Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
Sun, Mar 6, 2011
… WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING… … FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 10 AM TO 6PM EST TODAY. FROST IS LIKELY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM EST MONDAY.
* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
* TEMPERATURES: 32 TO 35 DEGREES WITH WIDESPREAD FROST… ESPECIALLY IN PROTECTED AND SHELTERED RURAL AREAS.
* IMPACTS: THE GROUND IS SATURATED FROM ONGOING AND RECENT RAINFALL. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN… WHICH IN TURN MAY IMPACT POWER LINES AND CAUSED SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. PREMATURE BUDDING PLANTS AND TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROST AND MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 20 MPH… OR GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT… ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.







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