- Atlanta, Georgia, United States (30301)
- WxZone: GAZ045ICAO: KPDKLat: 33.79NLon: 84.19W
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57°F14°C
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- Feels Like:57.0°F14°C
- Dew Point:41°F°C
- Humidity:55%
- Winds:S 5 mphS 8 kph
- Pressure:29.92 in1013 hPa
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Sunset:6:53 AM EST
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Moonrise:
Moonset:3:54 AM EST
2:11 PM EST
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905 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010 .UPDATE... NO CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME. TIMING OF PCPN AND TSRA APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK LOOKING UPSTREAM ACROSS AL. AM SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT ADVERTISED LOW TEMPS BEING REALIZED...BUT WITH DEWPOINTS STILL IN THE 30S...ONCE PCPN STARTS LATER...EVAPORATIVE COOLING SHOULD LOWER TEMPS INTO THE UPPER 40S TO NEAR 50. THUS...WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES AT THIS TIME. ELEVATED CONVECTION MAY YIELD SOME HEAVY RAIN WED. GIVEN THAT THE PAST FEW WEEKS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY FREE OF HEAVY RAIN...WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS INITIAL ROUND. GREATER THREAT OF FLOODING...AS WELL AS SEVERE WEATHER...WITH SECOND ROUND...THU. CENTRAL U.S. UPPER LOW WILL GRADUALLY RELOCATE TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION BY THE WEEKEND...THEN LINGER THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS...RESULTING IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED...COOL WEATHER FOR THE CWA AFTER THU. 19 && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION /ISSUED AT 540 PM EST/... .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE LARGE SCALE FEATURES THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD. LARGE UPPER LOW EXPECTED TO STALL OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. GEORGIA ENDS UP UNDER PERSISTENT SOUTHWESTERLY...DIFFLUENT...UPPER FLOW WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE STREAMING ACROSS THE REGION. FIRST WEAK SHORT WAVE IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW SWEEPS ACROSS WEDNESDAY WITH A HEIGHTENED FOCUS FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. A SECOND WAVE IS EXPECTED THURSDAY. RIGHT NOW INSTABILITY REMAINS ONLY MODERATE AT BEST WITH WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SEE DISCUSSION BELOW CONCERNING HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL. .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... DEEPER...RICHER...MOISTURE IS SWEPT EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN OHIO VALLEY. THIS SHOULD END OUR HEAVIER...MORE WIDESPREAD...RAIN THREAT...BUT THE MODELS ARE STALLING THE LOWS ALONG THE EAST COAST KEEPING THE FORECAST AREA UNDER COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW FOR THE WEEKEND AND THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. MODELS ALSO SHOWING DECENT MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE EAST COAST SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST SMALL PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER NORTH GEORGIA THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST PERIOD. 20 && .HYDROLOGY... MODELS ARE SHOWING A POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HOWEVER THERE DOES REMAIN SOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS...NAM AND ECMWF CONCERNING WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL BE DURING EACH PERIOD. GFS HIGHLIGHTS HEAVIEST RAIN OVER NORTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THURSDAY. WE HAVE HAD A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER SINCE EARLY LAST WEEK WHICH HAS ALLOWED THE UPPER SOILS TO DRY OUT SOME...AND RIVER AND STREAM LEVELS HAVE LOWERED FROM THE CONSTANT HIGH FLOWS EARLIER IN THE WINTER SEASON. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING ISSUES ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...THIS SITUATION WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE WATCH ISSUANCE. 20 && .AVIATION... GFS HAS A BETTER HANDLE ON THE PRECIP IN AL HEADED THIS WAY. NAM IS TOO SLOW. AHEAD OF THIS PRECIP...VIRGA WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE AS DRY...LOW-LEVEL AIR PERSISTS THIS EVENING. MAY SEE PRECIP FINALLY REACH THE GROUND BY 06Z AS DEEPER ACTIVITY IN AL FINALLY ENTERS THE STATE. VSBYS WILL STAY ABOVE 6SM UNTIL RAIN STARTS...BUT EVEN THEN...SHOULD REMAIN MVFR. CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER ALL EVENING...EVENTUALLY BECOMING MVFR AROUND 10Z. WILL NOT INTRODUCE TSRA UNTIL AFTER 18Z...AND EVEN THAT LOOKS UNLIKELY. JUST CAN'T RULE OUT SOME ELEVATED CONVECTION LATE IN THE DAY...SO WILL PROBABLY HAVE CB MENTIONED. WINDS WILL BE THE TRICKIEST WITH PENDULUM SWINGS BETWEEN 190 AND 170 ALREADY OCCURRING AT ATL. AM EXPECTING THESE WINDS TO GRADUALLY SWING TO EASTERLY BY 00Z AND STAY THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE DAYS. 27 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 49 58 51 67 53 / 60 80 80 80 30 ATLANTA 50 59 52 68 52 / 70 90 80 80 30 BLAIRSVILLE 47 55 48 62 50 / 70 80 80 80 30 CARTERSVILLE 49 59 51 67 50 / 80 90 80 80 30 COLUMBUS 52 64 55 72 56 / 80 80 80 70 40 GAINESVILLE 50 58 51 66 52 / 70 90 80 80 30 MACON 50 64 55 71 56 / 60 80 80 80 40 ROME 49 59 50 67 49 / 70 90 80 70 30 PEACHTREE CITY 49 60 52 69 51 / 80 90 80 70 30 VIDALIA 49 71 56 71 58 / 30 60 80 80 40 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ 20/27/19