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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 3, 201510 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2015, 8:42 PM EDT for 10 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 4, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2015, 8:42 PM EDT (00:42 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2015, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2015, 1:21 PM EDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Henderson County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 201 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2015-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2015-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 149 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

063 
WWUS72 KGSP 040042
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
842 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH SATURDAY...SUPPORTING STRONG GUSTS
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-507-509-041000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.150404T0400Z-150404T2000Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...ELK PARK...
CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...
ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...
EDGEMONT...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT...LAKE LURE...SALUDA
842 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 PM EDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SMOKIES AND ADJACENT
  FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING...PEAKING DURING THE EARLY DAYLIGHT HOURS. WIND GUSTS
  WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS TO CROSS WINDS WHEN
  TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
113 
WWUS72 KGSP 040753
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
353 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... 
...WIDESPREAD FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN AND BECOME GUSTY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH SATURDAY...SUPPORTING STRONG GUSTS
INTO THE AFTERNOON. AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
WHILE AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

NCZ053-065-507-509-041600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150404T2000Z/
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...LAKE LURE...SALUDA
353 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT IN
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES
  TONIGHT.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS
  MORNING...PEAKING AROUND SUNRISE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO OR
  BELOW FREEZING BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  TODAY...DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  TODAY. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER VEGETATION
  TONIGHT. 

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-041600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS...BREVARD
353 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT SUNDAY.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 

* IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506-508-041600-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0002.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...
LINCOLNTON...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORDTON...
FOREST CITY
353 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
9 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. 

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST AND ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-041600-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150404T2000Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...ELK PARK...
CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...
EDGEMONT...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
353 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THIS
  MORNING...PEAKING AROUND SUNRISE AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
  LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
LANE
383 
WWUS72 KGSP 041511
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1111 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIDESPREAD FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.IN THE WAKE OF A DEPARTING COLD FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE
STRENGTHENED AND BECOME GUSTY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SUPPORTING
CONTINUED STRONG GUSTS. AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...
WHILE AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

NCZ053-065-507-509-042300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150404T2000Z/
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...LAKE LURE...SALUDA
1111 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT IN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES 
  TONIGHT.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT THIS
  EVENING...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING BY
  DAYBREAK SUNDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH 
  TODAY...DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  TODAY. COLD TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER VEGETATION 
  TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-042300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS...BREVARD
1111 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

* IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER 
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506-508-042300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0002.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...
LINCOLNTON...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORDTON...
FOREST CITY
1111 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST AND ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-042000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150404T2000Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...ELK PARK...
CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...
EDGEMONT...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
1111 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH.

* WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
445 
WWUS72 KGSP 041721
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
121 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...DIMINISHING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIDESPREAD FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY
ISOLATED STRONG GUSTS REMAINING. AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER
THE REGION TONIGHT...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...WHILE AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

NCZ053-065-507-509-050130-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150404T2000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHEVILLE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...LAKE LURE...SALUDA
121 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS...AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT IN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER
  VEGETATION TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE
  AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED STRONG GUST WILL BE
  POSSIBLE...BUT WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-041830-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150404T2000Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
121 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. AN ISOLATED STRONG GUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062>064-050130-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS...BREVARD
121 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

* IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER 
  VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506-508-050130-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0002.150405T0400Z-150405T1300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...
LINCOLNTON...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...RUTHERFORDTON...
FOREST CITY
121 PM EDT SAT APR 4 2015

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND NORTHWEST PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST AND ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES COULD DAMAGE NEW OR TENDER VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 3, 8:05 PM EDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 8:05 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
805 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN AGAIN AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. IN THE FRONTS WAKE...DRY
HIGH PRESSURE SPREADS OVER THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. MORE MOIST AIR
WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW SETTLES IN AND LINGERS
THROUGH MID WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 8 PM...GUSTY SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AS A
PRE FRONTAL BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES FROM THE
THE NORTHWEST. BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS...A SOLID BAND OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REACH KAVL AROUND 2Z. THE BAND WILL
LIKELY BEGIN TO BREAK APART AS THE LINE REACHES THE EAST FACING
SLOPES OF THE MTNS.  A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING GUSTY
WINDS AND HAIL. ONE OR TWO SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT. I WILL
UPDATE THE FORECAST TO FINE TUNE POP PLACEMENT AND TIMING. MINOR
ADJUSTMENT WILL BE MADE TO SKY AND TEMPS.

AS OF 5 PM...I WILL ISSUE A QUICK UPDATE TO MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS
TO NEAR TERM SKY...TEMP...AND DEWPOINTS.

AS OF 230 PM FRIDAY...SKIES HAVE CLEARED ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA WITH MAINLY SOME CIRRUS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND UPSTATE REGIONS
AND SOME MID-LEVEL CLOUDS BEGINNING TO PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. STRONG SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW...FUELED BY AN
APPROACHING 40-50KT 850MB JET CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA RESULT IN A
WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER. DEWPOINTS HAVE DRIED OUT ACCORDINGLY WITH
SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISING SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.
AFOREMENTIONED LOW LEVEL JET IS PART OF AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH
AND ATTENDANT SURFACE FRONT...THE LATTER OF WHICH SHOULD BE PUSHING
INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHORTLY AFTER 00Z. SURFACE GRADIENT WITH THE
FRONT REMAINS STRONG WITH A TIGHTLY PACKED HEIGHT FIELD ALOFT.
OVERALL SYNOPTIC SITUATION NOT REALLY ANY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE
HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH THE FRONT
PUSHING PAST THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 00-06Z TONIGHT AND CLEARING THE
REST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 12Z AT THE LATEST. MAIN CONCERNS WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE CONTINUE TO BE THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO
SEVERE CONVECTION ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...AND STRENGTH
OF CAA BEHIND THE FRONT.

AFOREMENTIONED WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER HAS KEPT DEWPOINTS AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FAIRLY PLEASANT THIS AFTERNOON...AND HAS
ALSO INHIBITED INSTABILITY FROM DEVELOPING ACROSS MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA. WHATEVER CAP THERE MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT THIS MORNING
SHOULD HAVE ERODED BY NOW. HOWEVER...INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING JUST ASSOCIATED WITH
THE APPROACH OF THE FRONT ITSELF. NEITHER NAM NOR GFS PARTICULARLY
IMPRESSIVE WITH SBCAPE VALUES...REALLY BRINING AT BEST /ON THE MORE
ROBUST NAM/ MAYBE UPWARDS OF 400 J/KG ACROSS THE RIDGES AND KEEPING
BEST INSTABILITY ON THE UPSLOPE SIDE. HOWEVER...STRONG DEEP LAYER
SHEAR OF 60-70KT AND DECENT LOW-LEVEL SHEAR BETWEEN 35-40KT REMAIN A
CONCERN EVEN WITH MINIMAL INSTABILITY GIVEN THE STRONGLY FORCED
FRONT. WITH THIS...CERTAINLY CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW STRONG TO
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. SPC OUTLOOK CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE MARGINAL
ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA JUST EAST OF THE STATE
LINE...WITH A SLIGHT RISK BUMPING RIGHT UP AGAINST OUR FORECAST
AREA. HI-RES REFLECTIVITY GUIDANCE ALSO WANTS TO GIVE THE CONVECTION
AT LEAST A SEMI-ORGANIZED LOOK. MAIN THREATS WOULD BE DAMAGING WINDS
/GIVEN THE STRONG LLJ AND WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER/ AND HAIL /WITH
STRONG CAA ALOFT AND INCREASING LAPSE RATES/. BEST TIME FRAME LOOKS
TO BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 03-05Z...AFTER WHICH CONVECTION FIZZLES OUT
ON THE DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF
ANYTHING EXCEPT A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS TO REACH THE SOUTHEAST PORTIONS
OF THE FORECAST AREA.

AS FOR THE COLD AIR...THERE CONTINUES TO BE A BIT OF A TIMING
CONCERN BETWEEN INCOMING COLD AIR AND OUTGOING PRECIPITATION ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS. DEFINITELY POSSIBLE TO SEE SOME BRIEF OVERLAP
RESULTING IN SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BUT
NOT EXPECTING ANY IMPACTS. BUFR SOUNDINGS REALLY LOSE THE MOISTURE
ALOFT BY THE TIME SURFACE TEMPERATURES START DROPPING SO ONLY THE
STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW IS LEFT TO LIFT ANY MOISTURE TO THE DENDRITIC
SNOW GROWTH LAYER. CONFIDENCE IN THIS OVERALL PRETTY LOW. HOWEVER...
THAT DOES NOT DIMINISH CONFIDENCE IN OVERALL STRENGTH OF CAA. FAIRLY
IMPRESSIVE VALUES THROUGH THE COLUMN BEHIND THE FRONT. DOWNSLOPE
ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WILL MITIGATE SOME OF THE COOLING EFFECTS FOR
HIGHS SATURDAY AFTERNOON BUT AS THE SURFACE HIGH PUSHES OVER THE
AREA LATE IN THE DAY WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY LEADING TO SOME
VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EASTER MORNING. MORE ON THAT IN THE SHORT
TERM DISCUSSION. OTHER CONCERN WITH THE STRONG GRADIENT AND CAA WILL
BE WINDS. GFS REALLY WANTS TO CHANNEL AND INCREASE WINDS SATURDAY
MORNING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY. WENT A LITTLE MORE
ON THE LIGHTER NAM SIDE BUT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE CLOSELY REEVALUATED
WITH UPDATES THROUGH THE EVENING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 215 PM FRIDAY...THE CENTER OF CANADIAN HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE
IN ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS BY 12Z SUNDAY. DRY AIR...CLEAR
SKIES...AND LIGHT WINDS SHUD SUPPORT GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING ACRS
THE REGION. GOING ON THE COOLER SIDE OF GUIDANCE...MIN TEMPS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20S TO LWR 30S IN THE MTNS AND MID-UPR 30S
ACRS THE PIEDMONT SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT PATCHY FROST ACRS THE
PIEDMONT AND A LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZE ACRS THE MTNS. I CONSIDERED
A FREEZE WATCH FOR THE NC MTNS...AS CONFIDENCE IS AT LEAST 50% ON A
FREEZE WARNING BEING NEEDED FOR TOMORROW NIGHT. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE
POSSIBLE SEVERE WX THREAT THIS EVENING...WILL KEEP THINGS SIMPLE AND
LET THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT ASSESS THE LATEST ROUND OF GUIDANCE. AFTER A
COOL START TO THE DAY...TEMPS SHUD RECOVER TO THE 50S TO LWR 60S IN
THE MTNS AND IN THE MID 60S TO NEAR 70 IN THE PIEDMONT. THIS IS A
CATEGORY OR TWO BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY APRIL.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...GUIDANCE HAS BACKED OFF TIMING AND OVERALL
QPF WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACRS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS. LLVL FLOW WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
AS HIGH PRES SLIDES EAST OF THE AREA. ISENT LIFT LOOKS
UNIMPRESSIVE...AND UPPER SUPPORT WILL BE LACKING WITHIN A HIGH ZONAL
MID-UPR FLOW. THE GUIDANCE ALL SHOW A SHORTWAVE AT 700MB THAT WILL
CROSS THE AREA AROUND 12Z MONDAY. THIS MAY PROVIDE ENUF FORCING
COMBINED WITH THE LLVL ISENT LIFT TO SUPPORT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHWRS...MAINLY ACRS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWFA MONDAY. TEMPS WILL
BE A BIT TRICKY...EXPECT THEM TO REMAIN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED SUNDAY
NIGHT WITH INCREASING CLOUDS...THEN WARM TO NEAR NORMAL DESPITE
PLENTY OF CLOUDS MONDAY. MAY BE A CATEGORY OR TWO ABOVE NORMAL ACRS
THE I-77 CORRIDOR WHERE A LITTLE MORE SUN MAY BREAK OUT. QPF LOOKS
TO BE LIGHT.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM FRIDAY...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON AN UPR RIDGE
BUILDING ACRS THE SOUTHEAST STATES...WHILE TROFFING DEEPENS ACRS THE
ROCKIES. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN...WITH A SFC HIGH
SETTLING NEAR BERMUDA AND PERSISTENT LLVL SWLY FLOW OUT OF THE GULF.
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 8-10 DEG ABOVE NORMAL WITH MAINLY
DIURNALLY-DRIVEN SHOWER/TSTM POPS EACH DAY THRU THE MEDIUM RANGE.
THE 12Z ECMWF BRINGS A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT INTO NC TO THE NW
PIEDMONT ON WEDNESDAY. THE GFS AND CMC BRING IT IN ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH THE GFS A LITTLE WEAKER AND FURTHER NORTH.
CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THAT...SO THE TEMP FCST DOES NOT SHOW A
NOTICEABLE COOL DOWN THRU FRIDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE EXCEPT KAVL...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
THE TAF PERIOD. A COLD FRONT WILL QUICKLY SWEEP ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS TONIGHT. BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE...FROPA WILL OCCUR
AT KAND NORTH ACROSS KGMU/KGSP...AND KHKY BETWEEN 8Z TO 10Z. FROPA
AT KCLT BY 11Z. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STEADY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. AFTER FROPA...WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
AND WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT GUSTS INTO THE LOW THE MID 20 KTS. THE
WIND GUSTS SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL WINDS DECOUPLE AROUND 23Z. THE
CONVECTION THREAT APPEARS LARGELY LIMITED TO THE MTNS.

AT KAVL...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AS A PRE FRONTAL
BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHES FROM THE THE NORTHWEST.
BASED ON LATEST RADAR TRENDS...SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD REACH
KAVL AROUND 2Z. THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE TERMINAL THROUGH
5Z. WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND GUSTS WILL INCREASE
INTO THE UPPER 20S BY 5Z. GUSTS WILL ARE FORECAST TO PEAK DURING THE
EARLY DAYLIGHT HOURS....THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY.
MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE THUNDERSTORMS AND DURING A
PERIOD OF UP VALLEY FLOW FROM 5Z TO 16Z.

OUTLOOK...CONDITIONS REMAIN VFR UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT/EARLY MONDAY
WHEN ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THE EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS
UNSETTLED SO PRECIPITATION AND RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY
ON.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            00-06Z        06-12Z        12-18Z        18-00Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH  82%     MED   73%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH  87%     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...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AS THE FRONT
PASSES...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...COVERAGE FAVORING THE NC MTNS. ON
SATURDAY...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN REGION...RESULTING IN A 3-4 MBS PRESSURE GRADIENT
DURING THE MORNING RELAXING TO 2 MBS BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS
WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING...PEAK AROUND MID DAY...THEN
GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE LATE MORNING. MIN RH VALUES SHOULD RANGE
FROM THE 30S ACROSS THE MTNS TO MID 20S ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. WE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE CONDITIONS WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ACROSS NC COUNTIES
AND A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR SC ZONES.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     EVENING FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
     068>072-082-303-501>510.
SC...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...NED/TDP
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...NED
FIRE WEATHER...NED
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 5:18 PM EDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-042130-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED ENTER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING FROM THE WEST. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ONE OR TWO SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS...LIKELY ONLY SURVIVING AS SCATTERED SHOWERS ONCE IT
REACHES THE FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE. A CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL SLIDE INTO
THE REGION BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY MORNING.
WIDESPREAD NEAR OR SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035-036-056-068-069-502-504-506>510-042130-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED ENTER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING FROM THE WEST. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ONE OR TWO SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS...LIKELY ONLY SURVIVING AS SCATTERED SHOWERS ONCE IT
REACHES THE FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY..WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-042130-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED ENTER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING FROM THE WEST. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ONE OR TWO SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS...LIKELY ONLY SURVIVING AS SCATTERED SHOWERS ONCE IT
REACHES THE FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.  COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS...COULD LEAD TO FROST
CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ001>008-010-042130-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED ENTER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING FROM THE WEST. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ONE OR TWO SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS...LIKELY ONLY SURVIVING AS SCATTERED SHOWERS ONCE IT
REACHES THE FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.  COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS...COULD LEAD TO FROST
CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ037-057-070>072-082-042130-
DAVIE-ROWAN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.  COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS...COULD LEAD TO FROST
CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ029-042130-
ELBERT-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.  COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS...COULD LEAD TO FROST
CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ009-011>014-019-042130-
YORK-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.  COOLER AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A DEPARTING
COLD FRONT...ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS...COULD LEAD TO FROST
CONDITIONS SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-049-050-501-503-505-042130-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
518 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING
COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED ENTER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING FROM THE WEST. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG...PRODUCING
GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. ONE OR TWO SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. THE LINE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE
MOUNTAINS...LIKELY ONLY SURVIVING AS SCATTERED SHOWERS ONCE IT
REACHES THE FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. PLEASE SEE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

ARK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 3, 4:19 PM EDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
419 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

SCZ001>014-019-040830-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
419 PM EDT FRI APR 3 2015

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 10 AM EDT TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S COMBINED WITH DRY AIR
WILL PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 25 PERCENT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 15 TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
FINE FUELS WILL BE SLOWLY DRYING AND FUEL MOISTURE MAY REACH
CRITICAL VALUES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF
DRY AIR AND FUELS WILL HEIGHTEN FIRE DANGER THROUGH 8 PM SATURDAY
EVENING.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 9:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPGraham38 min
Apr 4, 3:53 AM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie and 5 more11 hr
Apr 4, 3:53 AM EDTFreeze WarningGSPAlexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 15 more29 hr
Apr 4, 2:53 PM EDTFrost AdvisoryGSPCabarrus, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Polk, Union18 hr

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Wind Advisories in North Carolina, 2015Every wind advisory in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.