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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
147 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

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147 PM EST SAT MAR 2 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM
MIDNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM EST MONDAY...

DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL ALLOW FOR A LINGERING CHANCE OF
FLURRIES OR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY
ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL
BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT FROM MIDNIGHT TO 9 AM SUNDAY
MORNING. MANY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DIP DOWN IN THE MID TO
UPPER 20S FOR OVERNIGHT MINIMUMS...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN NORTH
GEORGIA MAY REACH THE LOW 20S. THESE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY
DAMAGE OR KILL YOUNG SENSITIVE PLANTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

DISCUSSION...
VERY COLD OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL FREEZE WARNING
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED ACCORDINGLY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTH GEORGIA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE AT THIS
POINT IS LOW ON THIS EVENT AND RAIN WILL BE MORE LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.


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