HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 812 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 515 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA TODAY.
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LIFTING NORTH OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. A WARM FRONT OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH GEORGIA WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST INTO THE CAROLINAS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
INTO WEST GEORGIA BY MIDDAY...SWEEPING EAST ACROSS THE STATE BY THIS
EVENING.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER EXTREME NORTH GEORGIA MAY RESULT IN
DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
.DISCUSSION...
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE DEEP LOW OVER THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND A PERSISTENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG
THE EAST COAST WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING.
WITH VERY WET SOILS ACROSS THE REGION...THESE WINDS MAY BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF ANY WIND DAMAGE THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
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