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FXUS62 KFFC 262326
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
726 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 721 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
- NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AT ALL FOUR MAIN
CLIMATE SITES (ATL, AHN, CSG, MCN) ON FRIDAY.
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TO ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL PREVAIL SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
- DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY,
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLING BELOW 20% AND WINDS AS HIGH
AS 25 MPH. FIRES THAT START IN THESE CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY
GROW OUT OF CONTROL.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 232 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AGAIN AS WINDS SHIFT TO BECOME
MORE OUT OF THE SW, DRAWING WARM MOIST AIR OUT OF THE GULF AND
FLOODING MUCH OF THE CWA. TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE MID
80S THIS AFTERNOON AND THE MID TO UPPER 80S BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
CLEAR SKIES AND SUMMER LIKE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
SHORT TERM.
THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE FORECAST WILL COME OVERNIGHT FRIDAY AND
INTO SATURDAY. A DRY COLD FRONT IS SET TO SWEEP THROUGH MUCH OF
THE SOUTH, BRINGING WITH IT SOME EXTREMELY DRY AIR. RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 20% FOR MUCH OF THE CWA AND NW WINDS
COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. THIS WILL PRESENT SOME DANGEROUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO AN AREA ALREADY FACING HISTORIC
DROUGHT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST FOR
UPDATES AND ANY PRODUCTS THAT ARE ISSUED.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S WITH HIGHS ON SATURDAY
BACK IN THE 60S, WHICH IS A FEW DEGREES BELOW WHAT WE'D BE
EXPECTING FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 232 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
A VERY DRY CONTINENTAL AIRMASS WILL ADVANCE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL CONUS AT THE TAIL END OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD AND WILL
SITUATE ACROSS THE COUNTY WARNING AREA (CWA) ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. OUR CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP
INTO THE TEEN TO LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTERNOON ON
SATURDAY. COUPLED WITH GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD REG
FLAG CONDITIONS. DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY AS
WINDS TURN MORE EASTERLY, BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE
LOWER-TO- MID 20 PERCENT RANGE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA MAY
STILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPDATES AND ANY
PRODUCTS THAT ARE ISSUED.
THE WEAK COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED DRY
AIRMASS WILL BRING TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR-NORMAL OVER THE
WEEKEND. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL THEN RETURN ON MONDAY, WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE
NATIONAL BLEND OF MODELS (NBM) HAS SLIGHT CHANCE POPS (15% TO 20%)
ACROSS THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY -- LIKELY PICKING UP ON THE RETURN OF
GULF MOISTURE. GIVEN THE LACK OF APPRECIABLE RAINFALL THROUGH THE
LONG TERM PERIOD, STABLE OR WORSENING DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE
ALMOST A CERTAINTY. THE ONGOING DROUGHT CONTINUES TO BE A SERIOUS
SITUATION IN TERMS OF AGRICULTURAL AND FIRE WEATHER IMPACTS, AS
THE STATE HAS NOT SEEN THE CURRENT COVERAGE OF D4 (EXCEPTIONAL
DROUGHT) SINCE FEBRUARY 2017.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 721 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE PERIOD. SCT CU 4-6 KFT ARE
EXPECTED BY 18Z FRIDAY WITH COVERAGE OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS 10-20
KFT ALSO INCREASING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SW WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL
TRANSITION TO W BY 12Z AND NW BY AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS INCREASING
TO 10-13 KTS WITH GUSTS OVER 20 KTS MORE LIKELY BY 00Z SATURDAY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE.
RW
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 59 85 51 65 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 60 84 48 68 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 54 79 36 65 / 0 20 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 58 84 41 70 / 0 10 0 0
COLUMBUS 57 86 52 72 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 60 84 47 67 / 0 10 0 0
MACON 59 87 57 70 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 59 85 43 68 / 0 10 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 58 85 47 69 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 61 88 59 70 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....MARTIN
AVIATION...RW
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