White County is in a Class 1 Low Fire Danger for Tuesday November 29th

Rain Totals over all have been lower than anticipated and much lower across northeast Georgia. Never the less what we have received has been a great help with Fire Danger Ratings. System #2 tomorrow will hopefully bring much more rain.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA

403 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016

 

A LINE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE STATE TODAY BRINGING AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ACROSS MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. AS THIS ACTIVITY BEGINS TO DIMINISH LATER TODAY…A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL 1-2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE…ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA ABOVE 1500FT THROUGH 7AM THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA FROM INTO TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7AM THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DAHLONEGA…CLEVELAND

403 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2016

TODAY        TONIGHT      WED

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        CLOUDY       CLOUDY

PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS

CHANGE PRECIP (%)     80           80           90

TEMP (24H TREND)      68 (+12)     59 (+8)      67

RH % (24H TREND)      70 (+15)     100 (+4)     65

20FT WINDS AM(MPH)    S  5                      S 11 G22

20FT WINDS PM(MPH)    S  5         SE  4        SW  9 G20

PRECIP AMOUNT         0.26         0.48         1.33

PRECIP DURATION       5            8            12

MIXING HGT (FT-AGL)   2600                      2800

TRANSPORT WND (MPH)   SW 10                     W 15

DISPERSION INDEX      21                        35

MAX LVORI             6            9            7

 

FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7…

THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID

50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS

5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.

HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS

IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY IS A CLASS 1 FIRE DAY

Class day 1 – Low

Fires do not readily start and fires that do start spread slowly with low resistance to control. There is little danger of fire spotting. Prescribed burns can be executed with reasonable safety.

 

Don Strength

White County E-911 B-Shift Supervisor

White County EMA Deputy Director

Weather Specialist Public Information Officer