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Frost Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA

October 28, 200552 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this frost advisory at Oct 28, 2005, 2:48 PM EDT for 52 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 29, 2005, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 28, 2005, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 29, 2005, 2:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 29, 2005, 8:00 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Atlanta, GA
All 52 counties

Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Hancock County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Harris County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA

The radar

The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 57 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2005-10-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2005-10-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KFFC 281848
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
248 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2005

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

.CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS WILL BRING AREAS OF FROST TO
PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT.

GAZ023>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078-079-081>084-290300-
/X.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.051029T0600Z-051029T1200Z/
HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-
GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-
DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-
TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-
CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...
GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON
248 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2005

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY. 

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING LIGHT
WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES TO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S...AND
AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A LINE FROM
HAMILTON IN HARRIS COUNTY TO MACON IN BIBB COUNTY TO LOUISVILLE IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY. AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN
IN POLK COUNTY TO CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY TO CLEVELAND IN WHITE
COUNTY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FROST ADVISORY AS THEY HAVE ALREADY
HAS FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS FALL AND THEIR GROWING SEASON HAS
ENDED.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING
THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED
TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT
OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 290224
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1024 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2005

GAZ023>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078-079-081>084-290800-
/X.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.051029T0600Z-051029T1200Z/
HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-
GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-
DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-
TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-
CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...
GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON
1024 PM EDT FRI OCT 28 2005

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
 
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING. WITH LIGHT WINDS
AND CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S. AREAS
OF FROST ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON IN
HARRIS COUNTY TO MACON IN BIBB COUNTY TO LOUISVILLE IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY.

AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM CEDARTOWN IN POLK COUNTY TO
CUMMING IN FORSYTH COUNTY TO CLEVELAND IN WHITE COUNTY ARE NOT
INCLUDED IN THE FROST ADVISORY AS THEY HAVE ALREADY HAS FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THIS FALL AND THEIR GROWING SEASON HAS ENDED.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING
THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED
TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT
OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

$$
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 290730
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
330 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2005

GAZ023>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078-079-081>084-291200-
/X.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051029T1200Z/
HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-
GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-HARALSON-CARROLL-
DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-
TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-
JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-
MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-
CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...
GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON
330 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2005

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING
THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS ARE ADVISED
TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT
OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.