Winter Storm Watch 3, NWS Atlanta, GA

Banks County, GA, Barrow County, GA, Bartow County, GA, Carroll County, GA, Catoosa County, GA, Chattooga County, GA, Cherokee County, GA, Clarke County, GA, Clayton County, GA, Cobb County, GA, Coweta County, GA, Dade County, GA, Dawson County, GA, DeKalb County, GA, Douglas County, GA, Fannin County, GA, Fayette County, GA, Floyd County, GA, Forsyth County, GA, Fulton County, GA, Gilmer County, GA, Gordon County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Haralson County, GA, Heard County, GA, Henry County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Lumpkin County, GA, Madison County, GA, Morgan County, GA, Murray County, GA, Newton County, GA, Oconee County, GA, Oglethorpe County, GA, Paulding County, GA, Pickens County, GA, Polk County, GA, Rockdale County, GA, Towns County, GA, Union County, GA, Walker County, GA, Walton County, GA, White County, GA, Whitfield County, GA

471 
WWUS42 KFFC 240833 AAA
WSWFFC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

GAZ004>009-012>016-241645-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150224T2000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/
WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-
LUMPKIN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
333 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...EAST AND NORTH OF A LINE 
  FROM DALTON TO CALHOUN TO CLEVELAND. FOR THE WATCH WEDNESDAY 
  INTO THURSDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO 
  COVINGTON TO ATHENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND 
  SLEET BRIEFLY CHANGING TO A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SLEET BEFORE 
  ENDING BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. FOR THE WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO 
  THURSDAY... RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...SNOW AND SLEET 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. FOR THE WATCH 
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN 
  THE MOUNTAINS. LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 
  ATLANTA METRO AREA.

* TIMING...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 
  FOR THE WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...10 AM WEDNESDAY 
  THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ALONG WITH FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING!

&&

$$

GAZ001>003-011-019>025-027-030>038-041>045-047-241645-
/O.CON.KFFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150224T1600Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-
BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-
BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-WALTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...
DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR
333 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE 
  FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS TO LEXINGTON. FOR THE 
  WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 
  NEWNAN TO COVINGTON TO ATHENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN 
  AND LIGHT SLEET...CHANGING TO A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT 
  SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BRIEFLY 
  CHANGE TO LIGHT RAIN BEFORE ENDING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE 
  WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...SNOW AND SLEET 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. FOR THE WATCH 
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN 
  THE MOUNTAINS. LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 
  ATLANTA METRO AREA.

* TIMING...FOR THE ADVISORY...THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. FOR 
  THE WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 
  AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
  MAY RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. FOR THE
  WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ALONG
  WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND
  MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING!

&&

$$

GAZ046-048-049-052>055-057-241645-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/
ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...
PEACHTREE CITY
333 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON 
  TO ATHENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS. LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 
  ATLANTA METRO AREA.

* TIMING...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ALONG WITH FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING!

&&

$$

348 
WWUS42 KFFC 241546
WSWFFC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1046 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED TO 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON DUE
TO PREVAILING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...

GAZ004>009-012>016-250000-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150224T2000Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/
WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-
LUMPKIN-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND
1046 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...EAST AND NORTH OF A LINE 
  FROM DALTON TO CALHOUN TO CLEVELAND. FOR THE WATCH WEDNESDAY 
  INTO THURSDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO 
  COVINGTON TO ATHENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...SNOW AND SLEET HAS
  OCCURRED WITH PREVAILING HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. FOR THE WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... RAIN
  CHANGING TO SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...SNOW AND SLEET 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. FOR THE WATCH 
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN 
  THE MOUNTAINS. LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 
  ATLANTA METRO AREA.

* TIMING...FOR THE WARNING TODAY...TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO
  RISE SO THE WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
  FOR THE WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH
  7 AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET ALONG WITH FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING!

&&

$$

GAZ001>003-011-019>025-027-030>038-041>045-047-250000-
/O.EXT.KFFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150224T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-CHATTOOGA-FLOYD-BARTOW-CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-
BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-
BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-
SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-WALTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...
MARIETTA...ATLANTA...LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...
DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...DECATUR
1046 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE 
  FROM CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO ATHENS TO LEXINGTON. FOR THE 
  WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM 
  NEWNAN TO COVINGTON TO ATHENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION
  HAS BEEN ENDING THIS MORNING...BUT HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS
  WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE AIR TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE FREEZING.
  FOR THE WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...SNOW AND SLEET
  ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH HAVE OCCURRED. FOR THE WATCH
  WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN
  THE MOUNTAINS. LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
  ATLANTA METRO AREA.

* TIMING...FOR THE ADVISORY...THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
  THE WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 AM
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...FOR THE ADVISORY TODAY...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW 
  MAY RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. FOR THE 
  WATCH WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ALONG 
  WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND 
  MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING!

&&

$$

GAZ046-048-049-052>055-057-250000-
/O.CON.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/
ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...
PEACHTREE CITY
1046 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON 
  TO ATHENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE 
  MOUNTAINS. LOWER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 
  ATLANTA METRO AREA.

* TIMING...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ALONG WITH FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THIS WINTER STORM. BE SURE TO BUY
NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. MAKE CONTINGENCY PLANS IF YOU PLAN ON
TRAVELING DURING THIS PERIOD. IF YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR TRAVEL
PLANS...DO SO BEFORE THE EVENT STARTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE WARNING!

&&

$$

16

774 
WWUS42 KFFC 242033
WSWFFC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY
THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY...

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>038-041>049-052>055-057-250645-
/O.UPG.KFFC.WS.A.0003.150225T1500Z-150226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.WS.W.0004.150225T1500Z-150226T1500Z/
DADE-WALKER-CATOOSA-WHITFIELD-MURRAY-FANNIN-GILMER-UNION-TOWNS-
CHATTOOGA-GORDON-PICKENS-DAWSON-LUMPKIN-WHITE-FLOYD-BARTOW-
CHEROKEE-FORSYTH-HALL-BANKS-JACKSON-MADISON-POLK-PAULDING-COBB-
NORTH FULTON-GWINNETT-BARROW-CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-HARALSON-
CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-DEKALB-ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-
HEARD-COWETA-FAYETTE-CLAYTON-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALHOUN...DAHLONEGA...CLEVELAND...
ROME...CARTERSVILLE...GAINESVILLE...MARIETTA...ATLANTA...
LAWRENCEVILLE...ATHENS...CARROLLTON...DOUGLASVILLE...EAST POINT...
DECATUR...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...PEACHTREE CITY
333 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
10 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEWNAN TO COVINGTON 
  TO ATHENS.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE
  MOUNTAINS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. LOWER AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
  2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ATLANTA METRO
  AREA AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE WARNING AREA.

* TIMING...10 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 10 AM THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ALONG WITH NEAR OR BELOW
  FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* VISIBILITIES...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED DURING SOME
  OF THE EXPECTED HEAVIER SNOW RATES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY OR
  FALL THROUGH THE DAY TO NEAR FREEZING AS SNOWFALL RATES
  INCREASE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY NEAR OR
  BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THURSDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

HEAVY...WET SNOW CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS AND DOWN POWER LINES...
PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA IMPACTED BY LAST WEEKS ICE STORM. STAY
INDOORS AWAY FROM THESE HAZARDS...AND PREPARE FOR POWER OUTAGES BY
HAVING FLASHLIGHTS AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES READY.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1245 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2015

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 854 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015/

UPDATE...
LOOKING AT THE 18Z RUN OF THE GFS AND NAM BUFR SOUNDINGS...THEY
ARE NO LONGER SHOWING A DEEP WARM LAYER MOVING OVER NORTH GA
TONIGHT. THE MODEL SOUNDINGS ARE NOW INDICATING EITHER A
RAIN/SLEET/SNOW MIX WITH MOST AREAS ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTH
BECOMING ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. HAVE ALSO ADDED A ROW OF COUNTIES
TO THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE ADVISORY AREA TO INCLUDE ATHENS.
WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED OVER WHITFIELD COUNTY...HAVE ADDED
THEM TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT. BASED ON LATEST
TEMPERATURE TREND HAVE ALSO LOWERED MINS BY A COUPLE OF
DEGREES...WHICH PUSHES THE FREEZING LINE A BIT FURTHER SOUTH HENCE
ANOTHER REASON FOR ADDING ATHENS INTO THE ADVISORY. HAVE ALSO
ADDED A RAIN/SLEET MIX TO ALL OF NORTH GA THIS EVENING HAS REPORTS
HAVE COME IN ACROSS THE ATL AREA OF RAIN AND SLEET. NO OTHER
CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 326 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015/

WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT FAR NORTH AND NORTHEAST...
ANOTHER THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW WEDNESDAY...

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...

WINTER HAS CERTAINLY MADE A COMEBACK THIS MONTH. PRIMARY CONCERN
AGAIN IS WINTER PTYPE AND CONFIDENCE IN ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE
FOR TONIGHT/TUES MORNING AND AGAIN WED. FOCUS OF THIS SHORT TERM
SECTION WILL BE ON FIRST EVENT.

STARTING OFF A LITTLE WARMER THAN PREVIOUS EVENT LAST FRIDAY...SO
HOPEFULLY IMPACTS WILL BE LESS ON ROADS. CLEAR SKIES AND GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING ONLY EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WITH MAINLY
HIGH CLOUDS...SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN
NORTHERN THIRD OF CWA. PRECIP WILL SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTH CLOSE TO
THE POINT OF LOWEST TEMPS AFTER MIDNIGHT...FAIRLY SLOW TO RISE WITH
PRECIP AND EVAP COOLING MAINTAINING COOL LOW LEVEL AIRMASS. ALTHOUGH
SHORT WAVE IS MOVING QUICKLY...APPEARS WARM ADVECTION AND VERTICAL
MOTION SUFFICIENT FOR GOOD PERIOD OF PRECIP. 12Z MODELS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT ON GENERATING 0.10-0.25 INCH LIQUID EVEN IN FAR NORTH GA
WHERE THERMAL PROFILES MOST FAVORABLE FOR ALL SNOW. RESULTING SNOW
AMOUNTS WHICH INCLUDE GUIDANCE FROM WPC GIVES 0.5-1.5 INCHES MUCH OF
NORTH GA AND 2-3 INCHES IN NORTH GA IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000FT. CANT
RULE OUT PERIOD OF FZRA WITH DEEP WARM LAYER NOW. IF THIS LAYER
DOESNT COOL AS MUCH AS GFS/ECMWF INDICATE...COULD SEE A LITTLE MORE
ICE THAN EXPECTED WHICH AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN 0.05 INCHES
MAINLY ON TREES AND POWER LINES.

CHC FOR BUST IS THERE IF SFC TEMPS DONT COOL AS MUCH AS EXPECTED
TONIGHT. MODELS BRINGING IN CLOUDS FAST REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES NOW...THINKING THAT ONSET OF
CLOUDS WILL BE SLOWER THAN MODELS RESULTING IN COOLER TEMPS THIS
EVENING. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

SNELSON

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
BIG CONCERN FOR LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR SNOW POTENTIAL
ACROSS MAINLY N GA. 12Z MODEL GUIDANCE TOOK A SMALL BUT DECIDEDLY
SIMILAR SHIFT NORTH WITH QPF WED/WED NIGHT. 12Z ECMWF AND 15Z SREF
QUITE OMINOUS WITH QPF. GFS STARTING TO APPEAR AS A SOUTHERN
OUTLIER. IF QPF WERE CONVERTED TO SNOW...COULD SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES
OVER MUCH OF NORTH HALF OF CWA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE
NEEDED AND IF SO WOULD BE ISSUED ON TUESDAY PARTLY TO MINIMIZE
CONFUSION WITH EVENT TONIGHT.

OUTSIDE OF GRIDS WED/WED NIGHT...MAINLY ONLY TWEAKS TO THE LONG
TERM BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE.

BDL/SNELSON

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW AN ACTIVE FLOW ALOFT... WITH OCCASIONAL
DISTURBANCES TRAVERSING THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE INITIAL
CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO SPREAD INTO
MUCH OF NORTH GEORGIA LATE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A GULF
LOW TRACKS ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ECMWF
AND GFS SHOW SUFFICIENT MOISTURE/PRECIP SPREADING NORTHWARD AND
OVER A WEDGE OF COLD TEMPERATURES ANCHORED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA
LATE WEDNESDAY-WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH STILL HAVE MUCH
UNCERTAINTY ON JUST HOW FAR NORTH THE PRECIP/MOISTURE WILL
SPREAD... WILL SHOW SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW OF AN INCH OR
LESS ACROSS MAINLY NE GEORGIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT-THURSDAY MORNING FOR
NOW... ALTHOUGH A LIGHT DUSTING MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF
ATLANTA FROM LA GRANGE TO ATHENS AND NORTHWARD THURSDAY MORNING
WHERE GUIDANCE SHOWS TEMPERATURES DIPPING TO NEAR FREEZING. THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED MOISTURE PUSH EAST ON
THURSDAY... WITH A COLD DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE
STATE INTO THE WEEKEND. THE GFS KEEPS THE AREA MAINLY DRY FOR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... THEN POSSIBLY SPREADING PRECIP OVER THE
COLD SURFACE WEDGE NOW ON SUNDAY... WHILE THE ECMWF SPREADS THE
PRECIP OVER THE COLD WEDGE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.
WILL COMPROMISE AND SHOW THE GREATER POPS SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY...
WITH A MIX OF WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA AT THIS
TIME. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR LATER MODEL RUNS CLOSELY THROUGH THE
WEEK AS IT APPEARS WINTER WEATHER CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND. STAY TUNED. 39

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z UPDATE...
STILL HANGING ONTO VFR CONDITIONS ALL BUT AHN AT TAF TIME BUT MVFR
CIGS SPREADING WEST TOWARD METRO AREA AND SHOULD DROP FOR METRO
TAFS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SOME -RA ALREADY FALLING...MAY
START MIXING WITH PL OR SN SOON. CIGS EXPECTED TO DROP TO IFR
09-10Z AND STAY LOW THROUGH AROUND 18Z. IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR
EXPECTED AFTER 18Z WITH VFR AGAIN AFTER 00Z TONIGHT. WINDS NNW TO
START AND HOVERING RIGHT AROUND N MOST OF THE DAY FOR ALL BUT AHN
/WHICH SHOULD BE MAINLY NE/. SPEEDS SHOULD BE 5KT OR LESS. WINDS
BACK TO NW WITH IMPROVING CIGS THIS AFTERNOON.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM ON ALL ELEMENTS.

TDP

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          41  30  43  32 /  70  10 100  90
ATLANTA         44  33  38  33 /  70  20 100  80
BLAIRSVILLE     38  25  40  29 /  80   5  80  70
CARTERSVILLE    45  29  38  30 /  70  10 100  80
COLUMBUS        51  37  40  35 /  80  30 100  80
GAINESVILLE     40  30  40  31 /  70   5  90  90
MACON           48  35  42  34 /  80  30 100  90
ROME            45  27  39  29 /  60  10 100  80
PEACHTREE CITY  47  32  39  32 /  70  30 100  80
VIDALIA         45  41  47  39 /  80  30 100  90

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: DAWSON...FANNIN...GILMER...GORDON...LUMPKIN...
MURRAY...PICKENS...TOWNS...UNION...WHITE...WHITFIELD.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BANKS...BARROW...BARTOW...CARROLL...CATOOSA...
CHATTOOGA...CHEROKEE...CLARKE...COBB...DADE...DEKALB...DOUGLAS...
FLOYD...FORSYTH...GWINNETT...HALL...HARALSON...JACKSON...
MADISON...NORTH FULTON...OCONEE...OGLETHORPE...PAULDING...POLK...
SOUTH FULTON...WALKER...WALTON.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
553 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-242300-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-
FANNIN-FAYETTE-FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-
GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-
JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-
MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-
MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-
PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-
SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-
TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-
553 PM EST MON FEB 23 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF
 INTERSTATE 20 AND INTERSTATE 85.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW
ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA TONIGHT. THE GREATER CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING
SNOW WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF A CARROLLTON TO ATLANTA TO HOMER
LINE...AND MAINLY FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE FROM A DUSTING UP TO 1.5 INCHES...WITH THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY PRODUCTS /ATLWSWFFC/ FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH
GEORGIA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY /ATLWSWFFC/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA COULD BRING A
CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA FROM
LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS
CONCERNING THIS CHANCE FOR WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH
GEORGIA LATER IN THE WORK WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
SUBMIT REPORTS OF WINTER WEATHER THROUGH THE WEB BY GOING TO
WEATHER.GOV/ATLANTA.