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FXUS62 KFFC 241049
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
649 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 648 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
- A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE RETURN OF SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES THRU WEDNESDAY.
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RAIN CHANCES ARE
ANTICIPATED FROM MID-WEEK THRU THE END OF THE MONTH.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 240 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AS A WEAK WEDGE
BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE AREA. SHOULD SEE SOME LIMITED CLOUD COVER
OVER THIS AREA IN THE FORM OF A THICK CU FIELD AS WELL AS GUSTY
WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TEMPS TODAY WILL BE
MORE SEASONABLE IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S TODAY. DRY AIR FUNNELING
IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TODAY WILL DROP DEWPOINTS TODAY WHICH
WILL LEAD TO PLEASANT CONDITIONS. THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR RH
VALUES TO BE IN THE 20-30% RANGE ACROSS THE AREA. RHS BELOW 25%
OVER AREAS NORTH OF I-20 LEAD TO A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT BEING
ISSUED FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY. MOVING INTO
TOMORROW WILL SEE ANOTHER DAY OF SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AS THE
CAD STICKS AROUND. CAMS THAT ORIGINALLY HINTED AT INCREASED RAIN
CHANCES DURING THIS PERIOD HAVE BACKED OFF EVEN MORE FOR PRECIP
CHANCES TO THE POINT WE ARE LOOKING AT <10% ACROSS THE AREA FOR
WEDNESDAY. OVERALL BENIGN WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 240 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED JUST
OFFSHORE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. A WEAKENING CAD WEDGE AND
EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS FAR NORTH
GEORGIA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE CONUS. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING ALONG THE WESTERN
PERIPHERY OF THIS RIDGE WILL HAVE CLEARED THE AREA TO THE SOUTH BY
THE TIME THE EXTENDED PERIOD BEGINS, WITH ANY ASSOCIATED
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO HAVE COME TO AN END. DURING THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD, THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY BROADEN AND
SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES MORE CENTERED
OVER GEORGIA. SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST BY
THURSDAY MORNING AND A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN WITHIN THIS PATTERN.
LOWS ON THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 40S IN THE
MOUNTAINS TO THE LOW 50S ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE
REBOUND IN TEMPERATURES WILL BE APPARENT AS HIGHS INCREASE INTO THE
UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A WEAK, SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS (20-30% CHANCE) TO THE FAR NORTHERN TIER ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS IT SINKS THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. WITH
THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT OF THE PARENT SYSTEM QUICKLY SHIFTING AWAY
TO THE NORTHEAST, RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CONFINED TO
FAR NORTH GEORGIA AT THIS TIME. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
WARM ON FRIDAY, RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S IN NORTH GEORGIA AND
MID TO UPPER 80S IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT AND STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
EAST CONUS WILL PROMOTE BENIGN WEATHER CONDITIONS AND NEAR AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S
BEFORE ANOTHER WARMING TREND KICKS OFF EARLY NEXT WEEK.
KING
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 648 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
WEDGE BUILDS IN IN THE MORNING TO AFTERNOON BRINING IN GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 20KT AND SCT/BKN MID LEVEL CLOUDS. WINDS WILL TURN MORE
EASTERLY AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT, WINDS TURN
TOWARDS THE ESE WITH SCT HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
HERNANDEZ
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 64 44 63 48 / 0 10 10 0
ATLANTA 64 46 62 50 / 0 10 10 0
BLAIRSVILLE 62 39 63 44 / 0 10 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 67 47 65 49 / 0 10 10 0
COLUMBUS 70 51 68 52 / 0 10 0 0
GAINESVILLE 63 45 61 49 / 0 10 10 0
MACON 67 49 65 50 / 0 10 10 0
ROME 71 47 69 52 / 0 10 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 67 46 63 48 / 0 10 10 0
VIDALIA 67 50 68 53 / 0 10 10 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...HERNANDEZ
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...HERNANDEZ
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