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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 5:25 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 625 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 .SHORT TERM...SHORT TERM FORECAST RELATIVELY SIMPLE COMPARED TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXTENDED. FRONTAL BOUNDARY...ESSENTIALLY STATIONARY...ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME LESS DISTINCT WITH MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES SPREADING BACK NORTH WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AS UPPER RIDGE STRENGTHENS OVER THE SOUTHEAST IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACHING FRANCES... PRECIPITATION REMAINS SCATTERED AND MAINLY DIURNAL IN NATURE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS. .LONG TERM...BIGGEST ENIGMA FOR THE EXTENDED FORECAST REMAINS FRANCES. GFS MODEL CONTINUES ITS TREND TO KEEP THE STORM EAST OF FLORIDA...AND THE 12Z ETA IS REMARKABLY CLOSE TO THE 12Z GFS TRACK. TPC HAS OFFICIAL FORECAST JUST A TAD WEST OF THIS TRACK WITH THE SYSTEM REACHING SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SUNDAY MORNING. CURRENT THINKING MOVES FRANCES NORTH FROM AROUND JACKSONVILLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO NEAR GREER BY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING CHANCE OF ASSOCIATED CONVECTION INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BY SATURDAY EVENING SPREADING NORTH INTO SUNDAY MORNING. BEST RAINFALL POTENTIAL IS ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE FORECAST AREA. WILL KEEP POPS IN THE CHANCE CATEGORY FOR NOW WITH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IMPROVING...BUT STILL VERY LOW. CURRENT FORECAST TRACK KEEPS BEST WINDS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND ABOVE...SOUTH AND EAST OF OUR FORECAST AREA. BUT THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED FOR ANY VARIATION IN THE FORECAST PATH. OF COURSE...THE BEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST IN THE FORECAST AREA ALSO...MAINLY SUNDAY DAYTIME INTO MONDAY MORNING. AFTER THE STORM MOVES NORTH MONDAY...A GOOD SHOT OF DRY AND MILD AIR SHOULD BE PULLED SOUTHEAST INTO THE REGION IN ITS WAKE. MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY LOOK DRY AND MILD. && .AVIATION...WEAK LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER GEORGIA SHOULD PERSIST OVERNIGHT. SOUTH OF KATL TO KAHN... AFTERNOON AND EVENING PRECIP WILL ONLY ENHANCE AN ALREADY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER. A WEAK CONVERGENT MOIST FLOW IN THAT AREA SEEMS RIPE FOR IFR CONDS WITH FOG AND MAYBE CEILINGS TOWARD DAYBREAK. A DRIER BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD PREVAIL IN THE KATL TO KAHN CORRIDOR. HOWEVER THE WEAK LOW LEVEL TROUGH MAY ALLOW SOME POOLING OF MOISTURE ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER AFTER DECOUPLING DURING THE EVENING. MODELS SUGGEST A WEAK EASTERLY FLOW SETTING UP TOWARD DAYBREAK. IF ALL THIS PLAYS OUT...WE COULD SEE CEILINGS AROUND 1K FEET DURING THE HOURS IMMEDIATELY AFTER DAYBREAK WHEN MIXING BEGINS. IN THE MEANTIME...OVERNIGHT CEILINGS SHOULD BE AT OR ABOVE 5 THSD FT. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 70 87 70 87 / 10 30 30 30 ATHENS 68 86 69 86 / 20 30 30 30 GAINESVILLE 69 86 69 85 / 10 30 30 30 ROME 67 89 69 88 / 10 20 20 30 COLUMBUS 72 88 72 88 / 30 40 40 40 MACON 71 88 71 88 / 30 40 40 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && 20/15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1142 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-312002- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD- CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-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- 1142 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .SYNOPSIS... A STATIONARY FRONT REMAINS ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AS HIGH PRESSURE PREVAILS ACROSS THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. .PRIMARY HAZARD...THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LIGHTNING. .DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF A STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR COLUMBUS TO MACON TO AUGUSTA...MAINLY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THIS AREA. DAYTIME HEATING ALONG WITH SUFFICIENT MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE FOR MODERATE INSTABILITY WITH CAPES REACHING TO BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500. WITH THE LACK OF SIGNIFICANT INSTABILITY AND WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL WINDS...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. JCD
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 558 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 GAZ059-312230- 558 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN JASPER COUNTY UNTIL 630 PM EDT... AT 556 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MONTICELLO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 630 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 628 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 GAZ107-108-312300- 628 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN WILCOX AND PULASKI COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM EDT... AT 626 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PINEVIEW...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 700 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 705 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 GAZ109-312330- 705 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN DODGE COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM EDT... AT 700 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GRESSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 730 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 742 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 GAZ061-062-074-075-010030- 742 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN WASHINGTON... GLASCOCK...EASTERN HANCOCK AND WARREN COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM EDT... AT 740 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM WARRENTON TO WARTHEN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THIS STORM. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAY. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 830 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 824 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 GAZ110-111-010115- 824 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN TELFAIR AND WHEELER COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT... AT 821 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HELENA TO JACKSONVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAY. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 915 PM EDT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 838 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 GAZ074-075-010115- 838 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR EXCESSIVE LIGHTNING IN WASHINGTON AND GLASCOCK COUNTIES UNTIL 915 PM EDT... AT 836 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM MITCHELL TO SANDERSVILLE TO HARRISON ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. LIGHTNING DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE INDICATED NUMEROUS CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES WITH THESE STORMS. RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD STAY INDOORS. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CORDED TELEPHONES SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAY. THE THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY 915 PM EDT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Washington County 911 Center reported that one tree was blown down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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