HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 530 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

Expires:200912251200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
505 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
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505 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING AN ISOLATED TORNADO...WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT.
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL DEEPEN AS
IT MOVES NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE
LOW WILL MOVE EAST THROUGH GEORGIA LATE TONIGHT.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM LAGRANGE...TO FORSYTH...TO AUGUSTA. A FEW OF THESE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED
TORNADO. STRONG WINDS FROM THE EAST MAY CAUSE SOME DAMAGE TO TREE
LIMBS OR WEAKENED TREES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DISCUSSION...
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE
DEEPENING LOW WILL GENERATE WIND SPEEDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS GREATER THAN 45 MPH EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NORTH
AND ALONG A LINE FROM ROME TO DAWSONVILLE TO CLEVELAND. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION.
INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE WITH CAPES TO 400 ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA...AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES TONIGHT.  STRONG
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WITH EAST WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALOFT...MAY ALLOW AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM TO BECOME BRIEFLY
SEVERE. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL  BE THE MAIN THREAT...BUT WITH
THE STRONG SHEAR AN ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
ANY PROLONGED OR STEADY RAINFALL THAT DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RISES ON ALREADY FULL CREEKS AND
RIVERS. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE SOME MINOR FLOODING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORMS
MAY CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH EARLY
CHRISTMAS DAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA
LATE TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 356 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7AM FRIDAY
FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SPREADING RAIN INTO GEORGIA THURSDAY
MORNING AS IT MOVES EAST OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
THERE IS ALREADY A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE STATE WHICH WILL
MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. AS THIS FRONT GETS CLOSER
TO THE STATE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS SIGNIFICANTLY CREATING
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUST ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
20 MPH...OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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