Red Flag Warning 5, NWS Atlanta, GA

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

004 
WWUS82 KFFC 252351
RFWFFC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
651 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-260800-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100226T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0005.100226T1700Z-100227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0005.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
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-
651 PM EST THU FEB 25 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL 
GEORGIA...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING.

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH...AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
HAVE INCREASED TO OVER 30 PERCENT OVER MOST AREAS. THEREFORE THE
RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EARLIER TODAY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE RED FLAG WARNING ON FRIDAY AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON
SATURDAY INCLUDES THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL FORESTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.



$$

027 
WWUS82 KFFC 260847
RFWFFC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
347 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
261700-
/O.UPG.KFFC.FW.A.0005.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0006.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0005.100226T1700Z-100227T0000Z/
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-
347 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY
FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITES...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL
COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE RED FLAG WARNING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY INCLUDES THE OCONEE
AND PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE 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.

&&


$$

GAZ001>009-011>016-261700-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0005.100226T1700Z-100227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0005.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
347 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO LOW
HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...FOR THE AREA
GENERALLY NORTH OF A ROME TO GAINESVILLE LINE.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20
MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS MAY COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO CREATE
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SATURDAY
INCLUDES THE PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL
FORESTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.


$$

075 
WWUS82 KFFC 261625
RFWFFC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1125 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
270030-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0005.100226T1700Z-100227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0006.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
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-
1125 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW 
HUMIDITIES... 

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL
COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY AND
GUSTS TO 20 MPH ON SATURDAY TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. 

THE RED FLAG WARNING ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY INCLUDES THE OCONEE
AND PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE 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.


$$

GAZ001>009-011>016-270030-
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0005.100226T1700Z-100227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0005.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
1125 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO 
LOW HUMIDITIES...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS MAY COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO CREATE
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

THE RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON SATURDAY
INCLUDES THE PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE AND OCONEE NATIONAL
FORESTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.


$$

242 
WWUS82 KFFC 262347
RFWFFC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
647 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

GAZ019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-
271000-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.W.0006.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
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-
647 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

FOR SATURDAY...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 15 TO 20 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE RED FLAG WARNING SATURDAY INCLUDES THE OCONEE AND PORTIONS OF
THE CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FORESTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.


$$

GAZ001>009-011>016-271000-
/O.EXP.KFFC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-100227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.FW.A.0005.100227T1700Z-100228T0000Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-
647 PM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITIES FOR EXTREME NORTH 
GEORGIA...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR NORTH 
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS MAY COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO CREATE
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS WATCH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH.


$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
515 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
ENSEMBLES AND NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE FORESEEABLE
FUTURE.  DEEP LOW ANCHORED OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL HANG
AROUND THROUGH THE WEEKEND KEEPING US COOL AND DRY.  CONFLUENT FLOW
AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROF WILL REINFORCE SURFACE HIGH OVER GA...SO
NOT EXPECTING MUCH OF A CHANGE IN OVERALL WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE
SHORT TERM.  PESKY CHALLENGE WILL BE HOW LONG THE NORTHWEST FLOW
SNOW FLURRIES IN NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE.  SHOULD SEE
IT TAPER OFF BY MID-MORNING TODAY...BUT CAN'T RULE OUT ADDITIONAL
FLURRIES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WEAK IMPULSES SWINGING AROUND THE
BASE OF THE TROF WILL TEAM UP WITH OROGRAPHIC LIFT AND MARGINAL
MOISTURE.  PROBABLY GOING TO LEAVE OUT THE MENTION OF FLURRIES AT
THIS TIME DUE TO MODERATE ISENTROPIC DOWNGLIDE...BUT STILL NEED TO
WATCH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THIS PATTERN.

MODELS ARE CONSISTENT IN SWEEPING A SHORTWAVE AROUND THE BASE OF THE
TROF ALONG THE GULF COAST ON SATURDAY...BUT IT FUNNELS INTO
CONFLUENT FLOW AND LOSES ITS PUNCH.  THICKNESSES OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA ARE LOW ENOUGH FOR SNOW CONCERNS...BUT MOISTURE IS COMPLETELY
LACKING.  AT A STRETCH...COULD SEE SOME FLURRIES IN EXTREME SOUTHERN
COUNTIES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THAT'S A LONG SHOT AT THIS
POINT.

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
AFTER THE SATURDAY SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE ATLANTIC...MAY SEE ANOTHER
SHOT AT FLURRIES IN NE GA MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING AS A WEAK IMPULSE
SLIPS AROUND THE BACK OF THE UPPER TROF ROTATING IN THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES.

BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...MODELS EJECT THE NORTHEAST U.S. LOW INTO THE
NORTH ATLANTIC...BUT GENERAL TROF PATTERN REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER
THE EASTERN U.S.  SOME DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE MODELS IN PLACEMENT
OF SHORT WAVES IN THIS PATTERN...BUT NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO SIDE
WITH ANY PARTICULAR MODEL.  COMPROMISE WILL BE A SIMILAR SCENARIO AS
LATE THIS WEEK WHERE A SURFACE LOW TRACKS ALONG THE GULF COAST
AGAIN...THIS TIME FARTHER SOUTH...AND AGAIN WITH LITTLE MOISTURE
MAKING ITS WAY NORTHWARD.  DIFFERENCE THIS TIME IS THAT A STRONGER
UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE DIVES INTO GA FROM THE NW AND...WITH THE COLD
TEMPS ALOFT...MAY BE ENOUGH TO SQUEEZE OUT SOME FLURRIES ON
TUESDAY.  TOO SOON TO JUMP ON THIS...BUT IT BEARS WATCHING.  FOR THE
MOMENT...WILL STICK WITH AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND NW WINDS PICKING
UP AGAIN TUESDAY AS THIS SYSTEM SWINGS THROUGH.  IF THAT SCENARIO
PLAYS OUT...LOOKS LIKE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND BELOW
NORMAL TEMPS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH LITTLE OR
NO PRECIP EXPECTED.

27
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
FUEL MOISTURE VALUES YESTERDAY FLIRTED WITH 10 PERCENT AND...WITH
WINDS OVERNIGHT AND TODAY...SHOULD EASILY DROP BELOW THAT KEY
THRESHOLD.  RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE 25 PERCENT THRESHOLD BUT
WINDS WILL EXCEED RED FLAG CRITERIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20
MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE EASTERN 3/4 OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WESTERN 1/4 WILL BE TOO CLOSE TO CALL...SO WILL GO WITH RED FLAG
WARNING AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT ON
FRIDAY...BUT RH VALUES DROP BELOW 20 PERCENT.  THUS...WILL KEEP THE
EXISTING WATCH INTACT.

27
&&

.AVIATION...
DEEP UPPER LOW LOCATED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC WILL DOMINATE THE
SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND KEEPING STRONG CYCLONIC NW FLOW
ACROSS THE AREA. OROGRAPHIC...UPSLOPE FLOW KEEPING LOW SC AND
OCCASIONAL -SHSN IN THE N GA MOUNTAINS...WITH SCT SC REACHING THE
ATL AREA. MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO DRY OUT THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE
DOWNSTREAM FROM THE MOUNTAINS...SO ONLY EXPECT FEW TO MAYBE SCT SC
INTO THE ATL AREA...WITH NO CLOUDS FURTHER DOWNSTREAM FOR
AHN...CSG...AND MCN. VFR EXPECTED THROUGH TAF VALID PERIOD...WITH
VSBY A NON-ISSUE THIS CYCLE. MAIN ISSUE FOR THIS ISSUANCE IS WIND.
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KEEP STRONG WNW-NW WINDS IN PLACE
TODAY...WITH PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THUS WINDS RELAXING AFT 00Z FRI.
EXPECT GENERAL 15G25KTS 14Z-22Z...WITH SOME GUSTS 30-32KTS 15Z-20Z
PERIOD.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          47  25  54  27  58 /   0   0   0   5   5
ATLANTA         44  28  53  29  55 /   0   0   0   5   5
BLAIRSVILLE     37  22  46  22  50 /  20  10   0   5   5
CARTERSVILLE    41  24  51  23  54 /   0   0   0   5   5
COLUMBUS        48  29  56  34  57 /   0   0   0   5  10
GAINESVILLE     41  24  51  28  52 /   0   0   0   5   5
MACON           51  26  57  30  55 /   0   0   0   5  10
ROME            44  24  53  25  57 /   0   0   0   5   5
PEACHTREE CITY  45  22  52  22  55 /   0   0   0   5   5
VIDALIA         49  27  55  32  53 /   0   0   0   5   5

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST 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.

WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BUTTS...CARROLL...
CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...CLAYTON...COBB...
COWETA...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FAYETTE...
FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GLASCOCK...GORDON...GREENE...
GWINNETT...HALL...HANCOCK...HARALSON...HEARD...HENRY...JACKSON...
JASPER...JEFFERSON...JONES...LAMAR...LUMPKIN...MADISON...
MONROE...MORGAN...MURRAY...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...
OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK...PUTNAM...
ROCKDALE...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING...TALIAFERRO...TOWNS...
UNION...WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WHITE...
WHITFIELD...WILKES.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
413 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-261100-
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-
413 AM EST THU FEB 25 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTH GEORGIA THIS MORNING. STRONG...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON.

.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WAS IN PLACE ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. WITH
A LARGE COLD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA EXTENDING FROM SOUTH
CENTRAL CANADA INTO THE CENTRAL GULF.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD TODAY WILL BE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. THE
STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A SUMMERVILLE...TO DALTON...TO
DAHLONEGA...TO CLEVELAND LINE. FINALLY...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING DUE
TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...STRONG WINDS...AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE
LEVELS.

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP UPPER LOW WAS LOCATED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION WITH
AN INTENSE SURFACE LOW OFF THE CAROLINA COAST. CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE WAS BUILDING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE EASTERN U.S. IN
THE WAKE OF THE COASTAL LOW. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE
COASTAL LOW AND THE SURFACE HIGH EXISTED ACROSS THE
AREA...RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY...DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT AFTER DARK. WEAK SHORT WAVES ROTATING
AROUND THE DEEP UPPER LOW...COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW
IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...IS RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL SNOW
SHOWERS THIS MORNING. LIMITED MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN ONLY MINOR
ACCUMULATIONS...BUT A FEW ROADS...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...MAY BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING FROM
OVERNIGHT LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. FINALLY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES AS LOW AS 15 TO 20 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH 15
TO 30 MPH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. OTHERWISE...NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT SPOTTERS AND COCORAHS
OBSERVERS IN THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT
SNOWFALL REPORTS THIS MORNING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

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