HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 619 AM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 615 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
601 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
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601 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
.SYNOPSIS...
A POWERFUL PACIFIC SYSTEM CROSSING THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES
THIS MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. ITS
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ARCING FROM THE TEXAS GULF COAST TO
FLORIDA WILL BEGIN SURGING NORTHWARD TODAY IN RESPONSE TO THIS
STRENGTHENING CENTRAL U.S. LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME MINOR
FLOODING MAINLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TODAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER
THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO NOSE INTO NE GEORGIA...WITH THE WEDGE
BECOMING MORE FIRMLY ENTRENCHED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A 70 KT
SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL JET AXIS CROSSES GEORGIA...FORCING THE
RETREAT OF THE WEDGE THIS EVENING OUT OF ALL BUT POSSIBLY NORTHEAST
GA. THIS LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALSO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTH GA
MOUNTAINS WITH SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUST TO 45
MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
MOST OF OUR FORECAST AREA SHOULD BE IN OR NEAR THE WARM SECTOR BY
LATE TONIGHT WITH MODELS SUGGESTING LIMITED BUT SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY (CAPES GENERALLY 200-800) FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS
TONIGHT. WINDS WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO RISK IS OUR GREATEST CONCERN
GIVEN VERY STRONG DEEP LAYER AND LOW LEVEL SHEAR. THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME MINOR FLOODING ALSO EXISTS...BUT SHOULD ONLY
SEE A TOTAL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE INTO
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS...OTHERWISE NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
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