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FXUS62 KFFC 212331
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
731 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR AT LEAST PARTS
OF THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY.
- RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS AND NEAR-SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS, WITH A SLIGHT COOL-DOWN FRIDAY
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 200 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
DRY CONDITIONS AND PLEASANT, NEAR-SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST WILL MAINTAIN ZERO CHANCE FOR RAIN
AND VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS. THE DRY AIR IN PLACE WILL
MAKE FOR ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW
(THURSDAY) AFTERNOON. WHILE WINDS WILL BE LIGHT OVERALL, LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD SUPPORT RAPID FIRE DEVELOPMENT. A FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING, AND ANOTHER FIRE DANGER STATEMENT
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR AT LEAST PART (IF NOT ALL) OF THE AREA
AGAIN TOMORROW.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 200 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE IN THE LONG-TERM FORECAST WITH A BUILDING
MID-LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER TEXAS AND ASSOCIATED TROUGHING
ORIENTED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO
AMPLIFY THROUGH FRIDAY AND SHIFT OFF THE COAST BY THE WEEKEND. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE THEME WITH NO CHANCE OF RAIN
THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
OTHERWISE, THIS PATTERN WILL REINFORCE THE SEASONABLY COOLER
CONDITIONS OVER OUR AREA THROUGH THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. A
RESULTING BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY FRIDAY,
INCREASING SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TO AROUND 5-10MPH,
WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 20MPH THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT
OVERNIGHT LOWS TO DROP INTO THE LOW TO UPPER 40S AND DAYTIME HIGHS
RANGING FROM THE LOW 60S TO UPPER 70S AREA WIDE THIS WEEKEND.
EXPECT A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AS WE MOVE INTO THE SECOND HALF OF
NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 726 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT (GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 KTS EXCEPT FOR AT ATL) AND VARIABLE
IN DIRECTION. WINDS MAY WAFFLE ON EITHER SIDE OF DUE NORTH
FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY AT ATL.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM IN WIND DIRECTION. HIGH FOR OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 47 75 46 71 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 50 75 51 71 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 43 73 43 69 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 45 76 46 74 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 49 79 50 76 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 48 75 49 69 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 47 79 48 75 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 46 75 45 75 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 47 76 46 72 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 49 78 49 73 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...MARTIN
LONG TERM....82
AVIATION...CULVER
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