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FXUS62 KFFC 201730
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
130 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 123 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
- TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY, REACHING MORE
THAN 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH ANY
POTENTIAL LOW RAIN CHANCES HOLDING OFF UNTIL MIDWEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 229 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
SHORT TERM REMAINS UNEVENTFUL THROUGH THE WEEKEND OTHER THAN THE
ONGOING WARMING TREND. EXPECTING ANOTHER DAY OF MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE. LOW AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ARE LIKELY
TO HELP AID THE CLOUD FORMATION OVER NORTHERN GEORGIA THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY AS WELL WITH RH
VALUES IN THE 25-35% RANGE TODAY AND ONLY SLIGHTLY HIGHER
TOMORROW. TEMPS CONTINUE TO WARM EACH DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 70S TODAY AND LOW 80S SATURDAY WITH LOWS IN THE LOW 50S.
THIS WILL BE ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR MUCH OF THE AREA
AND ~20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 229 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
WARM AND DRY FOR SUNDAY-MONDAY:
WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A VERY WARM AND DRY
AIRMASS INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEKEND,
ORIGINATING FROM A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHWEST US. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S ACROSS THE
AREA, WHICH IS ABOUT 15-20 DEGREES WARMER THAN TYPICAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE AREA
DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY, BUT AT THIS TIME MODEL GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT IT WILL BE FALLING APART AND NOT HAVE MUCH
MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. SO, RAIN CHANCES WITH THIS REMAIN BELOW
10%. HIGHS ARE STILL LIKELY TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 80S EVEN WITH
THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH.
COOLER WITH LOW END RAIN CHANCES MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK:
AS EXPECTED, TEMPERATURES WILL COOL A BIT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, BUT HIGHS ARE STILL LIKELY TO BE
IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S ACROSS THE AREA. MODEL GUIDANCE
REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON TUESDAY BEING DRY, BUT THERE IS
CONSIDERABLE SPREAD ON THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY.
ROUGHLY HALF OF THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS HAVE AT LEAST SOME AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION (RANGING FROM <0.05" TO NEARLY 1") DURING THIS
TIME. HOWEVER, THE OTHER HALF KEEPS THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE
OVER THE AREA AND KEEPS US DRY. OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS OF
THE FORECAST FOR THIS TIME PERIOD IS LOW, BUT OUR CONFIDENCE IN
RELATIVELY HAZARD-FREE CONDITIONS IS MEDIUM TO HIGH. THE DETAILS
ON THE FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL BECOME CLEARER
BY THIS WEEKEND.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 123 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
VFR THRU THE PERIOD AT ALL SITES. HIGH CIRRUS WILL MOVE IN AFTER
03Z. SW WINDS AT 3 TO 7KTS THIS AFTN WILL DIMINISH AFTER 00Z AND
TURN TO THE WSW/WNW BY 14Z SATURDAY AT 7-10KTS. ISOLATED LOW END
GUSTS UP TO 18KTS REMAIN POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. LATEST SATELLITE
DOES INDICATE SOME HAZE OUT THERE AND IT'S POSSIBLE VSBYS MAY BE
REDUCED AT TIMES. THOUGH THE LOWEST VSBY OBS THAT HAVE BEEN NOTED
THUS FAR ARE BETWEEN 7-9SM. THINKING THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE TREND
THRU THE AFTN.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
LOW CONFIDENCE ON LOWER VSBYS DUE TO HAZE.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON REMAINING ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 74 54 82 59 / 0 0 10 10
ATLANTA 76 55 82 60 / 0 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 71 50 79 53 / 0 0 10 20
CARTERSVILLE 77 53 83 57 / 0 0 10 10
COLUMBUS 77 51 83 55 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 73 56 81 58 / 0 0 10 10
MACON 76 51 83 57 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 80 54 85 58 / 0 0 10 10
PEACHTREE CITY 76 52 82 56 / 0 0 0 10
VIDALIA 76 52 84 58 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...HERNANDEZ
LONG TERM....CULVER
AVIATION...07
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