Weather for Atlanta, Georgia
Lat: 33.76N, Lon: 84.42W
Wx Zone: GAZ045
CWA Used: FFC
Atlanta, Georgia Special Weather Statements:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 406 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013
Expiration: 415 AM EDT FRI JUN 21 2013
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-210815- 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- 406 AM EDT THU JUN 20 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A WEAK FRONT WILL LINGER NEAR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST. WHILE THE GREATER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL GEORGIA...ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE FARTHER NORTH. THERE IS ALSO A GREATER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IN THE FAR NORTHEAST DUE TO TERRAIN EFFECTS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT WILL BE OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPRESS HIGHER CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO MAINLY THE SOUTH AND FAR NORTHEAST PORTIONS THROUGH FRIDAY. A MORE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK... ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SOME ISOLATED STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIODS FROM SUNDAY INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING... STRONG WINDS...AND HEAVY RAINFALL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.