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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
808 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 805 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND INCREASINGLY BREEZY WINDS.
- TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND,
WITH ESSENTIALLY NO POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AND THUS WORSENING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE STATE FROM THE NE. THE RIDGE IS
CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKE STATES AND WILL
MOVE TO THE NEW ENGLAND AREA THROUGH WED MORNING. THIS RIDGE STAYS
FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NOSING DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD
KEEPING THINGS DRY. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WILL BE THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS PUTTING GA UNDER FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
BE IN THE 20% TO 30% RANGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. COMBINE
THIS WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS WE WILL SEE PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA UNDER FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLY A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG WARNING.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DIP BACK DOWN INTO THE 40S TO LOWER 50S
WITH HIGHS WED IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. TEMPS COOL A LITTLE BIT
WED NIGHT WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE 40S AND SOME UPPER 30S ACROSS
THE NE GA MOUNTAINS.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
WITH THE POLAR JET IN A BROAD RIDGING PATTERN, THE SURFACE HIGH
WILL BE POSITION SUCH THAT THE REGION REMAINS IN E TO SE FLOW
THURSDAY. THIS FLOW WILL BE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY PERSISTENT UPPER-
LEVEL SUBTROPICAL TROUGHING OVER THE SOUTHEAST LEADING TO
CYCLOGENESIS OFF THE FL/GA/SC COAST. AS THE SUBTROPICAL JET SURGES
AND BUILDS RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS WELL, THE SFC HIGH
WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE STATE AND OVER TO THE GULF COAST. WEAKENING
EAST FLOW AND INCREASING SINKING AIR WILL BRING TEMPERATURES UP
TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND. HIGHS BY SATURDAY WILL SEE A
RETURN TO THE MID 80S FOR ALL BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA.
THE ONLY REAL CHANCE AT PRECIP WILL BE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN
CWA AS THE SUBTROPICAL JET SURGES ON THURSDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN
A FEW SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS. SINKING AIR QUICKLY MOVES IN AS THE
SUBTROPICAL AND POLAR RIDGES COME PARTLY INTO PHASE WHICH MEANS
EVEN THESE THURSDAY POPS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 10%. CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK EVEN
BEYOND THE NEXT 7-DAYS CONTINUES TO LOOK HOTTER THAN NORMAL AND
LIKELY DRIER TOO.
CONTINUED LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST AND
INCREASING TEMPERATURES MEAN FIRE WX WILL LIKELY BECOME THE MAIN
CONCERN THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 805 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
A LOCALIZED WIND SHIFT AT ATL AND THE OTHER METRO SITES BROUGHT
WINDS TO THE NW/NNW EARLIER THIS EVENING, BUT THINKING THAT A
SHIFT BACK TO NNE/NE SHOULD OCCUR BY 01Z OR 02Z. GUSTY ENE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) -- 10-15 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 20-25
KTS. EXPECTING WINDS AND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY
TOMORROW EVENING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
MARTIN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 47 66 43 70 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 50 68 47 72 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 42 63 39 69 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 49 70 45 74 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 51 72 47 75 / 0 0 10 0
GAINESVILLE 47 65 44 69 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 50 70 47 74 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 47 73 46 75 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 48 70 44 72 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 52 71 49 76 / 0 0 10 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 8 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR GAZ062-074>076-083>086-095>098-105>113.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....SM
AVIATION...MARTIN
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