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Freeze Warning 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 5, 201628 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this freeze warning at Apr 5, 2016, 3:37 AM EDT for 28 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 6, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 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
Apr 5, 2016, 3:37 AM EDT (07:37 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2016, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2016, 9:00 AM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 28 counties

Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:34 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 00:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 190 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 2016-04-05Temperature 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 2016-04-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2959 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

319 
WWUS72 KGSP 050737
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
337 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...MORE COLD AIR ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY MORNING AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL DEPART THE REGION TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FRONT...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS WESTER NORTH
CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

NCZ051-058-062-051400-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...ROBBINSVILLE...
FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS
337 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE FREEZE WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FREEZE
WARNING FOR THIS MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST 
  MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ065-068-070-071-507-509-510-050845-
/O.CAN.KGSP.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
337 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE FREEZE WATCH.

WEDNESDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE FREEZING.

$$

NCZ033-049-050-051545-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
337 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FREEZE
WARNING FOR THIS MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND FREEZING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... 
  AND AS COLD AS THE MID TWENTIES ON RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ048-052-059-063-051545-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
MADISON-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...
CASHIERS
337 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FREEZE
WARNING FOR THIS MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST 
  MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

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>037-053-056-057-064-069-072-082-501>506-508-051545-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-
LINCOLN-CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...BREVARD...LINCOLNTON...
CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...
MARION...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON
337 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 32 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
07
4 follow-up statements
397 
WWUS72 KGSP 050823
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
423 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...MORE COLD AIR ON THE WAY FOR TUESDAY MORNING AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL DEPART THE REGION TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FRONT...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

NCZ033-049-050-051630-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
423 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF AVERY...YANCEY...AND MITCHELL COUNTIES IN 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND FREEZING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... 
  AND AS COLD AS THE MID TWENTIES ON RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ048-052-059-063-051630-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
MADISON-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...
CASHIERS
423 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST 
  MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

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>037-053-056-057-064-069-072-082-501>506-508-051630-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-
LINCOLN-CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...BREVARD...LINCOLNTON...
CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...
MARION...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON
423 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 32 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-051400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...ROBBINSVILLE...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS
423 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST 
  MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
07
585 
WWUS72 KGSP 051419
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1019 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...MORE COLD AIR ON THE WAY FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL DEPART THE REGION TODAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FRONT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

NCZ033-048>050-052-059-063-052300-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL...
MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...
CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...CASHIERS
1019 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND FREEZING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... 
  AND AS COLD AS THE MID TWENTIES ON RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ051-058-062-051530-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160405T1400Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...ROBBINSVILLE...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS
1019 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL INTO THE 30S AGAIN TONIGHT.

$$

NCZ035>037-053-056-057-064-069-072-082-501>506-508-052300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-
LINCOLN-CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...BREVARD...LINCOLNTON...
CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...
MARION...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON
1019 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
985 
WWUS72 KGSP 051840
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
240 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...MORE COLD AIR ON THE WAY FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. CLEAR
SKY...LIGHT TO CALM WINDS...AND DEEP DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN
STEADILY COOLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...MOST
OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES WILL OBSERVE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES. SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS.

NCZ051-058-062-065-068-070-071-507-509-510-060400-
/O.EXA.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
SWAIN-GRAHAM-MACON-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...ROBBINSVILLE...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...
SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...GASTONIA...LAKE LURE...SALUDA...
COLUMBUS
240 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA...EAST ACROSS
  THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS BETWEEN 30 TO 32 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ033-035>037-048>050-052-053-056-057-059-063-064-069-072-082-
501>506-508-060400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-NORTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-LINCOLN-CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...
CASHIERS...BREVARD...LINCOLNTON...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...
TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...
MORGANTON...OLD FORT...MARION...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON
240 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA...EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND FREEZING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...
  AND AS COLD AS THE MID TWENTIES ON RIDGES. SEVERAL HOURS OF
  FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH
  CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NED
454 
WWUS72 KGSP 060233
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1033 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...MORE COLD AIR ON THE WAY FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A CANADIAN AIR MASS WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. CLEAR
SKY...LIGHT TO CALM WINDS...AND DEEP DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN
STEADILY COOLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY...
MOST OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES WILL OBSERVE FREEZING
TEMPERATURES. SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT
FOOTHILLS.

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-061300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0005.160406T0600Z-160406T1300Z/
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-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...
ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...
WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...
MARION...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...
COLUMBUS
1033 PM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA...EAST ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS AND 
  PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND FREEZING IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS... 
  AND AS COLD AS THE MID TWENTIES ON RIDGES. SEVERAL HOURS OF 
  FREEZING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN NORTH 
  CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS MAY FREEZE AND BE DAMAGED. THIS 
  INCLUDES BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CDG

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Apr 5, 3:12 AM EDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:12 AM EDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
312 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED THE AREA OVERNIGHT...COOL AND DRY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO WEDNESDAY.  A
STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY...WITH EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES LEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AT 230 AM TUESDAY...AN AMPLIFYING UPPER TROUGH WILL PROGRESS ACROSS
THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY...WHILE A RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE MS RIVER
VALLEY. A STRONG CHANNELED VORT LOBE MOVING THROUGH THE BASED O THE
TROUGH WILL PASS NE OF OUR AREA AROUND DAWN. THE TROUGH MOVES WELL
OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT...WHILE THE RIDGE REACHES THE EASTERN USA...AND A
TROUGH UPSTREAM MOVES FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD THE MS RIVER VALLEY.

AT THE SURFACE...A DRYING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF OUR AREA
TODAY...WHILE MOISTURE IN ITS WAKE ALONG THE TN BORDER DRIES UP AS
WELL...ENDING ANY LIGHT PRECIPITATION THERE. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL
NOSE DOWN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE APPALACHIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE GUSTY TODAY...VEERING FROM NW TO NE.
WINDS WILL VEER SE TONIGHT...DIMINISHING AT ALL BUT THE VERY HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN AROUND 9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL IN
THE COOLER AIR MASS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ON PARTS OF
NC...AND THE FREEZE ADVISORY WILL BE UPGRADED TO A FREEZE WARNING IN
THOSE LOCATIONS. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL KEEP FROST FROM FORMING.

&&

.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 245 AM TUESDAY...COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE
AT THE START OF THE PERIOD WITH WEAK RIDGING UP THE EASTERN
SEABOARD. DESPITE THE RIDGING...WEAK CAA REGIME IN THE WAKE OF THIS
MORNING'S FRONT WILL CONTINUE...WITH HIGHS WEDNESDAY ALMOST 10
DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE LATER IN THE
DAY...AS A DIGGING UPPER TROUGH PUSHING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS
WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT FROM THE GREAT LAKES TO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH DURING THE DAY AS THE COLD
FRONT IS ABLE TO TAP INTO A DEEP MOISTURE FETCH FROM THE GULF.
SURFACE MOISTURE WILL INITIALLY BE SLOW TO INCREASE...AND GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO HOLD OFF UNTIL ABOUT 00Z FOR THE PRECIPITATION TO START
SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA...BUT SHOULD SEE A RAPID BLOSSOMING AFTER
THAT POINT AS SYNOPTIC LIFT ADDS TO THE OROGRAPHIC AND ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE. STRONG DPVA PLUS LIFT FROM THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE
SUBTROPICAL JET STREAK SPREADS ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY...DEEP-LAYER SHEAR WITH THIS SYSTEM EVEN
ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE TROUGH AXIS IS A CONCERN...BUT GIVEN
THE TIME OF DAY /OR IN THIS CASE NIGHT/ LOOKS LIKE THERMODYNAMICS
WILL NOT SUPPORT MUCH IN THE WAY OF DEEP CONVECTION...WITH EVEN THE
MORE ROBUST NAM KEEPING SBCAPE VALUES LESS THAN 100 J/KG.
CONDITIONAL PROBABLY OF SEVERE IS PROBABLY DECENT...BUT NEED
THUNDERSTORMS FIRST AND DESPITE MOISTURE AND LIFT...INSTABILITY IS
DEFINITELY LACKING. HAVE KEPT WX AT JUST SHOWERS FOR NOW.

COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA RAPIDLY ON THURSDAY AND WITH
CLEARING SKIES IN THE DRY SLOT BEHIND THE FRONT AND AHEAD OF THE
UPPER LOW...MIGHT ACTUALLY SEE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THAN WEDNESDAY. REINFORCING SHORTWAVE DIVES DOWN THE
WESTERN SIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH ON THURSDAY AS MOISTURE HANGS UP
OVER THE APPALACHIANS. GFS IS A LITTLE MORE ROBUST WITH THIS
SHORTWAVE THAN THE ECMWF BUT OPERATIONAL MODELS ARE SIMILAR
ENOUGH...AND HAVE CONTINUED CARRYING POPS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS AND
EVEN BRIEFLY ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT THURSDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM TUESDAY...STRONG CAA WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA IN
THE WAKE OF THE SHORT TERM COLD FRONT AND REINFORCING SHORTWAVE THAT
CROSSES THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL DOMINATE MOST
OF THE PERIOD ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD...LEADING TO A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES DIVES
DOWN THE NORTHWEST FLOW AND ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. HIGHS
FRIDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 EVEN ACROSS THE PIEDMONT...AND WITH
THE PASSAGE OF YET ANOTHER WAVE WITH REINFORCING FRONT EARLY
SATURDAY...SATURDAY MIGHT BE ANOTHER 5 OR SO DEGREES COLDER. COULD
BE LOOKING AT WIDESPREAD FROST AND POTENTIALLY FREEZE FRIDAY NIGHT
ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. WILL CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THIS POTENTIAL
IN THE HWO BUT RESIDENTS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GA
NEED TO BE PREPARED TO PROTECT SENSITIVE NEW PLANTS. MOISTURE WILL
BE ANEMIC WITH ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS BUT ENOUGH UPSLOPE TO PROVIDE
FOR LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS...CHANGING TO SNOW
OVERNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY LESS THAN 1/2
INCH.

THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH PUSHES OFF THE EAST COAST LATE IN THE WEEKEND
AND TOWARD THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK. WEAK RIDGING AND
SUBSEQUENT WARMING BUILD INTO THE REGION...WITH SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BY MONDAY. HOWEVER...THE NEXT SYSTEM IS IN THE
MAKING OVER THE ROCKIES OVER THE WEEKEND. GFS IS A LITTLE STRONGER
WITH THE UPPER RIDGING AND THUS THE SURFACE HIGH...AND KEEPS THE
MOISTURE A LITTLE FARTHER WEST THAN THE ECWMF...SO TOOK A BLEND AND
HAVE POPS SPREADING INTO THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY
AS THE ATTENDANT COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST.

&&

.AVIATION /07Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AT CLT AND ELSEWHERE EAST OF THE MTNS...VFR WITH BRIEF GUSTY WNW
WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THE
FRONT SHOULD DRY UP EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS. MID TO HIGH CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE DRIER AIR ARRIVES.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITH MODERATE NW GUSTS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING AND VEERING EAST THIS
EVENING.

AT KAVL...NNW WINDS REMAIN UP OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY WHERE THE
MODELS FAVOR GUSTS UP TO 35KTS. THE MODELS ARE LESS SUPPORTIVE OF LOW
TO MID STRATUS OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT EAST OF THE TN BORDER.
WINDS WILL WEAKEN INTO THE AFTERNOON...THEN VEER SE THIS EVENING.

OUTLOOK...ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING BETTER CHANCES FOR
PRECIP AND RESTRICTIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            07-13Z        13-19Z        19-01Z        01-06Z
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 SCHEDULE TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY.  COMPLET HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 25 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA AGAIN ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WIND WILL
DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. FUEL MOISTURES ARE LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT
A MENTION OF INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS MUCH OF THE NC/SC PART OF
THE FORECAST AREA...BUT NOT QUITE LOW ENOUGH ACROSS NE GA. AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES...IT WAS DETERMINED
THAT A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE NC AND
SC ZONES.  THE SPS FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED UPON THE
EXPIRATION OF THE CURRENT STATEMENT IN EFFECT ACROSS THE NC ZONES.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
NC...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
     068>072-082-501>510.
     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-048>052-
     058-059-062-063.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT WEDNESDAY FOR NCZ033-
     035>037-048>050-052-053-056-057-059-063-064-069-072-082-
     501>506-508.
SC...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...TDP
NEAR TERM...JAT
SHORT TERM...TDP
LONG TERM...TDP
AVIATION...JAT
FIRE WEATHER...
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 7:28 PM EDT, 8 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

NCZ033-049-050-052330-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...FREEZE AND WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY.
..WEDNESDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..SATURDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-052330-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FREEZE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...FREEZE AND WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY.
..WEDNESDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..SATURDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ035>037-053-056-057-064-065-501>510-052330-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY.
..WEDNESDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-052330-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..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...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ068>072-082-052330-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY.
..WEDNESDAY...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-052330-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..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...FROST POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ004>014-019-052330-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY.
..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...FROST POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

SCZ001>003-052330-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
728 PM EDT MON APR 4 2016

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

..TUESDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY.
..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...FREEZE POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...FROST POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

CDG

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 5, 3:27 AM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
327 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-052300-
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-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-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
327 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING ACROSS UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...

BREEZY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE FORECAST FOR MUCH
OF TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS. LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
INDICATE FUEL MOISTURES ARE ALSO LOW. TOGETHER...THESE CONDITIONS
WILL CAUSE ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRES. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN ON TODAY. IF
YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT
OF HAND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

GAZ010-017-052300-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
327 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2016

...INCREASED FIRE DANGER FROM 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE
WILL SUPPORT INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON
WHETHER YOU CAN BURN ON TODAY. IF YOU DO BURN...USE EXTREME
CAUTION SINCE FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF HAND UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS.

07

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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.