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FXUS62 KFFC 080000
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
800 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS AND ISOLATED INSTANCES OF FLOODING
REMAIN A THREAT WITH ANY STORMS THAT FORM THROUGH THE EVENING.
- DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES PEAKING EACH AFTERNOON AND WARM
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 219 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS SANDWICHED BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN US AND THE BERMUDA HIGH OVER THE ATLANTIC. WITH
THIS PATTERN EXPECTED TO HOLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND EXPECT WARM
TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, PEAKING EACH
AFTERNOON, TO BE THE TREND FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ALL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT (PWS) AND DECENT INSTABILITY
MAY ALSO FAVOR A RISK FOR DOWNBURST WINDS.
PATCHY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY EACH MORNING
RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE, PRIMARILY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE A GOOD BIT OF
RAIN. OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH GA MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES EACH DAY ARE
FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 219 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
THE CWA WILL CONTINUE WITH A HOT AND HUMID PATTERN THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD, INFLUENCED BY A RETROGRADING BERMUDA HIGH THAT
WILL BUILD HEIGHTS THROUGH THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK WITH A
PERSISTENT LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE MOISTURE PROFILE WILL REMAIN
CONDUCIVE FOR DIURNAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY, BUT
COVERAGE WILL LIKELY BE SLIGHTLY LESS FROM THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS
IN THE ABSENCE OF THE DEPARTED MID/UPPER-LEVEL LOW. WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL REMAINS LIMITED WITH A WEAK SHEAR PROFILE
AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT. THAT BEING SAID, SOME STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL RATES THROUGH THE
PERIOD. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE, INCREASING
INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S THROUGH MONDAY, WHICH COULD PROMPT A HEAT
ADVISORY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK, THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS
INTO THE GULF WITH POSSIBLE SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY TRAVERSING THE
NORTHERN PERIPHERY OVER OUR CWA. THIS WOULD ENHANCE THE DIURNAL
CONVECTION BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 741 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
VFR CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA, WITH A SCATTERED CU FIELD
BETWEEN 030-050 EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF HOURS. ISOLATED TSRA IS ONGOING AROUND CSG AND TO THE
EAST OF THE ATL METRO AREA, BUT WILL ALSO DIMINISH IN COVERAGE
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. SCATTERED MVFR CLOUDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING BETWEEN 11-14Z, THOUGH UNCERTAINTY REMAINS
ON IF CEILINGS WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP. ASIDE FROM THUNDERSTORM
OUTFLOWS, WINDS WILL BE NEAR S AT 3-5 KTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS, BECOMING NEARLY CALM OVERNIGHT. WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL BE
PRIMARILY SE AT 3-6 KTS. SCATTERED TSRA WILL BE MOST LIKELY ALONG
AND NORTH OF I-85 ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, WARRANTING A PROB30 AT
ATL FROM 20-00Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON EARLY MORNING LOW CLOUDS.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
KING
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 71 90 71 92 / 10 20 10 20
ATLANTA 73 89 73 91 / 20 30 20 30
BLAIRSVILLE 66 83 66 85 / 20 60 10 60
CARTERSVILLE 71 90 72 92 / 20 30 10 30
COLUMBUS 74 92 75 92 / 10 20 10 40
GAINESVILLE 71 88 72 90 / 20 40 10 30
MACON 72 91 72 91 / 10 10 10 40
ROME 70 90 71 91 / 10 30 10 30
PEACHTREE CITY 71 90 72 91 / 20 30 10 30
VIDALIA 73 87 73 91 / 10 60 30 40
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....82
AVIATION...KING
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