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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Atlanta, GA

December 23, 200996 counties in Georgia

NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Dec 23, 2009, 3:56 PM EST for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Dec 24, 2009, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2009, 3:56 PM EST (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2009, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 25, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
In force
18 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 20:58 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, 8.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA at 12:00Z on 2009-12-23Temperature 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 2009-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
841 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
192 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 232056
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
356 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-240500-
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.091225T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
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
356 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7AM FRIDAY 
FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SPREADING RAIN INTO GEORGIA THURSDAY
MORNING AS IT MOVES EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THERE IS ALREADY A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE STATE WHICH WILL
MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS FRONT GETS CLOSER
TO THE STATE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SIGNIFICANTLY CREATING
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUST ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 240700
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
200 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-241500-
/O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.091224T1800Z-091225T1200Z/
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
200 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
AM EST FRIDAY FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MIDWEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE MIDWEST AND INTO
THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTH
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT WHICH WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT. EAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME GUST
NEARING 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 241458
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
958 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-242300-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.091224T1800Z-091225T1200Z/
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
958 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MIDWEST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF THE MIDWEST AND INTO
THE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHICH WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT.
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME
GUST NEARING 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 242043
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
343 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-250445-
/O.NEW.KFFC.HW.W.0006.091225T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091225T0000Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE
343 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS IT MOVES EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL SLOWLY RETREAT...WHICH WILL TIGHTEN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
THIS EVENING WITH SOME GUST NEARING 35 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 45 MPH OR MORE COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

GAZ022>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
250445-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
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...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
343 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY...

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS IT MOVES EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL SLOWLY RETREAT...TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT.
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME
GUST NEARING 30 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 250625
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
125 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-251200-
/O.CON.KFFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE
125 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
NORTH GEORGIA...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO
CLEVELAND.

A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS IT MOVES EAST THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA IS SLOWLY RETREATING...WHICH HAS TIGHTENED THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE OCCURRING
WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH
TOWARDS SUNRISE AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION. REPORTS OF
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SEVERAL COUNTIES
IN NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS OF
45 MPH OR MORE COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

GAZ022>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
251200-
/O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
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...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
125 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR
ALL OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF
A LINE FROM ROME TO CANTON TO CLEVELAND.

WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH 7 AM...BEFORE DIMINISHING AS THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES OUT
OF THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS72 KFFC 251213
NPWFFC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
713 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-252015-
/O.EXP.KFFC.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0027.091225T1213Z-091225T2300Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE
713 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE
FRONT... A LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AT 25
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINS TO SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GAZ030-252015-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0027.091225T1213Z-091225T2300Z/
POLK-
713 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE
FRONT... A LARGE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN
FROM THE WEST. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AT 25
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARDS SUNSET AS THE RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINS TO SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

GAZ022>025-027-031>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
251315-
/O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-091225T1200Z/
FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-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...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
713 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...AND IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS MOVED OVER THE AREA AND RELAXED THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. AS A RESULT...THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. LATER TODAY...BEHIND A COLD FRONT... A LARGE
DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. AS A
RESULT...WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
SOME HIGHER GUSTS. AT THIS TIME... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Georgia, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009

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.