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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Atlanta, GA
NWS Atlanta, GA issued this wind advisory at Oct 20, 2011, 4:17 AM EDT for 7 counties in Georgia. It took effect at Oct 20, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 20, 2011, 4:17 AM EDT (08:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 20, 2011, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2011, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Atlanta, GA
Counties Dawson County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, White County, GA
The radar
The Atlanta radar (KFFC), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:23 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 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 154 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
- 1285 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
132 WWUS72 KFFC 200817 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 417 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 GAZ006>009-014>016-201630- /O.NEW.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.111020T1200Z-111020T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0005.111021T0600Z-111021T1400Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 417 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET... ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND NORTH GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. A FROST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 33 TO 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND SHOULD REMAIN STRONG INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE MID 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...STRONG WINDS COULD ALLOW SOME SMALL OR WEAK TREES TO FALL. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE PICKED UP AND BLOWN AROUND. PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES AND MAY SUFFER FROST DAMAGE AND COULD BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. 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 FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ001>005-011>013-019>023-030>034-041>048-052>057-066>068-078- 201630- /O.NEW.KFFC.FR.Y.0005.111021T0600Z-111021T1400Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS- FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-HARRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 417 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF WEST AND NORTH GEORGIA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 33 TO 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES AND MAY SUFFER FROST DAMAGE AND COULD BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
056 WWUS72 KFFC 201553 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1153 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 GAZ006>009-014>016-201800- /O.CON.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111020T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0005.111021T0600Z-111021T1400Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 1153 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 1500 FEET... ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA... * WINDS...WEST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA. * TEMPERATURES...FROM 33 TO 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT ARE EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA COULD ALLOW SOME SMALL OR WEAK TREES TO FALL. UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE PICKED UP AND BLOWN AROUND. PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MAY SUFFER FROST DAMAGE IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. 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 FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ001>005-011>013-019>023-030>034-041>048-052>057-066>068-078- 201800- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0005.111021T0600Z-111021T1400Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS- FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-HARRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 1153 AM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA... * TEMPERATURES...FROM 33 TO 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE MID 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES AND MAY SUFFER FROST DAMAGE AND COULD BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
941 WWUS72 KFFC 201809 NPWFFC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 209 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 GAZ006>009-014>016-210900- /O.EXP.KFFC.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111020T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0005.111021T0600Z-111021T1400Z/ FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND 209 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURES...FROM 33 TO 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MAY SUFFER FROST DAMAGE IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$ GAZ001>005-011>013-019>023-030>034-041>048-052>057-066>068-078- 210900- /O.CON.KFFC.FR.Y.0005.111021T0600Z-111021T1400Z/ DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS- FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-POLK-PAULDING-COBB- NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON- DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON- SPALDING-HENRY-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-HARRIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...ROME...CARTERSVILLE... GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...CARROLLTON... DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON... NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN 209 PM EDT THU OCT 20 2011 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA... * TEMPERATURES...FROM 33 TO 36 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID 30S AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...PREMATURELY BUDDING PLANTS...SHRUBS...AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MAY SUFFER FROST DAMAGE IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Atlanta, GA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 4:17 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | FFC | Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton and 36 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
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.