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FXUS62 KFFC 071828
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
228 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 225 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS WEEK.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND INCREASINGLY BREEZY WINDS.
- TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND
WITH CONTINUED LOW TO ZERO RAIN CHANCES WORSENING DROUGHT
CONDITIONS.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE STATE FROM THE NE. THE RIDGE IS
CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKE STATES AND WILL MOVE
TO THE NEW ENGLAND AREA THROUGH WED MORNING. THIS RIDGE STAYS
FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NOSING DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD
KEEPING THINGS DRY. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL
BE THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS PUTTING GA UNDER FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE
20% TO 30% RANGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. COMBINE THIS WITH
GUSTY EAST WINDS WE WILL SEE PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GA UNDER
FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLY A FIRE WEATHER WARNING.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DIP BACK DOWN INTO THE 40S TO LOWER 50S
WITH HIGHS WED IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. TEMPS COOL A LITTLE BIT WED
NIGHT WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE 40S AND SOME UPPER 30S ACROSS THE NE
GA MOUNTAINS.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
WITH THE POLAR JET IN A BROAD RIDGING PATTERN, THE SURFACE HIGH WILL
BE POSITION SUCH THAT THE REGION REMAINS IN E TO SE FLOW THURSDAY.
THIS FLOW WILL BE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY PERSISTENT UPPER-LEVEL
SUBTROPICAL TROUGHING OVER THE SOUTHEAST LEADING TO CYCLOGENESIS
OFF THE FL/GA/SC COAST. AS THE SUBTROPICAL JET SURGES AND BUILDS
RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS WELL, THE SFC HIGH WILL EXPAND
ACROSS THE STATE AND OVER TO THE GULF COAST. WEAKENING EAST FLOW
AND INCREASING SINKING AIR WILL BRING TEMPERATURES UP TO ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND. HIGHS BY SATURDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO THE
MID 80S FOR ALL BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA.
THE ONLY REAL CHANCE AT PRECIP WILL BE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN CWA
AS THE SUBTROPICAL JET SURGES ON THURSDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN A FEW
SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS. SINKING AIR QUICKLY MOVES IN AS THE
SUBTROPICAL AND POLAR RIDGES COME PARTLY INTO PHASE WHICH MEANS EVEN
THESE THURSDAY POPS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 10%. CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN DRY EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK EVEN BEYOND THE
NEXT 7-DAYS CONTINUES TO LOOK HOTTER THAN NORMAL AND LIKELY DRIER
TOO.
CONTINUED LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST AND
INCREASING TEMPERATURES MEAN FIRE WX WILL LIKELY BECOME THE MAIN
CONCERN THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 120 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WITH NO PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS
EXPECTED. WINDS EXPECTED TO STAY OUT OF THE E TO NE THROUGH THE
PERIOD. WIND SPEEDS ARE IN THE 8-12KT RANGE WITH GUST NEAR 20KT THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO DIMINISH TO 10KT OR LESS AFTER
SUNSET, BUT SPEEDS WILL PICK BACK UP WED AFTERNOON SIMILAR TO TODAY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE HIGH IN ALL ELEMENTS.
01
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 47 66 43 70 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 50 68 47 72 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 42 63 39 69 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 49 70 45 74 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 51 72 47 75 / 0 0 10 0
GAINESVILLE 47 65 44 69 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 50 70 47 74 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 47 73 46 75 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 48 70 44 72 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 52 71 49 76 / 0 0 10 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ106-108>111.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....SM
AVIATION...01
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