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Freeze Warning 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 9, 201628 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this freeze warning at Apr 9, 2016, 3:50 AM EDT for 28 counties in North Carolina; 8 counties in South Carolina; 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Apr 10, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 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 9, 2016, 3:50 AM EDT (07:50 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2016, 12:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
All 42 counties

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, 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, Abbeville County, SC, Anderson County, SC, Cherokee County, SC, Chester County, SC, Greenwood County, SC, Laurens County, SC, Union County, SC, York County, SC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 2016-04-09Temperature 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 2016-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
2529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

648 
WWUS72 KGSP 090750
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
350 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SATURDAY
MORNING AND AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY...

.COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPILL INTO THE REGION ON THE STRENGTH OF ROBUST NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW. THE ASSOCIATED COLD AIRMASS WILL THEN SETTLE OVER THE
REGION UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND GRADUALLY CALMING WINDS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZE CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS
SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MORE WIDESPREAD FREEZING
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT MAINLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA THROUGH SATURDAY.

NCZ033-049-050-091600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160409T2200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
350 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE
  TENNESSEE BORDER.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR THROUGH SATURDAY 
  MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. 
  VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY AND LINGER 
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND...AND 
  ISOLATED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE
  MID 40S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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>064-091600-
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/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160409T2200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-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
350 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...WITH
  WIND IMPACTS MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING...AND THEN AGAIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. 
  VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY AND LINGER 
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND...AND 
  ISOLATED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

NCZ065-501-503-505-507-091600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT...LAKE LURE
350 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS 
  NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
  50S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ010-NCZ509-091600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0007.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
RABUN-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...SALUDA
350 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE 
  MOUNTAINS OF POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
  LOWER 50S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

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>037-056-057-502-504-506-091600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.HZ.A.0001.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GREATER CALDWELL-
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
350 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ068>072-082-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-
091600-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0007.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...
TOCCOA...ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...
HARTWELL...REED CREEK...ELBERTON...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...
COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...
GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...
BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...
GREAT FALLS
350 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH 
  CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

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
3 follow-up statements
585 
WWUS72 KGSP 091350
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
950 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY
MORNING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

.COLDER TEMPERATURES AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO
SPILL INTO THE REGION ON THE STRENGTH OF ROBUST NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW. THE ASSOCIATED COLD AIR MASS WILL THEN SETTLE OVER THE
REGION UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND GRADUALLY CALMING WINDS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. A MODERATE TO HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS ALSO
EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

NCZ033-048>050-053-092200-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160409T2200Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL...
MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE
950 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE 
  TENNESSEE BORDER.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE WORST THROUGH
  MIDDAY...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A HARD
  FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGH TERRAIN TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY
  THE COLD. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE
  WIND...AND ISOLATED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. HIGHS IN 
  THE MID 40S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-092200-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160409T2200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT...LAKE LURE...
SALUDA
950 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE FRENCH BROAD VALLEY AND EASTERN BLUE RIDGE
  ESCARPMENT.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE WORST THROUGH
  MIDDAY...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A HARD
  FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGH TERRAIN TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY
  THE COLD. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE
  WIND...AND ISOLATED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
  40S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-092200-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160409T2200Z/
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...
HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD
950 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA 
  MOUNTAINS... WITH WIND IMPACTS MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 
  FEET.

* HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE WORST THROUGH
  MIDDAY...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A HARD
  FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGH TERRAIN TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD. UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND...AND 
  ISOLATED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-092200-
/O.EXP.KGSP.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160409T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
RABUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAIN CITY
950 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE 
  MOUNTAINS OF POLK COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN 
  THE LOWER 50S.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-
508-510-SCZ001>014-019-092200-
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HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...
TOCCOA...ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...
HARTWELL...REED CREEK...ELBERTON...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...
LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...
GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...
CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS
950 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

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

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH 
  CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS AROUND 60.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ARK
033 
WWUS72 KGSP 092203
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
603 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING...

.A COLD AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION UNDER CLEAR SKIES
AND GRADUALLY CALMING WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A MODERATE TO
HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD FREEZING CONDITIONS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE
FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-100900-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160409T2200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...MARS HILL...
MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...
WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE...
CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...
JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT...LAKE LURE...SALUDA
603 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS NEAR THE 
  TENNESSEE BORDER.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY
  THE COLD.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-
506-508-510-SCZ001>014-019-100900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.160410T0400Z-160410T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
UNION-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...
REED CREEK...ELBERTON...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...
STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...
ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...TRINITY...
INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...
GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...
CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS
603 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

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

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH 
  CAROLINA...AND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WIMBERLEY
162 
WWUS72 KGSP 100855
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
455 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...

.A COLD AIR MASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION UNDER CLEAR SKIES
AND GRADUALLY CALMING WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING. A MODERATE TO
HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS. WIDESPREAD
FREEZING CONDITIONS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-101400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-160410T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-ALEXANDER-
IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...HARTWELL...
REED CREEK...ELBERTON...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...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...
GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...
EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...
BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...
ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...
GREAT FALLS
455 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2016

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

* LOCATIONS...NORTHEAST GEORGIA...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...AND
  WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 20S TO AROUND 30.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS MAY BE DAMAGED BY THE 
  COLD.

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 9, 3:43 AM EDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 3:43 AM EDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
BRISK...BLUSTERY AND COOL AIR WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE
WORK WEEK BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVES ON TUESDAY.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 330 AM EDT SATURDAY...THE AXIS OF A DEEP/BROAD H5 LONGWAVE
TROF CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS THIS
MORNING...WHILE A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL KY INTO
THE TN VALLEY.  A CP AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE REGION OF
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS FILLING IN SHARPLY BEHIND THE FRONT...THUS
ALLOWING FOR AN EVER INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT OUT AHEAD.
RADAR ECHOES CONTINUE TO INDICATE A DOWNWARD TREND RELATING TO
LIGHT SHRA/SHSN OVER THE AREA...THUS GIVEN NORTHWARD MOVEMENT
OF BEST VORT CHANNELING...OPTED TO CONTINUE WITH A LOWERING POP
TREND THROUGH MID MORNING WHICH FEATURES ONLY SLIGHT/CHANCE POPS
ALONG THE HIGH TERRAIN WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SN ACCUMS EXPECTED.
ALL POPS ARE REMOVED FROM THE FCST NLT 11AM.

OTHERWISE...WINDS ARE SLOWLY STARTING TO INCREASE AS EXPECTED OVER
WESTERN NC WITH LOW END GUSTS INITIALIZING IN THE 20MPH RANGE.
GUIDANCE REMAINS INSISTENT THAT THE PGF WILL YIELD A WINDY MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT SWEEPS IN AND COLD ADVECTION
INTENSIFIES.  MOSGUIDE FAVORS GUSTS UPWARDS OF 40-50MPH ATOP
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN MTNS...WHILE SOME
GUSTS COULD REACH NEAR 50-55MPH AT TIMES OVER THE NORTHERN MTNS.
THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY LOOKS WELL PLACED AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.  WINDS ACROSS THE PIEDMONT WILL ALSO
BE QUITE GUSTY...HOWEVER BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...GENERALLY IN THE
30-40MPH RANGE.  THESE HIGH WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD/DRY ADVECTION
WILL ALSO YIELD INCREASED FIRE DANGER CONCERNS TODAY OVER ALL OF
NORTHEAST GA AND THE SC UPSTATE AS RH LEVELS FALL INTO THE TEENS
AND LOWER 20S.  FURTHER NORTH...A RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE OVER THE NC PIEDMONT WHERE WINDS AND RH LEVELS COMBINE
TO MEET CRITERIA...WITH GENERALLY ELEVATED FIRE DANGER OVER THE
MTNS WHERE SOILS ARE A BIT MORE MOIST AND RH LEVELS ARE ALSO HIGHER.

MOVING ALONG INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THE A FORE MENTIONED CP
HIGH PRESSURE WILL ADVECT EAST THROUGH THE OH VALLEY...ACROSS THE
CENTRAL APPALACHIANS...EVENTUALLY SETTING UP NEARLY OVERHEAD BY
SUNDAY MORNING.  WITH THAT...WINDS WILL CALM AMIDST CLEAR SKIES TO
YIELD IMPRESSIVE RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS.  THEREFORE OPTED
TO UPGRADE THE FREEZE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE FCST AREA.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE NC MTNS WILL FALL INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER
20S...WITH MID/UPPER 20S OVER THE NC/SC PIEDMONT...AND LOWER 30S
OVER THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER VALLEY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 3 AM SATURDAY...ON SUNDAY...THE CENTER OF SFC HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SHIFT OFF THE CAROLINA COAST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. THIS PATTERN WILL YIELD STRENGTHENING SSW LLVL FLOW ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD
WARM STEADILY FROM COLD MORNING LOWS GIVEN THIN CLOUD COVER AND
DEVELOPING RETURN FLOW. USING A BLEND OF GUIDANCE...HIGH
TEMPERATURES SHOULD RANGE FROM THE UPPER 50S WITHIN THE MTN VALLEYS
TO LOW 60S ACROSS THE UPSTATE OF SC AND THE UPPER SAVANNAH RIVER
VALLEY. GENERALLY THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE AROUND 10 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.

SUNDAY NIGHT...THE SFC COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
AS A LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE ARKLATX. CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT WAA SHOULD
KEEP MINS ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE CWA. FORECAST LOWS RANGE FROM
AROUND 40 DEGREES ACROSS THE MTNS TO LOW TO MID 40S EAST...AROUND 3
TO 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION SHOULD
REMAIN DRY.

MONDAY...THE CWA WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE WARM SECTOR AS THE SFC LOW
APPROACHES FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. SHORT RANGE
MODELS GENERALLY AGREE THAT MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
CWA...ESPECIALLY TO THE WEST. HOWEVER...LACK OF FORCING AND
INSTABILITY SHOULD FAVOR DRY CONDITIONS...ONLY A SCHC EXPECTED ALONG
THE TN LINE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. ONGOING WAA SHOULD ALLOW HIGH
TEMPERATURES TO REACH WITHIN A COUPLE OF DEGREES OF NORMAL.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 330 AM SATURDAY...THE 6Z GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SFC LOW WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE MTNS TUESDAY MORNING. DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...THE
AXIS OF A H5 L/W TROUGH WILL RIPPLE ACROSS THE CWA AS THE SFC LOW
TRACKS NE ALONG THE COAST. THIS PATTERN SHOULD YIELD WIDESPREAD
SYNOPTIC SCALE FORCING AND WEAK INSTABILITY...SUPPORTING HIGH LIKELY
TO LOW CATE POPS FOR SHRA AND TSRA. HIGH TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE
FROM THE MID 60S ACROSS THE MTNS TO LOW 70S EAST. SHOWERS AND CLOUD
COVER WILL SLIDE EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT A LARGE CANADIAN
AIR MASS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS DURING THE PERIOD. MID
LEVEL HEIGHTS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ZONAL...WITH A SHALLOW S/W
PASSING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE APPEARS STRONGER
WITH THE SOUTHERN PUSH OF DRY AIR ACROSS THE CWA...RESULTING IN
LITTLE TO NO MODEL QPF. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE RIDGING SFC HIGH AND
DEVELOPING SOUTH LLVL WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WEAK
ISENTROPIC LIFT APPEARS POSSIBLE. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE PERIOD OF
MOST LIKELY LLVL LIFT WITH INCREASE SKY COVER AND SCHC POPS.
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.

&&

.AVIATION /08Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE...VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD.  A COLD FRONT
AND ASSOCIATED HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL WORK
TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE REGION.
THUS...WINDS WILL INITIALIZE LIGHT/MODERATE WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS BEFORE GUSTING PREVAILS AT ALL SITES BY MID MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTS AT KAVL WILL BE QUITE STRONG JUST
AFTER DAYBREAK AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE MTNS...THUS A
4HR TEMPO WAS CARRIED OVER FROM THE PREVIOUS TAF SET TO FEATURE
35-40KT GUSTS.  OTHERWISE...MID CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY SLIDE EAST
BY SUNRISE YIELDING ONLY A FEW HIGH CIRRUS GIVING WAY TO SKC LATER
IN THE DAY.  WINDS WILL REMAIN NW AND GUSTY INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON
BEFORE SUBSIDING AROUND 00Z.

OUTLOOK...CHANCES FOR RESTRICTIONS ARE LOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
COOL/DRY HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS.  CHANCES INCREASE ON MONDAY/TUESDAY
AS WARM/MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS INVOF A WEAK COLD FRONT.

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

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORDS FOR 04-09

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      85 2001     35 1916     62 1922     24 1972
   KCLT      89 1893     46 2003     64 1908     25 1972
                            1916
   KGSP      89 1965     48 2003     63 1999     27 1972
                            1938        1922

RECORDS FOR 04-10

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAVL      87 2001     38 1907     60 1959     23 1985
                                        1929
                                        1908
   KCLT      90 2001     44 1984     65 1922     28 2007
                                        1893        1985
   KGSP      91 1995     44 2003     63 1922     24 1916

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GAZ010.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
     FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
NC...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
     FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-
     501>510.
     FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>510.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-048>052-
     058-059-062>064.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
     EVENING FOR NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082.
SC...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR
     SCZ001>014-019.
     FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FROM 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
     EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...CSH/NED
NEAR TERM...CSH
SHORT TERM...NED
LONG TERM...NED
AVIATION...CDG
CLIMATE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 4:36 PM EDT, 11 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

NCZ033-049-050-092045-
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY 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.
   WIND ADVISORY.

ADDITIONALLY...MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL YIELD MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
PRECIPITATION...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TONIGHT TO SUPPORT SNOW
SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG THE
HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS...WITH LESS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. THE
EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES.

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

..SATURDAY...FREEZE AND HIGH WINDS LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY.
..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...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION OR WIND DAMAGE
REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-092045-
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST 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.
   WIND ADVISORY.

ADDITIONALLY...MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL YIELD MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
PRECIPITATION...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TONIGHT TO SUPPORT SNOW
SHOWERS AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES
ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS...WITH MUCH LESS IN THE
LOWER VALLEYS. THE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO LEAD TO BLOWING
SNOW AT TIMES.

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

..SATURDAY...FREEZE AND HIGH WINDS LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY.
..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...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY ANY SNOW OR WIND REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NCZ065-501-503-505-507-092045-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE BLUE RIDGE AREA OF THE
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

.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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY.
..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.

NCZ062>064-092045-
MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EDT
SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE 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.
   WIND ADVISORY.

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

..SATURDAY...FREEZE AND HIGH WINDS LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST
URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY.
..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.

NCZ036-037-056-057-092045-
IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST RED
FLAG WARNING FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..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.

NCZ035-502-504-506-092045-
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..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.

GAZ017-018-026-028-029-NCZ508-510-SCZ001>014-019-092045-
HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...THE
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..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.

NCZ068>072-082-092045-
CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..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-NCZ509-092045-
RABUN-POLK MOUNTAINS-
436 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA THE
MOUNTAINS OF POLK COUNTY IN 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

..SATURDAY...FREEZE LIKELY. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST URGENT WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.
..SUNDAY...FREEZE LIKELY.
..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.

HG

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in North Carolina, 2016Freeze Warnings in South Carolina, 2016Freeze Warnings in Georgia, 2016Every freeze warning in 2016

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.