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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2008, 4:05 AM EST for 15 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Jan 10, 2008, 9:04 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2008, 4:05 AM EST (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2008, 9:04 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2008, 2:21 AM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 238 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 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 100905 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 405 AM EST THU JAN 10 2008 GAZ006>009-013>016-101715- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.080110T2100Z-080111T0900Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 405 AM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM BLUE RIDGE...TO JASPER...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO CLEVELAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. ALONG THE RIDGES...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY FALL...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ001-002-011-101715- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.080110T2100Z-080111T0900Z/ DADE-WALKER-CHATTOOGA- 405 AM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ABOVE 1500 FEET IN DADE...WALKER...AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY FALL...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 101404 AAA NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 904 AM EST THU JAN 10 2008 GAZ005-110300- /O.EXA.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.080110T2100Z-080111T0900Z/ MURRAY- 904 AM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CHATSWORTH...TO JASPER...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO CLEVELAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH GEORGIA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE RIDGES WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY FALL...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ006>009-013>016-110300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.080110T2100Z-080111T0900Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 904 AM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA IS GENERALLY NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM CHATSWORTH...TO JASPER...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO CLEVELAND. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH GEORGIA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE RIDGES WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY FALL...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ001-002-011-110300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.080110T2100Z-080111T0900Z/ DADE-WALKER-CHATTOOGA- 904 AM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY. THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA ABOVE 1500 FEET IN DADE...WALKER...AND CHATTOOGA COUNTIES. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NORTHWEST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY FALL...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 102253 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 553 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 GAZ003-004-012-110700- /O.EXA.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080111T0900Z/ CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-GORDON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CALHOUN 553 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY FALL...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GAZ001-002-005>009-011-013>016-110700- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080111T0900Z/ DADE-WALKER-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-CHATTOOGA-PICKENS- DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 553 PM EST THU JAN 10 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A FEW TREES OR LARGE LIMBS MAY FALL...AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 110721 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 221 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-110830- /O.CAN.KFFC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080111T0900Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 221 AM EST FRI JAN 11 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR FAR NORTH GEORGIA. WINDS ACROSS THIS AREA WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE THE REST OF THE MORNING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER RIDGES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 6:41 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Chattooga, Dade, Walker | 49 min |
| Jan 10, 6:48 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FFC | Dade, Walker | 42 min |
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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.