There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Athens, Athens Airport, .

Hazardous Weather Outlook

612 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED IN THIS AREA TODAY.

.SYNOPSIS...

WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SITUATED ACROSS THE AREA AS
SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVES TOWARDS THE GEORGIA-FLORIDA COAST
TODAY.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...

THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITHIN CONVECTION...PRIMARY HAZARDS
WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING.

.DISCUSSION...

LATEST TRACK FROM NHC SHOWS SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL MOVING ONSHORE
TODAY NEAR JACKSONVILLE. AS BERYL APPROACHES THE
REGION...CONVECTION WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH GEORGIA. ALTHOUGH MODELED
INSTABILITIES ARE LIMITED...CAPE VALUES OF 400 TO 600 J/KG AND
LIFTED INDEX VALUES BELOW -2 WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM...MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
AMERICUS...TO MACON...TO WARRENTON. IN THIS SAME AREA...TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LANDFALLING SYSTEM WILL
RESULT IN WIND GUSTS TO 20-30 MPH. LOOSE OR UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
CENTRAL GEORGIA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS BERYL TRACKS ACROSS
THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Athens, Athens Airport, .

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Athens, Athens Airport, .