A very dry airmass continued in place with strong surface high pressure dominating over the Southeast. High fire danger conditions continued on the 6th with relative humidities dropping below 25 percent.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A very dry airmass continued in place with strong surface high pressure dominating over the Southeast. High fire danger conditions continued on the 6th with relative humidities dropping below 25 percent.
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 Mar 6, 6:45 AM EST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 645 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 330 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE AS STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TODAY AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A RETURN FLOW OFF THE ATLANTIC INCREASING MOISTURE OVER THE AREA RATHER QUICKLY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UNCERTAINTY LIES IN HOW MUCH CLOUD COVER THE MOISTURE WILL TURN INTO. MODELS INDICATING IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT. OTHERWISE THE FORECAST REMAINS DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS PRODUCING LIGHT PRECIP WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND NEAR NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY. FORECAST LOW TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR NORMAL TONIGHT AND 5-10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FREEZE WARNING WILL BE CONTINUED THIS MORNING AS MANY TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 32 OR ALREADY BELOW. LOW TEMPERATURE GRIDS INDICATING TOWNS AND A PORTION OF UNION COUNTY COULD SEE LOWS IN THE 28-32 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT. THIS WILL NEED TO BE RE-EVALUATED FOR A POSSIBLE FREEZE WARNING LATER TODAY. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM. LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE OH AND AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE TN VALLEY THURSDAY. EUROPEAN MODEL IS FASTER WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE MOISTURE S THAN THE GFS. WILL HOLD OFF WITH PRECIP CHANCES FOR NOW UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT OVER N GA. GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS MOVE THE FRONT INTO THE AREA FRIDAY WITH THE GFS SLOWER WITH THE PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT S THAN THE EUROPEAN. ENOUGH INSTABILITY FORECAST FOR ONLY GARDEN VARIETY THUNDERSTORMS. GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY AND BEYOND WITH THE GFS WETTER THAN THE EUROPEAN AND HAVE TRIED TO TAKE SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE. GFS FORECASTING A SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR DAMNING EVENT SATURDAY WITH SHOWERS...AND POSSIBLE GARDEN VARIETY THUNDERSTORMS FOR WEST GA...AND THE EUROPEAN IS DRYING OUT THE NE 1/2-2/3RDS OF THE CWA. GFS MOVES A WEAK FRONT ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY WITH THE FRONT MUCH FARTHER WEST FOR THE EUROPEAN. THE EUROPEAN IS WETTER ON MONDAY THAN THE GFS AND THIS REVERSES ON TUESDAY. CONFIDENCE IS LOW. FIRE WEATHER... THE FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE CONTINUED TODAY AS MOST OF NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL SEE LOW RH'S 25 PERCENT OR LESS FOR 3-6 HOURS. 20 FOOT WINDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED. LOW RH'S EXPECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE 25 PERCENT FOR WEDNESDAY WITH SIMILAR WINDS AS TODAY. BDL .AVIATION... 12Z UPDATE... VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE TAF SITES INTO THIS EVENING...THEN SCT-BKN CLOUDS IN THE 2 TO 3 THSD FT RANGE SPREADING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST...GENERALLY AFFECTING CENTRAL TAF SITES 03Z-06Z TIME FRAME AND NORTHERN TAF SITES 06Z-10Z TIME FRAME. MODELS INDICATING CLOUDS WILL HANG IN FOR A WHILE AND MAY BE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY BEFORE SEEING MUCH IMPROVEMENT. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS LOOK GOOD FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. SPEEDS IN THE 7 TO 12 KT RANGE WITH GUSTS 16-20KT POSSIBLE TODAY. //ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE... HIGH ALL ELEMENTS...EXCEPT MEDIUM ON TIMING OF LOW CLOUDS. 49 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 63 39 64 48 / 0 0 5 10 ATLANTA 60 43 63 51 / 0 0 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 59 33 55 44 / 0 0 5 10 CARTERSVILLE 62 38 64 48 / 0 0 5 5 COLUMBUS 64 45 69 52 / 0 0 5 5 GAINESVILLE 59 39 60 48 / 0 0 5 10 MACON 63 42 67 49 / 0 0 5 5 ROME 63 37 65 49 / 0 0 5 5 PEACHTREE CITY 62 38 65 46 / 0 0 5 5 VIDALIA 64 48 69 54 / 0 5 5 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...BIBB...BLECKLEY... BUTTS...CARROLL...CATOOSA...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...MORGAN...MURRAY...NEWTON...NORTH FULTON... OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...PEACH...PICKENS...PIKE...POLK... PULASKI...PUTNAM...ROCKDALE...SCHLEY...SOUTH FULTON...SPALDING... SUMTER...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TOWNS...TROUP...TWIGGS... UNION...UPSON...WALKER...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON... WEBSTER...WHITE...WHITFIELD...WILCOX...WILKES...WILKINSON. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 500 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-071000- 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- 500 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. .SYNOPSIS... DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE TO THE EAST COAST TODAY AND INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC TONIGHT. .PRIMARY HAZARDS... THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS OVER NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM NEAR COLUMBUS TO MACON AND NORTH. REFER TO THE FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION /SPSFFC/. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. BDL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 348 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078-079- 081>084-062230- 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-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON- 348 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT... ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES... RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR 3 TO 6 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE EAST TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AROUND 10 MPH OR LESS. 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 Rocking R Ranch burned 17 acres and resulted in $1,500 in damages.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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