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: 343 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST FRIDAY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE STRENGTHENING OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AS IT MOVES EAST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL
MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL SLOWLY RETREAT...WHICH WILL TIGHTEN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
THIS EVENING WITH SOME GUST NEARING 35 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.
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.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 45 MPH OR MORE COULD TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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