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FXUS62 KFFC 151005
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
605 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND TOMORROW.
- A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING NOTICEABLY COOLER CONDITIONS
AND GUSTY WINDS THIS WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 442 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
ONE FINAL DAY OF SUMMER EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY AND TOMORROW BEFORE WE
GET A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN AIR MASS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO
THE UPPER 80S BY EARLY AFTERNOON, WITH NW WINDS KEEPING HUMIDITY
DOWN. TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE LOW 60S TONIGHT BEFORE A NEARLY
IDENTICAL HIGH TEMP IS EXPECTED TOMORROW.
WITH HIGH PRESSURE SETTLED OVER THE AREA, WINDS CONTINUE TO BE ON
THE LIGHT SIDE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. SOME PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING IS
EXPECTED TO BURN OFF BY 10AM.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 442 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
THINGS WILL FINALLY FEEL MUCH MORE FALL-LIKE TO OPEN THE LONG TERM
FORECAST PERIOD FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING AS A SHARP COLD
FRONT WILL RAPIDLY PROGRESS ACROSS THE CWA. GUSTY NW WINDS (LIKELY
GUSTS NEAR/OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES) WILL TRANSITION TOWARD THE NORTH
AND NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLIPS ACROSS THE
MID-ATLANTIC. THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE CONTINUES TO LOOK VERY DRY WITH
ANY ISOLATED SPRINKLES/BRIEF SHOWERS LARGELY RELEGATED TO NORTH
GEORGIA, THOUGH THESE WILL BE VERY LIMITED IN NATURE.
BY SATURDAY MORNING, TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE FALLEN INTO THE 40S
ACROSS A GOOD BIT OF NORTH GEORGIA, A DROP OF NEARLY 40 DEGREES IN
SOME AREAS FROM FRIDAY HIGHS. EXPECT BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 60S EACH DAY
AND LOWS IN THE 40S FOR MOST (SOME 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS) THROUGH
MONDAY. A WARMING TREND WILL THEN BE UNDERWAY BY NEXT WEEK AS
MIDLEVEL RIDGING BUILDS EASTWARD WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR TO SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL BY MIDWEEK. STILL, NO NOTABLE RAIN CHANCES ARE IN THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
SOUTHWESTWARD FROM NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THE WEEK.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 601 AM EDT THU OCT 15 2026
VFR THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS GRADUALLY
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER 16Z AT 5KTS OR LESS. WINDS BEGIN TO PICK
UP TOMORROW AFTER 17Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
VAUGHN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 89 63 85 52 / 0 0 0 10
ATLANTA 88 65 84 52 / 0 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 85 60 79 43 / 0 0 20 10
CARTERSVILLE 89 62 84 48 / 0 0 10 10
COLUMBUS 90 63 86 54 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 88 64 83 51 / 0 0 0 10
MACON 90 63 88 55 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 89 61 84 47 / 0 0 10 10
PEACHTREE CITY 89 62 85 49 / 0 0 0 10
VIDALIA 88 65 87 63 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...VAUGHN
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