HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT.
.SYNOPSIS...
A LOW PRESSURE AREA ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS SOUTH
GEORGIA TODAY. COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL SETTLE OVER THE STATE BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA TONIGHT IN THIS NORTHWEST FLOW.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE ISOLATED PATCHES OF ICY ROAD CONDITIONS...
MAINLY ACROSS THE FAR NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
.DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THE WEAK...FAST MOVING UPPER
TROUGH...PATCHY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BE A MIXTURE OF
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE I-85 CORRIDOR...AND WILL BE MOSTLY
LIGHT SNOW IN THE FAR NORTH. DUE TO THE LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABLE...
LITTLE ACCUMULATION OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...EXCEPT IN THE NORTH GEORGIA
MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO A HALF INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
SUBMIT REPORTS OF WINTRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
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