Alert archive / Georgia / Wind Advisories in 2005
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Nov 28, 2005, 10:54 AM EST for 11 counties in Georgia. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 28, 2005, 10:54 AM EST (15:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2005, 3:25 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:54 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, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KFFC 281554 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1054 AM EST MON NOV 28 2005 GAZ001-002-005>009-013>016-290215- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.051128T1554Z-051129T1100Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 1054 AM EST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 METERS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 METERS IN THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. STRONG LOW-LEVEL WINDS OF AROUND 50 MPH ARE LOCATED ABOUT 3000 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ARE ABOVE THIS LEVEL...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL EASILY SEE STRONG WINDS MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS THE UPPER SYSTEM APPROACHES. IN ADDITION...WITH STEADY RAINFALL THAT HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...SOILS THAT ARE NOT ALREADY SATURATED WILL QUICKLY DO SO. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE TREES AND POWER LINES MORE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 282049 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 349 PM EST MON NOV 28 2005 GAZ001-002-005>009-013>016-290500- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1100Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 349 PM EST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 METERS... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 METERS IN THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STRONG LOW-LEVEL WINDS OF AROUND 50 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW-LEVEL JET ARE LOCATED ABOUT 3000 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ARE ABOVE THIS LEVEL...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL EASILY SEE STRONG WINDS MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. IN ADDITION...WITH RAINFALL THAT FELL LAST NIGHT AND TODAY...AND WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...SOILS THAT ARE NOT ALREADY SATURATED WILL QUICKLY DO SO. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE TREES AND POWER LINES MORE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 282103 CCA NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 402 PM EST MON NOV 28 2005 GAZ001-002-005>009-013>016-290530- /O.COR.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1100Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 402 PM EST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET IN THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STRONG LOW-LEVEL WINDS OF AROUND 50 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW-LEVEL JET ARE LOCATED ABOUT 3000 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ARE ABOVE THIS LEVEL...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL EASILY SEE STRONG WINDS MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. IN ADDITION...WITH RAINFALL THAT FELL LAST NIGHT AND TODAY...AND WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING...SOILS THAT ARE NOT ALREADY SATURATED WILL QUICKLY DO SO. THIS WILL LIKELY MAKE TREES AND POWER LINES MORE VULNERABLE TO THE HIGH WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 290248 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 948 PM EST MON NOV 28 2005 GAZ001-002-005>009-013>016-291100- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1100Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 948 PM EST MON NOV 28 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST TUESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN GEORGIA. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. STRONG LOW-LEVEL WINDS OF AROUND 45 MPH ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW-LEVEL JET ARE LOCATED ABOUT 3500 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ARE ABOVE THIS LEVEL. SOME OF THIS STRONG WIND IS BEING MIXED DOWN TO LOWER LEVELS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SINCE SOILS ARE MOIST...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE A FEW TREES TO FALL WHICH MAY RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 290825 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 325 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2005 GAZ001-002-005>009-013>016-290930- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051129T1100Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON- LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 325 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. OBSERVATIONS FROM THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS INDICATE THAT WIND GUSTS HAVE GENERALLY FALLEN BELOW 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TODAY ACROSS THIS AREA. $$
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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.