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Freeze Warning 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

November 9, 20169 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this freeze warning at Nov 9, 2016, 2:40 PM EST for 9 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Nov 10, 2016, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 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
Nov 9, 2016, 2:40 PM EST (19:40 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 10, 2016, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 10, 2016, 9:00 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 274 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 12:00Z on 2016-11-09Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

747 
WWUS72 KGSP 091940
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
240 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...

.IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE
WEST THIS EVENING. SKY SHOULD BECOME CLEAR AFTER SUNSET AND WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT, WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THE TEMPERATURE
TO PLUMMET OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL LOW ENOUGH
TO ALLOW FROST TO FORM OVER MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS
OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND THE LITTLE TENNESSEE
RIVER VALLEY COULD GET DOWN BELOW FREEZING.

NCZ033-049-050-100345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...
SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...
SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR
240 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...

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

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

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

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ058-062-100345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...FRANKLIN...
RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS
240 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE KILLED BY FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES.

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-NCZ048-051>053-059-063>065-SCZ001>003-100345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-NORTHERN JACKSON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD...
FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...
HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA...
WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK...
ASHEVILLE...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA...WOLF MOUNTAIN...
CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...LITTLE RIVER...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA...EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...
ETOWAH...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...
GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND
240 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA, AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY, BUT
  DIMINISHING TO NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...FROST MAY KILL SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035-056-068-069-501>510-100345-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...
TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...HICKORY...NEWTON...
ST. STEPHENS...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...
PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...
JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...
SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...
FERO...GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...
SALUDA...TRYON...COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING
240 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...

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

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY, WITH WIND BECOMING LIGHT
  NORTHWEST TOWARD DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...FROST MAY KILL SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PM
2 follow-up statements
676 
WWUS72 KGSP 100258
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
958 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND
MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

.HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST OVERNIGHT.
SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR WITH WINDS STEADILY
DIMINISHING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL PERMIT TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY OVERNIGHT...LIKELY
ALLOWING FROST TO FORM OVER MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...THE NORTH
CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...AND THE NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT
DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FAR
WESTERN MOUNTAINS AND THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY COULD GET
DOWN BELOW FREEZING.

NCZ048-051-052-059-101100-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-NORTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...
ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...
LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...
COVE CREEK...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...SYLVA
958 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MADISON...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...AND NORTHERN JACKSON
  COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
  AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-101100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...
SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...
SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR
958 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

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

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD
  DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES. AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY AS WELL IN SHELTERED
  VALLEY LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ058-062-101100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
GRAHAM-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...FRANKLIN...
RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS
958 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES. AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ036-037-057-101100-
/O.EXA.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
IREDELL-DAVIE-ROWAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...SALISBURY
958 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ053-063>065-SCZ001>003-101100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD...
ASHEVILLE...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...
LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA...
EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...
PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND
958 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035-056-068-069-501>510-101100-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.161110T0500Z-161110T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...
TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...HICKORY...NEWTON...
ST. STEPHENS...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...
PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...
JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...
SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...
FERO...GLENWOOD...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...
SALUDA...TRYON...COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING
958 PM EST WED NOV 9 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THURSDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

HG
872 
WWUS72 KGSP 100843
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
343 AM EST THU NOV 10 2016

...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
AND MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

NCZ033-049-050-101400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161110T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...
SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK...
SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR
343 AM EST THU NOV 10 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

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

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD 
  DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES. AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY AS WELL IN SHELTERED 
  VALLEY LOCATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-101400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-161110T1400Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAUST...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...
ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...
LUADA...WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...
COVE CREEK...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE...
SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS
343 AM EST THU NOV 10 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...MADISON...SWAIN...HAYWOOD...AND NORTHERN JACKSON 
  COUNTIES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT TOWARD DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 
  AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY AS WELL.

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-NCZ053-063>065-SCZ001>003-101400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161110T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-BUNCOMBE-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...HOLLYWOOD...
ASHEVILLE...WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN...
LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA...
EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...MOUNTAIN REST...WALHALLA...
PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CLEVELAND
343 AM EST THU NOV 10 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH 
  CAROLINA...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND UPSTATE 
  SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-501>510-101400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161110T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...ELLENDALE...MILLERSVILLE...
TAYLORSVILLE...HIDDENITE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...
MOORESVILLE...FARMINGTON...FORK CHURCH...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE...
HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...CROUSE...PATTERSON...KINGS CREEK...
LENOIR...SAWMILLS...GRANITE FALLS...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...
PLEASANT GROVE...VALDESE...ASHFORD...SUGAR HILL...WOODLAWN...
OLD FORT...MARION...NEBO...DYSARTSVILLE...FERO...GLENWOOD...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SPINDALE...SALUDA...TRYON...
COLUMBUS...MILL SPRING
343 AM EST THU NOV 10 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE KILLED BY FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
LANE

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 Nov 9, 2:25 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 2:25 PM EST, 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
225 PM EST Wed Nov 9 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
An area of dry high pressure will build across the area on Thursday
into early Friday. A strong, but dry, cold front will sweep across
the region late Friday, bringing seasonable to below normal
temperatures to the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia this
weekend.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 145 PM, with the cold front well southeast of the fcst area,
gusty NW winds were allowing cooler air to move in over the NC mtns.
The downslope off the Blue Ridge was helping to keep some of the
temps elevated over upstate SC. High temps have been nudged upward
in that area. The few to sct stratocu across mainly the NC part of
the fcst area should mostly dissipate with sunset.

For tonight and Thursday, as an upper trof closes off a low off the
Mid-Atlantic coast and drifts away, we should maintain a N to NW
flow aloft with a short wave ridge moving overhead by the end of the
day on Thursday. This will support high pressure at the surface,
building in overnight, to the point where the pressure gradient
relaxes and wind becomes light enough to be worried about frost. The
latest guidance creeps the Min Temp down a bit more over the
mtns/foothills...such that the nrn mtns of NC and Graham/Macon NC
are substantially at or below freezing. Think it best to issue a
Freeze Warning for these zones. The rest of the mountain zones have
enough frost potential for an Advisory, including the northeast GA
and upstate SC mtn zones. Will carry the Frost Advisory out over the
NC Foothills based on some cold pockets near some of the more
populated areas. Temps should warm quickly on Thursday under bright
sun, reaching right around normal, or perhaps a few degrees warmer
than normal in the afternoon.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 200 PM EST Wednesday...A dry cold front will drop out of the
Great Lakes Thursday night and cross the forecast area Friday. This
front will bring a NWLY low-level jet across the central
Appalachians late Thursday night, peaking around 12-18z Friday, then
diminishing by early evening. Gusty winds approaching wind advisory
criteria will be possible across the northern NC Mountains. The rest
of the mountains will be breezy, but should remain under advisory
and red flag criteria. The front will have little moisture to work
with, with a slug of 850 mb RH behind the main CAA surge, hitting
the mountains around 21z Friday. So RH values are expected to drop
into the 20s to 30s in the mountains and possibly into the teens
across portions of the Piedmont Friday midday. This may result in
fire weather concerns (see Fire Wx section below). (The wind and
fire weather concerns will be highlighted in the HWO.) Temps start
out in the 30s to mid 40s, then warm into the 50s and 60s in the
high terrain and upper 60s to mid 70s east of the mountains.

An expansive area of Canadian high pressure will begin to build in
behind the front Friday night thru Saturday. This will allow winds
to die down, but cold temps and low humidity will likely result in
frost and freeze concerns in the high terrain (assuming we haven't
turned off the counties for the fall frost/freeze program before
then). Under mostly clear skies, temps will drop into the low to mid
30s in the mountains, and upper 30s to mid 40s in the piedmont.
Highs Saturday will be on the chilly side, despite plenty of
sunshine, ranging from the upper 40s to mid 50s in the mountains to
the mid 50s to lower 60s east.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 2:15pm Wednesday:  With dry air in place, extended forecast
from Saturday night onward is fairly calm and dry with modest wind,
mostly clear skies, and some fluctuation in temperatures mostly at
and above seasonal normal.

With a cold front well to the south of the area by saturday night,
thickness declines to 549dam over the area with the coldest air mass
of the season so far on Sunday.  Low temperatures from upper 20s in
the mountains to the mid 30s in piedmont areas combined with light
to calm winds and mostly clear skies is expected to lead to frosty
or freezing conditions Sunday morning anywhere in the CWA.  Dewpoint
depressions are higher in the mountains, and the Sunday morning
freeze may not be accompanied by visible frost, but impacts to
plants will be the same.

Temperatures recover from the Sunday morning lows fairly quickly as
heights rise, and temperatures will be back above seasonal normals
Monday through Wednesday.

Some slight chance of rain creeps into the mountains and foothills
Tuesday-Wednesday next week as models show the passage of a weak,
though well-defined upper trough, with the EC model being a day behind the
GFS in timing.  Dewpoints will have seen only a slight improvement
by Tues-Wed., and rain of any significance is not anticipated at
this point.  Significant rain will have to wait until past the
extended forecast with the EC and GFS models both showing a possible
major system a week from Saturday, though with large disagreement in
details and a high uncertainty.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
At KCLT and Elsewhere...VFR thru the period. KCLT will have a few
high-based stratocu thru sunset. The main problem will be the gusty
NW wind with frequent G21 or so. Winds will also be gusty at the
other TAF sites thru late afternoon. Sky should clear across most of
the region at sunset, with perhaps a few stratocu remaining on the
TN border thru the early morning hours. Smoke plumes may be a
problem once again, but confidence too low to include any
restrictions. Wind should become light NW by daybreak...and should
remain light NW thru end of period.

Outlook: Dry and cool high pressure will build over the region
through the end of the work week, reinforced by a dry cold front
early in the weekend.

Confidence Table...

            19-01Z        01-07Z        07-13Z        13-18Z
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  93%     High  96%

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:

www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Gusty northwest winds will gradually decrease this evening. A dry
air mass will build over the region Thursday into Friday. Afternoon
RH values will fall into the upper teens to upper 20s across much of
the region Thursday and Friday. Gusty northwest winds will ramp up
early Friday morning across the North Carolina mountains, peaking in
the 10 to 20 MPH range with gusts potentially 20 to 30 MPH,
especially in the Northern Mountains. These winds may overlap the
very low RH late Friday morning thru Friday afternoon. The
conditions should remain below Red Flag Warning criteria, but
enhanced fire danger headlines may be needed. Over the weekend,
winds should be light, but afternoon RH values will dip into the 30s
on Saturday and back into the 20s on Sunday.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...None.
SC...None.

&&

SYNOPSIS...ARK
NEAR TERM...PM
SHORT TERM...ARK
LONG TERM...WJM
AVIATION...PM
FIRE WEATHER...
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 9, 6:01 AM EST, 8 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
601 AM EST WED NOV 9 2016

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-101115-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-
601 AM EST WED NOV 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...FROST/FREEZE POSSIBLE. A LARGE AREA OF CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. SOME
OF THE HIGH TERRAIN MAY FREEZE SATURDAY MORNING...WITH PATCHY
FROST POSSIBLE IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS.
..SUNDAY...FROST/FREEZE POSSIBLE. AS COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES INTO THE REGION...A MORE WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY MORNING.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-501>510-
SCZ001>014-019-101115-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-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-
601 AM EST WED NOV 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..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.
..SUNDAY...FROST/FREEZE POSSIBLE. AS COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES INTO THE REGION...WIDESPREAD FROST AND POSSIBLY A LIGHT
FREEZE IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS
AND PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 2:40 PM ESTFrost AdvisoryGSPAlexander, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland and 13 more18 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in North Carolina, 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.