High pressure remained in control of the area both at the surface and aloft. Dry relative humidities were prevalent across the area, though fuel moistures across north Georgia remained too high for dangerous fire weather conditions.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
High pressure remained in control of the area both at the surface and aloft. Dry relative humidities were prevalent across the area, though fuel moistures across north Georgia remained too high for dangerous fire weather conditions.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 3:08 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 408 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE AREA WITH SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF FAIR WEATHER CU POPPING UP. FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS MOVED INTO NW GA BUT IT IS A DRY FRONT AND ONLY EXPECTING MAYBE SOME INCREASED CLOUDS AS IT MOVES THROUGH. A DRIER AIRMASS FILTERS BACK IN ACROSS THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES IN BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE STAYS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH ANOTHER WEAK FRONT TRYING TO INCREASE CLOUDS OVER THE AREA TUE. NORTH AND CENTRAL GA SHOULD STY HIGH AND DRY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK. TEMPS EXPECTED TO B JUST SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL NORMS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. 01 .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... NO CHANGES MADE TO LONG TERM. GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFERENCES ON STRENGTH OF THE UPPER RIDGE. PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED HERE. /ISSUED 302 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2012/ GFS/ECMWF IN CLOSE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...THEN DIFFERENCES IN THE SOLUTIONS DEVELOP FOR NEXT WEEKEND. A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK. BOTH MODELS HAVE A H5 RIDGE BUILD OVER THE EASTERN U.S. HOWEVER THEY DIFFER IN STRENGTH. THE GFS IS MUCH STRONGER WITH THE RIDGE WHICH DOMINATES THE EASTERN U.S. WHILE THE ECMWF IS NOT AS STRONG AND AFFECTS PARTS OF THE EASTERN U.S. WHILE BOTH MODELS LIFT A SHORT WAVE INTO THE TENNESSEE AND OHIO VALLEYS...BOTH KEEP THE CWA DRY. WHILE THE SOLUTION WILL LIKELY END UP SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THE 2 MODELS...WILL GO WITH A DRY FORECAST THROUGH THE LONG TERM ALONG WITH NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. 31 && FIRE WEATHER... HAVE ISSUED A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20. FUEL MOISTURE IN THAT AREA CURRENTLY NEAR 8 PERCENT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD BE NEAR CRITICAL VALUES FOR 4 HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON. 41 AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH NO PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL START OUT OF THE NW AND TURN TO THE NE BY 12-14Z MON. THIS WIND SHIFT WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS THEY WILL TURN BACK TO THE NW BY 16-18Z MON. WIND SPEEDS ARE A BIT GUSTY RIGHT NOW WITH 10KTS GUSTING TO 16KT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CALM DOWN A BIT AFTER 00Z WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED IN THE 4-7KT RANGE THROUGH 16Z MON. WIND SPEEDS WILL PICK BACK UP BY 18Z TO NEAR 10KT BUT NOT EXPECTING ANY GUST LIKE TODAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE... 18Z UPDATE... CONFIDENCE HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS. 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 50 77 46 76 / 0 5 5 10 ATLANTA 53 74 50 73 / 0 0 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 42 71 42 66 / 0 5 5 5 CARTERSVILLE 43 75 42 73 / 0 0 5 5 COLUMBUS 56 79 53 77 / 0 0 5 5 GAINESVILLE 51 74 49 71 / 0 5 5 5 MACON 51 79 46 79 / 0 0 5 5 ROME 47 77 44 75 / 0 0 5 5 PEACHTREE CITY 47 74 44 75 / 0 0 5 5 VIDALIA 56 79 55 79 / 0 0 5 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 01
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 508 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-090900- 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- 508 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SYNOPSIS... A NORTHWEST WIND FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO REINFORCE A DRY AND STABLE AIR MASS OVER THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND OCCASIONAL BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE AND 10 TO 15 MPH NORTHWEST WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 349 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>045-047-090800- 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-WALTON- 349 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT... ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR 4 OR MORE HOURS MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO MONROE TO WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. WITH DRY FUELS...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES CONCERNING WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME CAUTION.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The National Forest Service reported that a human-caused wildfire labeled Briar burned 3 acres and resulted in $1,500 in damages.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Georgia in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, April 2012
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 427771.