023 WWUS42 KFFC 262103 WSWATL URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 355 PM EST THU FEB 26 2004 GAZ006>009-013>016-022>025-027-034>036-270900- BANKS-BARROW-CLARKE-DAWSON-FANNIN-FORSYTH-GILMER-GWINNETT-HALL- JACKSON-LUMPKIN-MADISON-PICKENS-TOWNS-UNION-WHITE- 355 PM EST THU FEB 26 2004 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAS BEEN CANCELLED HOWEVER A WINTER STORM ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED IN ITS PLACE. THE WINTER STORM ADVISORY IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DANIELSVILLE TO LAWRENCEVILLE TO ELLIJAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW SHOULD MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED MOSTLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM DANIELSVILLE TO LAWRENCEVILLE TO ELLIJAY CONTINUE TO HAVE A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND SOME FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION CONTINUING FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF MOSTLY SLEET AND SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES. SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS...SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE. ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A COMBINATION OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE AFFECTED AREAS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION GO TO WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON GEORGIA. $$