Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued 440 AM EST SAT FEB 04 2012
Expires 600 AM EST SUN FEB 05 2012
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440 AM EST SAT FEB 4 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS WEST GEORGIA.
.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE MIDWEST WILL MOVE INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY TONIGHT.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT DEVELOPS
WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. THE MOST LIKELY AREA FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO ATLANTA TO
ELLIJAY GENERALLY AFTER 7 PM.
.DISCUSSION...
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
TONIGHT...INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS WEST GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH
INSTABILITY WILL BE LIMITED WITH CAPE VALUES GENERALLY LESS THAN
500 J/KG AND LIFTED INDICES OF -1 TO -2...THIS MAY BE ENOUGH TO
ALLOW FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE CRITERIA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA...MAINLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM AMERICUS
TO MACON TO LOUISVILLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.