Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, May 14, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
250 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...THE COLD FRONT WAS ANALYZED AT 06Z FROM NEAR AUGUSTA
GEORGIA SOUTHWEST TO NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA. A DEVELOPING LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT STRETCHED NE TO SW ACROSS MY CWA
FROM NEAR TIFTON GA TO FORT WALTON BEACH. WE HAVE BEEN BUSIER THAN
EXPECTED AND HAVE BEEN ISSUING WARNINGS ON SOME OF THESE STORMS.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO PRESS SOUTH AND EAST TODAY
WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING IN ON NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE. WILL
BASE FIRST PERIOD POPS ON RADAR COVERAGE AT ZONE RELEASE. RIGHT NOW
IT APPEARS POPS WILL BE LOW ACROSS OUR ALABAMA AND NORTHERN TIER
GEORGIA ZONES TO AS HIGH AS LIKELY ACROSS THE PORTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND. MAY SEE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER
OUR EASTERNMOST ZONES TONIGHT...OTHERWISE NO POPS FOR REMAINING
ZONES. DRY FORECAST FOR TUESDAY WITH BELOW CLIMO TEMPS.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
OVERALL UPPER PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH RIDGING OUT WEST AND
TROUGHING IN THE EAST. AT THE SURFACE...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
CENTERED OVER THE GULF. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNING TO THE
REGION EITHER LATE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. TEMPS WILL GRADUALLY WARM
EACH DAY WITH HIGHS REACHING THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 FRIDAY AND
OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

MARINE...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SW TO NW TODAY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
ACROSS THE WATERS. WILL SPLIT ZONE DUE TO TIMING DIFFERENCES. WINDS
MAY BRIEFLY REACH SCEC CRITERIA IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT BUT WILL HOLD AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS FOR NOW. NO
HEADLINE CRITERIA EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION....SCT TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON.
SOME OF THE HEAVIER STORMS WILL REDUCE CIGS/VSBY TO MVFR.
OTHERWISE... PREVAILING VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AWAY FROM
STORMS. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SW TO NW AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH TODAY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...MARGINAL DURATIONS OF LOW RH OVER THE FL PANHANDLE
AND BIG BEND ON TUESDAY SO WILL KEEP THE WATCH IN PLACE. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON A ISSUING A
WATCH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TALLAHASSEE  83 54 79 52/ 50 10 10 10
PANAMA CITY  81 59 78 60/ 30 10 10 10
DOTHAN       80 55 77 57/ 20 10 10 10
ALBANY       79 53 79 54/ 30 10 10 10
VALDOSTA     82 55 79 56/ 50 20 10 10
CROSS CITY   82 58 79 54/ 60 30 10 10

&&

.TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.
GA...NONE.
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ALL ZONES TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE
     TO MARGINAL DURATION OF LOW RH.

BARRY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
511 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ750-755-770-775-151045-
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-
JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN-
CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-
IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
411 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006 /511 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006/

...SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE EASTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND...

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE ADJACENT GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE
STORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE TRI-STATE REGION. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INCREASING IN COVERAGE AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. THERE IS ALSO A MODERATE RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO MAY
BECOME SEVERE...ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AGAIN ON
MONDAY ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE BEACHES. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
NOT EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. SPOTTERS SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED ACTIVATED AT THE FIRST ISSUANCE OF A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
OR TORNADO WATCH OR WARNING FOR OUR AREA.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE WEB SITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TAE.

BARRY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
438 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

ALZ067-GAZ120-121-142130-
CLAY-HENRY-QUITMAN-
438 PM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

...A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR CLAY...HENRY AND
QUITMAN COUNTIES...

* UNTIL 530 PM EDT(430 PM CDT)

AT 435 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CLAYTON...OR 14 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF EUFAULA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND IS ALSO
PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

14-MROCZKA