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Atlanta and Northwest Georgia are now under a Tropical Storm Watch. 

Nate is expected to stay well to our west and make landfall along the central Gulf Coast.

Nate has a much faster forward motion as well, meaning landfall will be overnight now instead of Sunday sunrise. 

For our area, skies are a little darker and showers are expected tonight since that high pressure is finally giving way to the tropical moisture that's been hovering over Florida all week.

Even though there's not a lot of "umph" to these showers, downpours at times have been heavy, and a lightning strike can't be ruled out.  

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