Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this red flag warning at Nov 7, 2007, 2:36 AM EST for 6 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 7, 2007, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2007, 2:36 AM EST (07:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 7, 2007, 12:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Counties Elbert County, GA, Franklin County, GA, Habersham County, GA, Hart County, GA, Rabun County, GA, Stephens County, GA
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:38 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 2597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS82 KGSP 070736 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 236 AM EST WED NOV 7 2007 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-071545- /O.UPG.KGSP.FW.A.0018.071107T1700Z-071108T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGSP.FW.W.0035.071107T1700Z-071108T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 236 AM EST WED NOV 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY...EXTREMELY DRY AIR WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...THIS WILL CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS82 KGSP 071816 RFWGSP RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 116 PM EST WED NOV 7 2007 GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-080000- /O.CON.KGSP.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-071108T0000Z/ RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 116 PM EST WED NOV 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY...EXTREMELY DRY AIR WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...THIS WILL CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ MCAVOY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Nov 7, 12:39 AM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 12:39 AM EST, 1 hour 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1239 AM EST WED NOV 7 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
COLD...DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION INTO THURSDAY. A
WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE REBUILDING OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE TRENDS ARE IN LINE WITH THE LATEST LAMP
GUIDANCE WHICH SHOULD PUT OVERNIGHT LOWS VERY NEAR THE FREEZING MARK
IN THE PIEDMONT. NO CHANGES TO THE FREEZE WARNING ARE NEEDED. IR
IMAGERY REVEALS SOME SUB 850 MB MOISTURE SLIDING SOUTHWARD WEST OF
THE MTN CHAIN TOWARD THE NRN NC MTNS LATE THIS EVENING. A FEW MORE
CLOUDS ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE NRN MTNS...BUT UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD
BE TOO WEAK TO WRING OUT ANY SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LIMITED MOISTURE
ACROSS NW NC OVERNIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/...
AS OF 200 PM EST TUESDAY...COOL AND HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD OVER THE REGION ON WED. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ON WED LOOK LIKE
THEY WILL BE AT LEAST TWO CATEGORIES BELOW NORMAL...BUT LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES STILL A CONCERN. PLEASE SEE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR
LOW RH CONCERNS FOR LAND MANAGERS. THE HIGH WILL SETTLE OVER THE
REGION WED NIGHT AND PRODUCE NEAR IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING
CONDITIONS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUING. LOOKS LIKE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING. WILL NOT BE PUTTING
UP A FREEZE WATCH BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE COUNTIES STILL IN
PLAY FOR FREEZE HEADLINES WILL BE TURNED OFF TONIGHT... ANTICIPATING
THAT OUR FREEZING TEMP FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WILL WORK OUT. COOL
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON THU. THE AXIS OF THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL
SHIFT EAST OF THE REGION THU NIGHT ALLOWING WEAK WARM ADVECTION TO
KICK IN THU NIGHT AHEAD OF CLIPPERLIKE SHORT WAVE DIGGING SE OUT OF
THE UPPER MIDWEST. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND GFS TRIES TO
GENERATE SOME LIGHT QPF OVER THE MOUNTAINS BY 12Z FRI AND OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA FRI. NAM AND SREF ARE DRY AND ECWMF LIMITS ANY MEASURABLE
PRECIP TO OVER NORTHERN AREAS DURING THE DAY ON FRI. THEREFORE...
WILL TONE DOWN THE GFS RESPONSE AND ONLY PAINT SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS LATE THU NIGHT AND OVER ALL OUR NC
COUNTIES ON FRI. IF ANY PRECIP DEVELOPS IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE THU
NIGHT...VERTICAL PROFILE IS COLD ENOUGH FOR A RAIN/SNOW MIXTURE. ANY
PRECIP FRI SHOULD BE ALL RAIN. FOR THE MOST PART IT LOOKS LIKE LACK
OF DEEP MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN MAINLY JUST CLOUDINESS LATE THU
NIGHT AND FRI DESPITE SOME DECENT FORCING. ONLY SPOTTY LIGHT PRECIP
AT BEST IS ANTICIPATED. USED A BLEND OF MOS AND PERSISTENCE FOR
TEMPERATURE FIELDS.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
AS OF 1230 PM TUESDAY...NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHARP/DIGGING UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OFF THE
EAST COAST FRIDAY NIGHT WITH FORECAST AREA EXPERIENCING RISING
HEIGHTS/NVA. ANY PRECIP IN THE THE REGION SHOULD BE EAST OF THE
REGION BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH DECREASING CLOUDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
UPPER RIDGE WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE EASTERN U.S. THROUGH
THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THEREFORE...EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES...INCREASING TO ABOUT A CATEGORY ABOVE NORMAL
BY MON. BOTH THE OPERATIONAL GFS/ECWMF ARE FORECASTING A RATHER
VIGOROUS LOOKING UPPER TROUGH/LOW TO APPROACH THE REGION ABOUT
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL GIVE US OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN. WILL
INTRODUCE SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR LATE TUE AHEAD OF SYSTEM...BUT
IT LOOKS LIKE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE IN THE WED TIMEFRAME NEXT
WEEK. STAYED CLOSE TO PERSISTENCE FOR TEMPS THROUGH THE EXTENDED...
BUT ADJUSTED SOME TOWARD 00Z GMOS. USED 00Z GMOS FOR TUE MAX TEMP.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
CLEAR. LIGHT N TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 8-10 KTS AFT 15Z...GUSTS TO
20 KTS KAVL.
OUTLOOK THROUGH SATURDAY...
VFR UNDER DRY...HIGH PRESSURE THRU THU. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE AREA EARLY FRI WITH PSBL MVFR CIGS KAVL.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR NE GA TOMORROW AS
FURTHER DEWPOINT DRYING WILL OFFSET COOLER TEMPERATURES TO ALLOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FLIRT WITH CRITICAL VALUES ONCE AGAIN.
&&
.GSP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON EST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
FOR GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029.
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR GAZ018-026-028-
029.
NC...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR NCZ070-071-082-
510.
SC...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR SCZ001>014-019.
&&
SYNOPSIS...RB
NEAR TERM...HG
SHORT TERM...LG
LONG TERM...LG
AVIATION...RB
FIRE WEATHER...HGHazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 9:34 PM EST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 934 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007 NCZ033-035>037-048>053-056>059-062>065-068-069-072-501>509-080245- AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD- BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-CABARRUS- CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE- MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS- GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS- 934 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NCZ070-071-082-510-SCZ001>014-019-080245- GASTON-MECKLENBURG-UNION NC-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS- PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE- GREATER PICKENS-GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK- ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD- 934 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ018-026-028-029-080245- STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT- 934 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FREEZE WARNING. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. GAZ010-017-080245- RABUN-HABERSHAM- 934 PM EST TUE NOV 6 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FIRE WEATHER WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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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.