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Some of the products issued by the NWS Forecast Office in
Peachtree City will be seen only under certain circumstances, or in special
weather situations. The page below offers a brief explanation of each product,
and links to an example of each product.
| * Red Flag Warning (RFW) |
WMO Header: WWUS82 KFFC
Example: recent version
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A warning issued to indicate high fire danger and the high possibility
of a quickly spreading fire in the area within 24 hours.
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| * Short Term Forecast (NOW) |
WMO Header: FPUS72 KFFC
Example: recent version
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The primary purpose of this narrative, plain language
product is to provide users with a concise, non-technical short term forecast of
ongoing hydrometeorological conditions. The short term forecast may include any current
or recent past conditions that form a basis for, or an enhancement to, the forecast.
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| * Public Iinformation Statement (PNS) |
WMO Header: NOUS42 KFFC
Example: recent version
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| A narrative statement that can be used for:
- A current or expected nonhazardous event of general interest to
the public that can usually be covered with a single message
(e.g., unusual atmospheric phenomena such as sun dogs, halos, rainbows,
aurora borealis, lenticular clouds, and stories about a long-term dry/cold/wet/warm spell).
- Public educational information and activities, such as
storm safety rules, awareness activities, storm drills, etc.
- Information regarding service changes, service limitations, interruptions
due to reduced or lost power or equipment outages, or special information
clarifying interpretation of NWS data. For example, this product may be used to
inform users of radar equipment outages or special information clarifying
interpretation of radar data originating from an unusual source which may
be mistaken for precipitation (such as chaff drops, smoke plumes, etc.,
that produces echoes on the radar display.
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| * Record Event Report (RER) |
WMO Header: SXUS72 KFFC
Examples: Atlanta | Athens | Columbus | Macon
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This is a non-routine narrative product issued to report
meteorological and hydrological events that equal or exceed existing records.
Separate products are issued for records in Atlanta, Athens, Columbus and Macon.
Included in this type of report would be events like record high or low temperatures,
or record rainfall.
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| * Air Quality Index (AQI) |
WMO Header: AEUS72 KFFC
Example: recent version
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This is a forecast of air quality for the Atlanta Metropolitan Area
issued when conditions are expected to be unhealthy (code orange or worse). The forecast
is released during the afternoon and is valid for the following day. The information contained
in the forecast is provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
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| * Spot Forecast (Fire Weather) (FWS) |
WMO Header: FNUS72 KFFC
Example: archived version
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This is a forecast of conditions expected at a specific location in support of active
or planned burning by agencies involved in the control of wildfires.
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| * Free Text Message (FTM) |
WMO Header: NOUS62 KFFC
Example: archived version
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Issued to provide information related to deficiencies in either the
quality or availability of NEXRAD (doppler radar) data.
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