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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2007, 3:42 AM EST for 56 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Feb 22, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2007, 3:42 AM EST (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 56 counties
Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Butts 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, Greene County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Towns County, GA, Troup County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilkes County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 222 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KFFC 220842 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 342 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>060-066>068-070-221645- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.070222T1700Z-070223T0000Z/ 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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-LAMAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 342 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY AREA IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO MONTICELLO TO WASHINGTON. AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS TODAY...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES. THIS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 221638 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1138 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>060-066>068-070-230000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.070222T1700Z-070223T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-LAMAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 1138 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY AREA IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO MONTICELLO TO WASHINGTON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 OR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 221938 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 238 PM EST THU FEB 22 2007 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>060-066>068-070-230000- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070223T0000Z/ 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-OGLETHORPE-WILKES- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-LAMAR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 238 PM EST THU FEB 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE ADVISORY AREA IS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO MONTICELLO TO WASHINGTON. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE STATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2:09 PM EST | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 5 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.