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FXUS62 KFFC 201816
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
216 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY THE NEXT SEVERAL AFTERNOONS DUE
TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
- MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 7
DAYS.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 214 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST IS EXPECTED TO SPIN IN PLACE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. NO SIGN OF PRECIPITATION IN ANY
OF THE MODELS ISN'T EXPECTED TO DO US ANY FAVORS WHEN IT COMES TO
THE DROUGHT MONITOR GOING FORWARDS. WE GET SOME MOISTURE RETURN
SPREADING THROUGH THE CWA TOMORROW, THOUGH A FEW OF THE FIRE ZONES
COULD BRIEFLY SEE RH VALUES FALL BELOW 30%.
TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAYTIME WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID 70S ACROSS
MOST OF THE CWA WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN
THE MID TO LOW 40S.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 214 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING
THE WEATHER PATTERN AND KEEPING THINGS DRY THROUGH DAY 7. NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA WILL REMAIN DRY IN THIS SETUP, AS PRIMARILY NORTHERLY
FLOW KEEPS PWATS BELOW 0.5" AND RAIN CHANCES NEAR ZERO. HIGH
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN MAINLY IN THE 70S THROUGH THE PERIOD
WITH THE WARMEST DAY THU WITH HIGHS GETTING TO NEAR 80 DEG ACROSS
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. THE MODELS DO SHOW THE OVERALL FLOW
SWITCHING FROM THE NW TO E/NE FRIDAY ALLOWING A LITTLE BIT OF
MOISTURE RETURN ACROSS SOUTH AND CENTRAL GA SAT THROUGH MON. RIGHT
NOW THE MOST WE SHOULD SEE FROM THIS IS SOME INCREASED CLOUD COVER
BUT THAT SHOULD BE ABOUT IT.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 131 PM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
VFR THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST WITH LIGHT NORTH WINDS AT 5KTS OR LESS.
A FEW HIGH CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE WINDS BECOME LIGHT AND
VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
VAUGHN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 46 75 48 76 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 49 74 50 75 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 45 72 43 73 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 45 76 46 76 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 48 78 49 79 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 48 74 48 75 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 46 78 48 80 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 45 76 47 75 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 46 75 47 76 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 49 77 49 77 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...VAUGHN
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