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FXUS62 KFFC 061933
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
333 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 333 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS WEEK.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS
OF THE AREA EARLY TO MIDDLE OF THE WEEK DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY.
- TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL LATE WEEK INTO
NEXT WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 333 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE SHORT TERM
BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE CWA.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND SEASONAL WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 60S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40S AND 50S. DEWPOINTS
BEHIND THIS WEEKEND'S COLD FRONT HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 30S AND WILL
STAY THERE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH HAVE COME DOWN SOME OVER THE COURSE OF
THE MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THAT TREND GOING INTO THE
EVENING; WITH VALUES AT OR LESS THAN 10 MPH. WIND HAS HELPED TO DRY
OUT OUR FUELS ACROSS MANY OF THE FIRE ZONES, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO
WARRANT A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT TODAY. WITH COOLER DRIER AIR IN
PLACE HOWEVER, THE NEED TO A FIRE WEATHER RELATED PRODUCT WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 333 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
UPPER LEVEL SPLIT FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN
CONUS THROUGH MUCH OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD. ON WEDNESDAY, A RIDGE IN
THE NORTHERN POLAR JET WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND. A STRONG SURFACE HIGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE
WILL BE CENTERED NEAR THE NEW ENGLAND COAST, WHICH WILL DEVELOP A
CAD WEDGE ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS AND INTO MUCH OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WINDS WITHIN THE WEDGE ARE EXPECTED TO BE
E AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. AFTER THE MORNING BEGINS
WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S, TEMPERATURES WILL REFLECT THE
WEDGE DURING THE DAYTIME, WITH HIGHS BEING LIMITED TO THE MID 60S TO
LOW 70S. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR 25%AND
DRYING FUELS, HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY,
THE RIDGE IN THE POLAR JET WILL MOVE AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. AS THIS
OCCURS, THE SOUTHERN SUBTROPICAL JET WILL SURGE NORTHWARD WITH
ANOTHER RIDGE WITHIN SETTING UP OVER THE REGION, WHICH WILL KEEP THE
FORECAST AREA IN A HIGH PRESSURE REGIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE HIGH WILL MEANDER BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND BECOME CENTERED OVER GEORGIA. AS THE WEDGE AND EASTERLY FLOW
WEAKEN, TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE UNDER THE HIGH ON
THURSDAY, RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. SUBSIDENCE UNDERNEATH THE
HIGH WILL LARGELY INHIBIT RAIN CHANCES, THOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA ON
THURSDAY. AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE STRENGTHENS LATE IN THE WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB. EXACTLY HOW
MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE, THOUGH HIGHS ARE
CURRENTLY FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE MID 80S EACH DAY FROM SATURDAY
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 159 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
HIGH VFR WITH NO VIS CONCERNS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS
WILL HOVER AROUND DUE NORTH THROUGH 06Z BEFORE FINALLY TURNING TO
THE EAST SIDE, THOUGH SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 10KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
VAUGHN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 48 73 47 65 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 51 75 50 68 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 41 70 42 63 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 44 75 48 69 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 50 76 51 71 / 0 0 0 10
GAINESVILLE 49 73 47 64 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 50 75 50 70 / 0 0 0 10
ROME 46 75 47 72 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 48 75 48 69 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 55 75 52 70 / 10 0 0 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...VAUGHN
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