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FXUS62 KFFC 241744
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
144 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.
- RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS AND NEAR-SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS, WITH A SLIGHT COOL-DOWN SATURDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 334 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
AS RIDGING CONTINUES OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS AND SHIFTS SLIGHTLY
EAST, OUR AREA WILL REMAIN IN A NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMS OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WHICH
WILL ALLOW FOR AIR TO BE FUNNELED INTO THE APPALACHIANS PUTTING
OUR AREA INTO A WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THIS PRESSURE GRADIENT
SHOULD RESULT IN BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP
TO 20-25MPH POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA. SKIES WILL
REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR WITH ZERO RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TODAY WITH
HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S ACROSS THE AREA UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE WEDGE. DEWPOINTS WERE LOWERED A TAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
THE DRY AIRMASS STAYS SOLIDLY IN PLACE. BUT WITH LOWERED TEMPS RH
VALUES WILL BE JUST ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS TODAY. WINDS WILL BE
JUST OUTSIDE OF CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AS WELL. THIS WEATHER PATTERN
SHOULD BE A RINSE AND REPEAT FOR SUNDAY. WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE
POTENTIAL FOR PATCHY FROST IN THE NE GA MOUNTAINS FOR SUNDAY
MORNING.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 334 AM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
NEXT WEEK WILL REMAIN DRY WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ON A WARMING
TREND, ESPECIALLY BY LATE WEEK. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN
THE DOMINANT FEATURE, KEEPING THINGS DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE
MONTH. MEANWHILE, A PERSISTENT RIDGE ALOFT WILL FLATTEN TO SOME
DEGREE MIDWEEK AS A TROUGH SWEEPS FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, THOUGH THE RIDGE LOOKS TO BUILD BACK OVER THE
SOUTHEAST BY LATE WEEK.
ALL OF THIS IS TO SAY THAT MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN THE DOMINANT THEME THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL LARGELY REMAIN IN THE 70S AND LOWS IN THE 40S TO
LOW 50S. ANY CHANCE FOR RAINFALL WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL EARLY NOVEMBER
WHEN FLOW LOOKS TO BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AHEAD OF A POTENTIALLY
MORE ACTIVE PATTERN, THOUGH THIS REMAINS BEYOND THE END OF THE
CURRENT FORECAST PERIOD AND DETAILS REMAIN HIGHLY NEBULOUS.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 103 PM EDT SAT OCT 24 2026
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WITH NO PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TAF PERIOD. WINDS OUT OF THE E TO NE IN THE
10-15KT RANGE GUSTING TO 25KT ACROSS THE AREA. WILL SEE WIND
SPEEDS DIMINISH TO 10KT OR LESS OVER NIGHT WITH SPEEDS PICKING
BACK UP SUN AFTERNOON SIMILAR TO TODAY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 69 46 69 45 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 70 50 70 50 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 69 40 68 39 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 72 47 72 45 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 75 50 74 51 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 68 48 67 46 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 74 49 73 49 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 73 44 72 42 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 71 45 70 45 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 75 53 75 53 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...HERNANDEZ
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...01
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