HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1050 AM EST TUE DEC 1 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. WILL MOVE EASTWARD
OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A GULF LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS
HEAVY RAIN. PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN BY SUNRISE. LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH AN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA BEGINNING
AFTER 7 PM. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH CAPE VALUES LESS THAN 100 J/KG...AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE...GENERALLY SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE
FROM LAGRANGE TO ABBEVILLE. THE OTHER CONCERN WILL BE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS AS THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUMPS MOISTURE INTO NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. PORTIONS OF
WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN BY SUNRISE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AND EARLY THURSDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS
LIKELY AND SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE SEVERE...INCLUDING THE
POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING WINDS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY
SOUTH OF MACON.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT BUT MAY BE
REQUIRED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA.
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