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FXUS62 KFFC 231731
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
131 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS PERSIST FOR CENTRAL GEORGIA
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
- RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS AND NEAR-SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS, WITH A SLIGHT COOL-DOWN FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 317 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
THE BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH HIGH PRESSURE SOLIDLY
OVER THE AREA. AS A RESULT NEAR ZERO RAIN CHANCES CONTINUE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO
EXPECTING TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 40S. TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
WITH A WEDGE OF COOLER AIR SETTING UP. HIGHS SATURDAY WILL TOP OUT
IN THE UPPER 60S AS A RESULT. MAIN CONCERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE
FIRE WEATHER WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT
25% OR LESS ARE EXPECTED OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT. ALTHOUGH
CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY ON SATURDAY, SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS ARE
LIKELY TO KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OUTSIDE OF CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 317 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE FORECAST THROUGH THE
END OF NEXT WEEK REMAINS ON THE QUIET SIDE. PRECIPITATION CHANCES
WILL REMAIN NIL AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE AND INDICATIONS OF
MORE SUBSTANTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RAIN STAYING JUST BEYOND THE END OF
THE CURRENT FORECAST PERIOD.
IN THE MEANTIME, A CAD WEDGE WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND WHILE THE SURFACE HIGH WILL MIGRATE SOUTHWARD INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THUS, COOLER TEMPERATURES EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL
GRADUALLY MODIFY AND WARM FROM MID-TO-LATE WEEK. ALL THIS MEANS IS
EARLY WEEK TEMPERATURES WILL CREEP FROM NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. MEANWHILE, THE UPPER PATTERN
BECOMES MUCH LESS AMPLIFIED AND BEGINS TO TRANSITION TO A MORE
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW BY THE END OF THE WEEK, POTENTIALLY LEADING INTO
A WETTER PATTERN HEADED INTO NOVEMBER.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 128 PM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES. WINDS WILL BE NE AT 7-10 KTS THIS AFTERNOON, DIMINISHING
TO 4-7 KTS AFTER 02Z. NE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-13 KTS BY 15Z
ON SATURDAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 18-23 KTS IN CENTRAL GA
INCLUDING MCN/CSG.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
KING
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 71 45 68 44 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 71 50 69 49 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 69 41 68 38 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 74 46 71 45 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 76 47 73 49 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 69 48 66 46 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 75 46 73 47 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 74 43 72 42 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 72 44 69 44 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 73 49 74 51 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...HERNANDEZ
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...KING
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