Lake Wind Advisory
Expires 7:00 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Statement as of 12:03 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this
evening...
* locations... foothills and Piedmont of the Carolinas and
northeast Georgia.
* Hazards... windy conditions on area lakes.
* Timing... gusty northwest winds will develop early this afternoon
and will remain through early this evening. The strongest gusts
may occur during the mid afternoon.
* Winds... northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 to 40 mph.
* Impacts... conditions will be unsafe for boating on area lakes.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A lake Wind Advisory indicates that winds will cause rough chop
on area lakes. Small boats will be especially prone to capsizing.
Special Statement
Expires 3:30 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 3:22 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Increased fire danger from Sunday morning through Sunday
evening...
Gusty northwest winds will continue to usher in a very dry and
cold air mass across the area through the weekend. Very low
dewpoints will result in relative humidity falling to 15 to 25
percent Sunday afternoon across northeast Georgia... upstate South
Carolina... and the foothills... western Piedmont... and southern
mountains of North Carolina. Northwest winds of 10 to 15
mph... with gusts around 20 mph will combine with the low relative
humidity to enhance the potential for the spread of wildfire.
Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on whether
you can burn tomorrow. If you do burn... use extreme caution since
fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions.
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Fire Weather Warning
Expires 6:00 PM EST on February 11, 2012
Statement as of 12:08 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Red flag warning remains in effect until 6 PM EST this evening
for gusty winds and dry conditions for the upstate of South
Carolina and northeast Georgia...
A red flag warning remains in effect until 6 PM EST this evening.
* Locations... the upstate of South Carolina and northeast
Georgia.
* Timing... noon to 6 PM today.
* Winds... northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Humidity... rapidly falling to as low as 22 percent by mid
afternoon.
* Fuel moisture... will continue to dry as no rainfall is
expected with the cold frontal passage.
* Impacts... wild fire potential will increase this afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds... low relative humidity... and warm temperatures will
create explosive fire growth potential.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 12:21 PM EST on February 11, 2012
The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 0
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home Page at weather.Gov/gsp
********************storm total snowfall********************
Location storm total time/date comments
snowfall of
/inches/ measurement
North Carolina
... Avery County...
Newland 1.0 1215 PM 2/11 911 call center
... Buncombe County...
Asheville T 1218 PM 2/11 911 call center
... Haywood County...
Waynesville 0.5 1211 PM 2/11 in the city limits
... Madison County...
8 N Mars Hill 2.0 1207 PM 2/11 911 call center
Marshall 1.0 1205 PM 2/11 911 call center
... Mitchell County...
Bakersville 1.0 1214 PM 2/11 911 call center
... Swain County...
Bryson City T 1217 PM 2/11 911 call center
... Yancey County...
Burnsville 1.0 1213 PM 2/11 911 call center
