Weather Outlook for Tuesday, January 29, 2013
High pressure over the area will weaken and move farther east today. A strong cold front will move across Macon County tomorrow followed by an area of high pressure on Thursday. Another frontal system is expected to approach our area Friday.
Today: A chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Hazardous Weather Outlook: None expected today. A Flood Watch and High Wind Watch has been issued for all day tomorrow. See below for more information on the severe weather event expected for tomorrow.
Wednesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 61. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: Rain showers likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 2am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
***High Wind Watch***
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
320 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...
DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS WEDNESDAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT TOWARD THE APPALACHIANS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS APPROACHING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AROUND DAYBREAK...AND SHOWER COVERAGE ALONG THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY BE SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS...BUT ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS MAY ALSO CHANNEL THE HIGHER WINDS TO THE GROUND IN THE LOWER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TURN SHARPLY WEST BEHIND THE FRONT LATE DAY...BUT WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUING UNTIL AT LEAST MIDNIGHT.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS RABUN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
* HAZARDS...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AROUND DAYBREAK ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN STRONG TO DAMAGING THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH...BECOMING WEST WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE AND UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
***Flood Watch***
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
338 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013
...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY...
.A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO SWEEP WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL SUPPORT AN I DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS UPSLOPE WINDS STRENGTHEN. A BROAD BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND RUNOFF.
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...RABUN. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...HENDERSON...MACON...NORTHERN JACKSON...SOUTHERN JACKSON AND TRANSYLVANIA.
* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASING AREA OF RAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. A PASSING STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SUPPORT A BROAD BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE FORECAST TO PRODUCE 2 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...ESPECIALLY THE HEADWATERS OF THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER.
MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE STEADY RISES FOLLOWING THE HEAVY RAIN. IN ADDITION...FLOODING OF LOW LYING OR OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE. THE FRONT AND ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO SWEEP EAST OF THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
No comments:
Post a Comment