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NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 6, 2:01 PM EST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 301 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)... SCT SH/TS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE LEE OF THE MTNS WITH ISO CONVECTION EAST. TEMPERATURES HAVE REACHED THE U80S TO AROUND 90 WITH DWPTS IN THE MID TO U60S. LAPS INDICATES THAT EAST OF THE MTNS CAPES HAVE POOLED TO 3K J/KG WITH LITTLE TO NO CIN. NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT ENVIRONMENTAL WINDS ARE VERY LIGHT WITH 0-6 KM STM MTN REMAINING LESS THAN 5 KTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT THAT THE GREATEST COVERAGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE MTNS AND FOOTHILLS WITH THE PIEDMONT BECOMING SCT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY SH OR TS THAT DEVELOPS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN. PW/S SHOULD REMAIN >1.5 WITH K-INDEX >40 THIS EVENING...STATIONARY STORMS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR FLASH FLOODING. MODERATELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...ISO SVR HAIL AND WIND EVENT WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE UNTIL AFTER SUNSET. WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AND RESIDUAL SEA BREEZE MOISTURE...CHANCES FOR FOG DEVELOPING LOOK HIGH FOR TONIGHT. WILL FORECAST AREAS OF DENSE MTN VALLEY FOG WITH PATCHY FOG EAST. NAM AND GFS SHOW VERY LITTLE CHANGE FOR TOMORROW...WITH TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN REACHING THE U80S TO L90S AND DWPTS IN THE U60S. IN ADDITION...WEAK H5 S/W MOVES IN FROM THE WEST HELPING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BROAD LEE TROF DURING THE AFTERNOON. WILL AGAIN ADVERTISE SCT SH/TS WITH GREATEST FAVORED ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE CWA WED AND THU WITH PERSISTENT SE FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF ATLANTIC RIDGE. WILL FOLLOW MOS AND FORECAST A GRADUAL LOWERING OF AFTERNOON MAXES. WILL CONTINUE FORECAST OF A CHC EACH DAY FOR SH/TS. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... AXIS OF UPPER RIDGE REMAINS TO OUR EAST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS KEEPS A MOIST SLY TO SELY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. RIDGE WEAKENS AND FLOW BECOMES MORE ZONAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY SHIFTING THE FLOW MORE SWLY. HOWEVER HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTENT CONTINUES. MAIN FORCING MECHANISM WILL BE DIURNAL HEATING AND WEAK OROGRAPHICS. GIVEN THE EXPECTED TEMPS/DEW POINTS...AFT/EVE CONVECTION IS EXPECTED EACH DAY. TEMPS START OUT NEAR NORMAL THEN SLOWLY RISE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. && .AVIATION... ATMOS QUITE UNSTABLE WITH CONVECTION FIRING ALONG THE RIDGES ATTM. EXPECT CONVECTION TO FIRE AND/OR MOVE OFF THE RIDGES INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT...AND UPSTATE/NE GA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP VCTS ALL SITES AND INCLUDE EARLY TEMPO FOR THUNDER AT KAVL WHERE CELLS ARE CLOSING IN. VCTS ENDS ABOUT 02Z...THEN FOG BECOMES THE MAIN THREAT. HAVE GONE CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE WITH ALL SITES BECOMING MFVR...THEN TEMPO IFR KHKY/KAND. ANY RAINFALL AT ANY OF THE SITES WILL LIKELY MEAN IFR OR WORSE. THE MAIN CHANGE I MADE TO PERSISTENCE IS KAVL. LOTS OF VALLEY FOG LAST NITE EVEN IN FRENCH BROAD. KAVL STARTED TO SOCK IN...THEN LIFTED TO AND REMAINED AT MVFR. WITH RAIN LIKELY THERE...AND MDLS INDICATING IFR...WENT WITH PREDOMINANT IFR AND TEMPO LIFR NEAR SUNRISE. ANOTHER FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THE OVERNIGHT ATLANTIC MOISTURE MOVING TOWARD KCLT. THIS REMAINED WELL EAST OF KCLT LAST NIGHT...AND MDLS KEEP IT EAST OF THERE TONIGHT...BUT IT DOES COME CLOSE. THIS WOULD PRODUCE LIFR CONDITIONS IF IT MADE IN...BUT MENTIONING IT MAINLY AS A HEADS UP FOR NOW. && .GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... GA...NONE. NC...NONE. SC...NONE. && SHORT TERM...NED LONG TERM...RWH AVIATION...RWH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 612 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ033>037-048>059-062>072-082- SCZ001>014-019-071012- RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-AVERY-CALDWELL- ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-MCDOWELL-BURKE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON- MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK-RUTHERFORD- CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION- OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS- GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG- CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 612 AM EDT MON JUN 6 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COUPLE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OR HAIL...ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY DAILY CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN ALL THIS WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
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0315 PM HAIL HENDERSONVILLE 35.32N 82.46W
06/06/2005 0.88 INCH HENDERSON NC COUNTY OFFICIAL
AS OF 321 PM...HAIL WAS STILL FALLING.
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NEDPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
355 PM EDT MON JUN 06 2005
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0330 PM HAIL 5 N MORGANTON 35.81N 81.70W
06/06/2005 0.75 INCH BURKE NC LAW ENFORCEMENT
HAIL AT LEAST PENNY SIZE REPORTED BY CHESTERFIELD FIRE
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RWHThe Greer radar (KGSP), 26 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:15 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree and power line down off highway 9 in the Lake Bowen area. Large limbs down close to town.
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