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FXUS62 KFFC 191046
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
646 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS TO PORTIONS OF
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING, WITH MOST AREAS
SEEING UNDER 0.10" OF RAIN, IF ANY AT ALL.
- A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR MOST OF THE AREA. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE DAILY THROUGH THE WEEK.
- COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY INTO MONDAY MORNING, WITH HIGHS
RETURNING INTO THE 80S BY MID-WEEK WITH CONTINUED DRY
WEATHER.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 233 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
MORNING SHOWERS THEN COOL, DRY, AND BREEZY:
A COLD FRONT AND WEAKENING LINE OF SHOWERS WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST
ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING, EXITING THE AREA
BY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE AROUND 0.1-0.25" OF RAIN WILL BE SEEN
ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA, THE REST OF THE AREA WILL BE LUCKY TO
EVEN SEE 0.05". BEHIND THE FRONT, BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25-30 MPH WILL DEVELOP, AND USHER IN A DRY AND
COOL AIRMASS. THIS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS,
WHICH IS DISCUSSED MORE IN THE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW. BY THIS
AFTERNOON, SKIES WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY SUNNY, AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 60S ACROSS NORTH
GA, AND LOW TO MID 70S IN CENTRAL GA. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL
FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 40S ACROSS THE AREA. ON MONDAY, THE
AIRMASS WILL SLIGHTLY WARM, WITH HIGH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S
IN NORTH GA, AND MID TO UPPER 70S IN CENTRAL GA. WINDS WILL NOT BE
AS BREEZY AS TODAY, BUT WILL STILL GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING
THE AFTERNOON.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 233 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
A WARMING TREND WILL BE UNDERWAY AT THE START OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD ON TUESDAY, THOUGH COOL TEMPERATURES WILL STILL START THE
DAY ON TUESDAY MORNING AMID LOWS IN THE 40S TO NEAR 50. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL MAINTAIN ITS GRIP
THROUGH THE BULK OF THE WEEK AHEAD, WHILE MIDLEVEL RIDGING WILL
BUILD EASTWARD BY MIDWEEK, AT WHICH POINT TEMPERATURES REBOUND TO
THE ABOVE-NORMAL VALUES WE'VE BEEN USED TO THIS APRIL.
ALL THIS IS TO SAY THAT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN A
PERSISTENT THEME TUESDAY-FRIDAY WITH NO RAINFALL THROUGH THIS TIME
FRAME AND MINIMUM RH VALUES WELL INTO CRITICAL THRESHOLD
TERRITORY.
RETURN OF RAIN CHANCES?
THERE DOES FINALLY APPEAR TO BE SOME HOPE FOR DESPERATELY NEEDED
RAINFALL BY NEXT WEEKEND AS TROUGHING DIGS INTO THE PLAINS STATES,
SENDING A COLD FRONT SOUTHEASTWARD. HOPEFULLY THIS MORE PROMISING
PATTERN WILL BRING US SOME BENEFICIAL RAINFALL WITH SIGNALS THAT
A WETTER PATTERN COULD ALSO STICK AROUND BEYOND THE END OF THE
CURRENT FORECAST PERIOD. THESE DETAILS WILL BECOME CLEARER OVER
COMING DAYS. UNTIL THEN, PARCHED CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 644 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
A LINE OF SHRA AND LOW VFR TO MVFR CIGS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD
FRONT WILL IMPACT THE ATL AREA AND CSG SITES THROUGH AROUND 13-14Z
THIS MORNING. IMPACTS ARE LESS LIKELY FOR AHN AND MCN AS THE LINE
WEAKENS. SKIES RAPIDLY CLEAR BEHIND THE FRONT WITH VFR THE REST
OF THE PERIOD. WINDS OUT OF THE NW AND BREEZY AT 15-20 KTS WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KTS THROUGH THIS EVENING, BEFORE WEAKENING TO 10 KTS
OR LESS OVERNIGHT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM IN CIGS THIS MORNING. HIGH ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 233 AM EDT SUN APR 19 2026
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS WINDS BECOME BREEZY AND A VERY
DRY AIRMASS MOVES IN. DESPITE ANY RAINFALL THIS MORNING, WE ARE
STILL EXPECTING FUELS TO BE DRY BY THIS AFTERNOON GIVEN THE VERY
DRY ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FUELS WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING INTO THE 20S AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING
AS HIGH AS 30 MPH HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG WARNING
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA FROM NOON TO 8 PM TODAY. OUTDOOR BURNING
IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRES TO RAPIDLY
SPREAD. UNFORTUNATELY, CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
RETURN AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, THOUGH WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE
WEAKER THAN TODAY. WITH THE DRY AIRMASS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER
THE AREA FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK, DAILY FIRE CONCERNS WILL PERSIST.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 70 44 76 46 / 10 0 0 0
ATLANTA 67 48 76 51 / 10 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 62 38 68 40 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 67 41 75 44 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 70 47 79 49 / 20 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 67 45 74 47 / 10 0 0 0
MACON 71 46 78 48 / 10 0 0 0
ROME 69 41 77 44 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 68 43 77 46 / 10 0 0 0
VIDALIA 77 49 79 50 / 10 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>061-066>073-078>084-
089>096-102>108.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...CULVER
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