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Wind Advisory 32, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2008, 3:09 PM EST for 41 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 31, 2008, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2008, 3:09 PM EST (20:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 31, 2008, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2008, 6:00 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
All 41 counties
Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee 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, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Spalding County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 2471 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 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 302009 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 309 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>023-030>034-041>045-052>055-310415- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0032.081231T1200Z-081231T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 309 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE ADVISORY IS GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE...TO LAWRENCEVILLE...TO CLEVELAND. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...AND THUS WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KFFC 310252 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 952 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>023-030>034-041>045-052>055-311200- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0032.081231T1200Z-081231T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 952 PM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR THE AREA GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE...TO LAWRENCEVILLE...TO CLEVELAND. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...AND THUS WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 311000 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 GAZ024-025-035-046>048-056-057-311800- /O.EXB.KFFC.WI.Y.0032.081231T1000Z-081231T2300Z/ BANKS-JACKSON-BARROW-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-SPALDING-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONYERS...COVINGTON...GRIFFIN 500 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A FRANKLIN TO MCDONOUGH TO COMMERCE LINE. A DRY COLD FRONT WAS PASSING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...AND THUS WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 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. $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>023-030>034-041>045-052>055-311800- /O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0032.081231T1000Z-081231T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT- HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY 500 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A FRANKLIN TO MCDONOUGH TO COMMERCE LINE. A DRY COLD FRONT WAS PASSING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...AND THUS WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS72 KFFC 312017 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 317 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-030>035-041>048-052>057-312300- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081231T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE- CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND... ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA... LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT... DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 317 PM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY. IT IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON...FOR MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A FRANKLIN TO MCDONOUGH TO COMMERCE LINE. A DRY COLD FRONT WAS PASSING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN...AND THUS WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS WILL BE EVEN STRONGER...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:02 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 27 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.