Atlanta Weather | T.S. Sandy Update | News

More sunshine today as high pressure remains in control. High temperatures will stay in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees this afternoon and for the rest of the week. The next chance for showers will be Saturday as a cold front approaches the area.
We will be watching the track of Tropical Storm Sandy. Right now forecast to move away from the southern U. S. coast.
Here's the latest on the strom:

SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.3N 78.6W
ABOUT 345 MI...555 KM SSW OF KINGSTON JAMAICA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.6 WEST.  SANDY IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H.  A NORTH TO NORTH-
NORTHEAST MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
SANDY WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER JAMAICA ON WEDNESDAY...AND APPROACH
EASTERN CUBA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
SANDY IS FORECAST TO BE A HURRICANE WHEN IT APPROACHES JAMAICA
ON WEDNESDAY.

TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM
FROM THE CENTER.