AS COLD AIR WILL ALREADY BE IN PLACE. HOWEVER...THE
12Z RUN DOES LACK CONSISTENCY FROM PREVIOUS RUNS. I WILL TREND THE
FORECAST HIGHER POPS AND INCREASE CLOUD COVER. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD
REMAIN AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
THE AMPLIFIED SYNOPTIC PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST INTO
WEDNESDAY WITH SOME WEAKENING EXPECTED ON THURS AND FRI AS THE
PERSISTENT UPPER TROF LIFTS. LOW LVL THICKNESS VALUES WILL STILL
LIKELY REMAIN BELOW CLIMATOLOGY FOR MID WINTER. AT THE SFC...ANOTHER
ROUND OF CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA
ON WED AS THE MODELS ATTEMPT TO SPIN UP A LOW OFF THE CAROLINA
COAST. THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS HAS THE LOW A BIT CLOSER TO THE
COASTLINE COMPARED TO THE ECWMF OR CANADIAN...HOWEVER IT LOOKS AS
THOUGH THIS SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED DEEPER LAYER MOISTURE WILL NOT
HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON OUR SENSIBLE WX. HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN OVER THE FCST AREA INTO FRI...AT WHICH POINT...ANOTHER COLD
FRONT MAY APPROACH THE CWFA. TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THRU
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE POP CARRIED OVER
THE NC MTS TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD ON THURS.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT...ANY LINGERING BRIEF CROSSWIND POTENTIAL THIS AFTN WILL
DISAPPEAR AS WINDS TURN MORE SOLIDLY NW WITH FROPA BY 22Z. THE ONSET
OF BETTER COLD ADVECTION WILL GENERATE SOME LOW END GUSTS AS WELL
THROUGH AT LEAST THE EVENING HOURS...BEFORE WINDS SETTLE DOWN TO NNW
AT 10 KT OR LESS THROUGH FRI MORNING. ANY INTERMITTENT CEILINGS
THROUGH LATE DAY WILL BE AT ALTOCUMULUS LEVELS.
ELSEWHERE...SOME BRIEF SW FLOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE SC TAF SITES UP
UNTIL ABOUT 21Z...BUT SOLID NW FLOW SHOULD SET UP LATE THIS AFTN
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS THROUGHOUT BEHIND THE PASSING COLD FRONT.
GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY AT THE NC TAF SITES...ESPECIALLY AT KAVL WHERE
THE PEAK OF COLD ADVECTION COULD PRODUCE SOME G20 TO G30KT TONIGHT.
WINDS SHOULD STEADILY ABATE FRI MORNING EAST OF THE MTNS...BUT GUSTS
MAY PERSIST INTO THE DAYTIME MIXING HOURS FRI AT KAVL. EXPECT MAINLY
TEMPO AC CIGS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN CLEARING. BRIEF SCT
STRATOCUMULUS COULD REACH KAVL LATE THIS AFTN...BUT LOWER CIGS ARE
NOT EXPECTED.
OUTLOOK...PASSING UPPER DISTURBANCES OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK COULD BRING SOME SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES AND LOW CIGS TO
AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KAVL. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
19-01Z 01-07Z 07-13Z 13-19Z
KCLT HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGSP HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAVL HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KHKY HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KGMU HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100% HIGH 100%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE
HOURLY EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE
FORECASTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
THE DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL ONCE AGAIN PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS NE GA
AND THE UPSTATE OF SC. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR CONCERN
ON FRIDAY...BUT FUELS CONTINUE TO DRY OUT AND LAND MANAGERS HAVE
REQUESTED THAT FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS BE ISSUED TO RAISE AWARENESS.
SATURDAY...ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION BY EARLY
AFTN...USHERING IN GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. MEANWHILE...TEMPS
REBOUND...ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER DAY WITH LOW RH. THE CURRENT FCST
KEEPS RH IN THE 25-30 PCT RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS ACRS THE ENTIRE
PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NE GA...WITH WINDS LIKELY REACHING RED
FLAG AT LEAST BRIEFLY IN THAT TIME FRAME. A FIRE WX WATCH MAY BE
NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT IN A LATER FCST PACKAGE...IF THE
RH AND WIND TRENDS IN THE GUIDANCE HOLD.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR GAZ010-017.
NC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ049-050.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY
FOR NCZ035>037-056-502-504-506.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY FOR NCZ033.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...JPT/NED
AVIATION...HG
FIRE WEATHER...HG/ARKHazardous weather outlook, Jan 23, 4:18 AM EST, 10 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 418 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019- 240930- 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- 418 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MAINTAIN COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. BRISK WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN COLDER THAN THOSE TODAY...UP TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ..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...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ033-049-050-240930- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 418 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MAINTAIN COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SIMILAR TO THOSE TODAY. ..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...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-240930- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- POLK MOUNTAINS- 418 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MAINTAIN COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY COLDER THAN THOSE TODAY. ..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...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ010-017-240930- RABUN-HABERSHAM- 418 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR RABUN AND HABERSHAM COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MAINTAIN COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION INTO FRIDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN COLDER THAN THOSE TODAY...UP TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. DESPITE LIGHTER WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS AGAIN EXPECTED...POSSIBLY CAUSING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ..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...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. GAZ018-026-028-029-240930- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 418 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. ALSO...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL MAINTAIN COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. BRISK WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ..FRIDAY...COLD WAVE LIKELY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE EVEN COLDER THAN THOSE TODAY...UP TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. DESPITE LIGHTER WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS AGAIN EXPECTED...POSSIBLY CAUSING ELEVATED FIRE DANGER. ..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...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ..WEDNESDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. WIMBERLEY
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Special weather statement, Jan 23, 10:19 AM EST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1019 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065- 068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-241200- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER- IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE- CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON- TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG- CABARRUS-UNION NC-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS- GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE- LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA... HARTWELL...ELBERTON...NEWLAND...STATESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE... SPRUCE PINE...CHEROKEE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...ASHEVILLE... HICKORY...SALISBURY...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...BREVARD... HENDERSONVILLE...SHELBY...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE... CONCORD...MONROE...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE... RUTHERFORD...COLUMBUS...GREENVILLE...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY... ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...LAURENS...UNION...CHESTER... GREENWOOD 1019 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...VERY COLD AIR TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...USHERING ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THIS WILL RESULT IN PROLONGED COLD WAVE CONDITIONS. LOW TEMPERATURES THE NEXT TWO MORNINGS WILL RUN 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. IN ADDITION...INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL YIELD BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE COLD WEATHER WILL RESULT IN HIGH DEMANDS FOR ELECTRICITY ACROSS THE REGION. POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT FROM THE HEAVY ELECTRICAL LOAD. THOSE WHO REQUIRE ELECTRICITY FOR HEATING OR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SHOULD CONSIDER BACKUP HEAT SOURCES OR ELECTRICAL SOURCES. TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY AND HEALTH FROM THE EXTREME COLD. IF YOU GO OUTSIDE...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE FITTING...LIGHTWEIGHT...WARM CLOTHING RATHER THAN ONE LAYER OF HEAVY CLOTHING. MITTENS ARE WARMER THAN GLOVES. WEAR A HAT AND COVER YOUR MOUTH WITH A SCARF. IF DRIVING...KEEP YOUR GAS TANK NEAR FULL TO AVOID ICE IN THE TANK AND FUEL LINES. CHECK YOUR ANTIFREEZE AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LEVELS. BE SURE TO CARRY A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE. IN YOUR HOME...CONSIDER ALLOWING INDOOR PLUMBING FIXTURES TO DRIP TO ALLOW WATER TO TRICKLE THROUGH PIPES AND INHIBIT FREEZING. USE CAUTION WITH SPACE HEATERS IN ORDER TO AVOID FIRE OR INJURY. IF EMERGENCY GENERATORS WILL BE USED...THEY MUST BE SITUATED OUTDOORS IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ALSO...REMEMBER TO CHECK IN ON FAMILY...FRIENDS...AND ELDERLY NEIGHBORS WHO MIGHT BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD. DO NOT FORGET ABOUT YOUR PETS AND LIVESTOCK. MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A SOURCE OF WATER THAT WILL NOT FREEZE AND A WARM PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO WALK ON FROZEN PONDS...LAKES OR STREAMS...AS THE ICE WILL NOT BE THICK ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT...EVEN OF A CHILD. GERAPETRITIS
Special weather statement, Jan 23, 10:24 AM EST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1024 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-240000- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 1024 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION AND WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES ACROSS THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN TODAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. GERAPETRITIS
Special weather statement, Jan 23, 2:43 PM EST, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 243 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-240900- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 243 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. A FEW WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ONCE AGAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT. IN ADDITION...VEGETATION WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT AND ENHANCE FIRE DANGER. THESE CONDITIONS COULD ALLOW WILDFIRES TO START AND SPREAD MORE EASILY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN THROUGH FRIDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. SCZ001>014-019-240900- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER- GREENWOOD- 243 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... DRY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS SETTLES ACROSS THE UPSTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VEGETATION WILL CONTINUE TO DRY OUT AND ENHANCE FIRE DANGER. THESE CONDITIONS COULD ALLOW WILDFIRES TO START AND SPREAD MORE EASILY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN ON FRIDAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. GERAPETRITIS
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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.