Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
403 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE MAIN SURFACE LOW JUST EAST OF THE
MEMPHIS AREA. THE COLD FRONT IS SWEEPING THROUGH ALABAMA AND SHOULD
BE NEAR THE AL/GA BORDER BY 12Z. THERE ARE SOME ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT NO SEVERE STORMS AS OF
YET. A FEW REPORTS OF PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ACROSS AL BUT THAT HAS
BEEN IT SO FAR. THIS IS A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT AND IT SHOULD BE
EAST OF OUR CWA BY 18Z. AS IT MOVES THROUGH IT CONTINUES TO LOOK
LIKE THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...ESPECIALLY WITH
ANY BOWING SECTIONS OF THE LINE. THE MODELS STILL SHOW THE LOW LEVEL
JET MOVING ACROSS OUR AREA WITH THE FRONT BUT THEY ARE SHOWING THE
CAPE OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MUCAPES EXPECTED AROUND 300 J/KG WITH
0-6KM BULK SHEAR PEAKING AROUND 60KT BETWEEN 12-18Z. LIFTED
INDICES ARE STRONGEST RIGHT AT 12Z ALONG THE GA/AL BORDER WITH
READINGS IN THE 0 TO -2 RANGE. COULD NOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED
TORNADO OR TWO WITH THIS ENVIRONMENT. ONCE THIS FRONT MOVES EAST
OF THE AREA DRIER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. THERE IS A
SECOND...MUCH DRIER COLD FRONT THAT SWEEPS THROUGH THE STATE THU
AND THIS IS THE FRONT THAT WILL USHER IN THE COLDER AIRMASS.
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR OR EVEN SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL
NORMS THU/FRI.

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A DRY AND CHILLY TREND INTO THE BEGINNING OF
NEXT WEEK. TEMPS WILL BE ON AVERAGE ALMOST 10-15 DEG COOLER THAN WE
HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. LOOKS LIKE THESE DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MON AS NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM LOOKS TO
MOVE INTO NW GA TUESDAY. HAVE INCREASED POPS FOR DAY 7 INTO THE
SLIGHT/CHANCE RANGE.

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z UPDATE...
EXPECT CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE WITH LIFR-IFR CIGS
AT MOST SITES BY 08Z...THEN CONTINUING INTO MID MORNING...BEFORE
IMPROVING BACK INTO THE MVFR- LOW VFR RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
VSBYS GENERALLY IN THE MVFR RANGE THIS MORNING IN LIGHT RAIN AND
FOG...BUT MAY SEE VSBYS DROP INTO THE IFR RANGE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED STORMS. LOOK FOR BEST CHANCE FOR CONVECTION FROM 11Z
TO 18Z. SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 KTS EARLY...BUT BECOMING MORE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST AFTER SUNRISE WITH SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 15 KT
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 22 KTS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS.

49

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          60  41  59  27 / 100  10  10  10
ATLANTA         58  43  54  26 /  80  10  10  10
BLAIRSVILLE     57  42  50  24 / 100  20  20  10
CARTERSVILLE    60  43  53  25 /  80  10  10  10
COLUMBUS        61  44  60  29 /  50   0   5  10
GAINESVILLE     57  42  54  26 / 100  20  10  10
MACON           64  42  63  29 /  90   0   5  10
ROME            62  44  52  24 /  80  20  20  10
PEACHTREE CITY  58  40  57  24 /  80  10   5  10
VIDALIA         67  46  68  34 / 100   0   5  10

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

01

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
509 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-121015-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
509 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.SYNOPSIS...
A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE THIS
MORNING. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE AREA BY 1PM.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING WILL BE GUSTY
WINDS...LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE
WEST THIS MORNING. CAPES EXPECTED AROUND 300 WITH LIFTED INDICES
EXPECTED IN THE 0 TO -2 RANGE BY 10AM. THIS COMBINED WITH WIND SHEAR
WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE GUSTY
WINDS...LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
438 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

GAZ041-042-111000-
438 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL IN CARROLL AND
HARALSON COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM EST...

AT 434 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BOWDON...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME-SIZED
HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH...AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS MOUNT
ZION...WACO...BREMEN...AND BUCHANAN.

&&

LAT...LON 3391 8517 3390 8504 3382 8504 3380 8497
      3379 8496 3346 8514 3352 8532 3355 8532
TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 202DEG 53KT 3358 8519

19

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
511 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

GAZ053-111045-
511 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN COWETA COUNTY UNTIL 545 AM EST...

AT 507 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MORELAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH AND HAIL UP TO DIME SIZE ARE LIKELY AS THIS
STORM MOVES ACROSS COWETA COUNTY THROUGH 545 AM EST. SOME LOCATIONS
IN THE PATH OF THE STORM INCLUDE MORELAND...GRANTVILLE...TURIN...
SHARPSBURG AND NEWNAN.

&&

LAT...LON 3345 8480 3338 8459 3322 8468 3322 8469
      3323 8470 3323 8472 3322 8485 3323 8489
TIME...MOT...LOC 1011Z 205DEG 46KT 3328 8473