HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 543 AM EST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 545 AM EST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expires:200912061045;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
541 AM EST SAT DEC 5 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS.
.SYNOPSIS...
LIGHT SNOW OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS
MORNING OVER MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA...GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM
CARROLLTON THROUGH MARIETTA TO DAWSONVILLE. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF A
DUSTING TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE THIS AREA...THOUGH
AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA
MOUNTAINS.
.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE NORTH GEORGIA
MOUNTAINS.
.DISCUSSION...
A MID TO UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT LAKE
STATES DOWN INTO MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA WILL CONTINUE MOVING RAPIDLY
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES REACHING GEORGIA SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE TODAY. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER JUST OFF THE CAROLINA
COAST WILL CONTINUE MOVING NE PULLING PRECIPITATION ACROSS GEORGIA
THIS MORNING AND UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD THIS AFTERNOON. COLD
ADVECTION BEHIND THIS SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO FILTER INTO NORTH GEORGIA
BRINGING ENOUGH COLD AIR IN TO ALLOW SNOW TO FALL ACROSS MOST OF
NORTH GEORGIA. THE GROUND ACROSS MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA IS NOT COLD
ENOUGH FOR THE SNOW TO STICK SO ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON
GRASSY OR ELEVATED SURFACES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO SUBMIT REPORTS OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA
THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.
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