Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
757 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 310 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012/

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
POPPING UP JUST NE AND SW OF THE AREA. THE WEAK FRONT OVER THE STATE
HAS FINALLY PUSHED INTO SOUTHERN GA ALLOWING DRIER AIR TO FILTER
INTO THE REGION FROM THE NW. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT
LAKES STATES IS MOVING EAST AS IT BUILD SOUTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT.
THIS RIDGE BEGINS TO WEDGE DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD THURSDAY
PUTTING GA IN NORTHEASTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO KEEP GA DRY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.
THERE MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS THAT POPS UP ALONG OUR EXTREME SOUTHERN
BORDER ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RIDGE BUT IT WILL BE MOSTLY DEPENDENT
UPON JUST HOW DEEP THE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE STATE.

01

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
BY FRIDAY MORNING...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING DOWN THE
APPALACHIANS STRETCHED WELL INTO THE STATE...KEEPING POP POTENTIAL
AT BAY. ISOLATED CONVECTION POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
GEORGIA AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. THIS RIDGE DOMINATES
THE EXTENDED PERIODS INTO EARLY WEEK. A FEW MODELS HIGHLIGHTING AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPING OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEK. AS A RESULT...BANDS OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE
SOUTHEAST COULD SUPPORT ISOLATED CONVECTION...EVEN UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE SURFACE HIGH. AS A RESULT...HAVE CONTINUED A
GENERALLY DRY FORECAST THROUGH THE EXTENDED...ASIDE FROM SOME
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA EACH AFTERNOON MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

EXPECTING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE EXTENDED
PERIOD...WITH NEAR NORMAL HIGHS. GRADUAL WARMING TREND FROM THE
LOW 80S TO THE MID TO UPPER 80S IS EXPECTED BY MID WEEK NEXT WEEK.

31

.AVIATION...
00Z UPDATE...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. MAIN FORECAST
CONCERN IS TSRA DEVELOPING NEAR MOST SITES EXCEPT KAHN AND KCSG.
PULSE CONVECTION THIS EVENING HAS BEEN SHORT-LIVED BUT OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES MAY ALLOW FOR CONVECTIVE REDEVELOPMENT FOR SEVERAL
HOURS. HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO FOR TSRA AND BKN050CB UNTIL 02Z
TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEEN QUITE VARIABLE AND LIGHT ACROSS MOST
SITES... HOWEVER A SHIFT FROM THE NE SHOULD EVENTUALLY OCCUR
FOLLOWING ANY STORM INFLUENCE. THESE SHOULD BECOME EASTERLY BY 15Z
THURSDAY AND STAY 5-10 KTS.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON DURATION OF PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELSE.

BAKER

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          66  89  63  83 /  10   5   5  10
ATLANTA         69  87  65  82 /  10   5   5  10
BLAIRSVILLE     61  84  61  79 /  10  10   5  20
CARTERSVILLE    64  88  62  84 /  10  10   5  10
COLUMBUS        70  91  66  87 /  10  10  10  10
GAINESVILLE     67  86  65  81 /  10  10   5  10
MACON           68  90  64  86 /   5  10   5  10
ROME            65  91  64  86 /  10  10   5  20
PEACHTREE CITY  64  88  62  83 /  10   5   5  10
VIDALIA         71  91  67  85 /  20  20   5   5

&&

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

SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....31
AVIATION...BAKER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1116 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-141530-
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-
1116 AM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.SYNOPSIS...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL GEORGIA
VICINITY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH GEORGIA
TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS DOWN THE APPALACHIANS.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL
BE GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. THE
MOST FAVORED AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THE AREA GENERALLY EAST
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE TO ATLANTA TO BLUE RIDGE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK FRONT IN THE VICINITY OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON
COMBINED WITH DAYTIME HEATING COULD PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THE FOCUS WOULD BE MOSTLY EASTERN AND
CENTRAL SECTIONS OF THE AREA WHERE AFTERNOON CAPES COULD REACH
1000 TO 2000 AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN -2 AND
-4. IN FAR NORTHEAST AND IN PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
GEORGIA...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE DUE TO
TOPOGRAPHY INFLUENCE AND ADDITIONAL MOISTURE...RESPECTIVELY. A FEW
STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTH FRIDAY...SATURDAY
AND AGAIN MONDAY...AND ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
717 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0642 PM     HAIL             2 NW LOW GAP SHELTER    34.80N 83.84W
06/13/2012  E1.00 INCH       UNION              GA   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED UP TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL COVERING THE
            GROUND NEAR PINE TOP ROAD.

&&

DEESE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
726 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

GAZ033-044-140000-
726 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN FULTON COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

AT 724 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER BANKHEAD...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
FULTON COUNTY THROUGH 800 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS
STORM INCLUDE BOLTON...BANKHEAD...WEST END...ATLANTIC STATION...
MIDTOWN...ATLANTA...CASCADE HEIGHTS AND EAST POINT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3383 8446 3377 8437 3367 8444 3372 8459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 043DEG 5KT 3376 8446

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
750 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

GAZ033-044-054-055-140015-
750 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN FAYETTE...CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM EDT...

AT 749 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM BANKHEAD TO JONESBORO...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 5 MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS FAYETTE...CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 815 PM EDT. SOME
LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BANKHEAD...CASCADE
HEIGHTS...WEST END...LAKEWOOD PARK...GRANT PARK-ZOO ATLANTA...TURNER
FIELD...HAPEVILLE...ATLANTA...MORROW...FOREST PARK...EAST POINT...
JONESBORO...KENWOOD...COLLEGE PARK AND IRONDALE. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3380 8445 3373 8436 3362 8435 3357 8431
      3348 8430 3345 8444 3361 8451 3369 8455
      3378 8453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 070DEG 2KT 3377 8449 3370 8446
          3363 8440 3351 8433

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
759 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

GAZ080-081-140045-
759 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND MPH WINDS IN
TAYLOR AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM EDT...

AT 756 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER HORNS THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
TAYLOR AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN
THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE HORNS AND ROBERTA. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 8401 3265 8414 3274 8409 3271 8395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 038DEG 1KT 3267 8404

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
820 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

GAZ015-140115-
820 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAIN IN LUMPKIN COUNTY
UNTIL 915 PM EDT...

AT 818 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CAMP MERRILL...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH.

RADAR ESTIMATES OF OVER 2 AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED IN NORTHERN LUMPKIN COUNTY WITH THESE STORMS.

RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES ACROSS
LUMPKIN COUNTY...INCLUDING AREAS AROUND BLOOD MOUNTAIN SHELTER...
TURNERS CORNER...PORTER SPRINGS...CAMP MERRILL...GARLAND...AURARIA...
DAHLONEGA AND NIMBLEWILL. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS
ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE SUBJECT TO MINOR FLOODING.

&&

LAT...LON 3472 8385 3462 8388 3456 8387 3453 8383
      3450 8384 3446 8389 3447 8393 3442 8397
      3446 8409 3454 8419 3460 8419 3465 8416
      3466 8412 3464 8404 3474 8394
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 023DEG 3KT 3462 8404

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
832 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

GAZ032-033-044-054-055-140130-
832 PM EDT WED JUN 13 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PEA SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN COBB...FAYETTE...CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM EDT...

AT 831 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM VININGS TO WEST END...MOVING SOUTH AT 5
MPH.

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AS THEY MOVE
ACROSS COBB...FAYETTE...CLAYTON AND FULTON COUNTIES THROUGH 930 PM
EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE BUCKHEAD...
BOLTON...WEST END...ATLANTIC STATION...CHASTAIN MEMORIAL PARK...
TURNER FIELD...MIDTOWN...ATLANTA...VININGS...CASCADE HEIGHTS...
BANKHEAD...LAKEWOOD PARK...SANDTOWN...HAPEVILLE AND EAST POINT. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3390 8453 3390 8438 3371 8438 3346 8436
      3343 8448 3369 8458
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 359DEG 3KT 3391 8444 3378 8445
          3373 8443