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FXUS62 KFFC 201034
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
634 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS LIKELY THE NEXT SEVERAL AFTERNOONS DUE
TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
- MOSTLY CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 7
DAYS.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE COMING DAYS. NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL HOLD PWATS GENERALLY BELOW 0.5" THROUGH MID WEEK. A
FEW SHORTWAVES RIDING THE BACKSIDE OF THE BROAD LOW AMPLITUDE RIDGE
MAY HELP TO REINFORCE NE COOL AND DRY FLOW VIA AMPLIFICATION OF THE
TROUGH OFF THE EAST COAST. HOWEVER, THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH A
SHIFTING OF THE BROAD RIDGE ITSELF BRINGING TEMPS BACK UP INTO THE
70S AND EVEN LOW 80S BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
EXPECT LOWS EACH MORNING TO REMAIN IN THE 40S GIVEN THE CONTINUED
DRY CONDITIONS. THOUGH, CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE TOO WARM FOR ANY
FROST FORMATION IN THE AREA.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE COMING DAYS. MINIMUM RH
VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP AT OR NEAR CRITICAL THRESHOLDS FOR FIRE
DANGER. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK WITH LOCAL BURN PERMITTING
AUTHORITIES AND TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IN DRY FALL CONDITIONS.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 244 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
DRY AND MILD WEATHER CONTINUES:
GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE FORECAST THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND, WITH A RIDGE OVER THE SOUTH-CENTRAL US AND
TROUGHING OVER EAST COAST. NORTH AND CENTRAL GA WILL REMAIN DRY IN
THIS SETUP, AS PRIMARILY NORTHERLY FLOW KEEPS PWATS BELOW 0.5" AND
RAIN CHANCES NEAR ZERO. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL REMAIN A
BIT ABOVE NORMAL, WITH MID TO UPPER 70S FOR MOST. A REINFORCING
SHORTWAVE WITHIN THE EAST COAST TROUGH WILL DROP ACROSS THE AREA ON
FRIDAY, WITH A SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS MOVING IN FOR THE WEEKEND
RESULTING IN HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY
CONSISTENT THROUGH THIS PERIOD, FALLING TO THE MID TO UPPER 40S EACH
NIGHT.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 633 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026
VFR THRU PERIOD AT ALL TAF SITES. WINDS LIGHT AND VRB, GENERALLY N
TO NE BY 15-16Z. WINDS FOR SOUTHERN SITES, MCN AND CSG, MAY SEE
MORE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 3 TO 8KTS OUT OF NE THIS AFTN.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS.
SM
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 75 47 74 45 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 75 49 75 48 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 75 46 74 42 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 77 45 77 44 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 78 48 78 47 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 75 49 74 47 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 78 47 79 45 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 77 44 77 46 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 76 45 75 44 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 75 50 76 48 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...SM
LONG TERM....CULVER
AVIATION...SM
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