National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
157 PM EST SUN MAR 3 2013

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157 PM EST SUN MAR 3 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 MONDAY...

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL BE AT OR BELOW
FREEZING TONIGHT UNTIL 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. MOST LOCATIONS ARE
FORECAST TO REACH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER
20S...WHILE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN NORTH GEORGIA LOOK TO GET DOWN TO
THE LOW 20S. THESE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE OR KILL YOUNG
SENSITIVE PLANTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MINIMAL INSTABILITY TUESDAY WILL
ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE RAIN
SHOWERS...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR A MIX WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
EXTREME NORTHEAST PORTION EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THERE ALSO IS A
CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS TRANSITIONING OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
THE WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE ON THE COOLER BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM
MAY IMPACT THE AREA. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE.
CONFIDENCE ON THE EVENT IS LOW.

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

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