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FXUS62 KFFC 171029
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
629 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 621 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
- TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER
WIDESPREAD FREEZE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
- AN EXTENDED WARMING TREND BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS
RETURNING TO THE 70S BY FRIDAY AND 80S THIS WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 241 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM, THOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN CHILLY FOR MID-MARCH AS NORTHWEST FLOW
PERSISTS ALOFT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE BREEZY SIDE AGAIN
TODAY, ESPECIALLY AS MIXING INCREASES BY LATE MORNING, WITH GUSTS 20-
25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS WILL ONLY TOP OUT IN THE 40S
ACROSS MOST OF NORTH GEORGIA AND LOWER 50S ACROSS THE BULK OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA DESPITE PLENTY OF SUN. TONIGHT WILL BRING ONE MORE
BOUT OF WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE APPALACHIANS. ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING IS IN
EFFECT AREAWIDE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS LOWS WILL DROP
INTO THE 20S AND LOW 30S.
WEDNESDAY KICKS OFF AN EXTENDED WARMING TREND AS SOUTHERLY LOW-LEVEL
FLOW RETURNS IN THE WAKE OF THE EASTWARD-DEPARTING SURFACE HIGH.
EVEN SO, HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE 50S, SOME 10-15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. WIDESPREAD HIGH CLOUDS AND VIRGA WILL ALSO INCREASE ON
WEDNESDAY AS A TRANSIENT CLIPPER SWINGS THROUGH THE REGION, THOUGH
THE VERY MOISTURE-STARVED LOW LEVELS WILL PREVENT ANY THREAT OF
PRECIPITATION.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 241 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
DRY AND WARMER LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND:
FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND, A VERY STRONG RIDGE
OVER THE SOUTHWEST US WILL START TO SLOWLY SLIDE EAST AND SPREAD
INTO OUR AREA, FINALLY KICKING OUT THE COLD AIRMASS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE 60S ON THURSDAY, 70S ON FRIDAY,
AND 80S OVER THE WEEKEND. MORNING LOWS WILL CLIMBING BACK UP TO
THE 40S BY FRIDAY, AND 50S OVER THE WEEKEND. BETWEEN THE DRY
NORTHWEST MID-LEVEL FLOW AND SUBSIDENCE FROM THE RIDGE, RAIN
CHANCES WILL REMAIN BELOW 10% THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 621 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH FEW/SCT CU 4-5 KFT POSSIBLE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN MID/HIGH CLOUDS AROUND 10
KFT AFTER 06-08Z WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE NW THROUGH THIS EVENING
WITH SPEEDS INCREASING OVER 10 KTS BY LATE MORNING AND GUSTS OVER
20 KTS THROUGH 21-22Z BEFORE BECOMING MUCH LIGHTER TO NEAR CALM
AND VRB BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE.
RW
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 48 28 52 31 / 0 10 0 0
ATLANTA 47 32 53 36 / 0 10 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 39 20 48 26 / 0 10 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 46 27 55 32 / 0 10 0 0
COLUMBUS 52 30 56 34 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 45 29 51 32 / 0 10 0 0
MACON 52 29 55 32 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 49 30 58 34 / 0 10 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 48 27 55 31 / 0 10 0 0
VIDALIA 53 31 56 35 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GAZ001>009-
011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT WEDNESDAY
FOR GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-
078>086-089>098-102>113.
SHORT TERM...RW
LONG TERM....CULVER
AVIATION...RW
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