NorthGeorgiaWX 3,877 Posted November 12 Good morning! It's 4:02 AM so an early edition today! Current situation Quote Chattooga-Floyd-Bartow-Cherokee-Forsyth-Hall-Jackson-Polk- Paulding-Cobb-North Fulton-Gwinnett-Barrow-Haralson-Carroll- Douglas-South Fulton-DeKalb-Rockdale-Walton-Newton-Morgan-Heard- Coweta-Fayette-Clayton-Spalding-Henry-Butts-Jasper-Troup- Meriwether-Pike-Upson-Lamar-Monroe-Jones-Harris-Talbot-Taylor- Crawford-Bibb-Muscogee-Chattahoochee-Marion-Schley-Macon-Peach- Houston-Stewart-Webster-Sumter-Dooly-Crisp- Including the cities of Rome, Cartersville, Gainesville, Marietta, Atlanta, Lawrenceville, Carrollton, Douglasville, East Point, Decatur, Conyers, Covington, Newnan, Peachtree City, Griffin, Macon, Columbus, Warner Robins, Lumpkin, Americus, and Cordele 351 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 24 expected. For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, northwest and west central Georgia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 10 AM EST Wednesday. For the Wind Advisory, until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Temperatures below freezing will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Quote Dade-Walker-Catoosa-Whitfield-Murray-Fannin-Gilmer-Union-Towns- Gordon-Pickens-Dawson-Lumpkin-White- Including the cities of Calhoun, Dahlonega, and Cleveland 351 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast and northwest Georgia. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 PM EST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Back in a little while with more updates. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthGeorgiaWX 3,877 Posted November 12 Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 433 AM EST Tue Nov 12 2019 .SHORT TERM /Today through Wednesday/... Brief Wintry Mix Possible in Far North Georgia This Morning Satellite analysis this morning indicates a very impressive troughing pattern from the eastern Great Lakes down the western Appalachian then over into central Texas. Along it, radar shows a band of precip, mostly consisting of rain with reports of some sleet and snow on the rear of the line as an Arctic cold front has quickly plunged into the northwestern forecast area, which will bring unseasonably cold temperatures along with it. Behind the front, an extremely large area of subsidence shows the extent of the Arctic high pressure behind the frontal system. The center of the high currently sits in the central plains with a central pressure around 1043hPa. Throughout the morning, the cold front will continue quickly pushing southeast with the entire forecast area expected to be behind the front by noon today. Behind the front, strong gradient winds will prevail with sustained winds up to 20 mph and gusts between 25-35 mph possible. A Wind Advisory has been issued through 7 PM. As the line of precip moves through the area, most of us will see a little over a half inch of rain in total with temperatures varying widely across the forecast area as the cold air move into the region. In the far northern portions of the forecast area, a race between subfreezing air moving into the area and drier air behind the front eroding away the precip will determine if and how much wintry precip could occur. Model guidance has been very consistent with this system for several days and have been pushing towards a transition from rain to a mix of snow and sleet, to a chance for an hours-worth of light snow before the precip dries up in the cold, dry airmass. Chances for any wintry precip will be primarily confined to the northernmost 2 rows of Georgia counties and will have the best chances in areas over 2000 feet in elevation. Roads in these higher elevations could become slick by early morning where temperatures fall below freezing for an extended period of time. Any accumulations of wintry precip are expected to be minor and not cause significant impacts at this time. For more details, please see the most recent Special Weather Statement. While temperatures this afternoon are expected to stall as cold air advection is countered by diurnal heating, tonight temperatures will plummet once the sun begins going down and the skies clear. These will be by far the coldest temperatures of the season with Columbus and Macon in danger of setting record low temperatures. Lows are forecast around 20 for far north Georgia and mid- to upper-20s are forecast along and southeast of the I-85 corridor. A Freeze Warning has been issued for the remainder of our forecast area where the Autumn Frost/Freeze program remains in effect. Tomorrow, the high pressure will be moving across the central Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic, and will dominate the weather pattern. Clear skies will allow high temps to climb back into the mid- to upper-40s, with light winds out of the east becoming breezy during the afternoon. Thiem 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic 171 Posted November 12 Late week system non-existent for wintry hopes this weekend? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingOfTheMountains 767 Posted November 12 1 hour ago, Nic said: Late week system non-existent for wintry hopes this weekend? Pretty much. Looks dry, maybe light rain at best. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingOfTheMountains 767 Posted November 12 The smokies are a real buzz kill when it comes to cold fronts up here. It takes so long for that cold to get past them from the NW. It's 32 in Blairsville and 45 here lol 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthGeorgiaWX 3,877 Posted November 12 2 hours ago, KingOfTheMountains said: The smokies are a real buzz kill when it comes to cold fronts up here. It takes so long for that cold to get past them from the NW. It's 32 in Blairsville and 45 here lol NW flow can create downslope winds which warm also. You see that often. It was easy to see on the visible satellite images today, there was a sunny area surrounded by clouds. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthGeorgiaWX 3,877 Posted November 13 18 hours ago, Nic said: Late week system non-existent for wintry hopes this weekend? Not really Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
