Weather Alert in Georgia
Fire Weather Watch issued February 22 at 12:53AM EST until February 23 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL
AREAS AFFECTED: Pierce; Brantley; Inland Camden; Coastal Camden; Northern Ware
DESCRIPTION: ...RED FLAG WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR LOCATIONS FROM WAYCROSS SOUTHWARD... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCHES REMAIN POSTED AREA-WIDE FROM EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... The National Weather Service in Jacksonville has issued a Red Flag Warning for critically low humidity and strong northwesterly surface winds, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM EST this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Georgia, Pierce, Brantley, Inland Camden, Coastal Camden and Northern Ware. * TIMING...1 PM to 9 PM Sunday. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 20 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 68. * IMPACTS...These gusty winds and critically low humidity values will combine with ongoing severe to extreme drought conditions to exacerbate the spread of ongoing or new wildfire activity through the early evening hours tonight.
INSTRUCTION: A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?
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A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped
hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.
When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area
of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical
gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific
to any geographic area.
Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole,
skypunch, and cloud hole.
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Weather Topic: What are Nimbostratus Clouds?
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A nimbostratus cloud is similar to a stratus cloud in its formless,
smooth appearance. However, a nimbostratus cloud is darker than a stratus cloud,
because it is thicker.
Unlike a stratus cloud, a nimbostratus cloud typically brings with it the threat
of moderate to heavy precipitation. In some cases, the precipitation may evaporate
before reaching the ground, a phenomenon known as virga.
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