Description: Very windy conditions expected Wednesday through Wednesday night. low pressure will rapidly strengthen off the mid atlantic coast on Wednesday.
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Northwest winds across the western carolinas and northeast Georgia will increase through the day and will remain strong into Wednesday night. Wind gusts will likely peak Wednesday afternoon and will gradually weaken during the overnight hours.
High wind watch in effect from Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night. The National Weather Service in greenville-spartanburg has issued a high wind watch, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through late Wednesday night.
Very strong northwest winds will develop across the region on Wednesday and continue for most of Wednesday night. Sustained wind speeds will peak during the afternoon and evening hours, ranging from 30 to 40 mph.
Damaging wind gusts may develop by mid day and remain into the early morning hours on Thursday. Peak gusts are forecast to exceed 60 mph.
Recent widespread precipitation events and cool temperatures has kept soil conditions across the region nearly saturated. In addition, most of the western carolinas and northeast Georgia will experience a hard freeze tonight, further loosening the soil.
The combination of unstable soil conditions and strong gusty winds could result in significant damage to trees and power lines.
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Source: Storm tracks and forecasted paths derived from data provided by the National Hurricane Center. Cloud cover imagery provided by NERC Satellite Station, University of Dundee via the European Meteosat satellite system operated by EUMETSAT. Base imagery courtesy of NASA. Forecast models data compiled by and retrieved from the South Florida Water Management District. Cloud cover may be delayed up to 6 hours and is meant only as a guide.