HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 532 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
Expiration: 515 AM EST SAT DEC 26 2009 Expires:200912261015;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
501 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
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501 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING IN EAST CENTRAL
GEORGIA. STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH
GEORGIA THIS MORNING.
.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...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL BE
DAMAGING WINDS...WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. STRONG GUSTY WINDS
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER
LINES.
.DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY IS MINIMAL OVER EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA...STRONG
LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE. FOR THE REMAINDER OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...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 AT THIS TIME.
.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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