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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Dec 28, 2016, 2:30 PM EST for 17 counties in North Carolina; Rabun County, Georgia. It took effect at Dec 29, 2016, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2016, 2:30 PM EST (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2016, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2016, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Rabun County, GA, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Henderson County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Polk County, NC, Rutherford County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Yancey County, NC
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 250 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
109 WWUS72 KGSP 281930 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 230 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .INCREASING COLD ADVECTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL YIELD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS BEGINNING ON THURSDAY MORNING...LASTING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-290400- /O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.161229T1200Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-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...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 230 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY MORNING...REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ CDG
7 follow-up statements
860 WWUS72 KGSP 290253 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 953 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .INCREASING COLD ADVECTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL YIELD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS BEGINNING ON THURSDAY MORNING...LASTING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-291100- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.161229T1200Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-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...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 953 PM EST WED DEC 28 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY MORNING...REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$
469 WWUS72 KGSP 291009 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 509 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ON TODAY AND FRIDAY... .INCREASING COLD ADVECTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL YIELD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TODAY...LASTING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-291815- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.161229T1200Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-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...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 509 AM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ 07
691 WWUS72 KGSP 291743 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1243 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TODAY AND FRIDAY... .INCREASING COLD ADVECTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL YIELD STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TODAY...LASTING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-300200- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-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...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 1243 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...REMAINING ELEVATED THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ CDG
340 WWUS72 KGSP 300141 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 841 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... .STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-301000- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-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...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 841 PM EST THU DEC 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN LIMBS...TREES...AND POWER LINES. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$
605 WWUS72 KGSP 300853 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 353 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .AS A COLD AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY...WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-301700- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-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...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 353 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. SOME GUSTS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$ WIMBERLEY
665 WWUS72 KGSP 301935 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 235 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .AS A COLD AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY... WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS. GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-302300- /O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-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...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 235 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND FAR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. * HAZARDS...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP. && $$
563 WWUS72 KGSP 302254 NPWGSP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 554 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-310000- /O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-161230T2300Z/ RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM- NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS- RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAIN CITY...INGALLS...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...FAUST... MARS HILL...MARSHALL...WALNUT...ALLENSTAND...HOT SPRINGS...LUCK... SWISS...BURNSVILLE...CELO...MICAVILLE...RAMSEYTOWN...BUSICK... SPRUCE PINE...POPLAR...ALARKA...ALMOND...BRYSON CITY...LUADA... WESSER...WAYNESVILLE...WATERVILLE...CANTON...CRUSO...COVE CREEK... ASHEVILLE...ROBBINSVILLE...STECOAH...CULLOWHEE...TUCKASEGEE... SYLVA...FRANKLIN...RAINBOW SPRINGS...KYLE...HIGHLANDS... WOLF MOUNTAIN...CASHIERS...BREVARD...CEDAR MOUNTAIN... LITTLE RIVER...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...DANA... EAST FLAT ROCK...TUXEDO...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...ASHFORD... WOODLAWN...OLD FORT...SALUDA 554 PM EST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE, THE ADIVSORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2:21 AM EST | Dense Fog Advisory | GSP | Graham, Jackson, Macon, Swain | 8 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.