Wind Advisory 6, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA, Cabarrus County, NC, Catawba County, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Davie County, NC, Gaston County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Iredell County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Lincoln County, NC, Macon County, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Rowan County, NC, Swain County, NC, Transylvania County, NC, Union 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

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN A CONCERN ACROSS THE REGION
THIS EVENING IN THE WAKE OF A PASSING COLD FRONT. THE COMBINATION
OF STRONG WINDS...FREQUENT GUSTS...AND WET SOIL CONDITIONS MAY
LEAD TO SCATTERED TREES AND POWER LINES BEING BLOWN DOWN.

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-
SCZ001>014-019-250500-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.160225T0000Z-160225T0500Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-
CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
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...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...
KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...
MONROE...TRINITY...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...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
657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT OF THE WESTERN 
  CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF A SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG 
  WINDS MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. POWER OUTAGES 
  WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AS WELL. TRAVEL MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ051-052-058-059-062>064-250500-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0006.160225T0000Z-160225T0500Z/
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
657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  MIDNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND 
  POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN 
  LOCATIONS WHERE WINDS ARE CHANNELED BETWEEN PASSES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ033-035-048>050-053-065-501>510-250500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T0500Z/
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...
OLD FORT...MARION...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...
SALUDA...COLUMBUS
657 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

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

* HAZARDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

* TIMING...ELEVATED WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF SATURATED GROUND AND STRONG WINDS 
  MAY DOWN NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL WILL BECOME 
  HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

CDG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1013 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY TODAY AND SWING A COLD FRONT OVER THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA. DRY AND SEASONABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 1000 AM...THE WEDGE FRONT CONTINUES TO RETREAT AS
EXPECTED...WITH JUST THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE NW
PIEDMONT STILL IN THE WEDGE. THE LAPS AND RAP CAPE ANALYSES SHOWING
THE UNCOVERED AIR MASS IS BECOMING UNSTABLE...WITH 500-1000 J/KG OF
SBCAPE...ACROSS THE UPPER SAVANNAH VALLEY. THIS POCKET OF BEST
INSTABILITY IS LINING UP WITH DEVELOPING LINE OF CONVECTION FROM THE
NC ESCARPMENT TO AROUND GREENWOOD SC. THIS BROKEN LINE WILL LIKELY
INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS EAST...WITH PLENTY OF SHEAR FOR ROTATING
UPDRAFTS AND WIND/HAIL/TORNADO THREAT DEVELOPING. THE LATEST DAY 1
CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK HAS SHIFTED THE SLGT RISK TO THE EAST...NOW JUST
BARELY CLIPPING THE EASTERN TIER OF OUR COUNTIES. THIS AREA IS WHERE
THE INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL LINE UP BEST FOR MORE ROBUST
SUPERCELLS. THE RAP 0-1 KM EHI OVER 1 EAST OF I-77 EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP MENTION OF SEVERE FOR THE I-77 CORRIDOR. TO THE
WEST...THERE IS A NON-ZERO SEVERE THREAT...BUT THE BIGGER THREAT
LOOKS TO BE WINDS...BOTH IN CONVECTION AND JUST WITH MIXING. THE
LATEST NAM AND HIGH RES/NEAR TERM GUIDANCE STILL INDICATING SOLID
30-40 MPH GUSTS ACRS THE ENTIRE CWFA FROM MIDDAY THRU THE
EVENING...WITH AN OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUST POSSIBLE. THE WIND
HEADLINES LOOK ON TRACK.

THE ENVIRONMENT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE ADVANCING COLD FRONT APPEARS
VERY INTERESTING AFTER MID MORNING. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS MAINTAIN
A VERY LOW LFC...GENERALLY 2 KFT. HELICITY BETWEEN 0-1 KM IS
FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 250-300 M2/S2 ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND EASTERN
FOOTHILLS. INSTABILITY IS MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN...HOWEVER...IT SHOULD
EASILY INCREASE ACROSS THE NC PIEDMONT AND NE UPSTATE OF SC IN THE
WAKE OF THE DEPARTING WEDGE BOUNDARY...REACHING 600-900 J/KG. IN
FACT...MID DAY VALUES OF EHI OVER KCLT NEAR 2.5 ACCORDING TO THE
NAM. IN ADDITION...GFS360 INDICATES THAT A BELT OF H5 Q-VECTOR
CONVERGENCE WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE I-77 CORRIDOR DURING THE LATE
MORNING TO MID AFTER HOURS. CAMS SIMULATED REFLECTIVITY APPEAR VERY
REALISTIC GIVEN THE EXPECTED ENVIRONMENT...SHOWING LIMITED
DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...A NORTH-SOUTH LINE OF TSRA DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT
OVER THE I-77 CORRIDOR. THIS WILL BE THE FEATURE TO WATCH...POSSIBLY
RESULTING IN DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL...AND A ISOLATED TORNADO. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT SVR TSRA IN THE HWO AND THE FORECAST. THE
SECOND HAZARD IS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. SO FAR...IT APPEARS THAT THE
SQUALL LINE ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH IS BLOCKING THE DEEPEST MOISTURE
FROM REACHING THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...CONVECTIVE DOWNPOURS AND
PRESENT HIGH STREAM FLOWS WOULD YIELD EASY CONDITIONS FOR FLASH
FLOODING TO DEVELOP...NO CHANGES TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. THE
SATURATED GROUND AND GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY YIELD DOWNED TREES
TODAY AND THIS EVENING...I WILL KEEP WIND HEADLINES THROUGH THIS
MORNING. EXTENDING WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THE MTNS TO MATCH FOOTHILL
AND PIEDMONT ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TONIGHT...WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE...CAA...AND GUSTY NW WINDS WILL
SUPPORT UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NC MTNS. GIVEN THE TIMING
THE CAA...PRECIP WILL CHANGE OVER THE -SN AROUND MIDNIGHT.
RELATIVELY DEEP MOISTURE AND STRONG FLOW WILL SUPPORT ACCUMULATING
SHSN ACROSS THE MTNS THROUGH THE LATE NIGHT HOURS. IT IS POSSIBLE
MANY AREAS ALONG THE TN LINE WILL SEE AROUND TWO INCHES ON THE
GROUND BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY. WE WILL POST A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STARTING AT
MIDNIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
AS OF 130 AM EST WEDNESDAY...FAIRLY STRAIGHT-FORWARD LOOKING
SITUATION FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK...DOMINATED MAINLY BY AN
UPPER TROF LEFT BEHIND IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING STORM SYSTEM.
THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE PRECIP PRODUCTION ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAINS...
MAINLY NEAR THE TN BORDER...AT LEAST THROUGH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE OPERATIONAL MODELS AGREE THAT MOISTURE WILL BE RELATIVELY
DEEP THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING...WHILE THICKNESS/FCST
SOUNDINGS SUPPORT PRECIP FALLING ALMOST ENTIRELY AS SNOW EVEN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN TEMPS MAY CLIMB CLOSE TO 40 DEGREES IN SOME
VALLEY LOCATIONS. THERE ARE SOME CONFLICTING SIGNALS. ON THE ONE
HAND...THE FLOW IS MORE WESTERLY THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON
THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH IT DOES VEER AROUND TO A MORE NW DIRECTION
AROUND 00Z FRIDAY. ON THE OTHER HAND...WHAT THE SITUATION LACKS IN
MECHANICAL FORCING WILL BE MADE UP BY SFC-BASED CAPE AROUND 100-150
J/KG HELPING TO FUEL WHAT SHOULD BE CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT WE WILL SEE ADVISORY-LEVEL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE NC MOUNTAIN ZONES NEAR THE TN BORDER.
THE BETTER SNOW PRODUCTION SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

MEANWHILE...OUTSIDE THE MTNS...IT SHOULD BE DRY AS IT DOES NOT
APPEAR THAT SHOWERS WILL BE ABLE TO BREAK CONTAINMENT WITHOUT ANY
UPPER SUPPORT. THE MAIN CONCERN HERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG WIND GUSTS ON THURSDAY AS COLD ADVECTION ALOFT RESULTS IN A
DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER WITH POTENTIAL TO TAP INTO SOME 40KT WIND UP
AROUND 750-800 MB. EXPECT A WINDY DAY OUTSIDE THE MTNS...WITH TEMPS
BELOW NORMAL. WILL NOT ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY WITH THIS PACKAGE OWING
TO ONGOING THREATS TODAY.

THE NW FLOW MOISTURE PULLS OUT ON FRIDAY SO WE SHOULD SEE AN END TO
SNOW SHOWERS ON THE TN BORDER. TEMPS WILL AGAIN BE 5-10 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. THE FINAL SHORT WAVE DROPS DOWN THRU THE BOTTOM OF THE
UPPER TROF ON FRIDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS DISAGREE IF THERE WILL BE ANY
SURFACE REFLECTION OF THIS...AS THEY DO NOT GENERATE ANY PRECIP...
EVEN WITH A FINAL SURGE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE NW UPSLOPE
REGION. A DRY FCST WAS INHERITED...SO A CHANGE WILL NOT BE MADE AT
THIS POINT. QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE EAST OF THE MTNS.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 230 AM WEDNESDAY...THE WEEKEND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE DRY WITH
A WARMING TREND. THE UPPER PATTERN SHOULD BECOME MORE PROGRESSIVE
WITH THE UPPER TROF FINALLY SLIPPING EAST OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC AND
A DEAMPLIFYING UPPER RIDGE BUILDING IN THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL
SUPPORT HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST
AND CAROLINAS THRU SUNDAY EVENING. TEMPS SHOULD MAKE IT BACK ABOVE
NORMAL ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SURFACE FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
WEST LATE IN THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THE GFS CONTINUES TO HAVE MORE
RESPONSE THAN THE ECMWF...BUT EVEN THE GFS DOES NOT BRING PRECIP
INTO THE AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WILL PUSH BACK THE PRECIP CHANCE
REACHING THE MTNS UNTIL LATER IN THAT PERIOD. WARM ADVECTION AHEAD
OF THE FRONT SHOULD KEEP TEMPS ABOVE FREEZING...SO ANY PRECIP THAT
REACHES THE MTNS BY DAYBREAK MONDAY SHOULD BE LIQUID. BEYOND
THAT...NO OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE. THE FRONT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL FALL
APART AS IT CROSSES THE REGION ON MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION /15Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE EAST OF THE MTNS...COLD AIR DAMMING WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH MID MORNING.
UNTIL THE WEDGE ERODES...CLOUD BASES WILL RANGE IN THE VLIFR TO LIFR
LEVELS AND IFR VIS AND STEADY ENE WINDS. IN ADDITION...ROUNDS OF
MODERATE SHRA WILL PASS OVER THE REGION WITH STRENGTHENING LLVL
LIFT. AS THE RETREATING WEDGE BOUNDARY APPROACHES THIS
MORNING...LLWS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT. HOWEVER...AS THE WARM SECTOR BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION MID
TO LATE MORNING...WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE SOUTH WITH REGULAR GUSTS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...ENDING LLWS. SFC BASED INSTABILITY WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...SUPPORTING A MENTION
OF LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON TSRA. BY THIS LATE AFTERNOON...TSRA
WILL END AND SKY WILL MIX TO VFR. GUSTY SW WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD.

AT KAVL...OVERALL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN SIMILAR TO FOOTHILL AND
PIEDMONT TERMINALS. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE SOUTH FOR
MUCH OF TODAY...WITH GUSTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S DEVELOPING DURING
THE AFTERNOON. MVFR CEILINGS WILL LIKELY LINGER AS NW WINDS DEVELOP
AND SUPPORTS UPSLOPE CLOUD COVER.

OUTLOOK...GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE
AREA ON THURSDAY WITH A PERIOD OF NW FLOW SNOW ALONG THE TN/NC
BORDER. DRYING EXPECTED TOWARD THE WEEKEND.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            15-21Z        21-03Z        03-09Z        09-12Z
KCLT       MED   72%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       MED   79%     HIGH  98%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       MED   64%     MED   75%     LOW   58%     MED   65%
KHKY       MED   72%     HIGH  98%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       MED   72%     HIGH  95%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       MED   76%     HIGH  80%     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

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ010-017-
     018-026-028-029.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR GAZ010-017-018-
     026-028-029.
NC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NCZ033-
     035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR NCZ033-035>037-
     048>053-056>059-062>065-068>072-082-501>510.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NCZ051-052-
     058-059-062>064.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST
     FRIDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062.
SC...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR SCZ001>014-
     019.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR SCZ001>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SBK
NEAR TERM...ARK/NED
SHORT TERM...PM
LONG TERM...PM
AVIATION...NED

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

NCZ035>037-056-057-069>072-082-SCZ009-014-251645-
ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-
CABARRUS-UNION-YORK-CHESTER-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 26 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE WESTERN PIEDMONT OF THE CAROLINAS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. THE NUMBER AND STRENGTH OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEPEND ON HOW MUCH INSTABILITY DEVELOPS. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL
BE VERY STRONG. IF THE INSTABILITY DEVELOPS AS
EXPECTED...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND ORGANIZE QUICKLY ACROSS
THE INTERSTATE 77 CORRIDOR DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...LARGE HAIL...AND A FEW TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
WILL SHIFT TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CAROLINAS BY LATE AFTERNOON.
PEOPLE ACROSS THE CHARLOTTE METRO AREA AND THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION TODAY AND PREPARE FOR LATER
SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

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

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ502-504-506-508-510-SCZ004>007-010>012-019-
251645-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-
EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-GREENWOOD-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.
SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IF THE ATMOSPHERE
DESTABILIZES EARLY ENOUGH IN THE DAY.

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

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ068-SCZ008-013-251645-
CLEVELAND-CHEROKEE-UNION-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 26 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   TORNADO WATCH.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS
AND WILL TO THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND
CLOUD- TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS. SOME OF THE
STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT IF THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES EARLY
ENOUGH IN THE DAY.

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

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ001>003-251645-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR...MAINLY THIS MORNING AND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL
BE THE MAIN THREATS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING
WIND GUSTS.

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

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-048>050-053-251645-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

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

..THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS AREAS
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF WIND
DAMAGE OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ051-052-058-059-062-251645-
SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.
   WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

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

..THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS AREAS
NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY WEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS WELL.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ063-064-251645-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
1132 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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

   HIGH WIND WARNING.
   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.
   WIND ADVISORY.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN
THREATS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CLOUD-TO-
GROUND LIGHTNING.

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

..THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY PERSIST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
..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...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGING
WINDS OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

HG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1127 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1059 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FLETCHER                35.43N 82.50W
02/24/2016                   HENDERSON          NC   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1135 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VALDESE                 35.75N 81.56W
02/24/2016                   BURKE              NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MANY TREES DOWN ON LOVELADY ROAD AND CRESCENT DRIVE.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1148 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HICKORY                 35.74N 81.33W
02/24/2016                   CATAWBA            NC   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON 10TH AVENUE SW.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1150 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HICKORY                 35.74N 81.33W
02/24/2016                   CATAWBA            NC   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON PROVIDENCE CHURCH ROAD.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1208 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1147 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GASTONIA                35.25N 81.17W
02/24/2016                   GASTON             NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CUMBERLAND AVENUE A TREE FELL DOWN BRINGING DOWN A
            POWERLINE.

&&

OUTLAW

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1210 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     MAIDEN                  35.58N 81.21W
02/24/2016                   CATAWBA            NC   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON OLD MILL ROAD.

&&

OUTLAW