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: 1108 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013
Expiration: 1115 PM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086- 089>098-102>113-190315- 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- 1108 PM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH AND PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE MOST LIKELY. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WILL COMBINE TO GIVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS NORTH AND WEST GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. DISCUSSION... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES TO THE AREA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME STRONG DURING MAX HEATING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.