422  
FXUS62 KFFC 051817  
AFDFFC  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
217 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
   
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY)  
ISSUED AT 215 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WILL SPIN OFF THE COAST. THE EFFECT ON  
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL BE TO KEEP STORMS CHANCES NEAR ZERO  
IN MOST ALL BUT FAR EASTERN CENTRAL GEORGIA.  
 
- HIGHS REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 90S OUTSIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS, 70S  
TO 80S DEPENDING ON ELEVATION IN THE MOUNTAINS.  
 
FORECAST:  
 
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND CONTINUES TO LOOK QUIET FOR MOST OF NORTH AND  
CENTRAL GEORGIA, DESPITE THE FORMATION OF NEWLY DESIGNATED TROPICAL  
STORM CHANTAL OFF THE GEORGIA COASTLINE. THE TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL  
ACTUALLY PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING KEEP THE AREA MOSTLY DRY  
FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS THANKS TO SUBSIDENCE AND A DRY SLOT AROUND THE  
OUTER EDGE OF THE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF NORTH  
AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE EXCEPTION TO THAT SHOULD BE FAR EAST  
CENTRAL GEORGIA TOMORROW, WHICH SHOULD SEE ENOUGH MOISTURE BEING  
BROUGHT AROUND THE TROPICAL SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH A BIT MORE  
FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT OUTSIDE OF THE DRY SLOT THAT  
AFTERNOON ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP.  
 
OTHERWISE, NO BIG WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES  
WILL REMAIN A FEW DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE WITH HIGHS TODAY OUTSIDE THE  
MOUNTAINS IN THE LOW 90S. HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S.  
TOMORROW, HIGHS WILL WARM A BIT IN THE MID 90S (OUTSIDE OF EAST  
CENTRAL GEORGIA, WHERE POTENTIAL STORMS AND CLOUD COVER MAY KEEP  
THINGS A BIT COOLER). HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S  
AS A RESULT.  
 
LUSK  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(MONDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)  
ISSUED AT 215 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
- INCREASINGLY WARM AND WET THROUGH THE PERIOD.  
 
- TEMPERATURES RISE INTO THE MID 90S BY MID WEEK.  
 
- DIURNAL POPS RETURN WITH SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
UPLIFT FROM THE LOW CURRENTLY NAMED CHANTAL WILL MOVE OUT OF THE  
SOUTHEAST CWA TO START THE WEEK. PRECIPITATION CHANCES MONDAY AND  
TUESDAY AFTERNOON REMAIN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED. NBM PROBS INDICATED  
GREATER THAN 50% PROBABILITY THAT SFCCAPE VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW  
1500 J/KG (RATHER MODEST FOR SUMMER TIME CONVECTION).  
 
TEMPERATURES PEAK MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LIMITED  
CONVECTION, AMPLE MOISTURE, AND HIGHS REACHING INTO THE MID AND EVEN  
UPPER 90S. DEWPOINTS ON TUESDAY WILL BE ESPECIALLY OPPRESSIVE,  
REACHING NEAR 70F DURING PEAK HEATING TUESDAY.  
 
AS WE MOVE INTO MID WEEK, THE BERMUDA HIGH TRENDS WEAKER AS A SERIES  
OF WEAK SHORTWAVES TRAVERSE THE OHIO VALLEY. WHILE NOT SUPER  
IMPRESSIVE, THESE SHORTWAVES WILL LIKELY BE ENOUGH TO INCREASE  
DIURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS THE CWA. PWATS REMAIN A JUICY 1.5" TO  
2.25" (GRADIENT GENERALLY NORTH TO SOUTH). MODELS HAVE DECREASES  
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THIS TIMEFRAME WITH INCREASED CONVECTION,  
HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE VERY HOT GIVEN HUMIDITY (SEE END  
OF DISCUSSION FOR HEAT AND TEMPERATURES). SIMILAR TO MOST SUMMERTIME  
PATTERNS, A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO EVEN SEVERE WITH GUSTY  
WINDS, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL, AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. RELATIVELY  
WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW MAY MEAN STORMS MOVE SLOWLY OR EVEN SIT OVER  
THE SAME LOCATION FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.  
 
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE HOT AND OPPRESSIVE WITH  
DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOW 70S FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. HIGHS  
WILL PEAK ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY IN THE MID 90S, HOWEVER INCREASING  
MOISTURE WILL MEAN HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. TUESDAY  
AND WEDNESDAY COULD SEE THOSE "FEELS LIKE" TEMPERATURES IN THE 100-  
110 RANGE (ONLY DECREASING TO THE 100-105 RANGE ON THURSDAY). MAKE  
SURE TO STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, AND CHECK ON THOSE WHO ARE MOST  
VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT.  
 
SM  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 122 PM EDT SAT JUL 5 2025  
 
VFR THROUGH TAF PERIOD. ANOTHER DAY OF AFTERNOON CU FIELD  
DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL FADE AFTER SUNSET. WINDS ARE FROM THE E TO  
ENE AT 7-12 KTS WITH SOME GUSTS APPROACHING 16-20 KTS. WINDS WILL  
GO LIGHTER OVERNIGHT, BEFORE WE SEE A WIND SHIFT IN THE MORNING  
HOURS TO EARLY AFTERNOON AT MOST SITES TO THE NW (CURRENTLY TIMED  
AT 16-18Z AT KATL). NO VSBY, CIG, OR PRECIP CONCERNS THROUGH TAF  
PERIOD.  
 
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...  
HIGH ALL ELEMENTS.  
 
LUSK  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
ATHENS 69 93 71 96 / 0 10 0 10  
ATLANTA 72 95 74 96 / 0 0 0 20  
BLAIRSVILLE 64 88 65 89 / 0 10 10 20  
CARTERSVILLE 71 94 71 96 / 0 0 0 10  
COLUMBUS 72 96 74 96 / 0 10 0 20  
GAINESVILLE 69 92 72 94 / 0 10 0 20  
MACON 71 93 74 97 / 0 10 0 20  
ROME 69 93 70 94 / 0 0 0 10  
PEACHTREE CITY 69 94 71 96 / 0 0 0 10  
VIDALIA 72 91 75 96 / 10 40 0 20  
 
 
   
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...LUSK  
LONG TERM....SM  
AVIATION...LUSK  
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