Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
345 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001

BROAD UPPER TROF TO DRIFT EAST AND DEEPEN OVER EASTERN U.S. DURING
SHORT TERM PERIOD. COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST GEORGIA
THIS MORNING...NEARING AN ATLANTA TO ATHENS LINE BY THE END OF THE
DAY. FRONT APPEARS TO MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS SOUTHWARD FRIDAY NIGHT
AND MEANDERS SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTHCENTRAL GEORGIA INTO SATURDAY
...BEFORE FINALLY PUSHING INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BY THE END OF THE
DAY. PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH GOOD CHANCE TO LIKELY POPS LOOK GOOD FOR
TODAY...AND WILL NEED TO CONTINUE SIMILAR POPS INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT...EXCEPT EXTREME NORTH (THAT AREA BEHIND THE FRONT).  MODELS
SHOW SOME DRIER AIR WORKING INTO NORTH GEORGIA FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND
THE FRONT...AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIMIT CHANCE POPS TO CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON SATURDAY. WILL END ALL PRECIP BY SATURDAYNIGHT EXCEPT EXTREME
SOUTHEAST PORTION OF COUNTY WARNING AREA WHERE COULD SEE A FEW
SHOWERS/TSTORMS LINGERING INTO THE EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY WITH FRONT MOVING OFF THE GEORGIA COAST. DRY
FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. EXTENDED PROGGS SHOW HIGH PUSHING
OFFSHORE MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY WITH MOISTURE RETURNING AND A CHANCE
FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS/TSTORMS TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY.

FCSTID = 49
ATL   82  64  82  64 /  70  40  10  10
AHN   83  65  83  62 /  60  50  10  10
GVL   82  64  82  62 /  60  50  10  10
RMG   82  62  84  60 /  70  20  10  10
CSG   87  68  85  65 /  60  60  20  10
MCN   87  68  85  65 /  50  60  30  10

.FFC...
GA...NONE.

OUR DETAILED COUNTY FORECASTS ARE AVAIABLE AT FOUS52 KFFC
OUR AREA FORECAST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA CITIES IS
AVAIABLE AT FLUS42 KFFC

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
530 AM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001

...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND THIS
   EVENING...

.SYNOPSIS...
A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THIS
MORNING...WILL MOVE TO CENTRAL GEORGIA OVERNIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARD...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE HAIL OF 1 INCH OR LESS...AND
DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY AREA WILL BE
ANYWHERE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE MOST LIKELY TIME WILL
BE FROM LATE THIS MORNING...INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE TODAY. LIFTED INDICES
ARE FORECAST IN THE MINUS 3 TO MINUS 6 RANGE...WITH CAPES AS HIGH AS
2000. A SHORT WAVE WILL ALSO BE APPROACHING...AND WILL AID LARGE
SCALE UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION ACROSS THE AREA.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR THE U
SITUATION AND BE READY FOR ACTIVATION LATER TODAY.
&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/FFC.

BDL