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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Feb 1, 2015, 4:15 PM EST for 18 counties in North Carolina; Habersham County, Georgia. It took effect at Feb 2, 2015, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2015, 4:15 PM EST (21:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Habersham County, GA, Alexander County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 2537 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 185 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
205 WWUS72 KGSP 012115 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 415 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AHEAD OF A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE SOUTH. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM IS SET TO ARRIVE DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON MONDAY...AND WINDS SHOULD RELAX AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. N THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...WITH GUSTS PEAKING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NCZ064-020515- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.150201T2200Z-150202T1000Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD 415 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REMAIN BRISK THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON MONDAY...WINDS SHOULD RELAX AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS PEAKING DURING THE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND AND RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-020515- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 415 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH FOOTHILLS...WITH GUSTS PEAKING DURING THE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-020515- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.150201T2200Z-150202T1000Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...LAKE JUNALUSKA... HIGHLANDS 415 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND AND RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NED
5 follow-up statements
565 WWUS72 KGSP 020300 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1000 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION... .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AHEAD OF A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVERNIGHT. THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WIND GUSTS FROM THE SOUTH. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM IS SET TO ARRIVE DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON MONDAY...AND WINDS SHOULD RELAX AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...WITH GUSTS PEAKING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NCZ064-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD 1000 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK OVERNIGHT. DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS ON MONDAY... WINDS SHOULD RELAX AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTS PEAKING DURING THE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND AND RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-021100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 1000 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH FOOTHILLS...WITH GUSTS PEAKING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-021000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T1000Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...LAKE JUNALUSKA... HIGHLANDS 1000 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH MODERATE RAINFALL WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND AND RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
984 WWUS72 KGSP 020802 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 302 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS MORNING. COLD AIR SURGING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NCZ035-502-504-506-021615- /O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT 302 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND MAXIMIZE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ064-021615- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD 302 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 5 AM...BUT THEN QUICKLY PICK UP FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST THROUGH DAYBREAK BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL MAXIMIZE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND AND RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-021615- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 302 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL MAXIMIZE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-021000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T1000Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...LAKE JUNALUSKA... HIGHLANDS 302 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 5 AM THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL COME UP SHARPLY AGAIN FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE DAY. THE LATER WIND HAZARDS ARE COVERED IN THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STATEMENT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND AND RAIN...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
846 WWUS72 KGSP 021009 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 509 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS MORNING. COLD AIR SURGING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NCZ064-021700- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T1000Z/ /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ TRANSYLVANIA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BREVARD 509 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. THE WIND GUSTS WILL MAXIMIZE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND IN MOUNTAIN PASSES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-063-021115- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T1000Z/ MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAYNESVILLE...LAKE JUNALUSKA... HIGHLANDS 509 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS HAS EXPIRED THIS MORNING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. THIS WIND HAZARD IS NOW COVERED IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PLEASE SEE THAT STATEMENT FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON GUSTY WINDS AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ NCZ035-065-501>507-509-021700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.150202T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ ALEXANDER-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL- BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE... STONY POINT...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 509 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL MAXIMIZE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GERAPETRITIS
749 WWUS72 KGSP 021502 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1002 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS THIS MORNING. COLD AIR SURGING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE DEPARTING COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. GAZ017-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-SCZ001>003-022315- /O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ HABERSHAM-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON- MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE... STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON... ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...WALHALLA...NINE TIMES... PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND... GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE 1002 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...AND HABERSHAM COUNTY GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL MAXIMIZE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NCZ035-064-065-501>507-509-022315- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ ALEXANDER-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE... STONY POINT...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH 1002 AM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL MAXIMIZE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A FEW TREES OR LIMBS COULD BE DOWNED BY THE WIND...CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 07
948 WWUS72 KGSP 022333 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 633 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING... GAZ017-NCZ035>037-056-057-064-065-068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>003- 030045- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ HABERSHAM-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA- HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE... BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE... MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS... SALISBURY...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER... EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON... GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE... INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...WALHALLA...NINE TIMES... PUMPKINTOWN...ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND... GOWENSVILLE...MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE 633 PM EST MON FEB 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS ARE QUICKLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING AS THEY DECOUPLE WITH A DEVELOPING INVERSION. SOME GUSTS COULD LINGER EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOOTHILL AND PIEDMONT LOCATIONS DOWNWIND OF MOUNTAIN GAPS. WINDS WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT OR EVEN CALM OVERNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Feb 1, 3:12 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 3:12 PM EST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
312 PM EST SUN FEB 1 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE APPALACHIANS LATE TONIGHT WITH A
TRAILING COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COOL
AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE FRONTS WAKE AND LINGER INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY...WITH DRY HIGH PRESSURE SPREADING BACK OVER
THE REGION BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 245 PM EST SUNDAY...LATEST RADAR SHOWS AN AREA OF PRECIP
MOVING IN ACROSS NE GA AND SW MTNS AS DEEP MOISTURE AND UPPER
DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT REGIME AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO
PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT...A
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE OHIO VALLEY...PUSHING ITS
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA BETWEEN 6-12Z MON.
THEREFORE...POPS QUICKLY RAMP UP FROM WEST TO EAST THRU THE
EVENING...PEAKING CATEGORICAL RANGE OVER ENTIRE CWA DURING THE FROPA
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON MORNING. THE MAIN HIGHLIGHT WILL BE A
FORMATION OF BLACK ICE...1-2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW AND GUSTY
NW WINDS ACROSS THE NC MTNS TOWARD DAYBREAK ON MONDAY WHEN TEMPS
QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING IN LIGHT OF STRONG 40-50KTS OF 850MB CAA
WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE FRONT. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ACROSS THE TN BORDER COUNTIES AND PORTIONS OF NE GA
MTNS EFFECTIVE FROM 5AM MON TO 10AM TUE FOR BLACK ICE...ACCUMULATING
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE NC MTN/ADJACENT FOOTHILLS
ZONES WILL BE UNDER WIND ADVISORY BETWEEN 7AM-7PM MON WHERE PATCHY BLACK
ICE FORMATION IS EXPECTED BUT GUSTY WINDS OF 30-40MPH WILL BE
PRESENT. ELSEWHERE EAST OF THE MTNS WILL SEE SOLID RAINFALL
RANGING FROM 0.25-0.5" OVER THE NC PIEDMONT TO 0.75"-1.0" OVER THE
UPSTATE SC AND NE GA. MODEL SOUNDING INDICATES THAT STRONG LLVL
0-3KM BULK WIND SHEAR OF 30-40KTS WILL BE PRESENT DURING THE
FROPA...BUT WITH THE LACK OF SBCAPE...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. AS THE FRONT PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST BY MON
MORNING...PRECIP SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. HOWEVER...NW
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TN BORDERLINE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE DRYING OUT BY THE EVENING. WITH PREVAILING WAA SWLY FLOW
AHEAD OF THE FRONT...OVERNIGHT TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN 7-10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL OVER THE PIEDMONT WITH 3-5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL OVER
THE NC MTNS. HOWEVER...AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL STAY 3-5 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL OVER THE NC MTNS DUE TO STRONG CAA EFFECT. AREAS OVER THE
PIEDMONT WILL SEE NEAR NORMAL TEMPS AS DOWNSLOPING EFFECT WILL OFF
SET THE CAA.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM EST SUNDAY...ON TUESDAY...THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SLIDE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION ON
TUESDAY...UNDER ZONAL MID LEVEL FLOW. ON WEDNESDAY..THE CENTER OF
THE HIGH WILL SHIFT OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AS LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOP NEAR THE LOUISIANA COAST. CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS WILL FEATURE
DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS. ON TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE WELL BELOW NORMAL...WITH MORNING LOWS RANGING FROM THE TEENS
TO NEAR 20 ACROSS THE MTNS...LOWER TO MID 20S EAST. TUESDAY HIGHS
WILL BE LIMITED BY THE COLD START AND LINGERING COOL
THICKNESSES...RANGING FROM THE LOW TO MID 40S ACROSS THE MTNS TO
UPPER 40S EAST. ON WEDNESDAY...RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
BASED ON A BLEND OF GUIDANCE...TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY SHOULD
VERIFY VERY CLOSE TO NORMALS.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 130 PM SUNDAY...THE 12Z GUIDANCE HAS COME INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT ON THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE WEDNESDAY
THRU THURSDAY NIGHT. A SHORTWAVE TROF WILL DIG AND PROGRESS ACRS THE
GREAT LAKES TO THE OH VALLEY LATE WEDNESDAY...WITH THE AXIS CROSSING
THE AREA ON THURSDAY. DEEP LAYER Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE WAVE WILL MAXIMIZE ACRS THE CWFA AROUND 00Z FRI PER MODEL
CONSENSUS. AT THE SFC...A SRN STREAM LOW PRES SYSTEM IS STILL
PROGGED TO DEVELOP IN THE GULF OF MEXICO IN RESPONSE TO AN EJECTING
CUTOFF LOW OVER MEXICO. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SUPPRESS THE MOISTURE
AND LIFT WITH THIS SYSTEM WELL TO OUR SOUTH. SO THE MAIN SFC FEATURE
TO IMPACT OUR AREA WILL BE A COLD FRONT THAT WILL DROP OUT OF THE NW
ON THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL HAVE LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...ESP
EAST OF THE MTNS WHERE LLVL WLY FLOW WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAP INTO
THE GULF MOISTURE. SO THE LATEST FCST WILL ADVERTISE JUST SLGT CHC
POP FOR THURSDAY...WITH A LITTLE LOW-END CHC ALONG THE TN BORDER
WHERE UPSLOPE AND MOISTURE WILL BE GREATEST WITH THE FRONT. LOOKING
AT THE GFS FCST SNDGS...STILL COULD SEE SOME RAIN/SNOW MIX OUTSIDE
THE MTNS (MAYBE AS SLEET)...AS DRY SUB-CLOUD LAYER MAY WET-BULB
TEMPS DOWN. BUT OVERALL...NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS EXPECTED WITH THIS
SYSTEM.
BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY...COLD HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM
THE NW...BUT QUICKLY SHIFTS EAST AND MODERATES...RESULTING IN DRY WX
WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPS FOR FRIDAY...BUT RETURNING TO NEAR OR ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPS BY SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL AT LEAST THRU THE EVENING BEFORE
MVFR CLOUDS AND PRECIP OVERSPREADING THE AREA BY AROUND 3Z AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE HEAVIEST PRECIP AND IFR CIGS
WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6-12Z WHEN THE FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. WINDS WILL
STAY OUT OF THE SSW ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT...VEERING TO THE
WSW BEHIND THE FRONT BY AROUND 14Z. WITH TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT SETTING UP ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT...GUSTY SSW WINDS OF
15-20KTS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. IFR CIGS SHOULD LIFT TO VFR AND
STRONGER GUSTY WSW WINDS OF 15-27KTS WILL TAKE PLACE BY AROUND 14Z
AS THE FRONT PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST.
ELSEWHERE...MVFR CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD IN FROM THE WEST
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM THE WEST. IFR CIGS AND
PRECIP WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY MON MORNING AS THE FRONT
CROSSES THE REGION. WITH STRONG 850MB SSWLY LLVL JET PUSHES IN AHEAD
OF THE FRONT...SSW WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10-15KTS THRU
TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
AREA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUSTY WNW/NW WINDS
OF 15-25KTS TOWARD 18Z (KAVL WILL SEE STRONGER NNW WIND GUSTS TO
AROUND 30KTS. CONDITIONS SHOULD DRY OUT AND CIGS SHOULD RISE TO VFR
BY MON MORNING AS THE FRONT PUSHES OFF TO THE EAST.
OUTLOOK...RAIN AND LOWER CIGS/VSBY EXPECTED IN PARTS OF THE AREA
INTO MON MRNG. DRYING NW FLOW IS EXPECTED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
SYSTEM BY LATE MONDAY...BUT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS...ESP
AT KAVL. ANOTHER MOIST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY AFFECT THE REGION
LATE IN THE WEEK.
CONFIDENCE TABLE...
20-02Z 02-08Z 08-14Z 14-18Z
KCLT HIGH 100% MED 75% MED 69% HIGH 97%
KGSP HIGH 100% MED 66% MED 74% HIGH 100%
KAVL MED 75% MED 78% HIGH 80% MED 70%
KHKY HIGH 100% MED 72% MED 73% HIGH 100%
KGMU MED 68% MED 71% MED 76% HIGH 100%
KAND HIGH 100% HIGH 84% HIGH 80% HIGH 100%
THE PERCENTAGE REFLECTS THE NUMBER OF GUIDANCE MEMBERS AGREEING
WITH THE SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR GAZ010.
NC...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ064-065-501-
503-505-507-509.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY
FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-063.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM EST MONDAY FOR NCZ048-051-052-058-059-
062>064.
SC...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JPT
NEAR TERM...JOH/WIMBERLEY
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...ARK
AVIATION...JOHHazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 5:23 AM EST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 523 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 NCZ033-049-050-021030- AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL- 523 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL TURN SHARPLY TO THE WEST THEN NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TOWARD DAYBREAK AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...DAMAGING WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOIST...NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW. THE STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS COULD PRODUCE SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES...AND SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR FROM THE SNOWFALL. ..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. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO RELAY WIND AND SNOW REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH MONDAY. NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>064-021030- MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA- 523 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND ADVISORY. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS...RAIN SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT BEHIND A PASSING COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...HIGH WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS IN AND NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER COUNTIES OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ..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. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO RELAY WIND AND SNOW REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THROUGH MONDAY. NCZ035>037-056-057-065-068>072-082-501>510-021030- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS- GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD- POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK- 523 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..MONDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. ..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. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY BE NEEDED TO RELAY WIND REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON MONDAY. GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-SCZ001>014-019-021030- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 523 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ..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. ..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ..SATURDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NONE. HG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:58 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | GSP | Avery, Buncombe, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and 4 more | 42 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.