- Atlanta, Georgia, United States (30301)
- WxZone: GAZ045ICAO: KPDKLat: 33.79NLon: 84.19W
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- Dew Point:54°F°C
- Humidity:100%
- Winds:E 5 mphE 8 kph
- Pressure:29.77 in1008 hPa
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Sunset:6:52 AM EST
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520 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... UNCERTAIN HOW FAR N THE WARM FRONT WILL GET TODAY BUT GUIDANCE INDICATING IT GETS TO THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CENTRAL GA. THIS WILL GIVE POTENTIAL FOR AN AXIS OF HEAVY RAIN TO DEVELOP. GFS/NAM DIFFER HOW MUCH THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT THE CWA. MODELS SIMILAR WITH HIGH POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED. BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL SHIFT TO E GA FOR THE AFTERNOON BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS/T-STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR W GA. GOOD SW FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SHORT WAVE ACTIVITY. WILL NEED TO WATCH THE CONVECTION MOVING ACROSS MS BUT THIS IS GENERALLY EXPECTED IT TO DIMINISH BY THE TIME IT GETS TO GA. SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING TO THE AREA ALONG WITH AN ASSOCIATED SHORT WAVE AND GOOD JET ALOFT. SBCAPE RATHER LIMITED AT 500-1000. CONVECTION WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES AGAIN A CRAP SHOOT TODAY. WARM AIRMASS IN PLACE BUT A COOLER SURFACE AIRMASS N OF THE WARM FRONT COULD SEVERELY LIMIT WARMING. GENERALLY TOOK A MAV/MET BLEND BUT THIS COULD BE 2-4 DEGREES TOO WARM. COOLER SURFACE AIRMASS LOOKS TO ERODE AT LEAST FOR THE SE PORTION OF THE CWA FRIDAY. FAVORED THE WARM SIDE OF GUIDANCE TO THE SE AND A BLEND TO THE NW. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS LOW TO MODERATE. .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... GFS/EUROPEAN SIMILAR MOVING LOW PRESSURE ALOFT TO TN/KY SATURDAY GIVING THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS N AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GA. THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST COAST SUNDAY WITH SMALL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS OVER THE FAR N. THE CIRCULATION AROUND THE EXITING UPPER SYSTEM COULD STILL GIVE SMALL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE FAR N MONDAY. MAINLY DRY FOR TUESDAY BUT YOU CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS THE FAR N. GFS/EUROPEAN SIMILAR WITH BRINGING AN UPPER LOW TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY BUT THE GFS HAS MUCH LESS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED. AT THIS TIME...20-30 PERCENT POPS FOR SHOWERS. && .HYDROLOGY... UNLESS WE SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT...THE WATCH WILL BE ALLOW TO EXPIRE AT 700 AM. EXPECTED AMOUNTS ACROSS THE AREA TO IN THE 1/4 TO 1 INCH RANGE WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS (1/2 TO 1 INCH) EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL GA WHERE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR. 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH CONVECTION. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CONVECTION...THIS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. && .AVIATION... GUIDANCE NOT DOING TOO WELL ON CIGS FORECAST. BOTH GFS/NAM CONTINUE TO FORECAST IFR/MVFR CIGS THAT ARE NOT HAPPENING. THE MIXING OF THE CONVECTION HAS BEEN KEEPING KEEPS FROM DROPPING TOO LOW. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS IN THE NORTHWEST WHERE THE REMNANTS OF THE WEDGE REMAIN. THE WEDGE FRONT IS CURRENTLY BETWEEN ATL AND AHN AND DO NOT SEE THIS CHANGING MUCH UNTIL THE SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO WESTERN ALABAMA MOVES ACROSS THE STATE AND PULLS THE WEDGE FRONT BACK INTO THE CAROLINAS. ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE FRONT CIGS AND VSBYS ARE LIFR. WEST OF THE FRONT IT IS MOSTLY VFR WITH SOME SPOTTY MVFR CIGS. WITH CONVECTION AND MIXING CONTINUING THROUGH THE MORNING WILL HOLD ONTO VFR CIGS AND DROP TO 1500 TO 2500 FEET IN THE RA/TSRA. TIMINING WILL BRING THE WESTERN ALABAMA CONVECTION INTO WESTERN GEORGIA AROUND 15Z...CLEARING THE CSG/ATL AREAS AROUND 18Z...AND THE AHN/MCN AREAS AROUND 20Z. THERE COULD BE SOME CLEARING AND WITH LIGHT WINDS AND PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...DENSE FOG SHOULD FORM LATE THIS EVENING BRINGING IFR CIGS/VSBYS BY 06Z. THE NEXT WAVE OF CONVECTION WILL BE ALONG THE COLD FRONT WHICH IS PROGGED INTO WESTERN GEORGIA BY 18Z FRI AND WILL THEREFORE ADD TSRA TO ATL BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z FRIDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO MAINTAIN A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION THROUGH THE FORECAST ALL AREAS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 58 48 67 47 61 / 100 30 60 60 20 ATLANTA 60 50 65 47 57 / 100 20 70 50 30 BLAIRSVILLE 56 48 59 44 53 / 80 40 70 60 40 CARTERSVILLE 61 50 62 44 58 / 100 20 80 40 30 COLUMBUS 63 50 69 46 61 / 100 20 70 30 20 GAINESVILLE 56 48 64 46 56 / 100 30 70 60 30 MACON 63 48 72 48 64 / 100 20 70 50 10 ROME 62 52 60 44 58 / 100 20 80 40 50 PEACHTREE CITY 61 47 66 43 57 / 100 20 70 50 20 VIDALIA 66 53 75 54 70 / 100 20 50 50 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...CARROLL...CATOOSA...CHATTOOGA... CHEROKEE...COBB...DADE...DAWSON...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...FLOYD... FORSYTH...GILMER...GORDON...GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON... JACKSON...LUMPKIN...MADISON...MURRAY...NORTH FULTON...PAULDING... PICKENS...POLK...SOUTH FULTON...WALKER...WHITE...WHITFIELD. && $$ BDL