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FXUS62 KFFC 311721
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
121 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 104 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
- BRIEF SPRINKLES WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION AND PATCHY
FOG REMAIN A POSSIBILITY THIS MORNING.
- DAILY RAIN CHANCES AND SPRING-LIKE WARMTH WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 314 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
SCATTERED MID-LEVEL CLOUDS BLANKET MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GA THIS
MORNING. LIGHT WINDS AND INCREASING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE MAY ALSO
ALLOW FOR PATCHY FOG DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY NEAR WATER BODIES
AND LOW-LYING AREAS. THE PRESENCE OF CLOUD COVER HAS KEPT
TEMPERATURES MILD OVERNIGHT WITH CURRENT VALUES IN THE UPPER 50S
AND 60S AREAWIDE.
A BROAD MID-LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO DAMPEN WITH SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE IN PLACE OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST. SSE TO SSW SURFACE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO FUNNEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION, LEADING TO
CONTINUED WARMING AND DAILY RAIN CHANCES BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
SCATTERING OF CLOUDS BY MID-DAY SHOULD RESULT IN SUFFICIENT SURFACE
INSTABILITY FOR WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME. WITH INCREASING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE, FIRE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE A CONCERN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED BOTH TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S BY
THE AFTERNOON (UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS).
LINGERING CLOUD COVER AND A MORE HUMID AIRMASS WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES MILD OVERNIGHT WITH FORECAST VALUES IN THE UPPER 50S TO
LOW 60S. SIMILAR TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 314 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
WARM WEATHER WITH DIURNALLY-DRIVEN RAIN CHANCES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE DEPICTS PERSISTENT MID-/UPPER-LEVEL
RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN CONUS AND EASTERN SEABOARD. IN THE LOWER-
LEVELS, RESULTING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL
SUPPORT SOUTHERLY FLOW AND THUS A CONTINUED FEED OF TROPICAL
MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. THIS IS SOMETHING OF A TYPICAL
SUMMERTIME PATTERN FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, AND IS SUPPORTIVE
OF DIURNALLY-DRIVEN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. THE
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD/ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW, BUT A
STRONG STORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY AS INSOLATION AND
MOISTURE LEAD TO AT LEAST MARGINAL DESTABILIZATION IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE AND
RIDGING WILL WEAKEN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WHICH COULD OPEN THE
DOOR FOR MID-/UPPER-LEVEL SHORTWAVES AND/OR FRONTS TO IMPACT AT
LEAST PARTS OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA (CWA). SUCH FEATURES COULD
INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR/COVERAGE OF STRONG STORMS OR EVEN
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS AND WILL BE SOMETHING TO WATCH. THE NATIONAL
BLEND OF MODELS (NBM) IS PICKING UP ON A SLIGHT COOL-DOWN ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY, WHICH COULD BE AN INDICATION OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE
MEMBERS PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE STATE. BEFORE THAT POINT,
HOWEVER, HIGHS AND LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN SOME 10-20 DEGREES ABOVE
AVERAGE FOR EARLY APRIL.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 104 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FAVORED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. CU IN THE 4-7
KFT RANGE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND ON WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A FEW ISO SHRA ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 00Z THIS EVENING
WITH A HIGHER COVERAGE OF SCT SHRA AND TSRA EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN SW TO SSW AT 6-10 KTS THIS AFTERNOON,
UNDER 5 KTS OVERNIGHT, AND 5-8 KTS ON WEDNESDAY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE.
RW
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 80 60 83 59 / 20 10 40 20
ATLANTA 82 62 83 61 / 20 10 30 20
BLAIRSVILLE 77 57 78 55 / 20 10 60 30
CARTERSVILLE 83 60 84 59 / 20 10 30 20
COLUMBUS 85 60 85 60 / 20 10 30 10
GAINESVILLE 80 61 81 60 / 20 10 40 30
MACON 84 62 84 59 / 10 10 30 10
ROME 85 61 86 61 / 10 10 40 20
PEACHTREE CITY 82 60 84 58 / 20 10 30 20
VIDALIA 85 61 86 60 / 10 0 10 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....MARTIN
AVIATION...RW
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