Special Weather Statement, NWS Atlanta, GA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
346 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST SECTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
LATEST SURFACE ANALYSIS OF THE SOUTHEAST SHOWS TROUGH REMAINS IN
PLACE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD INTO THE CAROLINAS WITH SOME WEAK
RIDGING NOTED OVER WESTERN GEORGIA. ENHANCED CLUSTER OF STORMS
WHICH DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN SECTIONS LAST EVENING AND SENT
DEVELOPING OUTFLOWS NORTHWARD HAS LONG SINCE ABATED LEAVING BEHIND
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. MOST ALL OF THIS IS IN THE FORM OF HIGH
CLOUDS WITH NO LOW CLOUDS OF NOTE TO THE WEST EVEN THOUGH MODELS
ARE BULLISH ON THE FORMATION LATER TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

WITH YESTERDAYS ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY LATE STORMS OVER THE
NORTH...ATMOSPHERE IS SLOWLY PROVING IT CAN SUSTAIN CONVECTION
WITH DECAYING RIDGE. TODAY LOOKS TO BE A TRANSITION DAY FOR THE
AREA AS TROUGH BECOMES MORE ENTRENCHED INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
ALLOWING FOR FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF THE RIDGE. BASED ON MOISTURE
DISTRIBUTION...WITH ENHANCED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM COLUMBUS TO
MACON...FEEL THESE AREAS WILL SEE INITIATION FIRST WITH AREAS TO
THE NORTH RECEIVING A LATER START AS SHORTWAVE ENERGY APPROACHES.
CAPE VALUES AREA WIDE LOOK TO BE IN THE 3000 PLUS RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND WITH BETTER SYNOPTIC SETUP...HAVE GONE 10 TO 30
PERCENT ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR MOST AREAS.

ALTHOUGH TIMING OF STORMS WILL BE KEY...STILL LOOKING AT SOUTHEAST
SECTIONS POSSIBLE SEEING HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 105 THIS
AFTERNOON AND HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE POSTED.

AS FAR AS SEVERE POTENTIAL TODAY...ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AREA WIDE BUT APPEARS BEST CHANCE FOR ORGANIZED SEVERE
WILL BE TO THE NORTH WITH APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL ENERGY.
DOWNDRAFT CAPE NOT ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE TODAY WITH VALUES LESS THAN
500 J/KG FOR THE MOST PART BUT PRECIPITATION LOADING ALONE WILL
STILL LEAD TO ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. TEMPS ALOFT WILL
NOT BE ESPECIALLY COLD EITHER WITH 500 TEMPS AROUND -6C TO -7C BUT
AGAIN...SOME ISOLATED SEVERE HAIL POSSIBLE AS WAS THE CASE LAST
NIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY...MODELS ALL WANT TO PUSH FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND KEEP NORTHERN SECTIONS
DRY. STRONG SHORTWAVE ARRIVES LATE IN THE DAY HOWEVER FOR THE
NORTH AND FEEL ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT ALONG WITH
CONTINUED HIGH INSTABILITY TO WARRANT LOW END CHANCE POPS FROM
ATLANTA NORTHWARD. CONTINUED STEAMY TO THE SOUTH IN VICINITY OF
THE FRONT AND DEPENDING ON HOW TODAY FARES...MAY NEED ANOTHER HEAT
ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY AS WELL.

DEESE

.LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A COLD FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GA AREA EARLY SUNDAY WILL LIKELY
BECOME STATIONARY...DISSIPATING INTO TUESDAY. DURING THIS TIME AN
UPPER TROUGH SETS UP OVER THE EASTERN STATES WITH NW FLOW
AFFECTING THE AREA AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SHORT WAVES IN THAT FLOW
TO BRING SOME AMOUNT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.
THIS PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE LONG TERM
WITH INDICATIONS OF ANOTHER FRONT MOVING TO THE AREA ON THURSDAY.

AS THE UPPER TROUGH BECOMES BETTER ESTABLISHED AND DEEPENS OVER THE
AREA DURING MID WEEK OR SO...THIS SHOULD COOL HIGH TEMPERATURES
CLOSER TO NORMAL.

BDL

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z UPDATE...
CONVECTION THAT FLIRTED WITH THE ATL TERMINALS HAS LONG SINCE
DISSIPATED WITH JUST MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS LEFT IN ITS WAKE.
LOOKING FOR ENHANCED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO PUSH IN FROM THE SOUTH
AND WEST THIS MORNING BUT MUCH UNCERTAINTY HOW SOON AND FAR EAST
THIS WILL PROGRESS. WILL LOWER 09Z DECK TO 015 AND ADVERTISE AS
SCT FOR NOW AND MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADE TO BKN.
OTHERWISE...EXPECTING ADDITIONAL STORMS TO FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND
WITH INSTABILITY HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS...SHOULD SEE GREATER
COVERAGE OF TSRA AS WELL.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM ON MORNING CIG DEVELOPMENT AND TSRA CHANCES.
HIGH ON REMAINING ELEMENTS.

DEESE

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          94  73  94  72 /  40  30  30  20
ATLANTA         93  74  92  74 /  50  30  30  10
BLAIRSVILLE     90  66  88  67 /  60  40  30  10
CARTERSVILLE    92  72  93  68 /  60  40  30  10
COLUMBUS        95  75  94  76 /  60  30  30  20
GAINESVILLE     92  73  91  72 /  50  30  30  20
MACON           95  74  95  73 /  60  30  30  20
ROME            93  71  95  68 /  60  30  30  10
PEACHTREE CITY  93  71  92  70 /  50  30  30  20
VIDALIA         97  76  94  75 /  40  30  50  30

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BLECKLEY...CRISP...DODGE...DOOLY...EMANUEL...HOUSTON...
JEFFERSON...JOHNSON...LAURENS...MONTGOMERY...PULASKI...TELFAIR...
TOOMBS...TREUTLEN...TWIGGS...WASHINGTON...WHEELER...WILCOX...
WILKINSON.

&&

SHORT TERM...DEESE
LONG TERM....BDL
AVIATION...DEESE

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1022 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-280230-
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-
1022 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES
WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE IN THE UPPER LEVELS MOVES ACROSS GEORGIA TONIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE GUSTY
WINDS...PEA SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
THE BEST AREA FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE
FROM LAGRANGE TO JACKSON TO WASHINGTON.

.DISCUSSION...
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA ARE NOW
INTERACTING WITH VERY WARM AIR ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. THIS IS
PROVIDING SUFFICIENT LIFT TO PRODUCE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WHILE SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY WINDS AND PEA SIZED HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY...MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1029 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

GAZ020-270300-
1029 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR DIME SIZED HAIL AND 40 MPH WINDS
IN BARTOW COUNTY UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...

AT 1024 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER KINGSTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. THIS
STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING

&&

LAT...LON 3437 8486 3418 8468 3409 8496 3419 8503
TIME...MOT...LOC 0227Z 225DEG 14KT 3421 8489

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1200 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

GAZ012-020-270430-
1200 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR 35 MPH WINDS AND LIGHTNING IN
BARTOW AND GORDON COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 AM EDT...

AT 1158 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM OOSTANAULA TO ADAIRSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT
25 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 BARTOW AND GORDON COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS
IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE ADAIRSVILLE...OOSTANAULA...
CALHOUN...FOLSOM...SONORAVILLE...PINE LOG...REDBUD...FUNKHOUSER...
RANGER...OAKMAN AND FAIRMOUNT. HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS.

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED FOR WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
HAIL LESS THAN THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 3459 8470 3455 8465 3446 8464 3436 8466
      3435 8464 3435 8466 3432 8466 3430 8495
      3447 8507 3460 8472
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 256DEG 21KT 3447 8497 3441 8491
          3433 8489

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
408 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

GAZ106-108-270900-
408 AM EDT FRI JUL 27 2012

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PENNY SIZED HAIL AND 35 MPH WINDS
IN WILCOX AND CRISP COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM EDT...

AT 406 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER ARABI...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE PENNY SIZED HAIL...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS IT MOVES ACROSS
WILCOX AND CRISP COUNTIES THROUGH 500 AM EDT. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE WENONA...RAINES...ARABI...EAST CRISP...
HATLEY...DOUBLE RUN...SEVILLE...PLEASANT VIEW AND PITTS. HEAVY
DOWNPOURS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3190 8387 3205 8358 3184 8350 3184 8351
      3185 8360 3181 8361 3180 8362 3180 8380
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 240DEG 14KT 3187 8372