1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 10, 3:40 AM EST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 340 AM EST SUN MAR 10 2002 COLD FRONT IS THROUGH THE REGION...WITH SKIES CLEAR IN ALL BUT A SMALL PART OF THE TN BORDER COUNTIES. HOWEVER...A SECONDARY COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION BETWEEN 15 AND 18 UTC. THIS SHOWS UP PARTICULARLY WELL ON THE ETA AT H8. IN FACT...SOME 50 KT WNDS AT THIS LEVEL CAN BE FOUND IN THE MTNS AND THE NC FOOTHILLS AND NRN PIEDMONT. GENERALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS...AND AS THE MIXED LAYER BECOMES A LITTLE DEEPER THIS MORNING...SOME FAIRLY STRONG GUSTS MIX DOWN. THUS...WHILE SUSTAINED WNDS WL NOT MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA...EXPECT SEVERAL 45 MPH GUSTS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS DURING THE LATE MORNING. ALSO...AS DWPTS CRASH INTO THE TEENS AND TEMPS STALL IN THE M50S TO NEAR 60 BY LATE MORNING...RH/S FALL INTO THE LOW 20S AND UPPER TEENS. CALLS TO RAWS SITES SHOW THAT 10 HR FUEL STICK MOISTURE ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA IS IN THE MID 20S. THUS...EVEN W/TWO METEOROLOGICAL CRITERIA WELL MET...IT IS A LITTLE TOO MOIST FOR A RED FLAG WARNING. HOWEVER...WL HIGHLIGHT CONCERNS IN FWF AND TRY TO COORDINATE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES LATER THIS MORNING. NEXT CONCERN IS SHORT WAVE THAT CROSS THE REGION TUE. TIMING IS A LITTLE FASTER TDA...BUT THE BASIC IDEA OF PCPN BEGINNING AROUND 6 UTC AND LASTING UNTIL THE EARLY AFTN TUE IS STILL ON TRACK. ONE NEW WRINKLE I WL INTRODUCE IS CHANCE OF SN/FZRA IN THE NRN MTNS EARLY TUE AS SFC WET BULBS HOWEVER AROUND FREEZING AT THE ONSET IN THE NRN MTNS. 1000-850 THICKNESSES ARE A LITTLE HIGH FOR SNOW (NOT SO JUST N OF THE CWA) BUT WL ALSO MENTION SOME SNOW MIX AS WELL. THE REST OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS GOOD. UPPED TEMPS A FEW DEG WED-FRI AS H8 TEMPS ARE REALLY LOOKING WARM ON THE GSM...BUT NO CHANGES OTRW. THANKS RNK FOR ONLINE COORDINATION THIS MORNING. FCSTID = 14 GSP 61 26 59 39 / 0 0 0 30 AND 62 25 60 40 / 0 0 0 30 CLT 61 27 59 39 / 0 0 0 30 HKY 56 24 57 37 / 0 0 0 40 AVL 53 23 56 35 / 0 0 0 40 .GSP... GA...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY FOR ZONES GAZ010...GAZ017. NC...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY FOR ZONES NCZ033>037...NCZ048>059...NCZ062>067. SC...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY FOR ZONES SCZ001>003. MCAVOY
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds following a cold front resulted in some downed trees and power lines.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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