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FXUS62 KFFC 020704
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
304 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 303 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
- PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 AM THIS
MORNING, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAIN YESTERDAY.
- LOW CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS (15-25%)
AND WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
- A COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL BETWEEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 303 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
LATEST NIGHTTIME MICROPHYSICS SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES PATCHY
DENSE FOG BEGINNING TO DEVELOP THANKS TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, LIGHT WIND, AND NEARLY SATURATED CONDITIONS.
AREAS THAT RECEIVED DECENT RAINFALL YESTERDAY ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE
MORNING FOG. VISIBILITIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO LOWER TO 1/2 A MILE
IN DENSE FOG. IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED BY 10AM.
THE FORECAST AREA STILL REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BERMUDA
HIGH OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND A DAMPENING, EASTWARD MOVING MID-
LEVEL RIDGE. THUS, THE WEATHER IN THE SHORT-TERM WILL ESSENTIALLY BE
A CARBON COPY OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PAST FEW DAYS.
WARM, 80-DEGREE TEMPERATURES AND ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
STORMS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FOR TODAY WILL BE COVERAGE OF ANY
AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE QUITE LOW (10-20% CHANCE)
COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AND MAINLY OF OROGRAPHIC INFLUENCE ACROSS
NORTH GA. FOR FRIDAY, INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AND ANY
SEABREEZE ACTIVITY OFF THE GA/FL COASTLINE WILL AID IN AFTERNOON
SHOWERS AND STORMS, 15-30% CHANCE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL GA.
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND
FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN SOAR INTO THE 70S AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND 80S ELSEWHERE BY THE AFTERNOON. LINGERING
CLOUD COVER AND A MORE HUMID AIRMASS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MILD
OVERNIGHT WITH FORECAST VALUES IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. SIMILAR
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 303 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
LONG TERM WILL BE INFLUENCED MAINLY BY THE BERMUDA HIGH AND UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING CONTRIBUTING TO THE WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND REMINISCENT OF SUMMER. WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO
PROPAGATED AROUND THE HIGH PRESSURE LEADING TO DAILY
AFTERNOON/EVENING POP UP SHOWER/THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES SIMILAR TO
WHAT WE SAW AGAIN TODAY. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY (ESPECIALLY IN THE SW
CORNER) IS LIKELY TO BE AIDED BY THE SEABREEZE PUSHING UP FROM THE
FL COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE 12-15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S AND LOWS IN
THE 60S MOST MORNINGS.
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, WILL SEE A FRONT PUSHING
INTO THE AREA FROM THE NW AS A TROUGH PUSHES INTO THE AREA FROM THE
WEST. UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IS MEAGER AT THIS TIME SO NOT EXPECTING A
WIDESPREAD SEVERE THREAT WITH EMBEDDED LIGHTNING AND SUB SEVERE
GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE. MOST MODELS ARE INDICATING LESS THAN 200 J/KG
OF CAPE AS THIS SYSTEM PUSHES THROUGH FURTHER BACKING UP THE THOUGHT
PROCESS THAT THIS WILL STAY MOSTLY SHOWERS WITH A COUPLE OF EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. EXPECTING THIS LINE OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CLEARING
CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. RAINFALL TOTALS DURING
THIS PERIOD REMAIN BETWEEN 0.5-1" WHICH IS WILL NOT BE A DROUGHT
BUSTER BY ANY MEANS. RIDGE LOOKS TO PUSH OUT FURTHER TO THE EAST
PUTTING US IN A SEMI ZONAL FLOW INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK TEMPS WILL
TREND CLOSER TO NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH HIGHS IN THE MID
60S TO 70 DEGREE RANGE AND LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S ACROSS THE
AREA.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 131 AM EDT THU APR 2 2026
SKC FOR MOST ASIDE FROM FEW LINGER MID- TO HIGH CLOUDS. S/SSE
WINDS TONIGHT THOUGH LIKELY VRB AT TIMES. ISO MVFR CIGS AND
PERHAPS IFR TO LIFR VSBYS IN BR/FG STILL REMAIN A DECENT
POSSIBILITY FOR CSG/MCN AND ANY AREAS THAT RECEIVED SHRA+ FOR
SEVERAL HOURS BETWEEN 10-14Z. UNCLEAR ON THE EXTENT THUS
CONFIDENCE IN OCCURRENCE AT ATL SITES IS LOW. SHRA/TSRA POTENTIAL
ON THURS AFTN IS TOO LOW (< 20%) TO MENTION IN TAFS AT THIS TIME.
SE WINDS PICK UP AFTER 15Z 5-10KTS WITH ANY LOW CLOUDS RETURNING
TO LOW VFR 3-6KFT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 82 60 81 62 / 10 0 20 20
ATLANTA 83 62 82 63 / 10 10 20 20
BLAIRSVILLE 77 55 76 57 / 20 10 10 30
CARTERSVILLE 85 62 83 62 / 20 10 20 20
COLUMBUS 85 62 85 62 / 10 10 30 20
GAINESVILLE 82 61 80 63 / 20 10 20 30
MACON 85 61 85 62 / 0 10 30 20
ROME 87 63 85 62 / 20 10 10 20
PEACHTREE CITY 84 60 82 61 / 10 10 20 20
VIDALIA 85 63 85 63 / 0 10 40 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....HERNANDEZ
AVIATION...07
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