A persistent surface high pressure ridge brought very low afternoon relative humidity and dry fuels to the region for several days.
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The episode as NWS FFC wrote it up.
A persistent surface high pressure ridge brought very low afternoon relative humidity and dry fuels to the region for several days.
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 Nov 4, 12:26 PM EST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 1226 PM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1100 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014/ UPDATE... UPDATED THE SKY GRIDS EARLIER TO ACCOUNT FOR THE THICKENING CIRRUS. ALSO...MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE HOURLY TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE GRIDS ARE NEEDED AT THIS TIME. SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... /ISSUED AT 438 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014/ MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THERE ARE SOME MINOR DIFFERENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND TIMING WITH THE COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. ONE MORE DRY DAY ACROSS THE CWA TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY DRIFTING TO OUR EAST. AN H5 SHORT WAVE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WEDNESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO NORTH GA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME THUNDER IS NOT EXPECTED AS STABILITY INDICES ARE SHOWING THE SYSTEM SHOULD BE STABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPRESS THUNDER. 17 LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAYS/... /ISSUED AT 438 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014/ GFS/ECMWF STILL IN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WORK WEEK...BUT START TO SHOW SOME DIFFERENCES BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. THE EXTENDED FORECAST STARTS OFF WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED JUST OFF THE CAROLINA COAST WEAKENING AND MOVING EAST AS NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES. THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM BEGAN DEVELOPING OVER THE FRONT RANGE YESTERDAY AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NW GA BY 00Z-06Z THU. THE ECMWF IS A TINY BIT FAST MOVING THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM THROUGH THE STATE BUT THEY BOTH SHOW IT SWEEPING THROUGH GA MAINLY DURING THE DAY THU EXITING THE SE CORNER BY 00-06Z FRI. BOTH MODELS SHOW VERY LITTLE INSTABILITY WITH THIS FRONT BUT THEY BOTH SHOW AN INCREASE IN PWS AND SHEAR. QPF NUMBERS STILL SHOW A QUARTER TO A THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH FALLING STATE WIDE. WITH INSTABILITY SO WEAK WILL KEEP SHOWERS ACROSS THE CWA FOR WED NIGHT/THU. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE STATE DRIER AIR SPREADS OVER THE CWA FRIDAYS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS THE UPPER TROUGH DIGS OVER THE EAST COAST PUTTING THE CWA INTO NORTHWEST FLOW. BY SUNDAY BOTH MODELS SHOWS ANOTHER WEAKER FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA BUT THEY BOTH SHOW GA ON THE TAIL END OF THIS FRONT. THE GFS BRINGS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE IN ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY EXTREME NORTH GA SUNDAY WHILE THE ECMWF BRINGS THE MOISTURE IN A BIT FURTHER SOUTH. ONLY GOING WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF POPS FOR NOW BUT WILL DEFINITELY WATCH THIS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO SEE HOW THE MODELS HANDLE THIS. 01 FIRE WEATHER... /ISSUED AT 438 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014/ DEWPOINTS ARE ON THE RISE TODAY AS A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR RETURNS TO THE REGION. HOWEVER THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN DRIER THAN THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA. HUMIDITIES ACROSS THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS WILL DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. WILL MAINTAIN A WATCH ON DEWPOINTS...BUT AT THIS TIME WILL NOT BE ISSUING A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. FOR WEDNESDAY HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. && .AVIATION... 18Z UPDATE... NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE TAFS NEEDED FOR THE 18Z ISSUANCE. HIGH CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALSO INCREASE...AND A BKN VFR DECK IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF TOMORROW. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN AOB 10KT. //ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE... HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 71 47 71 55 / 5 5 10 40 ATLANTA 69 53 71 56 / 5 5 10 50 BLAIRSVILLE 69 41 66 50 / 5 5 20 60 CARTERSVILLE 69 45 70 54 / 5 5 20 60 COLUMBUS 71 52 75 57 / 5 5 10 30 GAINESVILLE 69 48 68 55 / 5 5 10 50 MACON 72 45 77 55 / 5 5 10 20 ROME 68 46 70 54 / 5 5 20 60 PEACHTREE CITY 69 46 71 56 / 5 5 10 40 VIDALIA 73 52 77 60 / 5 10 10 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 502 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-051015- BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA- CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA- CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-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- 502 AM EST TUE NOV 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY... SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .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 named Henderson Road resulted in 3 acres burned and $900 in costs.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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