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FXUS62 KFFC 281130
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
630 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 620 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
- COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY.
- PREDICTABILITY REMAINS LOW REGARDING A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
POSSIBLY BRINGING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME, THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE AREA HAS THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
- WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH COLD WEATHER
ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 227 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL BE DRY AND COOL/COLD AS HIGH PRESSURE
AND DEEP-LAYER NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS KEEP MOISTURE RELEGATED TO
THE GULF.
DENSE CIRRUS -- COURTESY OF A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT TRAVERSING
THE SOUTH -- WILL LESSEN LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON,
ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE LOWER 40S TO LOWER 50S (WITH
TEMPERATURES STAYING IN THE 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS). ANOTHER PUSH OF
CIRRUS WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) MORNING AS ANOTHER
SHORTWAVE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COMPARABLE TO THOSE TODAY -- MAYBE A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER.
REGARDING FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS -- PARTS OF THE COUNTY WARNING
AREA (CWA) MAY APPROACH OR HIT THE 25% RELATIVE HUMIDITY THRESHOLD
FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON, WITH MUCH MORE OF THE AREA LIKELY
REACHING THIS THRESHOLD TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THAT SAID, ASIDE FROM
PARTS OF THE AREA MAINLY SOUTH OF I-20, SMALLER "FUELS" FOR FIRES
REMAIN MOIST FROM LAST WEEKEND'S PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONALLY,
GUSTY WINDS WILL NOT BE A CONCERN EITHER DAY. AS A RESULT, NOT
ANTICIPATING ISSUANCE OF FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 227 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AS BROAD TROUGHING AND A RELATIVELY COOL
AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. LOW TEMPS EACH MORNING
WILL REMAIN IN THE TEENS AND 20S THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. HIGH
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY IN THE 40S UNTIL THE WEEKEND WHEN
HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 20S AND 30S FOR MOST OF THE CWA.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE OUR NEXT PRECIP
CHANCES. A WEAK WAVE BEGINS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE TX GULF COAST THU
NIGHT THAT MOVES EAST TO THE FL GULF COAST BY FRI NIGHT. AS IT
MOVES ACROSS THE GULF IT BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOPS A
CLOSED LOW CENTER BY 12Z SAT. THIS LOW CENTER MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL
FL SAT MORNING AND UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD TO THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST BY SAT NIGHT. IT CONTINUES TO PUSH NE ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST THROUGH SUN NIGHT/MON MORNING. WITH THE COLD AIRMASS IN
PLACE ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES SAT/SUN, THE BACK SIDE
MOISTURE FROM THIS LOW CENTER WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE AREA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON TURNING TO SNOW FRI NIGHT/SAT MORNING THEN
EXITING THE STATE SAT AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW, STILL NOT SEEING MUCH
IN THE WAY OF QPF VALUES SO ANY SNOW THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE LIGHT
WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IF ANY AT ALL. THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR ANY
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WHERE
THEY COULD SEE 0.5" OR LESS.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 620 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH PERIODS
OF CIRRUS AT 20-25 KFT. WNW TO NW WINDS WILL BE 5-10 KTS WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO ~20 KTS TODAY, THEN SLACKEN OVERNIGHT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
MARTIN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 45 24 45 25 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 44 26 45 28 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 39 18 41 21 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 45 21 44 24 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 50 26 51 30 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 44 26 44 26 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 51 25 50 27 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 49 23 48 26 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 47 22 47 25 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 52 28 53 31 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...MARTIN
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...MARTIN
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