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FXUS62 KFFC 180537
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
137 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 132 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
- TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER
WIDESPREAD FREEZE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- AN EXTENDED WARMING TREND BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS
RETURNING TO THE 70S BY FRIDAY AND 80S THIS WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A FEW MID LEVEL CLOUDS DIMINISHING
ACROSS NORTH GA WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE REST OF THE
REGION. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
WITH TEMPS REMAINING BELOW SEASONAL NORMS. TEMPS TONIGHT EXPECTED AT
OR BELOW FREEZING AGAIN WITH HIGHS GETTING UP INTO THE 50S
WEDNESDAY. THIS IS STILL ABOUT 10-15 DEG BELOW NORMAL VALUES BUT A
FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN TODAY. LOWS WED NIGHT WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE
30S AGAIN BUT MOST LOCATIONS WILL STAY ABOVE FRIEZING. ONLY
EXPECTING THE NE GA MOUNTAINS TO SEE TEMPS AT OR BELOW FREEZING THU
MORNING. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE FREEZE WARNING FOR NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA TONIGHT, WITH NO PLANS OF ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING THU
MORNING. A FROST ADVISORY WILL MOST LIKELY BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR
THU.
WE WILL SEE SOME INCREASED CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AS
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE FROM THE LOW CENTER OVER THE MID-ATLNATIC
STATES MOVES OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD. NOT EXPECTING ANY
PRECIPITATION JUST OVERCAST SKIES THROUGH WED NIGHT.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
LONG TERM STARTS OFF COOL AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OUT OF THE
AREA THROUGH THE LATE WEEK. LOWS REMAIN IN THE 30S AND 40S, HOWEVER
NORTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP US MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE FULL PERIOD. A
FEW MODELS WANT TO BRING QUICK SHOTS OF SHOWERS THAT ONLY REALLY
DEVELOP WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ELEVATION. SO COULD SEE SOME LIGHT
RAIN FOR FAR NORTH GA AND MAYBE A FEW FLURRIES FOR THE HIGHEST OF
ELEVATIONS ON THURSDAY NIGHT (NO IMPACTS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME).
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE LATE WEEK AND WEEKEND AS THE
MASSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS OSCILLATES
EASTWARD. HIGH TEMPS WILL CLIMB BACK TO THE 70S BY FRIDAY AND MAY
SEE A RETURN TO 80S BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. LOW END POPS RETURN TO
THE NORTHEASTERN CWA NEXT MONDAY WITH A QUICK SHORTWAVE DIVING DOWN
THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF THE RIDGE, HOWEVER MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED
FOR THIS TO DEVELOP.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 132 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
VFR WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH INTERMITTENT BKN/OVC MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS 10-25 KFT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHT (LARGELY 5 KTS OR LESS) WITH DIRECTION VARIABLE THROUGH
THE PERIOD. IN GENERAL, DIRECTION WILL INITIALLY FAVOR NW
THROUGH 12Z, NE TO E 12-18Z, AND SW THROUGH 00Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON WIND DIRECTION.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON OTHER ELEMENTS.
RW
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 32 64 43 73 / 0 0 10 0
ATLANTA 36 66 46 75 / 0 0 10 0
BLAIRSVILLE 27 62 38 70 / 0 0 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 33 67 44 75 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 35 69 44 76 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 33 64 45 72 / 0 0 10 0
MACON 32 66 43 75 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 35 71 46 79 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 32 67 44 75 / 0 0 10 0
VIDALIA 35 66 42 75 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GAZ001>009-
011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....SM
AVIATION...RW
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