Heat Advisory 2, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
710 PM EDT WED JUL 27 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
Broad surface high pressure will linger over the Southeast, before
sliding offshore as a surface low develops and moves northeast
across the Midwest and Great Lakes regions. A surface front will
remain off to our north and linger within a region between the Ohio
Valley, lower Great Lakes, and Mid-Atlantic regions. This front may
finally move into our area over the weekend.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
2315 UTC Update: Winds were updated with a blend of the lastest NAM
and ADJMAV, preserving gusts at hihg elevations overnight, and
limiting gusts at lower elevations on Thursday. Sky cover was
updated from visible satellite imagery. Pops were adjusted based on
radar trends, maintaing greater coverage in the NC mountains.

Previous Discussion: Convection is taking it's time developing
across the CWFA...mainly confined across the nrn zones near a sfc
bndry and some periodic pop ups across the ridgetops. The lower
atmos has mixed out a little more than expected across the nrn
Upstate and srn NC Piedmont. Td/s are in the m60s leading to a
SBCAPE minima and shallow Cu development. The best activity area
this afternoon/evening will be across the nrn zones and perhaps
across the nrn SRV where higher end CAPE is developing.

The overnight will see gradual moist adv from the SW due to a
subtrop disturbance being lifted north toward the TN valley. Most of
the heavy precip will be aligned south and west of the FA...but the
NC mtn spine counties shud see enhanced -shra/tstm activity
lingering through daybreak. Some isol activity is also possible
across the nrn fthills and nc piedmont with the llvl bndry remaining
fairly stationary.

The fcst for Thu is a bit tricky compared to the previous few days
as mid and upper level forcing will increase somewhat as a broad h5
trof moves across the lower Midwest and an h85 low associated with
the aforementioned ST disturbance continues to advance closer to the
wrn zones. This will increase llvl shear values to arnd 25kts or so
during the afternoon...and along with modest SBCAPE values...some
storms could become loosely organized and produce relatively long
lived cold pools...esp across the wrn zones. This would produce
more of a straight line wind threat as opposed to the localized
microburst activity seen lately. Max temps will be a couple degrees
cooler tomorrow and shud preclude another heat adv issuance based on
similar Td/s across the area.

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.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
As of 200 PM EDT Wednesday: At the start of the period, subtropical
ridging will remain in place over the Southeast and portions of the
Western Atlantic, with upper trough extending down the Mississippi
Valley. The initial shortwave will lift northeast on Friday as mean
troughiness continues across the east, with a secondary shortwave
pushes out of the Plains for the latter half of the period. With the
general southwest flow aloft over the Southern Appalachians, plume
of tropical moisture that moved onshore over the Lower Mississippi
yesterday will stretch northeast up the Ohio Valley, over the upper
ridge. Attendant surface front will slowly work its way toward the
Appalachians but with a continued lee trough across the NC
foothills/Piedmont serving as a focusing mechanism for afternoon
convective development. The secondary wave and slug of moisture
pushes across the Tennessee Valley Saturday as the mean trough
slowly pushes east. Fairly good agreement in synoptic fields on the
operational models, but as usual some differences in details and
sensible weather impacts, with the GFS remaining slightly wetter
than the ECMWF.

Overall, best deep-layer moisture will remain to our west with the
front but with the addition of synoptic lift from the broadening
wave, should see a slightly higher than climo trend to pops through
the short term. Instability looks fairly typical of summer, with
mixing across the Piedmont contributing to slightly lower CAPE
values than those across the mountains. Low-level lapse rates will
continue to support an isolated wet microburst or two, with daytime
high temperatures hovering just slightly above normal, and overnight
lows about a category above.

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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
As of 230 PM EDT Wednesday: Aforementioned slug of moisture
associated with secondary shortwave will push across the Southern
Appalachians at the start of the extended period, with the longwave
trough axis continuing to slowly move east and centered over our
area around the start of the work week. Upper ridge strengthening
across the Plains will ridge northeast as the the trough becomes
increasingly positively-tilted, remaining stalled over the area
generally through the period. Corresponding surface trough will
enhance (or possibly itself be enhanced by...chicken-or-egg thing
here) the lee trough that has been in place the past couple of days.
This will keep a higher-than-climo diurnal trend in convection
across the region, with continued support of isolated to widely
scattered strong to severe storms in the form of wet microbursts.
Temperatures trend more toward climo with expected increases in
cloud cover and convection, but will continue to see some variation
each day.

Because the GFS is showing it approaching the NC coast very late in
the period, will note that invest of a disturbance off the coast of
Africa has been given a 40% chance of tropical cyclone formation
through 5 days. Model solutions vary *widely* as this pushes WNW
toward the Leeward/Windward Islands - this is way too far out to
make any prognostications at this time!

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.AVIATION /23Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
At KCLT and Elsewhere: Convective chances will be best in NC this
evening, diminishing overnight. Convective chances ramp up again
on Thursday, mainly in the afternoon over KAVL and KHKY. Model
guidance supports MVFR vsby at KAVL around dawn, with low VFR vsby
at KHKY. Other than some brief high VFR cigs overnight at KAVL,
ceiling restrictions were generally not supported. Winds will
favor the SW, except at KAVL overnight where NW is favored.
Surface winds gusts return on Thursday.

Outlook: Falling heights aloft and the arrival of gulf moisture will
support increasing chances of precipitation and perhaps associated
restrictions going into the weekend.

Confidence Table...

            23-05Z        05-11Z        11-17Z        17-18Z
KCLT       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KGSP       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KAVL       High 100%     High 100%     Med   78%     High 100%
KHKY       High 100%     High 100%     High  95%     High 100%
KGMU       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%
KAND       High 100%     High 100%     High 100%     High 100%

The percentage reflects the number of guidance members agreeing
with the scheduled TAF issuance flight rule category. Complete hourly
experimental aviation forecast consistency tables and ensemble forecasts
are available at the following link:

www.weather.gov/gsp/aviation

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.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...None.
NC...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for NCZ037-057-071-
     072-082.
SC...None.

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SYNOPSIS...TDP
NEAR TERM...JAT/SBK
SHORT TERM...TDP
LONG TERM...TDP
AVIATION...JAT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
635 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2016

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>003-281045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-
HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
635 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...AS WELL AS THE FAR NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. WHILE THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD
BECOME BRIEFLY SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY
SEVERE WEATHER CONCERN.

.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...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-068>070-504-506-508-510-SCZ004>014-
019-281045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-
LINCOLN-GASTON-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-
SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION-CHESTER-
GREENWOOD-
635 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S AND MODERATE LEVELS OF
HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES OF
100 TO 105 BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM TODAY ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND
FOOTHILLS.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE THE
PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL...ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BECOME BRIEFLY
SEVERE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER
CONCERN.

.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...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ057-071-072-082-281045-
ROWAN-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
635 AM EDT WED JUL 27 2016

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   HEAT ADVISORY.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT ADVISORY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT. WHILE THE PRIMARY THREATS
WILL BE FROM CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL...ONE OR TWO STORMS COULD BECOME BRIEFLY SEVERE...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER CONCERN.

.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...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

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