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FXUS62 KFFC 222326
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
726 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- A SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL SPARK ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
GEORGIA.
- DRIER CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO LOW
DAILY RAIN CHANCES FOR MOST FROM TUESDAY ONWARD.
- SEASONAL, LESS OPPRESSIVE HEAT RETURNS TO NORTH GEORGIA TODAY
AND AREAWIDE BY SUNDAY.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 229 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
AN UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE TROUGH IS EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES TOWARDS THE SOUTH GEORGIA COAST. AS THE AXIS OF THIS TROUGH
CONTINUES TO DIG SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE ATLANTIC COAST,
NORTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW BEHIND THE TROUGH IS PROGRESSIVELY BUILDING
OVER THE FORECAST AREA. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS TROUGH IS ALSO
ADVANCING A SURFACE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FURTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST.
DEWPOINTS IN AREAS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 60S WHILE
DEWPOINTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOW 90S THIS AFTERNOON, SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA WHERE MORE
MOIST AIR REMAINS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THIS EVENING, A WEAK WAVE WILL
TRAVERSE THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT, ADVANCING A SECONDARY COLD
FRONT TOWARDS FAR NORTH GEORGIA. FOR THE MOST PART, PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT SHOULD REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE
FORECAST AREA, THOUGH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT IN THE FAR NORTHERN TIER FROM SUNSET THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
LARGELY BENIGN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. THE
MORNING WILL BEGIN WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S IN
NORTH GEORGIA AND LOW 70S IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. PATCHY FOG WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE FAR NORTHERN TIER IN THE EARLY MORNING, DISSIPATING
SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. ASIDE FROM HIGHS IN THE 80S IN THE FAR
NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAINS, HIGHS WILL BE IN THE LOW 90S IN NORTH
GEORGIA AND MID 90S IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. DRIER AIR WILL KEEP HEAT
ADVISORY CRITERIA FROM BEING REACHED. A FEW ISOLATED DIURNALLY
DRIVEN STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF OUR AREA
DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS, LARGELY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE
FROM COLUMBUS TO MACON.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 229 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE LONG
TERM WITH A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE. WE'LL ALSO GET A BREAK FROM
THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WELL UNTIL WEDNESDAY WHEN
WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND WE START TO PULL MOISTURE BACK IN
FROM THE GULF.
AFTER WEDNESDAY, A TROUGH IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BRING BACK
THE CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOST POTENT UPPER LEVEL
DYNAMICS WILL REMAIN NORTH OF US, AS THE CENTER OF THE LOW WILL
REMAIN IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. GIVEN SLOWLY INCREASING
TEMPERATURES HOWEVER, WE WON'T LACK INSTABILITY DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THIS PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 719 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026
VFR THROUGH MOST OF PERIOD. SCT TO BKN MID LEVEL CIGS OF 050 TO
060 PSBL AFTER 5Z. WHILE CHANCES ARE LOW AT THIS TIME, A FEW
STRAY SHOWERS OR EVEN A THUNDERSTORM MAY BE POSSIBLE BRIEFLY
TONIGHT FOR NORTH METRO. CONFIDENCE TOO LOW TO INCLUDE IN TAF.
WINDS GENERALLY W TO NW AT 5 TO 10KTS EACH DAY BECOMING LIGHT TO
VRB OVERNIGHT AT 3 TO 6KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
LOW CONFIDENCE PRECIP CHANCES AND CIGS 5Z TO 10Z.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
SM
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 69 92 65 91 / 10 0 0 10
ATLANTA 72 92 70 91 / 0 10 10 10
BLAIRSVILLE 63 84 60 84 / 20 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 69 91 65 90 / 20 0 10 10
COLUMBUS 72 95 72 92 / 0 20 10 20
GAINESVILLE 69 90 65 89 / 20 0 0 0
MACON 71 95 70 93 / 0 20 10 10
ROME 69 91 65 90 / 20 0 0 10
PEACHTREE CITY 69 92 67 91 / 0 10 10 20
VIDALIA 73 96 72 95 / 20 10 30 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...KING
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...SM
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