1 strong wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 18, 3:55 AM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 455 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 .SHORT TERM... REMAINS OF IVAN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM STATE AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER EAST US AND DOWN OVER THE STATE. ASSOCIATED DRYING WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND. IN THE ASSOCIATED NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW DEW POINTS WILL FALL AND OVERNIGHT LOWS WITH THEM. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH LOWS BELOW. USED COMPROMISE ON TEMPERATURES. .LONG TERM... UNCERTAIN. AT SURFACE AND ALOFT A RIDGE BUILDS IN OVER THE STATE AND THEN MOVES EAST OF THE STATE BY FRIDAY. ALOFT THIS CAUSES THE FLOW TO VEER FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST. DEPENDING UPON MODEL OF CHOICE...THE REMAINS OF IVAN COME BACK TO HAUNT THE STATE AS THEY MOVE ACROSS NORTH FL AND NORTH GULF. JEANNE STAYS OFFSHORE. WILL GO WITH SCENARIO...BUT GIVEN PAST MONTHS PERFORMANCE WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS...GREAT UNCERTAINTY. WENT NEAR MEX ON TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION... CLEAR SKIES TODAY WITH NO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. SURFACE WINDS NNW 10 TO 15 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS. BDL && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 81 57 79 56 / 00 00 10 10 ATHENS 83 56 79 55 / 00 00 10 10 GAINESVILLE 81 56 79 56 / 00 00 10 10 ROME 84 54 81 53 / 00 00 10 10 COLUMBUS 85 60 82 60 / 00 00 10 10 MACON 85 58 83 55 / 00 00 10 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-181400- 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- 500 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY. ...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT OVER THE MID U.S. WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY ALONG WITH A CONTINUED DRYING OF THE AIRMASS. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL WITH IVAN...RIVER FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. && FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. BDL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that strong winds, associated with the dying remnants of Tropical Depression Ivan in eastern Tennessee, blew down several trees near Georgia Highway 356. Power outages were also observed in the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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