Here’s the forecast for Atlantic, and the KJAN listening area, from Freese-Notis Meteorologist Harvey Freese….

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351 AM CST MON FEB 6 2012 NWS/ Des Moines 

…FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…

for CASS, ADAIR, ADAMS. AUDUBON, GUTHRIE, CARROLL, CRAWFORD, MADISON, UNION, TAYLOR & RINGGOLD COUNTIES.

….DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10-A.M. FOR MONONA, HARRISON, POTTAWATTAMIE, MILLS, MONTGOMERY, FREMONT & PAGE COUNTIES….

TODAY…CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 30’S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 20’S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20’S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 20 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY…COLDER. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 20’S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 5 TO 10 ABOVE. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30’S.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT & PAGE Counties…

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING…

* VISIBILITY…WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* IMPACTS…WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING AND WIDESPREAD FOG…FREEZING FOG ON SURFACES IS LIKELY WHICH MAY CREATE SLICK SPOTS…ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. THE DENSE FOG WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

*PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-FREMONT
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY…

* VISIBILITY…WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* IMPACTS…WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING AND WIDESPREAD  FOG…FREEZING FOG ON SURFACES IS LIKELY WHICH MAY CREATE SLICK SPOTS…ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES. THE DENSE FOG WILL ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

(Issued 412 AM CST MON FEB 6 2012 NWS/Dsm)

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE ADVISORY: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITIES WILL RANGE FROM ONE EIGHTH TO ONE HALF MILE. 

* IMPACTS…IN ADDITION TO LOW VISIBILITIES…FROST COVERED ROADS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ICY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… 

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING…SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO…BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS.

345 AM CST SUN FEB 5 2012 Natl. Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. LOW 15 TO 20. WEST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE

NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 20S.

SKYSCAN FORECAST                     Saturday, February 4, 2012     Chris Parks     

*Winter Storm Warning until 6am Sunday for CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION counties*

*Winter Storm Warning until Midnight for MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY counties.*

*Winter Weather Advisory until 6am Sunday for Clarke, Taylor and Ringgold Counties*

*Winter Weather Advisory until Midnight tonight for Fremont and Page Counties*

Today: Snow and areas of blowing snow.  NNE @ 15-30.  5-9 inches of snow accumulation possible.  H 32.

 Tonight: Snow until 9pm. Cloudy then partly cloudy.  N @ 10-20.  L 19.

 Sunday: Mostly Sunny.  NW @ 5-10.  H 33.

 Monday: Sunny.  W @ 5-10.  H 35.

 Tuesday: Partly Sunny.  H 31.

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

409 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

…HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED TO EXPAND ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST IOWA TODAY…

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. A PERIOD OF SNOW WITH THUNDER IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. IF THE THUNDER SNOW OCCURS…SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-

CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS & UNION COUNTIES, INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DENISON…CARROLL…JEFFERSON…BOONE…AMES…AUDUBON…GUTHRIE CENTER…ADEL…DES MOINES…ATLANTIC…GREENFIELD…WINTERSET…CORNING…CRESTON

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY…

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT THE HEAVIEST SNOW TO OCCUR BETWEEN 6 AM AND NOON TODAY.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW…SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WARNED AREA. A SHARP CUTOFF IS EXPECTED ALONG A WEST TO EAST LINE FROM NORTHERN CRAWFORD THROUGH NORTHERN STORY COUNTIES.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS AND DRIFTING OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS DURING THE PERIOD. THE FALLING SNOW…COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS… WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY AS THE SNOW FREEZES TO THE PAVEMENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.

359 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

TODAY…SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BREEZY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 6 TO 11 INCHES. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW NEAR 100 PERCENT.

TONIGHT..MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW AROUND 20. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 50 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW 15 TO 20. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S.