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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

March 6, 2025Avery County, Caldwell County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2025, 6:51 PM EST for Avery County, Caldwell County, North Carolina. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2025, 6:51 PM EST (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Mar 7, 2025, 2:07 AM EST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

Counties Avery County, NC, Caldwell County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2025-03-06Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2025-03-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1123 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

656 
WWUS72 KGSP 062351
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
651 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

NCZ048>050-052-053-059-062>064-070100-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250307T0000Z/
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-250307T0000Z/
Madison-Yancey-Mitchell-Haywood-Buncombe-Northern Jackson-Macon-
Southern Jackson-Transylvania-
Including the cities of Busick, Luck, Asheville, Cruso, Mars
Hill, Black Mountain, Rainbow Springs, Tuckasegee, Kyle, Cove
Creek, Spruce Pine, Franklin, Brevard, Swiss, Waterville, Hot
Springs, Candler, Burnsville, Celo, Cashiers, Canton, Wolf
Mountain, Micaville, Cullowhee, Waynesville, Highlands, Cedar
Mountain, Ramseytown, Poplar, Allenstand, Marshall, Little River,
Faust, Sylva, and Walnut
651 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Winds will continue to diminish tonight but gusty winds will linger 
through the evening.

$$

NCZ033-501-070900-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250307T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.250306T2351Z-250307T0900Z/
Avery-Caldwell Mountains-
Including the cities of Patterson, Ingalls, Newland, and Banner
Elk
651 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Avery and Caldwell Mountains Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or your favorite source of weather 
information for the latest updates. Additional details can be found 
at www.weather.gov/gsp.

&&

$$

NCZ503-070100-
/O.EXP.KGSP.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-250307T0000Z/
Burke Mountains-
Including the cities of Jonas Ridge
651 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Winds will ill continue to diminish tonight but gusty winds will 
linger through the evening.

$$

GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-065-505-507-509-SCZ101>103-070100-
/O.EXP.KGSP.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-250307T0000Z/
Rabun-Habersham-Swain-Graham-Henderson-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-Oconee Mountains-Pickens
Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
Including the cities of Almond, Etowah, Robbinsville, Clayton,
Ashford, Luada, Demorest, Dana, Hollywood, Mountain City, Bryson
City, Pine Mountain, Glassy Mountain, Clarkesville, Alarka, Rocky
Bottom, Fletcher, Chimney Rock State Park, Woodlawn, Cornelia,
Saluda, Sugar Hill, Wesser, Hendersonville, Old Fort, Mountain
Rest, Tuxedo, East Flat Rock, Stecoah, and Baldwin
651 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

Winds will continue to diminish tonight but gusty winds will linger 
through the evening.

$$

RWH
1 follow-up statement
083 
WWUS72 KGSP 070707
NPWGSP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
207 AM EST Fri Mar 7 2025

NCZ033-501-070815-
/O.CAN.KGSP.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-250307T0900Z/
Avery-Caldwell Mountains-
Including the cities of Ingalls, Patterson, Banner Elk, and
Newland
207 AM EST Fri Mar 7 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The threat has ended.

$$

TBW

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind 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 advisory went out at Mar 6, 6:38 PM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 6:38 PM EST, 13 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
638 PM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Dry conditions prevail through Friday and gusty winds continue
into this evening across the mountains. Low pressure crosses the
Southeast over the weekend with rain chances through early Monday.
High pressure returns at the beginning of next week.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
As of 635 PM EST Thursday: Surface high pressure builds into the
area tonight and east of the area Friday. Winds have diminished but
gusts linger in some areas. Even where gusts continue, speeds have
fallen below Wind Warning/Advisory levels, so will allow those to
expire on time. Winds will continue to weaken overnight, then pick
back up from the south by afternoon with some low end gusts possible
once again. Lingering stratocu across the mountains dissipates this
evening but cirrus moves back in and remains through the day Friday.
Lows will be 5 to 10 degrees below normal. Highs will range from
near to 5 degrees above normal.

&&

.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
As of 1235 PM Thursday: A weak system will move across the Ohio
Valley Friday night and Saturday bringing the chance of light rain
showers to the western North Carolina mountains near the Tennessee
border. Otherwise, conditions will remain dry across the forecast
area for those periods. A second system will move across the
southeastern states Saturday night and Sunday bringing the chance of
light rain to the forecast area.

Highs on Saturday will be 10 to 12 degrees above normal for this
time of year, while highs on Sunday will be slightly below normal
with the clouds and light rain.

&&

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
As of 100 PM Thursday: The chance of light rain will continue Sunday
night into very early Monday as this system slowly slides off the
southeast coast. Behind this system, mid level heights will rise
from later Monday into Wednesday. This will lead to a tranquil
period until Thursday, when the chance of rain will return.

Highs will climb back to well above normal Tuesday through Thursday.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
At KCLT and elsewhere: VFR conditions expected through the TAF
period as high pressure builds in from the west tonight and moves
east of the area Friday. Winds have diminished but gusts will
continue at KAVL through the evening. Occasional light gusts will
be possible elsewhere. Light and variable to calm wind expected
overnight, light N at KAVL. Cirrus steadily increases overnight and
lingers into Friday. Winds pick up fro the S to SW by late morning
and continue into the afternoon with low end gusts are possible.

Outlook: A weak cold front crosses the area Saturday with the
potential for showers and restrictions across the mountains and
gusty shifting winds all areas. A low pressure system moves south of
the area Sunday and Monday with the potential for showers and
restrictions. Dry high pressure returns Tuesday.

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...Wind Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for GAZ010-017.
NC...Wind Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for NCZ048>053-058-
     059-062>065-505-507-509.
     High Wind Warning until 7 PM EST this evening for NCZ033-
     048>050-052-053-059-062>064-501-503.
SC...Wind Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for SCZ101>103.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...CP/RWH
SHORT TERM...SCW
LONG TERM...SCW
AVIATION...RWH
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 5:28 AM EST, 13 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
528 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ008>014-019-104>109-071030-
Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Alexander-Iredell-Davie-Catawba-Rowan-
Cleveland-Lincoln-Gaston-Mecklenburg-Cabarrus-Union-Greater Caldwell-
Greater Burke-Eastern McDowell-Greater Rutherford-Eastern Polk-
Cherokee-York-Anderson-Abbeville-Laurens-Chester-Greenwood-
Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-Central Greenville-
Southern Greenville-Northern Spartanburg-Southern Spartanburg-
528 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, Piedmont
North Carolina, western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

GAZ010-017-NCZ051-058-065-505-507-509-SCZ101>103-071030-
Rabun-Habersham-Swain-Graham-Henderson-McDowell Mountains-
Rutherford Mountains-Polk Mountains-Oconee Mountains-
Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-
528 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Georgia, western
North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

Please see the Special Weather Statement (SPSGSP) for details about
light snowfall along the Tennessee border this morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

NCZ050-071030-
Mitchell-
528 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW
3500 FEET...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Wind Warning.
   Wind Advisory.

Please see the Special Weather Statement (SPSGSP) for details about
light snowfall along the Tennessee border this morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

NCZ048-049-052-053-059-062>064-071030-
Madison-Yancey-Haywood-Buncombe-Northern Jackson-Macon-
Southern Jackson-Transylvania-
528 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING ABOVE
3500 FEET...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING BELOW
3500 FEET...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Wind Warning.
   Wind Advisory.

Please see the Special Weather Statement (SPSGSP) for details about
light snowfall along the Tennessee border this morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

NCZ033-501-503-071030-
Avery-Caldwell Mountains-Burke Mountains-
528 AM EST Thu Mar 6 2025

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western North Carolina.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   High Wind Warning.

Please see the Special Weather Statement (SPSGSP) for details about
light snowfall along the Tennessee border this morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

None.

PM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 6, 4:28 AM ESTHigh Wind WarningGSPAvery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Jackson and 5 more15 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.