HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 600 AM EST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY.
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT HAD PUSHED INTO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF GEORGIA THIS
MORNING. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED NORTHWARD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF GEORGIA AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS GEORGIA TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN TONIGHT.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON.
HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON THE HEAVY RAIN...SEE THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH
STATEMENT.
.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BY THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT COULD
SUPPORT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOST FAVORED AREA FOR THUNDER WOULD BE
COLUMBUS TO MACON AND SOUTH. INSTABILITY SHOULD BE LIMITED AND ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
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