Alert archive / Georgia / Red Flag Warnings in 2010
Red Flag Warning 35, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this red flag warning at Oct 21, 2010, 3:53 PM EDT for 96 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 22, 2010, 1:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 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 21, 2010, 3:53 PM EDT (19:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2010, 1:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2010, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 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 19:57 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, 7.9 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
- 2099 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
004 WWUS82 KFFC 211953 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 353 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 GAZ025-027-035>039-047>051-059>062-072>076-084>086-097-098-220400- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0026.101022T1700Z-101023T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-101022T0000Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR PARTS OF EAST GEORGIA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. NEARLY IDENTICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND ACROSS PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY INCLUDE BOTH THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>071- 078>083-089>096-102>113-220400- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0026.101022T1700Z-101023T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0034.000000T0000Z-101022T0000Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD- BIBB-TWIGGS-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 353 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. THESE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING ONCE AGAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY 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. && $$ 19
5 follow-up statements
437 WWUS82 KFFC 220055 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 855 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 GAZ025-027-035>039-047>051-059>062-072>076-084>086-097-098-220900- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- 855 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EAST GEORGIA. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NEARLY IDENTICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING FOR FRIDAY INCLUDES BOTH THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>071- 078>083-089>096-102>113-220900- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD- BIBB-TWIGGS-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 855 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT FRIDAY. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE RED FLAG WARNING INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS BOTH TODAY AND FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
522 WWUS82 KFFC 220831 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 431 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 GAZ025-027-035>039-047>051-059>062-072>076-084>086-097-098-221645- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ JACKSON-MADISON-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-WALTON- NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN- JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-WILKINSON-JOHNSON- EMANUEL-LAURENS-TREUTLEN- 431 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NEARLY IDENTICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING FOR FRIDAY INCLUDES BOTH THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>024-030>034-041>046-052>058-066>071- 078>083-089>096-102>113-221645- /O.EXA.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON- GWINNETT-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE- HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-TROUP- MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD- BIBB-TWIGGS-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH- HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 431 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NEARLY IDENTICAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING FOR FRIDAY INCLUDES BOTH THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
148 WWUS82 KFFC 221120 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 720 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-222115- /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.101022T1700Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ 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- 720 AM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING AND WATCH INCLUDE THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FOREST. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO 96 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$
622 WWUS82 KFFC 222006 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 406 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 GAZ078>080-089>093-102>106-222300- /O.CAN.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-101022T2300Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP- 406 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EAST GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO MACON...TO ABBEVILLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A HAMILTON...TO BUTLER...TO CORDELE LINE. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. && $$ GAZ022>025-027-034>039-046>051-058>062-071>076-081>086-094>098- 107>113-230415- /O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1700Z-101023T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0036.101023T1800Z-101023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-101022T2300Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE- OGLETHORPE-WILKES-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO- BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN- WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 406 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EAST GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO MACON...TO ABBEVILLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A HAMILTON...TO BUTLER...TO CORDELE LINE. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING AND WATCH INCLUDES MOST OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>033-041>045-052>057-066>070-230415- /O.EXT.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1800Z-101023T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-101022T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY- TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR- 406 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR EAST GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO MACON...TO ABBEVILLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A HAMILTON...TO BUTLER...TO CORDELE LINE. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING AND WATCH INCLUDE MOST OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO 96 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ 19
674 WWUS82 KFFC 222318 RFWFFC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 718 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 GAZ022>025-027-034>039-046>051-058>062-071>076-081>086-094>098- 107>113-230730- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0036.101023T1800Z-101023T2300Z/ FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE- OGLETHORPE-WILKES-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO- BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN- WASHINGTON-GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- JOHNSON-EMANUEL-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-PULASKI- WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS- 718 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FRIDAY... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 7 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING...THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY...ENDED AT 7 PM EDT. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON IS FOR AREAS GENERALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO MACON...TO ABBEVILLE. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...EXCEPT FOR AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF A HAMILTON...TO BUTLER...TO CORDELE LINE. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WARNING INCLUDES PARTS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND MOST OF THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 36 HOURS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY 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 AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ GAZ001>009-011>016-019>021-030>033-041>045-052>057-066>070-230730- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-101022T2300Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0027.101023T1800Z-101023T2300Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS- CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW- CHEROKEE-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS- SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY- TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR- 718 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL...AND WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY...ENDED AT 7 PM EDT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON IS FOR AREAS GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FRO GAINESVILLE...TO DAWSONVILLE...TO MACON...TO ABBEVILLE...EXCEPT FOR THOSE AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO ABBEVILLE. DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 23 TO 25 PERCENT AND WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE WATCH INCLUDES MUCH OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND PARTS OF THE OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO 96 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. && $$ GAZ078>080-089>093-102>106-230030- /O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-101022T2300Z/ HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON- STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP- 718 PM EDT FRI OCT 22 2010 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FRIDAY... THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS EARLIER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA EXPIRED AT 7 PM EDT... $$ 19
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Oct 21, 1:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 1:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 131 PM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... /ISSUED 743 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010/ HAND ANALYSIS INDICATES COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG SOUTH GA THIS MORNING...AND IT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD TODAY. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THE BOUNDARY. ALREADY SOME SITES IN NW GA ARE REPORTING DEWPOINTS IN THE 30S THIS MORNING. THE SURFACE RIDGE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE PLAINS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD AND RECENTER OVER THE MID ATLANTIC STATES LATE FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY PUSH THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST ON FRIDAY...BUT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN PLACE...WILL SEE LITTLE IMPACT TO THE CWA EXCEPT FOR A DEGREE OR TWO DROP IN TEMPERATURE. ALL IN ALL A PRETTY QUIET SHORT TERM...WITH NO POPS...AND TEMPERATURES BECOMING MORE SEASONAL AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... /ISSUED 743 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010/ A CLOSED UPPER LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE SW US TRACKS INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS BY LATE SATURDAY...WITH THE SUPPORT ALOFT SEEMINGLY ABSORBED INTO THE NEAR ZONAL FLOW BY SUNDAY. THE SURFACE FEATURE CONTINUES TO TRACK INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH SUNDAY WHERE IT DIMINISHES BY EARLY MONDAY. AS THE ASSOCIATED SHORTWAVE APPROACHES THE STATE...GOOD SOUTHERLY FLOW IS ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION...USHERING AMPLE GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. HAVE CONTINUED WITH SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THROUGH MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY AS THE SHORTWAVE LIFTS OUT OF THE REGION...USHERED BY A MASSIVE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA. THIS SYSTEM WILL REINFORCE THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST...KEEPING SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS IN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPS ON ITS COATTAILS AND SPINS UP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. OUR WET...UNSETTLED PERIOD FINALLY ENDS AS THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION ON FRIDAY....RESUMING NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. WITH ONLY MEEK INSTABILITY SUGGESTED THROUGH THE LONG TERM...HAVE LIMITED THE THUNDERSTORMS TO SLIGHT CHANCE EACH AFTERNOON. 31 && .AVIATION... 18Z TAF... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF FORECAST WILL BE THE WINDS. EXPECT GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON 20-22KTS THROUGH 23Z. NW WINDS WILL BECOME NE FRI MORNING...BUFR DATA IS INDICATING AROUND 12Z. EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE WEAKER FRIDAY 5-7KTS. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. 11 && .FIRE WEATHER... /ISSUED 743 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010/ SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY BROUGHT MUCH NEEDED RAIN TO THE CWA...ALBEIT LITTLE. HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS FELL ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GA...AND EVEN THEN THEY WERE GENERALLY LESS THAN 0.1 INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 0.25 INCHES. EVEN SO...CONDITIONS WERE ABLE TO DRY OUT ENOUGH ON WEDNESDAY SUCH THAT FUEL MOISTURES WERE ABLE TO DROP TO 10 PERCENT OR BELOW IN MOST AREAS. WITH FUELS SIGNIFICANTLY DRY...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITH DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING INTO THE WEEKEND...HAVE ALSO ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY FOR THE LOW RHS. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 79 45 76 44 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 ATLANTA 78 49 77 52 75 / 0 0 0 0 0 BLAIRSVILLE 72 38 73 36 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 CARTERSVILLE 78 41 76 43 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 COLUMBUS 81 50 80 52 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 GAINESVILLE 76 46 73 48 74 / 0 0 0 0 0 MACON 81 45 79 45 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 ROME 79 40 77 42 78 / 0 0 0 0 0 PEACHTREE CITY 78 40 77 41 77 / 0 0 0 0 0 VIDALIA 82 53 79 52 80 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW... BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA... CHATTAHOOCHEE...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB... COWETA...CRAWFORD...CRISP...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DODGE... DOOLY...DOUGLAS...EMANUEL...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH... GILMER...GLASCOCK...GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL... HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON... JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR... LAURENS...LUMPKIN...MACON...MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON... NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH... PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY... SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT... TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TOWNS...TREUTLEN... TROUP...TWIGGS...UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WARREN... WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX... WILKES...WILKINSON. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW... BIBB...BLECKLEY...BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTAHOOCHEE... CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...COWETA... CRAWFORD...CRISP...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DODGE...DOOLY... DOUGLAS...EMANUEL...FANNIN...FAYETTE...FLOYD...FORSYTH... GILMER...GLASCOCK...GORDON...GREENE...GWINNETT...HALL... HANCOCK...HARALSON...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON... JACKSON...JASPER...JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...JONES...LAMAR... LAURENS...LUMPKIN...MACON...MADISON...MARION...MERIWETHER... MONROE...MONTGOMERY...MORGAN...MURRAY...MUSCOGEE...NEWTON... NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH... PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY... SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...STEWART...SUMTER...TALBOT... TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TELFAIR...TOOMBS...TOWNS...TREUTLEN... TROUP...TWIGGS...UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WARREN... WASHINGTON...WEBSTER...WHEELER...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX... WILKES...WILKINSON. && 31/11
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 21, 5:54 AM EDT, 9 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 554 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-221000- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL- FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE- GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON- JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON- MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY- MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH- PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON- SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS- TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN- WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES- WILKINSON- 554 AM EDT THU OCT 21 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE MUCH OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THROUGH FRIDAY...KEEPING A DRY AIRMASS OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS. .DISCUSSION... HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY AIR AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE VALUES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 3:18 AM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 13 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:18 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 17 hr |
| Oct 21, 3:53 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | FFC | Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Bibb, Bleckley and 90 more | 36 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.