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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Feb 11, 2006, 3:54 AM EST for 42 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 11, 2006, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2006, 3:54 AM EST (08:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2006, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2006, 9:27 PM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 42 counties
Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Murray County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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
- 2314 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 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 110854 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 354 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>047-052>055-057-111700- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.060211T2000Z-060212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 354 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG LOW MOVE PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM SOUTH GEORGIA...ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW ABOUT LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 110957 CCA NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 455 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>047-052>055-057-111815- /O.COR.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.060211T2000Z-060212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 455 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST FROM SOUTH GEORGIA...ACROSS THE CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW ABOUT LOOSE...UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 112101 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 401 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>047-052>055-057-120500- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 401 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS ADVISORY IN EFFECT GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN...TO MCDONOUGH...TO MONROE...TO ATHENS. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW ABOUT LOOSE... UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE. IN ADDITION...THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT CHOP ON AREA LAKES. BOATERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 120227 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 927 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>047-052>055-057-120330- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060212T0500Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-HARALSON-CARROLL- DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 927 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HOWEVER...WINDS ACROSS THE AREA MAY CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | FFC | Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee and 23 more | 14 hr |
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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.