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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Atlanta, GA

November 17, 200896 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2008, 3:02 PM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Nov 18, 2008, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2008, 3:02 PM EST (20:02 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 18, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
In force
11 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 20:06 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 12:00Z, 8.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2008-11-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2008-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1282 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS72 KFFC 172002
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
302 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>059-066>071-
078-079-181000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.081118T1200Z-081118T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KFFC.FZ.A.0007.081119T0000Z-081119T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.081118T0600Z-081118T1400Z/
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-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-
COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-
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
302 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...FOR ALL OF NORTH
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM
HAMILTON...TO THOMASTON...TO MONTICELLO...TO ATHENS..

LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
FREEZE WARNING AREA TONIGHT.

WINDS AROUND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY WITH GUSTS
OF 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.

LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S CAN BE EXPECTED
OVER NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT
IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE
VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES.

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.

$$

GAZ038-039-050-051-060>062-072>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-181000-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.081118T1200Z-081118T2300Z/
/O.EXT.KFFC.FZ.A.0007.081119T0000Z-081119T1500Z/
OGLETHORPE-WILKES-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES-
BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...
COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...
CORDELE...VIDALIA
302 PM EST MON NOV 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT
FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

WINDS AROUND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TUESDAY WITH GUSTS
OF 30 MPH.

LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S CAN BE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A FREEZE EVENT
IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE
VEGETATION AND YOUNG TREES.

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.

$$
BDL
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 180940
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
440 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>059-066>071-
078-079-181745-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0007.081119T0000Z-081119T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.081119T0300Z-081119T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081118T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.081118T1200Z-081118T2300Z/
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-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-
COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-
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
440 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9
AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS REPLACES THE FREEZE WATCH THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM EST THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COLD AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THE HEELS
OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. BY TONIGHT...THE CANADIAN HIGH WILL
DRIFT OVER GEORGIA...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THE
STATE HAS SEEN SINCE LATE LAST WINTER. LOW TEMPERATURES BY 
EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE
NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TO NEAR 30 IN THE FAR SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA. HE MAJORITY OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA WILL SEE LOWS IN THE MID 20S. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW
FREEZING BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA. A WIDESPREAD
KILLING FROST IS ALSO LIKELY.

DURING THE DAY TODAY...WINDS AROUND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN NORTH AND EAST GEORGIA. 

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION.

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.

$$

GAZ038-039-050-051-060>062-072>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-181745-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FZ.A.0007.081119T0000Z-081119T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.081119T0300Z-081119T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.081118T1200Z-081118T2300Z/
OGLETHORPE-WILKES-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES-
BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...
COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...
CORDELE...VIDALIA
440 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9
AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS REPLACES THE FREEZE WATCH THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. IN ADDITION...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON.

A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COLD AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THE HEELS
OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. BY TONIGHT...THE CANADIAN HIGH WILL
DRIFT OVER GEORGIA...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THE
STATE HAS SEEN SINCE LATE LAST WINTER. LOW TEMPERATURES BY 
EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE
NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TO NEAR 30 IN THE FAR SOUTHERN
SECTIONS OF MIDDLE GEORGIA. THE MAJORITY OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA WILL SEE LOWS IN THE MID 20S. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW
FREEZING BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA. A WIDESPREAD
KILLING FROST IS ALSO LIKELY.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION.

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.

$$

19
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 181400
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
900 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>037-041>049-052>059-066>071-
078-079-182200-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-081118T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.081119T0300Z-081119T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081118T2300Z/
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-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-
COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-TROUP-
MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-
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
900 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING...


THE FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A FREEZE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COLD AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THE HEELS
OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. BY TONIGHT...THE CANADIAN HIGH WILL
DRIFT OVER GEORGIA...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THE STATE
HAS SEEN SINCE LATE LAST WINTER. LOW TEMPERATURES BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE NORTHEASTERN
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TO NEAR 30 IN THE FAR SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF MIDDLE
GEORGIA. HE MAJORITY OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL SEE LOWS IN
THE MID 20S. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING BEFORE MIDNIGHT
IN MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA. A WIDESPREAD KILLING FROST IS ALSO
LIKELY.

DURING THE DAY TODAY...WINDS AROUND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH
GUSTS TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN NORTH AND EAST GEORGIA.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION.

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.

$$

GAZ038-039-050-051-060>062-072>076-080>086-089>098-102>113-182200-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.081119T0300Z-081119T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081118T2300Z/
OGLETHORPE-WILKES-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-JONES-
BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...
COLUMBUS...WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...
CORDELE...VIDALIA
900 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A COLD CANADIAN AIR MASS CONTINUES TO BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD FROM
THE NORTHERN PLAINS TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COLD AIR WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON THE HEELS
OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. BY TONIGHT...THE CANADIAN HIGH WILL
DRIFT OVER GEORGIA...BRINGING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THE STATE
HAS SEEN SINCE LATE LAST WINTER. LOW TEMPERATURES BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS IN THE NORTHEASTERN
MOUNTAIN VALLEYS TO NEAR 30 IN THE FAR SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF
MIDDLE GEORGIA. THE MAJORITY OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL
SEE LOWS IN THE MID 20S. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING
BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA. A WIDESPREAD KILLING
FROST IS ALSO LIKELY.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION.

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 181956
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
256 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-190000-
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.081119T0300Z-081119T1400Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081118T2300Z/
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-
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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...
WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
256 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY WITH
SUNSET AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL END.

UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER TEENS AND 20S CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE
WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION.


$$
BDL
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 182305
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
605 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-190300-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081118T2300Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FZ.W.0009.081119T0300Z-081119T1400Z/
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-
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...MILLEDGEVILLE...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...
WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
605 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY
FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER TEENS AND 20S CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL
INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION.

$$
BDL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 4:42 AM ESTFreeze WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more24 hr
Nov 17, 4:42 AM ESTFreeze WarningFFCBanks, Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Catoosa and 49 more28 hr
Nov 17, 4:50 AM ESTFire Weather WatchFFCBaldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clayton and 52 more10 hr
Nov 17, 4:50 AM ESTFire Weather WatchFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 85 more24 hr
Nov 17, 2:33 PM ESTRed Flag WarningFFCBaldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more27 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2008Every wind advisory 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.