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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1140 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

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1140 AM EDT SAT MAY 11 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...SCATTERED STRONG STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING.

DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NORTHWEST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE TONIGHT. SOME UPPER LEVEL FORCING
COMBINED WITH DIURNAL HEATING WILL CAUSE AREAS OF MODERATE
INSTABILITY WHICH WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY.
A RETURN FLOW OF ADEQUATE MOISTURE FROM THE GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRONT WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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