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 Jan 17, 5:30 AM EST, 9 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 530 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)... LATEST SATL AND UPPER CHARTS SHOW A DIGGING TROUGH BEGINNING TO KICK EAST OF THE PLAINS WITH AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FASTLY APPROACHING THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH TIMING OF FRONT...CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...WITH MOST AREAS RECEIVING GENERALLY ONE HALF INCH OR LESS OF PRECIP...LACK OF INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL HOLD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO ISOLATED AT BEST. THE GREATER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE GENERALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE WHERE THE WARMER TEMPS AND GREATER INSTABILITIES WILL BE POOLED. BEHIND THE FRONT...AMPLE WRAP AROUND MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND LOWERING THICKNESSES STILL WARRANT MENTION OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EXTREME NORTHERN ZONES. OTHERWISE...STAYED CLOSE TO GUIDANCE NUMBERS TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN WARMED HIGHS A BIT FOR WEDNESDAY WITH AMPLE SUNSHINE AND A DRIER WESTERLY FLOW NOTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)... THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY STILL APPEAR TO BE DRY AS NEXT SYSTEM DEEPENS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM BEGINS TO KICK EASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AMPLE GULF MOISTURE AND MODERATE INSTABILITIES ADVECTING NORTHWARD OVER MUCH OF THE STATE BY EARLY SATURDAY. LATEST GFS SHOWS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY... THEN STALLING SOUTH OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY. HAVE VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE GFS BY MONDAY...AS IT SHOWS HIGH POPS AND QPF OVER THE ENTIRE STATE. WOULD EXPECT THIS PATTERN TO BE SLOW SETTING UP WITH THE HIGHER POPS WARRANTED OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES. FOR NOW...HAVE TWEAKED QPF BACK AND POPS DOWN TO SLIGHT CHANCE UNTIL GET A BETTER MODEL RUN CONSISTENCY. && .AVIATION... DECREASING CEILINGS EXPECTED THROUGH 15Z WITH PRECIP STARTING ACROSS THE AREA BY 16-18Z. WINDS SE THIS MORNING 8-12KT TURING TO THE SW AND INCREASING 15-20KT BY 22Z-00Z. MAY SEE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY BUT INSTABILITY IS LACKING SO SHOULD NOT BE THAT BIG OF AN AVIATION CONCERN. VSBYS WILL START OFF P6SM UNTIL THE RAIN BEGINS. WILL SEE SOME BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WHICH WILL DECREASE VSBYS DOWN TO 2SM. ALL IN ALL VSBYS SHOULD STAY IN 5 TO 6SM RANGE ONCE THE PRECIP MOVES IN. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATLANTA 57 33 50 37 / 100 60 5 5 ATHENS 59 37 48 32 / 100 100 10 5 GAINESVILLE 55 35 45 34 / 100 90 5 5 ROME 59 38 50 28 / 100 60 5 5 COLUMBUS 64 37 57 36 / 100 40 5 5 MACON 65 40 54 30 / 90 70 5 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 39/13
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 615 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-181100- 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- 615 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .SYNOPSIS... A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE STATE TODAY. THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARD... THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DISCUSSION... A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH THE STATE TODAY. THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. MOST AREAS WILL RECEIVE GENERALLY ONE HALF INCH OR LESS OF PRECIP. INSTABILITY IS VERY WEAK WITH THIS FRONT WITH CAPES NEVER GETTING ABOVE 200 AND LIFTED INDICES STAYING POSITIVE THROUGH WED MORNING. THIS WILL KEEP THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO ISOLATED AT BEST. NO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA WED MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FROM EXITING FRONTAL SYSTEM TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The public reported that a large 1.5 foot diameter pine tree was blown down by strong gradient winds ahead of a cold front. The tree fell across and damaged two fences and one vehicle.
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