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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Issued 1136 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012
Expires 1145 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL STORM BERYL OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE GEORGIA FLORIDA BORDER THROUGH SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN STATIONARY ACROSS NORTH
GEORGIA.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST
GEORGIA WILL BE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. THE BEST TIME FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
BETWEEN 1 AND 9 PM.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPSLOPE FLOW ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS
COMBINED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING OVER THE SAME
AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ENOUGH TO AID IN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA. WITH CAPES
INCREASING TO 1500 TO 2000...SOME STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH
SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH
DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.