Surface high pressure moved into the area on the 14th, with a cold front approaching the state. Dry weather prevailed, but relative humidity values remained above fire danger criteria.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
Surface high pressure moved into the area on the 14th, with a cold front approaching the state. Dry weather prevailed, but relative humidity values remained above fire danger criteria.
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 Feb 14, 2:56 PM EST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 256 PM EST THU FEB 14 2013 .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/... A LARGE CI CLOUD SHIELD PREVAILS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH GA AT THIS TIME AND EXTENDS NORTH TO A LAGRANGE...LAWRENCEVILLE...TOCCOA LINE. THE CLOUD SHIELD WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTH MS/AL SHIFTS TO THE EAST. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR CLEARING OVER THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT WITH MIN TEMPS IN THE 32 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE. A RAPID WARMUP IS EXPECTED FRIDAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT DUE TO PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND A WESTERLY FLOW. THE FRONT ENTERS NORTHWEST GA LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH A BROKEN STRATOCUMULUS DECK WHICH PUSHES INTO CENTRAL GA DURING THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED MAINLY BEHIND THE FRONT OVER EXTREME NORTH GA. THE CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE OH AND TN VALLEYS WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. LIMITED MOISTURE WITH THE SECOND FRONT WILL CAUSE 20-30 PERCENT POPS FOR RAIN POSSIBLY CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. A MET/MAV MOS BLEND WAS GENERALLY USED FOR MIN AND MAX TEMPS. ENHANCED THE POPS OVER NORTH GA TO INDICATE THE CHANCES OF SNOW. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM. 16 .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... OVERALL...PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK. MODELS STILL ADVERTISING POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT WINTRY PRECIP ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...AND A FEW MODELS INDICATING IT COULD OCCUR AS EARLY AS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON RATHER THAN LIMITING WINTER PRECIP TO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE OVER NORTH GEORGIA WHERE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BARELY MAKE IT INTO THE UPPER 30S. HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE PREVIOUS MENTION OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IN FAR NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HAVE ALSO CONTINUED WITH MENTION OF SNOW FLURRIES FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS NORTH AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ATLANTA METRO AREA AND AS FAR SOUTH AS A LINE FROM LAGRANGE TO MONTICELLO TO WASHINGTON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND...WITH A COLD FRONT IMPACTING THE STATE LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEING THE NEXT PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN. FOR NOW...HAVE CONTINUED MENTION OF SCATTERED THUNDER TUESDAY...THOUGH AT THIS TIME...SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. THE PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED BELOW... 31 /ISSUED 259 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013/ COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE CWA FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL ENERGY WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE NORTH...HOWEVER THERE IS SOME LIFT WITH A SHORTWAVE THAT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN GA DURING THE EVENING HORUS. MODELS DO INDICATE SOME MOISTURE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE COLD FRONT...SO PRECIP COULD END ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES AS A MIX OF LIGHT SN/RA. WITH LIMITED MOISTURE...LITTLE IF ANY ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 30S IN THE NE CWA. ELSEWHERE...HIGHS IN THE 40S ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME LOWER 50S IN SOUTH CENTRAL GA. WINDS WON'T COMPLETELY DECOUPLE OVERNIGHT...AND WITH OVERNIGHT MINS IN THE 20S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS WILL BE LIKELY. A STRONG MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE AND TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SE STATES LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS NOT MUCH MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...BUT WITH SUCH STRONG DYNAMICAL FORCING...IT MAY HELP TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA INTO THE EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS THE ATLANTA METRO AREAS. ANY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WOULD BE LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN CWFA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVERHEAD FOR SUNDAY...BUT MOVE OFFSHORE BY LATE MONDAY. TEMPS SHOULD SLOWLY MODERATE DURING THIS PERIOD. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION ON TUESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. NLISTEMAA && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTH MS/AL WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE STATE EARLY FRIDAY AND MOVES TO CENTRAL GA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH THE FRONT SHOULD PRODUCE CEILINGS AROUND 4000 FEET. A LIGHT WEST WIND THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KTS BY AFTERNOON WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. NO VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS. 16 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 36 64 35 44 / 0 5 5 10 ATLANTA 40 62 34 43 / 0 5 5 10 BLAIRSVILLE 34 56 29 35 / 0 20 20 10 CARTERSVILLE 33 62 32 43 / 0 5 5 10 COLUMBUS 39 66 38 48 / 0 0 5 10 GAINESVILLE 38 58 35 42 / 0 5 5 10 MACON 34 66 37 49 / 0 0 5 10 ROME 33 62 31 44 / 0 10 10 10 PEACHTREE CITY 32 63 34 44 / 0 5 5 10 VIDALIA 40 67 42 52 / 0 0 5 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && SHORT TERM...16 LONG TERM....31 AVIATION...16
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 305 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-151100- 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- 305 AM EST THU FEB 14 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN GEORGIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LITTLE OR NO SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN THE COLDER AIR. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. ALSO...BY TUESDAY A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION BRINGING A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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 Washrider 2 burned 0.12 acres and resulted in $500 in damages.
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