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

Hazardous Weather Outlook

442 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN
THIS AREA.

.SYNOPSIS...

HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN ITS GRIP AS TROPICAL STORM
BERYL MEANDERS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA.

.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 OBSERVATIONS SHOW TROPICAL STORM BERYL INLAND NEAR
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND EXPECTED TO MEANDER INTO SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA LATER TODAY. AS A RESULT... CONVECTION ACROSS SOUTH
GEORGIA WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH MODELED INSTABILITIES ARE
MODEST... CAPE VALUES OF 500 TO 1000 J/KG AND LIFTED INDEX VALUES
BELOW -2 WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN
THE TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...THE MAIN
CONCERNS WILL BE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS IN RAIN BANDS AND
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING. THE MORE FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR CONVECTION
IS GENERALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM LA GRANGE... TO JACKSON... TO
WASHINGTON. ALSO IN THIS AREA... THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ASSOCIATED WITH BERYL WILL RESULT IN WIND GUSTS TO 20-30 MPH.

LOOSE OR UNSECURED LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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

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