SHORT TERM /Tonight through Sunday Night/...
Near term characterized behind a dry
CFP, enhanced NW
gradient winds
and classic downslope clearing of the cold
advection stratocu in the
lee of the southern Appalachians. Winds should gradually decrease as
the
ridge broadens eastward into the overnight with cooler temps
expected - mainly 3-7 deg below norms and even parts of the far
north flirting with the 20 mark.
Main focus will be on any mixed p-type precip potential tomorrow in
central GA on the northern extent of a weak Gulf low influence given
some enhanced
moisture and low level isentropic upglide. Given
progged thermal soundings indicating a fairly strong/deep warm nose
(as warm as 4-5 deg
C and above 0 deg
C in the 700-900
mb layer) and
some variation in the strength of the cold layer below, overall feel
any sleet potential is low during the day and the same with a
possible transition to light snow on the heels of the
moisture axis
by evening. Including mention but kept at
slight chance and confined
mainly to western parts of central GA. Also any precip looks to be
so light that any mention of amounts more than
trace is not
warranted.
What`s more certain is the coldest air of the season advecting in
behind for Sunday overnight into Monday morning (many locations
dipping into the low to mid 20s and even teens for the far north).
Coupled with another set of enhanced NW winds, the resultant wind
chill values will be in the single digits for much of north GA and
flirting with sub-zero in the higher elevations... just not
widespread or definite enough to warrant an advisory at the moment.
Future updates may support, so keep monitor of any changes.
Blustery
and dangerously cold regardless.