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FXUS62 KFFC 241050
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
650 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- A COOLER AIRMASS ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
- MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 232 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
THE WEDGE IS FULLY ENTRENCHED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GA THIS
MORNING WITH LOW CEILINGS AND EAST WINDS. CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP
SHOWS THE CLOUD SHIED ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEDGE MOVING IN ACROSS
SOUTH GA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL AL. THESE OVERCAST SKIES WILL
CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE DAY BUT THE WEDGE DOES WEAKEN SO THE
CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM W TO E THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS
WEDGE IS DEFINITELY VERY STRONG FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR BUT IT HAS
ALSO USHERED IN SOME MUCH WELCOMED COOLER TEMPS. LOW TEMPS THIS
MORNING WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 50S TO MIDDLE 60S WITH HIGH
TEMPS ONLY GETTING UP INTO THE 70S THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECTING
ANOTHER COOL NIGHT WITH LOWS FRIDAY MORNING IN THE 50S ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA AND MAY SEE SOME UPPER 40S ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NE GA MOUNTAINS. STILL SEEING A SOME LIGHT RAIN
ACROSS NORTH GA THIS MORNING, BUT WITH THIS VERY STABLE AIRMASS
IN PLACE NOT EXPECTING ANY THUNDERSTORMS. PRECIP SHOULD DIMINISH
LATER THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AS A DRIER
AIRMASS SLOWLY BEGINS TO PUSH INTO THE AREA TODAY, THEN CLEARING
THINGS OUT FOR FRIDAY.
WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED FRIDAY, TEMPS WILL BE SLIGHTLY
WARMER BUT STILL EXPECTING HIGHS IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 232 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
SATURDAY AND BEYOND, NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL REMAIN WITHIN A
REGIME OF NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT, WITH WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE AT
THE SURFACE IN THE WAKE OF A NORTHEASTWARD-ADVANCING COASTAL LOW.
MULTIPLE PUSHES OF SUPREMELY DRY, CANADIAN CONTINENTAL AIR WILL
ROTATE AROUND AFOREMENTIONED LOW AND INTO THE SOUTHEAST, WITH
PWATS PROGGED TO FALL BETWEEN THE 10TH AND 25TH PERCENTILES
CLIMATOLOGICALLY (GENERALLY LESS THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH,
WITH MORE SEASONABLE VALUES EXPECTED ON SUNDAY). THE COMBINATION
OF UNCHARACTERISTICALLY DRY AIR AND SUBSIDENCE FROM LINGERING
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP POPS NEAR-NEGLIGIBLE THROUGH
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK (<15%, WHICH IS THE DELINEATOR BETWEEN DRY AND A
MENTION OF ISOLATED RAIN CHANCES). MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES
WILL OCCUR AS THE AIRMASS STAGNATES, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS RISING
BACK INTO THE 80S AREAWIDE -- BACK TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE
AVERAGE BY NEXT TUESDAY. DESPITE THIS, MORNING LOWS WILL BE CRISP
AND POSITIVELY FALL-LIKE (FINALLY), IN THE 50S TO LOWER 60S FOR
MOST.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 631 AM EDT THU SEP 24 2026
THE WEDGE IS FIRMLY IN PLACE WITH LOW CEILINGS AND PATCHY AREAS OF
LIGHT DRIZZLE. MAINLY SEEING IFR TO MVFR CEILINGS ACROSS THE AREA
AND EXPECTING THEM STAY THERE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CEILINGS WILL
LIFT BACK INTO THE MVFR RANGE BY 16Z-18Z AND INTO THE VFR RANGE BY
20Z-22Z. WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF THE EAST IN THE 8-12KT RANGE WITH
GUST TO 18KT THROUGH THE PERIOD. NO PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO
VSBYS EXPECTED AT THE TAF SITES.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 71 54 78 52 / 10 0 0 0
ATLANTA 74 59 78 57 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 70 53 74 48 / 40 10 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 76 59 78 54 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 79 60 81 58 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 71 57 78 55 / 20 0 0 0
MACON 75 58 79 55 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 77 59 79 53 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 75 56 78 54 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 77 59 79 54 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....96
AVIATION...01
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