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Wind Chill Advisory 5, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

February 12, 20169 counties in North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 12, 2016, 4:01 AM EST for 9 counties in North Carolina. It took effect at Feb 13, 2016, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2016, 4:01 AM EST (09:01 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2016, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 14, 2016, 4:30 AM EST
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

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

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 264 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 00:00Z on 2016-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 00:00Z on 2016-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

458 
WWUS42 KGSP 120901
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
401 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...

.A FAST MOVING WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION
TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A SURGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LIGHT
SNOW TODAY...FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-121715-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.160212T1700Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160214T1500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
401 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
  THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAYBREAK THIS
  MORNING...WITH A QUICK INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION
  POSSIBLE...THEN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE THIS
  EVENING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START OUT GENERALLY LIGHT
  THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY
  EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL
  FALL BELOW -5 DEGREES STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN
  THE -5 TO -15 RANGE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY
  WINDS...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S TODAY...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE
  DIGITS TO TEENS TONIGHT...RISING ONLY A FEW DEGREES ON
  SATURDAY...THEN FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-121715-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.160212T1700Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA
401 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
ABOVE 3500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY
ABOVE 3500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE COUNTIES OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS
  ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
  THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL
  RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAYBREAK THIS
  MORNING...WITH A QUICK INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION
  POSSIBLE...THEN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE THIS
  EVENING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START OUT GENERALLY LIGHT
  THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY
  EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL
  FALL BELOW -5 DEGREES STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN
  THE -5 TO -15 RANGE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY
  WINDS...AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S TO MID 30S TODAY...FALLING INTO
  THE TEENS TONIGHT.

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ053-058-059-121715-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
401 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

ARK
7 follow-up statements
442 
WWUS42 KGSP 121728
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...

.A FAST MOVING WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION
TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A SURGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LIGHT
SNOW TODAY...FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-130130-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160214T1500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
1228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAYBREAK THIS 
  MORNING...WITH A QUICK INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE...
  THEN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO 
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START OUT GENERALLY LIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY...
  THEN START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW 5 -
  DEGREES STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THE 5 -TO 15 -
  RANGE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
   AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S TODAY...FALLING INTO THE 
  SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS TONIGHT...RISING ONLY A FEW DEGREES ON 
  SATURDAY...THEN FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-130130-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA
1228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...THE COUNTIES OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA 
  MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AROUND DAYBREAK THIS 
  MORNING...WITH A QUICK INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE...
  THEN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE THIS EVENING INTO 
  TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START OUT GENERALLY LIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY...
  THEN START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW 5 -
  DEGREES STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THE 5 -TO 15 -
  RANGE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
   AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S TO MID 30S TODAY...FALLING 
  INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT.

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ053-058-059-130130-
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
1228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$
109 
WWUS42 KGSP 121928
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...

.A SURGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW...FOLLOWED BY
INCREASING WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-130500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160214T1500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO
  INCHES INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE
  NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND
  CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW 5 -DEGREES STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND
  REMAIN IN THE 5 TO - 15 -RANGE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS
  TONIGHT...RISING ONLY A FEW DEGREES ON SATURDAY...THEN FALLING
  INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-130500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA
228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...THE COUNTIES OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA 
  MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS PRODCUCE AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES
  THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OUT OF
  THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
  WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW 5 -DEGREES STARTING AROUND
  MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN IN THE 5 TO - 15 -RANGE UNTIL AFTER
  SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND
  DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT.

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY CALLING THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1. LEAVE A
MESSAGE WITH YOUR OBSERVATION AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT
OCCURRED. YOU CAN ALSO POST YOUR REPORT TO NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FACEBOOK OR TWEET YOUR REPORT
USING HASHTAG NWSGSP.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ053-058-059-130500-
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
228 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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
331 
WWUS42 KGSP 130254
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
954 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS AND LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FOR MOST OF THE MOUNTAINS...

.A SURGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW...FOLLOWED BY
INCREASING WINDS AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-131100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160214T1500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
954 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO
  INCHES INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE
  NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND
  CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW 5 DEGREES STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT...AND
  REMAIN IN THE 5 TO MINUS 15 RANGE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
   AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS
  TONIGHT...RISING ONLY A FEW DEGREES ON SATURDAY...THEN FALLING
  INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-131100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA
954 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST
SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...THE COUNTIES OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA 
  MOUNTAINS ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER.

* HAZARDS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY STRONG GUSTY 
  WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES 
  WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS TONIGHT.

* TIMING...AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES EXPECTED THIS EVENING
  INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
  BY EARLY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. WIND CHILLS
  WILL FALL BELOW 5 DEGREES STARTING AROUND MIDNIGHT... AND REMAIN
  IN THE 5 TO MINUS 15 RANGE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
   AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE TEENS TONIGHT.

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ053-058-059-131100-
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.160213T0500Z-160213T1700Z/
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
954 PM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NED
493 
WWUS42 KGSP 131052
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
552 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...

.THE LEADING EDGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO
THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS
ACCOMPANYING THE COLD AIR WILL PRODUCE BITTER WIND CHILLS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE MORNING...WITH THE COLD WIND
CHILLS CONTINUING IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT.

NCZ033-049-050-131900-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
552 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE COMBINING WITH VERY COLD
  TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND CHILL VALUES. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND
  CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051-052-131700-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-160213T1100Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160213T1700Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA
552 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE COMBINING WITH VERY COLD
  TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND CHILL VALUES. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ053-058-059-131700-
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160213T1700Z/
BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-
552 AM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* LOCATIONS...BUNCOMBE...GRAHAM...AND NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES IN
  THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE COMBINING WITH VERY COLD
  TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

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.

&&

$$

HG
035 
WWUS42 KGSP 132022
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...
...WINTER STORM POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.THE LEADING EDGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO
THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDY CONDITIONS
ACCOMPANYING THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND
CHILLS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA...AND WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
IN PLACE...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW. SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER
TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH TEMPERATURES
WARMING ENOUGH TO CHANGE MOST OF THE AREA OVER TO ALL RAIN BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NCZ033-049-050-140430-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1200Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
322 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY
  AFTERNOON...THEN SHOULD BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND EVENTUALLY
  CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION MAY BRIEFLY CHANGE
  OVER TO ALL RAIN MONDAY EVENING...BUT SHOULD CHANGE BACK OVER TO
  FREEZING RAIN AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING AGAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE...AND
  UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
  COMBINING WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND
  CHILL VALUES. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ACCUMULATIONS OF
  SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH
  10 AM SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND
  CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS
  THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-501>506-140430-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T0000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...MARION
322 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH LATE
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE
  OVER TO FREEZING RAIN MIDDAY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
  MONDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN A CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN MONDAY
  EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...ALONG
  WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S SUNDAY NIGHT...WARMING UP TO THE
  MID 30S BY MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ035>037-056-057-063>065-068>072-507>510-
SCZ001>009-140430-
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0600Z-160216T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...
ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...
SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...
TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...
SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...
SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL
322 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH
  CAROLINA...SOUTH CAROLINA...AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...GENERALLY
  ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CARNESVILLE GEORGIA...TO
  GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG...TO CHARLOTTE.

* HAZARDS...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY
  NIGHT...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET MONDAY MORNING. A
  BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE
  TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO ALL RAIN
  EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1
  INCH POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S SUNDAY NIGHT...WARMING INTO THE
  MID 30S BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$
159 
WWUS42 KGSP 140142
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
842 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS... 
...WINTER STORM POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...

.THE LEADING EDGE OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO
THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS
ACCOMPANYING THE COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND
CHILLS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

MOISTURE WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE AREA...AND WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES
IN PLACE...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW. SNOW WILL CHANGE
OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING ENOUGH TO CHANGE MOST OF THE AREA OVER TO
ALL RAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NCZ033-049-050-141000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1200Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
842 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SHOULD BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND 
  EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. PRECIPITATION MAY 
  BRIEFLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN MONDAY EVENING...BUT SHOULD 
  CHANGE BACK OVER TO FREEZING RAIN AS TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 
  FREEZING AGAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE... 
  AND UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE 
  COMBINING WITH VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER WIND 
  CHILL VALUES. SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...ACCUMULATIONS OF 
  SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH 
  10 AM SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH WIND 
  CHILLS AS LOW AS MINUS 15 TO MINUS 25 ALONG THE HIGHEST PEAKS 
  THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-501>506-141000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T0000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...
LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...OLD FORT...MARION
842 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE 
  OVER TO FREEZING RAIN MIDDAY MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON RESULTING IN A CHANGEOVER TO ALL RAIN MONDAY 
  EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE... 
  ALONG WITH UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN 
  MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S SUNDAY NIGHT...WARMING UP TO THE 
  MID 30S BY MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ035>037-056-057-063>065-068>072-507>510-
SCZ001>009-141000-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0600Z-160216T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-
GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-
GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...BETHLEHEM...
TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...
MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...
ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...
CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...RUTHERFORDTON...
SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...PUMPKINTOWN...
TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...
SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...
SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL
842 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE FOOTHILLS AND PORTIONS OF THE PIEDMONT OF 
  NORTH CAROLINA...SOUTH CAROLINA...AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
  GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CARNESVILLE 
  GEORGIA...TO GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG...TO CHARLOTTE.

* HAZARDS...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS LIGHT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT...
   MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET MONDAY MORNING. A 
  BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE BEFORE 
  TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO ALL RAIN 
  EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH 
  POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH AROUND A TRACE OF ICE.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN 
  MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S SUNDAY NIGHT...WARMING INTO THE 
  MID 30S BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

NED
635 
WWUS42 KGSP 140930
WSWGSP

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
430 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.AN ARCTIC AIRMASS CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY WILL MOVE EAST AND SPREAD MOISTURE
INTO THIS COLD AIR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WITH COLD AND DRY AIR
INITIALLY IN PLACE TONIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW
THROUGHOUT. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND THEN FREEZING
RAIN THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY ON MONDAY...BECOMING ALL RAIN
IN MOST AREAS BY MONDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MAY OCCUR...PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.

NCZ033-049-050-141800-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160214T1500Z/
/O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0004.160214T2300Z-160216T0500Z/
AVERY-YANCEY-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...BURNSVILLE...
SPRUCE PINE
430 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MIDDAY MONDAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET
  MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN BY
  MONDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM JUST ABOVE
  FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6
  INCHES...ALONG WITH A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM
  FREEZING RAIN.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE FROM FREEZING
  RAIN WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND POWER
  OUTAGES.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE
  HIGHER RIDGES.

* TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S...BUT WARMING ABOVE FREEZING
  TOWARD MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ035-141800-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0600Z-160216T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0004.160214T2300Z-160216T0500Z/
ALEXANDER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...STONY POINT
430 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET
  MIDDAY MONDAY AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN BY
  LATE DAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM FREEZING ABOVE LATE
  MONDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...WITH ONE HALF INCH OR MORE OF SLEET. ALSO...AROUND A
  TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S BUT RISING ABOVE FREEZING
  MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ501>506-141800-
/O.UPG.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0000Z-160216T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WS.W.0004.160214T2300Z-160216T0500Z/
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-
MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LENOIR...JONAS RIDGE...MORGANTON...
OLD FORT...MARION
430 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT EST MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EST
MONDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE IN THE
  NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS...AND THE ADJACENT FOOTHILLS.

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET
  MIDDAY MONDAY AND EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN BY
  EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM FREEZING ABOVE
  LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
  ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES NEARER THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH ONE HALF TO ONE
  INCH...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF
  FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE.

* WINDS...EAST AROUND 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHERLY AT THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND POWER OUTAGES.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S BUT RISING ABOVE FREEZING
  MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062-141800-
/O.EXT.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160214T2300Z-160216T0000Z/
MADISON-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...LAKE JUNALUSKA...
ROBBINSVILLE...CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS
430 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

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

* HAZARDS...SNOW...MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND 
  FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. THE SNOW WILL MIX WITH SLEET THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY AND
  EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. A
  CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN IS POSSIBLE BY LATE DAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 4 INCHES IN SOME AREAS NORTH OF ASHEVILLE.
  ONE HALF INCH OR MORE OF THAT MAY FALL AS SLEET. A GLAZE OF ICE
  FROM FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED AS WELL.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN 
  MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...MAINLY IN THE 20S TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT
  RISING THROUGH THE 30S MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

GAZ010-017-018-026-NCZ036-037-056-057-063>065-068>072-507>510-
SCZ001>009-141800-
/O.CON.KGSP.WS.A.0003.160215T0600Z-160216T0000Z/
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-
POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...TOCCOA...
ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...STATESVILLE...
MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...
SALISBURY...CASHIERS...BREVARD...HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...
EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...
GASTONIA...CONCORD...KANNAPOLIS...LAKE LURE...FOREST CITY...
RUTHERFORDTON...SALUDA...COLUMBUS...WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...
PUMPKINTOWN...TIGERVILLE...GOWENSVILLE...CAESARS HEAD...
CLEVELAND...MARIETTA...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...TAYLORS...
GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...GAFFNEY...
ROCK HILL
430 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS...SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND
  THE PIEDMONT OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. ALSO...NORTHEAST
  GEORGIA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA MAINLY NORTHWEST OF
  INTERSTATE 85.

* HAZARDS...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT...MIXING
  WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO SLEET MONDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF
  FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL
  RAIN SOMETIME MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM UP TO
  AN INCH NEAR THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND
  NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THIS MAY INCLUDE ONE HALF INCH OR MORE
  OF SLEET...ALONG WITH A GLAZE TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE FROM
  FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS...EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN 
  MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* TEMPERATURES...MOSTLY IN THE 20S EARLY...RISING ABOVE FREEZING
  THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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.

&&

$$

GERAPETRITIS

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Feb 12, 3:24 AM EST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 3:24 AM EST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
324 AM EST FRI FEB 12 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A BRIEF CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. A STRONG DOME OF CANADIAN
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE WEEKEND...USHERING IN ANOTHER
PERIOD OF COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH WILL PRODUCE A BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
AS OF 315 AM...A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE CAN BE SEEN ON WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY DIVING INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TOWARD THE BASE OF A LONG WAVE
TROF ALONG THE EAST COAST. THIS WAVE WILL CROSS THE CWFA JUST AFTER
DAYBREAK...AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 130 KT 300 MB JET. THIS WILL
RESULT IN STRONG MID AND UPPER LEVEL FORCING FROM ABOUT 12Z TO 18Z
TODAY. AT THE SFC...A WEAK ALBERTA CLIPPER WAS ANALYZED OVER
MO...AND WILL STREAK JUST SOUTH OF THE CWFA DURING THE DAY. LLVL FLOW
IS BACKING OUT OF THE WSW...BUT STRUGGLING TO TAP INTO MUCH MOISTURE.

SO THE FORECAST CHALLENGE FOR TODAY WILL BE HOW MUCH QPF WILL
ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM...AS THE OP MODELS SHOW SOME SPREAD ON COVERAGE
AND AMOUNTS. THE 00Z NAM KEEPS THE PIEDMONT DRY...WHILE THE
OTHER OP MODELS HAVE SOME LIGHT AMOUNTS. I LIKE THE AGREEMENT OF THE
CAMS ON THE SIMULATED REFLECTIVITY...SHOWING LIGHT PRECIP BREAKING
OUT ACRS THE MTNS RIGHT AROUND DAYBREAK...THEN QUICKLY SPREADING
EAST ACROSS THE PIEDMONT DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS. BY EARLY
AFTN...THE MODELS SHOW PRECIP CONFINED TO WESTERLY UPSLOPE AREAS
ALONG THE TN BORDER. I THINK MUCH OF WHAT THE CAMS ARE SHOWING WOULD
BE VIRGA...GIVEN THE MOISTURE MAINLY IN THE MID LEVELS. SO POPS SHOW
LIKELY IN THE MTNS...ESP NEAR THE TN BORDER...WHILE ONLY SLIGHT
CHANCE TO LOW-END CHANCE EAST. FCST PROFILES SHOW THAT THIS WOULD BE
A RAIN/SNOW EVENT...WITH WET-BULB EFFECTS ALLOWING FOR LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AND/OR FLURRIES JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE THIS MORNING. ACCUMS
THRU THE DAY WILL BE IN THE MTNS...WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A DUSTING
EXPECTED ELSEWHERE. TEMPS SHOULD BE ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
UNDER MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SPOTTY PRECIP.

TONIGHT...THE CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL ALREADY BE DEVELOPING A NEW LOW
OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC JUST EAST OF THE OUTER BANKS BY EARLY
EVENING...WHILE A STRONG ARCTIC HIGH (PRESSURE AROUND 1044 MB)
BUILDS IN ACROSS THE PLAINS TO THE SOUTHEAST STATES. THE SFC
PRESSURE GRADIENT NEVER GETS THAT IMPRESSIVE ATOP THE CWFA.
HOWEVER...THE 850 MB FLOW RAMPS UP OUT OF THE NW TO 40-55 KT ACROSS
THE NC MTNS WITH VERY STRONG CAA. THIS WILL RESULT IN A DOWN RIGHT
COLD AND BLUSTERY NIGHT IN THE MTNS...WITH THE ADDITION OF LINGERING
MOISTURE FOR NW FLOW SNOW SHOWERS. IN FACT...THE COLD AIR AND NEAR
PERFECT ORTHOGOTHAL DIRECTION COULD MAKE FOR EFFICIENT SNOW
PRODUCING SHOWERS ALONG THE TN LINE. THE EXPECTED SNOW WITH THE
CLIPPER ALONG WITH THE NW FLOW SNOW SHOULD RESULT IN TOTAL ACCUMS OF
2-4" ACROSS THE USUAL NW FLOW UPSLOPE AREAS. THIS ALONG WITH WINDS
IN THE 25-40 MPH RANGE AND GUSTS IN THE 40-55 MPH RANGE SEEMS TO
WARRANT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. I WILL START IT AT NOON TO
EMCOMPASS THE SNOW ACCUMS EXPECTED TODAY...AND GO THRU 6 AM SATURDAY
(WHEN SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL TAPER OFF). IN ADDITION...TEMPS WILL
BE PLUMMETING INTO THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS...SO WIND CHILLS WILL
BE IN THE -5 TO -15 F RANGE FOR MOST LOCATIONS ABOVE 3500 FT. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED STARTING AT MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME
LOCATIONS ABOVE 5000 FT OR SO MAY START SEEING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS
EARLIER IN THE EVENING. THE REST OF THE CWFA SHOULD SEE CLEARING
SKIES AND LINGERING WINDS WITH CHILLY TEMPS ABOUT 8-15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM EST FRIDAY...A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXTEND
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES SATURDAY FROM A LOW
CENTER OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED NW FLOW SNOW
SHOWERS COULD LINGER ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY
SATURDAY...BUT WITH MOISTURE DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY. COLD
MORNING TEMPERATURES AND BRISK NW FLOW WILL PERMIT BITTER WIND
CHILLS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS...AND ON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. MEANWHILE...VERY COLD AIR WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST
FROM CANADA INTO THE REGION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH AS THE
ASSOCIATED ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE MIDWEST ON SATURDAY
AND REACHES THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY LATE SUNDAY. IN THE COLD
AIRMASS...MAX TEMPERATURES WILL RUN AT LEAST 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO
IN MOST AREAS...WHILE SUNDAY MORNING MINS WILL BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES
BELOW CLIMO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID SUNDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN NC MOUNTAINS.

THE UPPER FLOW WILL FLATTEN SLIGHTLY OVER THE EAST ON SUNDAY AS A
NORTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE DIGS INTO THE MIDWEST WHILE A SOUTHERN
STREAM SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE FROM THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TOWARD TX.
THE FIRST HINT OF MID LEVEL UPGLIDE MOISTURE WILL ARRIVE IN THE CWA
FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY...BUT WITH DRY LOW LEVELS PRECLUDING ANY
PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING THE GROUND THROUGH LATE DAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 300 AM EST FRIDAY...A WINTRY MIXED MAG OF PRECIPITATION IS
LOOKING LIKELY STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY GIVEN THE VERY COLD
AND DRY AIRMASS THAT WILL BE PRESENT OVER THE AREA BEFORE ONSET.
THERE IS GOOD MODEL CONSENSUS ON THE ENERGY WITH THE SOUTHERN STREAM
SYSTEM SHARPENING UP RAPIDLY OVER THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE HIGH CENTER TO THE NORTH
WILL RETREAT OFFSHORE. LOW LEVEL UPGLIDE MOISTURE WILL FILL IN
RAPIDLY ACROSS OUR AREA EARLY MONDAY...WITH THE 850 MB ZERO ISOTHERM
ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE AREA AROUND DAYBREAK MOVING RAPIDLY
TOWARD THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID AFTERNOON.
EVEN THOUGH COLD AIR DAMMING IS VERY LIKELY...THE COLD AIR MAY ONLY
STAY DEEPLY ENTRENCHED EAST OF THE NORTHERN BLUE RIDGE GIVEN THE
INCREASINGLY OFFSHORE PARENT HIGH LOCATION. STILL...PROFILES ARE
PLENTY COLD FOR PRECIPITATION TO START AS SNOW THROUGHOUT BEFORE
DAYBREAK MONDAY...WITH A BLOSSOMING WARM NOSE THEN INVADING THE
SOUTHERN TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY MORNING AND MOVING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY.

THE BEST UPPER FORCING ACTUALLY ARRIVES MONDAY NIGHT AS UPPER JET
DIVERGENCE BRIEFLY SETS UP AND DEEP LAYER Q VECTOR FORCING CROSSES
THE REGION AHEAD OF THE INCREASINGLY NEGATIVE TILT UPPER TROUGH.
FORCING AND MOISTURE WILL BE STRONGLY FOCUSED ON THE REGION LATE
MONDAY NIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY WITH THE SURFACE LOW CENTER LIKELY
TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS...THE CAD GETTING FURTHER
PINCHED OFF TO THE NORTH...AND THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION DURING THE
WARMEST PART OF THE EPISODE.

SO...THERE ARE PLENTY OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS. SIGNIFICANT ICE AND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY OVER WESTERN NC AND
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. IN ADDITION...HEAVY QPF
COULD CREATE SOME HYDRO ISSUES MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
WITH THE FRONTOGENESIS MAX WEST OF THE PASSING 850 MB LOW LIKELY
LINGERING OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL ON TOP OF ACCUMULATED SNOW AND ICE COULD CREATE SOME LOCAL
ICE DAMMING PROBLEMS ON SHALLOW SLOPED ROOFS. FINALLY...SURFACE
BASED CAPE VALUES OF 200 TO 300 J/KG ARE POSSIBLE TOWARD DAYBREAK
TUESDAY IN THE LOWER PIEDMONT...WITH 850 TO 500 MB LAPSE RATES OF
6.5 TO 7.0 DEG C/KM...ALONG WITH BACKED 50 KT 850 MB FLOW. THIS
COULD CREATE A BRIEF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT FROM CHESTER TO
MONROE OR THEREABOUTS AROUND DAYBREAK TUESDAY. OTHERWISE...DRYING
WILL DEVELOP FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN UPSLOPE MOISTURE BRIEFLY DRYING UP.

A REINFORCING CLIPPER MAY DIVE INTO THE MEAN EASTERN TROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT...WITH THE GFS MORE AMPLIFIED THAN THE ECMWF...PRODUCING
MAINLY ADDITIONAL UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWER COVERAGE OVER THE WESTERN
MOUNTAINS. HEIGHTS WILL BUILD EASTWARD FROM THE BROAD WESTERN RIDGE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH ASSOCIATED WARMING AND DRYING.

&&

.AVIATION /09Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AT KCLT AND ELSEWHERE... AN ALBERTA CLIPPER CURRENTLY OVER THE
MIDWEST AT TIME OF TAF ISSUANCE...WILL STREAK ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MOISTURE AND LIFT COUPLED
TO SUPPORT A QUICK BAND OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES
FROM MID MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON. I HAVE KEPT THE TEMPO AT KCLT
AND PROB30 AT KAVL WHERE CHANCE OF SEEING SNOW IS GREATEST. THE
OTHER SITES MAY SEE A FEW FLURRIES OR BRIEF SNOW SHOWER...BUT
CONFIDENCE WAS NOT HIGH ENUF TO ADD A MENTION AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...IF AFTER GOING THRU THE ENTIRE LATEST MODEL CYCLE...POP IS
RAISED...I MAY AMEND TO ADD TEMPOS WHERE NEEDED BEFORE THE 12Z TAFS.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT MAINLY MID CLOUDS TO LOW VFR CLOUDS THRU THE
PERIOD. WINDS WILL FAVOR N OR NE THRU MIDDAY...THEN SWITCH TO SW FOR
THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. AT KCLT...WINDS SHOULD SHIFT TO NW
LATE IN THE EVENING.

OUTLOOK...AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND...WITH UPSLOPE CLOUDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS.
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            08-14Z        14-20Z        20-02Z        02-06Z
KCLT       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGSP       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAVL       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KHKY       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KGMU       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%
KAND       HIGH 100%     HIGH 100%     HIGH 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...NONE.
NC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST SATURDAY
     FOR NCZ033-048>052.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY
     FOR NCZ033-049-050.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SATURDAY
     FOR NCZ048-051-052-058-059.
SC...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...HG
NEAR TERM...ARK
SHORT TERM...HG
LONG TERM...HG
AVIATION...ARK
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 3:38 PM EST, 12 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
338 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016

NCZ063>065-501-503-505-122045-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
338 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. A FRONT CROSSING THE AREA FRIDAY
IS EXPECTED TO BRING EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS FOR THE WEEKEND. LOW TEMPERATURES FROM 2 ABOVE TO 12
ABOVE ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...EVEN IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS.
..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..MONDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WHILE CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS REGARDING PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS...WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS
TIME.
..TUESDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ010-017-NCZ035>037-056-057-068-069-502-504-506>510-SCZ001>003-
122045-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-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-
338 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND BLUE RIDGE
OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND UPSTATE SOUTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. A FRONT CROSSING THE AREA FRIDAY
IS EXPECTED TO BRING EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT FOR THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THIS PERIOD. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
TEENS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...AND MOST LOCATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE 40 DEGREES FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT
LEAST MONDAY MORNING.
..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..MONDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WHILE CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS REGARDING PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS...WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
DURING THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062-122045-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
338 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS
COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS MAY LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES
FROM ZERO TO 15 BELOW BY SATURDAY MORNING.
..SUNDAY...WIND CHILL POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER
SUNDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL LEAD TO
WIND CHILL VALUES FROM ZERO TO 15 BELOW.
..MONDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP OUT AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WHILE CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS REGARDING PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS...WINTRY
PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS
TIME.
..TUESDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ070>072-082-SCZ004>014-019-122045-
STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
338 PM EST THU FEB 11 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

..FRIDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..SATURDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE. A FRONT CROSSING THE AREA FRIDAY
IS EXPECTED TO BRING EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE FOOTHILLS AND
PIEDMONT FOR THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 15 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THIS PERIOD. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
TEENS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT...AND MOST LOCATIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE 40 DEGREES FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT
LEAST MONDAY MORNING.
..SUNDAY...COLD WAVE POSSIBLE.
..MONDAY...WINTRY MIX POSSIBLE. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP
OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS
PRECIPITATION COULD FALL AS A WINTRY MIX...MAINLY MONDAY
MORNING...BEFORE QUICKLY CHANGING TO RAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

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