There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Ogelthorpe, Georgia.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

505 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...

BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SYNOPSIS...

AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE...AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT...

WILL APPROACH THE STATE OVERNIGHT.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE 
SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

.DISCUSSION...

CAPE VALUES OF 1000-1500 THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE SOME 
OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE 500-1000 RANGE...AND COMBINED 
WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO 
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WEAK SHEAR VALUES AND ONLY MODEST INSTABILITIES 
SHOULD HELP TO HOLD MOST STORM DEVELOPMENT BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORM 
DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A FEW STORMS MAY 
BE SEVERE ON FRIDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTH GEORGIA DURING THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY. A 
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON 
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

Special Weather Statement

555 AM EDT THU MAY 31 2012

...FIRE DANGER STATEMENT...

...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FOR
MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR 4
OR MORE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL BE OUT
OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT NEAR 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15-20 MPH.

WITH DRY FUELS...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED.

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES CONCERNING
WHETHER YOU MAY BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME
CAUTION.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Ogelthorpe, Georgia.