Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2008
Red Flag Warning 39, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Oct 27, 2008, 2:51 PM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 28, 2008, 3:08 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 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
- Oct 27, 2008, 2:51 PM EDT (18:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2008, 3:08 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2008, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 96 counties
Baldwin County, GA, Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Bibb County, GA, Bleckley County, GA, Butts County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattahoochee County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Crawford County, GA, Crisp County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Dodge County, GA, Dooly County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Emanuel County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Glascock County, GA, Gordon 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, Houston County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Jasper County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, Johnson County, GA, Jones County, GA, Lamar County, GA, Laurens County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Macon County, GA, Madison County, GA, Marion County, GA, Meriwether County, GA, Monroe County, GA, Montgomery County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Muscogee County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Peach County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Pike County, GA, Polk County, GA, Pulaski County, GA, Putnam County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Schley County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Stewart County, GA, Sumter County, GA, Talbot County, GA, Taliaferro County, GA, Taylor County, GA, Telfair County, GA, Toombs County, GA, Towns County, GA, Treutlen County, GA, Troup County, GA, Twiggs County, GA, Union County, GA, Upson County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, Warren County, GA, Washington County, GA, Webster County, GA, Wheeler County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA, Wilcox County, GA, Wilkes County, GA, Wilkinson County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 50 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
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 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 KFFC 271851 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 251 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-032>039-043>051-053>062-067>076- 079>086-093>098-105>113-280900- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0039.081028T1400Z-081029T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081027T2300Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-CHEROKEE- FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY- TOOMBS- 251 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR GUSTY WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR TOMORROW...WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN GUST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR OR MORE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE NEAR 25 PERCENT AND THIS WILL KEEP DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GAZ001>005-011-012-019-020-030-031-041-042-052-066-078-089>092- 102>104-272300- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0038.000000T0000Z-081027T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-HEARD-TROUP-HARRIS-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER- 251 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS82 KFFC 280233 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1033 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-032>039-043>051-053>062-067>076- 079>086-093>098-105>113-281000- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0039.081028T1400Z-081029T0000Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-CHEROKEE- FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY- TOOMBS- 1033 PM EDT MON OCT 27 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR GUSTY WINDS... THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 280708 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 308 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 GAZ001>005-011-012-019-020-030-031-041-042-052-066-078-089>092- 102>104-281515- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0021.081029T1800Z-081030T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFFC.FW.W.0039.081028T1400Z-081029T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-FLOYD- BARTOW-POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-HEARD-TROUP-HARRIS-MUSCOGEE- CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER- 308 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND GUSTY WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH TODAY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-021>025-027-032>039-043>051-053>062-067>076- 079>086-093>098-105>113-281515- /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0021.081029T1800Z-081030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0039.081028T1400Z-081029T0000Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-CHEROKEE- FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-COWETA- FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY- TOOMBS- 308 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND GUSTY WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW FUEL MOISTURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH TODAY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 281543 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1143 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-282345- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081029T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0021.081029T1800Z-081030T0000Z/ 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-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON- GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS- WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY- MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER- SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER- MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 1143 AM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH TODAY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. ON WEDNESDAY DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO AGAIN CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 281919 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 319 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>038-041>050-052>060-290000- /O.CAN.KFFC.FW.A.0021.081029T1800Z-081030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081029T0000Z/ 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-HARALSON- CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN- GREENE-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER- PUTNAM- 319 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH TODAY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ON WEDNESDAY DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO AGAIN CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTH OF A LA GRANGE...TO MILLEDGEVILLE...TO WASHINGTON LINE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$ GAZ039-051-061-062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-290330- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081029T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0021.081029T1800Z-081030T0000Z/ WILKES-TALIAFERRO-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON- LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL- MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY- LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 319 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 30 TO 35 PERCENT...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH TODAY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ON WEDNESDAY DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO AGAIN CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTH OF A LA GRANGE...TO MILLEDGEVILLE...TO WASHINGTON LINE. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. $$
000 WWUS82 KFFC 290002 RFWFFC RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 802 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 GAZ039-051-061-062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-290815- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081029T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0021.081029T1800Z-081030T0000Z/ WILKES-TALIAFERRO-HANCOCK-WARREN-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON- LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS- TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL- MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY- LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 802 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL GEORGIA...SOUTH OF A LA GRANGE... TO MILLEDGEVILLE...TO WASHINGTON LINE. THIS WATCH INCLUDES PARTS OF THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO 72 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>038-041>050-052>060-290115- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-081029T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON- CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN- GREENE-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER- PUTNAM- 802 PM EDT TUE OCT 28 2008 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING AND THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:09 PM EDT | Freeze Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 25 hr |
| Oct 27, 3:09 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton and 33 more | 12 hr |
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Red Flag Warnings in Georgia, 2008Every red flag warning in 2008
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.