Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
522 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009

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522 AM EDT WED SEP 16 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER ARKANSAS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE
PRIMARY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE AT ANYTIME DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT...THE BEST
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THROUGH TONIGHT...SPREADING WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES.
INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEAK OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA WITH LIFTED INDICES IN THE ZERO TO MINUS 2 RANGE AND CAPES
OF 500 TO 1000. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...HOWEVER LIGHT WINDS ALOFT AND RELATIVELY HIGH PRECIPITABLE
WATER VALUES WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL...WITH
SPOTTY 1 TO 2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING
TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

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