Cold in Georgia, January 7 to 8, 2015

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
643 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED FROM NORTH TEXAS TO
MISSOURI TONIGHT WILL SLIDE ACROSS OUR REGION THURSDAY THEN MOVE
OFFSHORE. EXPECT THIS FRONT TO STALL OUT ACROSS FLORIDA AND WEAK
WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ALONG THE FRONT INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS OUR
REGION.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
AS OF 640 PM...REGIONAL RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS SHOW THERE HAS
BEEN AN INCREASE IN SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE MTNS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING. EXPECT THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF
THE SHOWERS HAVE REACHED THEIR MAXIMUM...AND GRADUAL DIMINISHING
WILL TAKE PLACE WITH ALL ACTIVITY OVER BY MIDNIGHT. CANNOT RULE OUT
SMALL ACCUMS WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS FALL GIVEN THE COLD
TEMPS. SPOTTY SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS CANNOT BE RULED OUT AS WELL.
WILL CONTINUE THE SPS MENTION TO COVER THIS ACTIVITY. CLOUDS HAVE
INCREASED AND WILL LINGER AS WELL. THE VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THRU THE EVENING AND SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. STILL
CANNOT RULE OUT SOME WARNING CRITERIA WIND CHILLS ACROSS THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS...BUT MOST AREAS WILL SEE ADVISORY LEVEL VALUES. CURRENT
LOWS STILL LOOK ON TRACK.

ELSEWHERE...MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTH
AND EAST OF THE AREA WITH CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. STILL EXPECT WIND CHILL VALUES TO BE NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS.
CURRENT LOWS STILL LOOK ON TRACK.

AT 230 PM EST WEDNESDAY...A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER
THE EASTERN USA THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG SHORTWAVE MOVING INTO THE
BASE OF THE TROUGH WAS APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS FROM THE
NW. RADAR RETURNS SHOW LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE NC
MOUNTAINS FROM THE NW...AND MODEL TIME HEIGHTS SUGGEST THIS WILL
CONTINUE...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE AS DRYING OCCURS FROM ALOFT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN AROUND ONE INCH ON THE HIGHER
PEAKS NEAR THE TN BORDER.

WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EAST OF A STRONG GREAT PLAINS
RIDGE...WINDS WILL STAY UP THROUGH THIS EVENING...THE WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REACH OF EXCEED
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE NC MOUNTAINS...PERHAPS APPROACHING WARNING
CRITERIA IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA
WILL LIKELY BE MET IN THE NC FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AN THE SC AND
GA MOUNTAINS...AND WILL BE APPROACHED IN THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
OF UPSTATE SC AND NE GA. THE CURRENT WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL
CONTINUE. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RUN AROUND 20 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL...AND THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR COLD WAVE WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE AS WELL.

ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS ON
THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A RELAXED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND RATHER LIGHT
WINDS. HIGH TEMPERATURES AREA EXPECTED TO RUN AROUND 20 TO 25
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...WHICH IS BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MUCH THE
AREA...THUS PROLONGING THE COLD WAVE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM WED...THE INITIAL ARCTIC HIGH WILL DRIFT OFF THE EAST
COAST THU NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER WEAK CLIPPER ENTERS THE UPPER
TROUGH...WHICH ITSELF USHERS IN ANOTHER ARCTIC SFC HIGH FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY. PARTIAL THICKNESSES INCREASE THRU FRIDAY BEFORE
DIPPING AGAIN...BOTTOMING OUT SATURDAY MORNING. THOUGH THE INCOMING
AIRMASS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS COLD IT WILL MAINTAIN DIURNAL TEMPS
ON THE ORDER OF 10 DEGREES BELOW CLIMO BOTH FRI AND SAT...AND THE
COLD WAVE WORDING IN THE HWO WILL BE MAINTAINED.

DEWPOINTS WILL REBOUND SLIGHTLY ON LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW THU NIGHT
BEFORE AGAIN TANKING WITHIN THE INCOMING CONTINENTAL AIRMASS. THOUGH
DEEP MOISTURE IS LACKING AND THE SIGNIFICANT UPPER FORCING ASSOC WITH
THE CLIPPER WILL BE TO OUR NORTH...THE ASSOCIATED NW FLOW IMPLIES A
FEW FLURRIES ARE LIKELY IN THE MTNS FRI AFTN/EVENING. CONTINUED LOW
MINIMUM RH VALUES EACH AFTN SUGGEST SOME ELEVATED WILDFIRE RISK WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND DESPITE GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. SEE FIRE WX
DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AS OF 230 PM WEDNESDAY...THE MEDIUM RANGE FCST PERIOD INITIALIZES
SATURDAY EVENING AMIDST DEVELOPING SPLIT FLOW REGIME ALOFT.  AT
SURFACE...COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WILL PERSIST AS THE
PARENT HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES ACROSS THE CENTRAL APPS.  OPERATIONAL
MODELS STILL EXHIBIT SOME INCONSISTENCIES REGARDING CAD
DEVELOPMENT/STRENGTH INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE GFS YIELDING A
MORE CLASSICAL CAD SETUP WITH CRITICAL THICKNESS VALUES EXTENDING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE MIDLANDS/LOW COUNTRY OF SC.  MEANWHILE...THE NEW
12Z ECMWF CONTINUES ITS PREVIOUS TREND WITH A WEAKER POSSIBLY HYBRID
CAD LEADING TO SLIGHTLY WARMER THERMAL PROFILES.  MODELS RH FOR BOTH
THE ABOVE MENTIONED SOURCES INDICATE SOME UPGLIDE BEING A
POSSIBILITY EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING AS PREVIOUSLY FCST.
HOWEVER...THE BULK OF THE PRECIP SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 20 THROUGH DAYBREAK.  THAT SAID...POPS WILL INCREASE
SLIGHTLY JUST AHEAD OF SUNRISE LEADING TO A FEW HOURS OF FZRA BEING
A POSSIBILITY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85.  LITTLE TO NO IMPACT
IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

MODELS TEND TO LEAN TOWARDS A CONSENSUS REGARDING THE PERSISTENCE OF
THE CAD THROUGH MIDWEEK...HOWEVER WEAKER THUS WARMER.  AS POPS
REMAIN ELEVATED DUE TO UPGLIDE PRECIP ATOP THE WEDGE...TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL DIURNALLY TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING LEVELS ON MONDAY
MORNING.  THEREFORE THE FCST ONCE AGAIN FEATURES FZRA ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 IN WESTERN NC WHERE SURFACE TEMPS REMAIN
SUPPORTIVE.  MODELS CONTINUE WITH A WARMING TREND AS UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING CAD EROSION PERSISTS INTO MIDWEEK.  THEREFORE DUE TO
CONTINUED POPS AND LOW CONFIDENCE REGARDING ANY PYTPE
CONCERNS...FCST FEATURES ALL LIQUID PRECIP THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
LASTLY...ITS WORTH MENTIONING THE RECENT MODEL CONSISTENCY OF THE
ECMWF REGARDING POTENTIAL HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER TROF OVER THE TN
VALLEY...AND MILLER A SURFACE PATTERN LEADING INTO THURSDAY.  LOTS
OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS THUS FCST FEATURES CONTINUED POPS IN THE FORM
OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AND RAIN ELSEWHERE ON
THURSDAY MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
AT KCLT...VFR. HIGH LEVEL CIGS WILL GRADUALLY DEPART AS AN ARCTIC AIR
SETTLES SOUTH OVER THE PLAINS. GUSTY NLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MOST OF THE NIGHT DUE TO A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS AND THE ATLANTIC. WINDS MAY VEER TO THE NE
AFTER DAYBREAK BUT WINDS AND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH GREATLY. IN FACT...
WINDS BECOME SLY FOR THE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST OF
THE AREA...BUT SPEEDS REMAIN LIGHT.

ELSEWHERE...GENERALLY VFR. SOME MVFR AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OR
FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE AT KAVL EARLY THIS EVENING IN MOIST NW
FLOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER...CIGS SHUD REMAIN VFR THRU THE
EVENING BEFORE MOISTURE DIMINISHES AND SKIES CLEAR. ELSEWHERE...HIGH
CLOUDS GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
MOVED SOUTH OVER THE PLAINS. GUSTY N TO NW WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT EAST OF THE
GREAT PLAINS HIGH. WINDS WILL VEER TO N TO NE AFTER DAYBREAK WITH
WINDS AND GUSTS DIMINISHING GREATLY. LIGHT SLY WINDS EXPECTED FOR
THE AFTERNOON.

OUTLOOK...A DRY ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WORK WEEK. CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN VFR THRU FRIDAY. RESTRICTIONS
MAY RETURN THIS WEEKEND AS GULF MOISTURE BUILDS BACK OVER THE
REGION.

CONFIDENCE TABLE...

            23-05Z        05-11Z        11-17Z        17-18Z
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 SCHEDULED TAF ISSUANCE FLIGHT RULE CATEGORY. COMPLETE HOURLY
EXPERIMENTAL AVIATION FORECAST CONSISTENCY TABLES AND ENSEMBLE FORECASTS
ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: (MUST BE LOWER CASE)

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GSP/AVIATION_TABLES

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DRY ARCTIC AIR WILL FILL IN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...ESSENTIALLY
REMAINING IN PLACE INTO THE WEEKEND. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL MEAN STILL
COLDER TEMPERATURES THURSDAY...THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL BECOME
EXTREMELY DRY. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 25-30 PERCENT
RANGE TODAY...WITH POCKETS BELOW 25. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THRU THIS
AFTN...10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH /HIGHER IN THE MTNS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH/. ON THURSDAY...MIN RH VALUES IN THE LOWER
20S ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...DIPPING EVEN LOWER FRIDAY
/INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN MANY SPOTS/ AS TEMPERATURES REBOUND AND
ANOTHER DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS ARRIVES. THOUGH WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY
LIGHT...FINE FUELS WILL POTENTIALLY BECOME QUITE DRY AS THE WEEK
PROGRESSES...WITH NO ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST.
FIRE DANGER DOES NOT PRESENTLY WARRANT A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...MOSTLY
ON ACCOUNT OF THE LIGHT WINDS...BUT A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE
ISSUED AT SOME POINT IN COLLABORATION WITH FORESTRY OFFICIALS.

&&

.CLIMATE...
RECORD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY...JANUARY 8TH...

GSP   5 1970
CLT   8 1970
AVL  -1 1970

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY...JANUARY 8TH...

GSP  24 1970
CLT  21 1970
AVL  13 1970

&&

.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR GAZ010-017.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY
     FOR GAZ018-026-028-029.
NC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR NCZ033-048>053-
     058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY
     FOR NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-510.
SC...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR SCZ001>003.
     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY
     FOR SCZ004>014-019.

&&

SYNOPSIS...DEO
NEAR TERM...JAT/RWH
SHORT TERM...WIMBERLEY
LONG TERM...CDG
AVIATION...RWH
FIRE WEATHER...
CLIMATE...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
319 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015

GAZ010-017-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-
SCZ001>003-082030-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-
PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
319 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

FURTHERMORE...AS ARCTIC AIR REMAINS OVER THE REGION...DAILY
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE 10 DEGREES OR
MORE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. THOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW. FUEL
MOISTURES MAY BECOME VERY LOW BY THAT TIME AS WELL. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY.
..FRIDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE.
..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

GAZ018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-056-057-068>072-082-502-504-506-508-
510-SCZ004>014-019-082030-
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-
GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-
CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
319 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

FURTHERMORE...AS ARCTIC AIR REMAINS OVER THE REGION...DAILY
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE 10 DEGREES OR
MORE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

..THURSDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE. THOUGH WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW. FUEL
MOISTURES MAY BECOME VERY LOW BY THAT TIME AS WELL. DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST INTO SATURDAY.
..FRIDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE.
..SATURDAY...WILDFIRE DANGER POSSIBLE.
..SUNDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..MONDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
..TUESDAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

NONE.

WIMBERLEY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
645 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ035>037-053-056-057-059-062>065-
068>072-082-501>510-SCZ001>014-019-080400-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-
DAVIE-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAYTON...PINE MOUNTAIN...
MOUNTAIN CITY...CORNELIA...BALDWIN...DEMOREST...CLARKESVILLE...
TOCCOA...ROYSTON...LAVONIA...FRANKLIN SPRINGS...CANON...
HARTWELL...REED CREEK...ELBERTON...BETHLEHEM...TAYLORSVILLE...
STONY POINT...STATESVILLE...MOORESVILLE...MOCKSVILLE...
ASHEVILLE...HICKORY...NEWTON...ST. STEPHENS...SALISBURY...
CULLOWHEE...SYLVA...FRANKLIN...HIGHLANDS...CASHIERS...BREVARD...
HENDERSONVILLE...FLETCHER...EAST FLAT ROCK...ETOWAH...SHELBY...
KINGS MOUNTAIN...LINCOLNTON...GASTONIA...CHARLOTTE...CONCORD...
KANNAPOLIS...MONROE...INDIAN TRAIL...WEDDINGTON...TRINITY...
WALHALLA...WESTMINSTER...NINE TIMES...PUMPKINTOWN...
ROCKY BOTTOM...CAESARS HEAD...CLEVELAND...GOWENSVILLE...
MARIETTA...TIGERVILLE...SENECA...EASLEY...CLEMSON...GREENVILLE...
TAYLORS...GREER...MAULDIN...SIMPSONVILLE...BEREA...SPARTANBURG...
GAFFNEY...ROCK HILL...ANDERSON...ABBEVILLE...CALHOUN FALLS...
LAURENS...CLINTON...UNION...CHESTER...GREAT FALLS...GREENWOOD
645 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015

...SIGNIFICANT COLD WAVE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK...

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND WILL PERSIST
INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK ARE
FORECAST TO RUN 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS. IN
FACT...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AND THURSDAY SHOULD YIELD THE COLDEST
CONDITIONS SINCE THE COLD WAVE OF LAST JANUARY.

AS THE CASE A YEAR AGO...THE LINGERING FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY FREEZE UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES...DAMAGE UNDRAINED
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS...AND RESULT IN A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON PONDS
AND ALONG STREAM BANKS. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD PREPARE
FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES OR BRIEF POWER DISRUPTIONS DURING
PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE MAY WANT TO CHECK ON
THEIR MORE VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS...POSSIBLY SUPPLYING EXTRA
BLANKETS...HEATERS...OR OFFER A HEATED SHELTER. ANY UNHEATED
OUTSIDE WATER SUPPLY FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL FREEZE AND WILL
REMAIN FROZEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

NCZ033-048>052-058-080400-
AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANNER ELK...NEWLAND...ELK PARK...
CROSSNORE...SUGAR MOUNTAIN...MARS HILL...MARSHALL...HOT SPRINGS...
BURNSVILLE...SPRUCE PINE...BRYSON CITY...WAYNESVILLE...CANTON...
LAKE JUNALUSKA...ROBBINSVILLE
645 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015

...LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL CAUSING SLICK ROADS NEAR THE
TENNESSEE BORDER...
...COLD WAVE CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY...

BRISK UPSLOPE WINDS BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ARE DRIVING LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS ON THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH CAROLINA ALONG THE TENNESSEE BORDER. WHILE MOST AREAS WILL
ONLY SEE A DUSTING...A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH OF
TOTAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE SNOW HAS
BEEN REPORTED AS COVERING ROADS IN SPOTS...MAINLY AT HIGH
ELEVATIONS. DRIVERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN WHEN
ENCOUNTERING SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK ARE FORECAST TO RUN
10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW CLIMATE NORMALS. IN FACT...TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY SHOULD YIELD THE COLDEST CONDITIONS SINCE THE
COLD WAVE OF LAST JANUARY.

AS THE CASE A YEAR AGO...THE LINGERING FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL
LIKELY FREEZE UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES...DAMAGE UNDRAINED
SPRINKLER SYSTEMS...AND RESULT IN A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON PONDS
AND ALONG STREAM BANKS. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD PREPARE
FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES OR BRIEF POWER DISRUPTIONS DURING
PERIODS OF PEAK DEMAND. IN ADDITION...PEOPLE MAY WANT TO CHECK ON
THEIR MORE VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS...POSSIBLY SUPPLYING EXTRA
BLANKETS...HEATERS...OR OFFER A HEATED SHELTER. ANY UNHEATED
OUTSIDE WATER SUPPLY FOR PETS AND LIVESTOCK WILL FREEZE AND WILL
REMAIN FROZEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS.