A weak shortwave pushed through north Georgia on the 9th, increasing cloud coverage. No critical fire weather conditions were present, but a wildfire did develop in northeast Georgia.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A weak shortwave pushed through north Georgia on the 9th, increasing cloud coverage. No critical fire weather conditions were present, but a wildfire did develop in northeast Georgia.
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 9, 2:48 PM EST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 248 PM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 ...POTENTIAL INCREASING FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE EVENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY... .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... MAIN CONCERN IS WITH WINTRY PRECIP POTENTIAL BEGINNING LATE IN THE SHORT TERM AS PERSISTENT ADVECTION OF GULF MOISTURE LOOKS TO OVERRIDE CAA DUE TO HIGH BUILDING IN FROM NORTH. A STRONG 1035MB SFC HIGH WILL PUSH A MOSTLY DRY BACKDOOR COLD FRONT SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CWA MONDAY. GOOD CONSENSUS AMOUNG LATEST MODEL SOLUTIONS WITH ONSET OF GULF MOISTURE COMING IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER 00Z TUESDAY AND ON THE INCREASE INTO THE LONG TERM. HAVE CHANCE POPS TRENDING UP TO LIKELY OVERNIGHT THEN DEFINITE JUST BEYOND THE PERIOD. CONSENSUS OF BUFR SOUNDINGS AND CRITICAL THICKNESSES SUPPORT P-TYPE AS MAINLY RAIN ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA IN THE MONDAY NIGHT PERIOD BUT A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW TO SNOW/SLEET IN THE 06-12Z PERIOD FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH GA INCLUDING THE NORTH METRO AREA. A MAINLY SNOW/SLEET MIX IS LIKELY IN THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE CWA...THOUGH THE PROGGED QPF GRADIENT TRENDS TO LOWER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH. SNOW/SLEET TOTALS AND TEMPS...LATEST BLEND LOOKS REASONABLE WITH MUCH OF NORTH GA INCLUDING THE METRO AREA 2-3 DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING MONDAY NIGHT...WHILE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS DO STILL SUPPORT FREEZING SURFACE TEMPS. HAVE USED THIS TO LIMIT SNOW/SLEET ACCUMULATION EXTENT TO MAINLY THE FAR NORTH UP TO ABOUT 0.5 INCHES FOR THIS OVERNIGHT PERIOD. AREAS AS FAR SOUTH AS THE ATLANTA METRO AND CARROLLTON AREAS MAY SEE THE MIX OF RAIN/SLEET/SNOW...BUT THINKING SURFACE TEMPS WILL BE TOO WARM FOR ACCUMULATION. STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THIS SO WILL LEAVE IN CURRENT WATCH. THE GROWING CONCERN IS STARTING TO FOCUS BEYOND THIS ONSET STAGE OF WINTRY PRECIP AND MORE TO THE OVERRUNNING MOISTURE AGAINST A STRONG CLASSICAL CAD WEDGE AND RESULTANT FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL FOR LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE LONG TERM DISCUSSION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS. HAVE EXTENDED THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND FARTHER SOUTH INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BECAUSE OF THIS. BAKER .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... A VERY INTERESTING BEGINNING FOR THE LONG TERM. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL BE EXITING THE CWA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CWA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME THE SURFACE HIGH WILL BE WEDGING INTO THE CWA BRINGING COLDER TEMPS. HAVE LOWERED MAX TEMPS ON WED AS MAV/MET APPEAR TOO WARM. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPS AT OR BELOW FREEZING FROM ATLANTA TO ATHENS TO GAINESVILLE FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS COULD MAKE FOR A SIGNIFICANT ICING EVENT...HOWEVER THIS IS FOR DAY 3 AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MODEL RUNS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. PERTAINING TO THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH...WILL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT WATCH THROUGH 00Z WED. WILL ISSUE A NEW WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WILL INCLUDE ALL OF NORTH GA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GA...INCLUDING THE MCN AREA...FROM 00Z WED UNTIL 12Z WED. FOR THE REST OF THE LONG TERM...SEE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW... 17 /ISSUED 515 AM EST SUN FEB 9 2014/ COASTAL WAVE FINALLY MOVES OFF SHORE EARLY THURSDAY. DRY FOR FRIDAY. WITH NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ANOTHER WAVE MOVES SOUTHEAST AND COULD POSSIBLE BRING SOME RAIN FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT MAINLY FOR THE NORTH. LOWERED TEMPERATURES FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY SEVERAL DEGREES BASED ON CLOUDS...PRECIPITATION AND THE EASTERLY FLOW 41 && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... MAINLY LOW END VFR CONDITIONS TO START OUT WITH AS SCT COVERAGE NEAR 4 KFT LEVEL...THEN LOWERING TO MVFR CIGS NEAR 12Z MONDAY FOR KATL AND NEARBY SITES. WINDS SHOULD STAY OUT OF WNW TO NW FOR PERIOD DECREASING OVERNIGHT THEN STAYING UNDER 10 KTS MONDAY. PRECIP POTENTIAL BEYOND END OF FORECAST PERIOD. INCLUDED VCSH FOR KATL LATE IN PERIOD THOUGH INCREASING CHANCES MONDAY NIGHT AND POTENTIAL FOR MIX WITH SNOW OR SLEET WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AS SURFACE TEMPS LOOK A BIT TOO WARM. STILL DECENT UNCERTAINTY THIS LATE IN PERIOD BUT WORTH MENTION. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CIGS. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON VSBY AND WIND. BAKER && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 37 55 35 35 / 5 20 60 80 ATLANTA 40 51 36 36 / 5 20 60 80 BLAIRSVILLE 33 45 32 32 / 10 20 60 80 CARTERSVILLE 36 49 34 36 / 5 20 60 80 COLUMBUS 43 60 42 46 / 0 20 60 80 GAINESVILLE 38 49 33 35 / 5 20 60 80 MACON 41 61 41 43 / 0 10 60 80 ROME 35 47 32 36 / 5 20 60 80 PEACHTREE CITY 37 52 36 38 / 5 20 60 80 VIDALIA 46 66 44 52 / 0 5 50 60 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BALDWIN...BIBB...BUTTS... CLARKE...CLAYTON...COWETA...CRAWFORD...FAYETTE...GLASCOCK... GREENE...HANCOCK...HARRIS...HEARD...HENRY...HOUSTON...JASPER... JEFFERSON...JONES...LAMAR...MADISON...MERIWETHER...MONROE... MORGAN...NEWTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PEACH...PIKE...PUTNAM... ROCKDALE...SPALDING...TALBOT...TALIAFERRO...TAYLOR...TROUP... TWIGGS...UPSON...WALTON...WARREN...WASHINGTON...WILKES... WILKINSON. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...CARROLL... CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...COBB...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB... DOUGLAS...FANNIN...FLOYD...FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON... GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...JACKSON...LUMPKIN...MURRAY...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING...PICKENS...POLK...SOUTH FULTON...TOWNS... UNION...WALKER...WHITE...WHITFIELD. && SHORT TERM...BAKER LONG TERM....17 AVIATION...BAKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 429 PM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-101200- 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- 429 PM EST SUN FEB 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT MUCH OF GEORGIA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO HOMER FOR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS EVENT WILL MAINLY BE FOR SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MUCH OF CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE EXPANDED INTO WEDNESDAY. THE WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM HAMILTON TO WARNER ROBINS TO LOUISVILLE. THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. SEE ATLWSWFFC FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS ON WATCH LOCATIONS...TIMES AND POTENTIAL WINTER PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATIONS. .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 Crawford Top burned 1 acre and resulted in $1500 in damages.
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