Blairsville, GA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Blairsville, Georgia

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 647 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2008
Expiration: 700 AM EDT FRI AUG 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL
GEORGIA...BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS TONIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WILL CONTINUE TO NOSE
INTO NORTH GEORGIA THOUGH TONIGHT AS TROPICAL STORM FAY TRACKS
SLOWLY WESTWARD ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
LIGHTNING WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARD...SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSTATE
85 CORRIDOR...FROM LA GRANGE TO ATLANTA TO HOMER.

.DISCUSSION...
CAPE VALUES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 500 OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY.
LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AND HELICITY TO
JUST SHY OF 100 TONIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA.
HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF LIMITED INSTABILITY AND ONLY MODERATE
SHEAR SHOULD LEAD TO THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES AS
THE MAIN HAZARD. THE ATMOSPHERE MOISTENS AND BECOMES INCREASINGLY
TROPICAL OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA BY FRIDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS TROPICAL
MOISTURE INCREASES AND FAY PASSES TO OUR SOUTH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.