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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

April 1, 201614 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2016, 3:15 PM EDT for 14 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Apr 2, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2016, 3:15 PM EDT (19:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2016, 3:13 AM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Alexander County, NC, Avery County, NC, Buncombe County, NC, Burke County, NC, Caldwell County, NC, Graham County, NC, Haywood County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Macon County, NC, Madison County, NC, McDowell County, NC, Mitchell County, NC, Swain County, NC, Yancey County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:17 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 238 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 2016-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 134 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2016-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 213 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
134 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

115 
WWUS72 KGSP 011915
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
315 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

...COLD AND WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT...

.AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATE
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A STRONG PUSH OF COLD
AIR...WHICH WILL MAKE FOR SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND VERY GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-020800-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
315 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 8 AM
EDT SUNDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REACH
  PEAK INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING IN THE WEE
  HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
  MPH...PERHAPS UP TO 60 MPH ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS.
  SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE MID 20S SUNDAY MORNING.

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.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-020800-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...
ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
315 PM EDT FRI APR 1 2016

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AS
  FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
WIMBERLEY
6 follow-up statements
064 
WWUS72 KGSP 020732
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
332 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...COLD AND WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS. THIS FRONT WILL BRING A STRONG PUSH OF COLD
AIR... WHICH WILL MAKE FOR SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND VERY GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-021545-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
332 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* HAZARDS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING IN THE WEE
  HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. HIGHER
  GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

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>053-058-059-062-063-021545-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.EXA.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS
332 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT
SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING IN THE WEE
  HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...ABOVE 3500 FEET...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH. HIGHER WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ064-065-501-503-505-021545-
/O.UPG.KGSP.FZ.A.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
332 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT AROUND 30.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-021545-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE
332 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. 

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
287 
WWUS72 KGSP 021848
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
248 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...COLD AND WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING IS BRINGING COLD
AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL MAKE FOR
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-031000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
248 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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

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>053-058-059-062-063-031000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.160402T2200Z-160403T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS
248 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
EDT SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

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

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ064-065-501-503-505-031000-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...
JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
248 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ018-NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>003-
031000-
/O.NEW.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
STEPHENS-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...
NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...
LINCOLNTON...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION...LAKE LURE...
FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...
PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...MARIETTA
248 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WESTERN NORTH
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
  60S.

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
269 
WWUS72 KGSP 030028
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...COLD AND WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING IS BRINGING COLD
AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL MAKE FOR
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-053-030900-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.160403T0028Z-160403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.
THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

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

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER
  AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.
  SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY
  NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. 

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

&&

$$

NCZ065-501-503-505-030900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.160403T0028Z-160403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER
  AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.
  SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY
  NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

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 HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NCZ507-030900-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.160403T0028Z-160403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE MID 30S EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER
  AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. FROST
  FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE VEGETATION
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-030900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA. 

* HAZARDS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN THE HIGH
  ELEVATIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ064-030900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-030900-
/O.EXB.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

* HAZARDS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH PEAK 
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

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

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ018-NCZ036-037-056-057-068-069-508>510-SCZ001>003-030900-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
STEPHENS-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...FOREST CITY...
RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...PUMPKINTOWN...
TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA
828 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WESTERN NORTH 
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
  60S.

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
LANE
503 
WWUS72 KGSP 030051 CCA
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...COLD AND WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING IS BRINGING COLD
AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL MAKE FOR
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-053-031300-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.160403T0051Z-160403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.
THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

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

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER
  AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.
  SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY
  NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. 

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

&&

$$

NCZ065-501-503-505-031300-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.160403T0051Z-160403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER
  AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.
  SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED PLANTS MAY
  NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

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 HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NCZ507-031300-
/O.NEW.KGSP.HW.W.0002.160403T0051Z-160403T0600Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE MID 30S EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES OVER
  AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. FROST
  FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE VEGETATION
  OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-031300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
  CAROLINA. 

* HAZARDS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN THE HIGH
  ELEVATIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ064-031300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-031300-
/O.COR.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.COR.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY.

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

* HAZARDS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE MID 30S SUNDAY
  MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ018-NCZ036-037-056-057-068-069-508>510-SCZ001>003-031300-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
STEPHENS-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...FOREST CITY...
RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...PUMPKINTOWN...
TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA
851 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WESTERN NORTH 
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
  60S.

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
LANE
981 
WWUS72 KGSP 030238
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1038 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...COLD AND WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING IS BRINGING COLD
AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL MAKE FOR
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-031045-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...
ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
1038 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FRENCH BROAD
  VALLEY...AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH
  CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...REACHING PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER...TAPERING OFF
  GRADUALLY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW
  FREEZING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER
  SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES 
  OVER AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER 
  OUTAGES. SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE 20S.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

&&

$$

NCZ507-031045-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE
1038 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...REACHING PEAK
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER...TAPERING OFF
  GRADUALLY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO
  THE MID 30S EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER
  SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES 
  OVER AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER 
  OUTAGES. FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-031045-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS
1038 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT SUNDAY ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK 
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP BELOW FREEZING EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN THE HIGH 
  ELEVATIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW 
  AROUND LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE 
  LIMBS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ064-031045-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD
1038 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-031045-
/O.CON.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
1038 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SUNDAY...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

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

* HAZARDS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH PEAK 
  INTENSITY AROUND MIDNIGHT...TAPERING OFF GRADUALLY THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP INTO THE MID 30S SUNDAY 
  MORNING... AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 
  MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND LOOSE 
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS...AND BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS. SCATTERED 
  POWER OUTAGES COULD RESULT.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ018-NCZ036-037-056-057-068-069-508>510-SCZ001>003-031045-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.160403T0600Z-160403T1400Z/
STEPHENS-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...FOREST CITY...
RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...PUMPKINTOWN...
TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA
1038 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WESTERN NORTH 
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 
  60S.

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
LANE
956 
WWUS72 KGSP 030713
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
313 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...COLD AND WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...

.THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING IS BRINGING COLD
AIR FROM THE NORTHWEST INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL MAKE FOR
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

NCZ048-051-052-058-059-062-063-031400-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
CASHIERS
313 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF 
  NORTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ035-502-504-506-031400-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
ALEXANDER-GREATER CALDWELL-GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE... STONY
POINT...LENOIR...MORGANTON...MARION
313 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS
CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NCZ033-049-050-053-065-501-503-505-031400-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-BUNCOMBE-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...
ETOWAH...JONAS RIDGE...OLD FORT
313 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE AND
  UPPER FRENCH BROAD VALLEY...AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE BLUE
  RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAWN AS
  TEMPERATURES DIP BELOW FREEZING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES 
  OVER AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER 
  OUTAGES. SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

&&

$$

NCZ507-031400-
/O.EXT.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160403T1000Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKE LURE
313 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF RUTHERFORD COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND COLD TEMPERATURES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF TOWARD DAWN AS DIP
  INTO THE MID 30S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. HIGHER
  GUSTS POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES 
  OVER AT LEAST SCATTERED AREAS...RESULTING IN SOME POWER 
  OUTAGES. FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ064-031400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-TRANSYLVANIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...BREVARD
313 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

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

* LOCATIONS...MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... 
  AS FAR EAST AND SOUTH AS THE BLUE RIDGE.

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

* IMPACTS...SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...INCLUDING BUDDING FRUIT TREES. POTTED 
  PLANTS MAY NEED TO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GAZ018-NCZ036-037-056-057-068-069-508>510-SCZ001>003-031400-
/O.CON.KGSP.FR.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160403T1400Z/
STEPHENS-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOCCOA...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...FOREST CITY...
RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...PUMPKINTOWN...
TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA
313 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WESTERN NORTH 
  AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

* IMPACTS...FROST FORMATION WILL THREATEN EXPOSED...SENSITIVE 
  VEGETATION OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 5:12 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPAlexander, Davie48 min
Apr 1, 3:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementGSPMcDowell35 min
Apr 1, 3:15 PM EDTFreeze WatchGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Graham, Haywood and 9 more12 hr

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Sources

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