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FXUS62 KFFC 171029
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
629 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
- A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SATURDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTH AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. GUSTS UP TO 35-40 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
- FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
GEORGIA. NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND THE FIRST FROST OF THE
SEASON ARE LIKELY ALONG RIDGELINES AND IN VALLEYS.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 245 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
THE REMAINDER OF THE COLDFRONT CONTINUES TO SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
BRINGING GUSTY NW CONDITIONS. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ARE BEING PICKED
UP ON RADAR, THOUGH IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT MORE THAN A FEW DROPS ARE
MAKING IT TO THE GROUND AT THIS TIME. CLOUD COVER WILL CLEAR QUICKLY
AS THE EXTREMELY DRY AIR MOVES OVERHEAD. PWATS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO
DROP BELOW 0.5" THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. MODELS ARE LIKELY
OVERPERFORMING ON DEWPOINTS, GIVEN PAST PERFORMANCE IN POSTFRONTAL
CONDITIONS. RH VALUES DURING THE DAY WILL NEED A CLOSE EYE.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS ARE LIKELY ALSO A LITTLE HIGH, ESPECIALLY FOR
VALLEYS OF NORTH GEORGIA WHERE WIND MAY DROP TO NEARLY NOTHING LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. A FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHEAST
GEORGIA WHERE PATCHY FROST IS LIKELY (THE FIRST OF THE SEASON.
HIGH TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND (AND INTO MONDAY) WILL BE A WELCOME
60 TO 70. A LUCKY FEW MAY EVEN SEE ONLY THE 50S IN THE NORTH GEORGIA
MOUNTAINS!
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 245 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
THE LONG TERM PERIOD BEGINS ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
EXTENDING FROM THE DEEP SOUTH TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND AND ASSOCIATED
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE NEAR NEW ENGLAND AND THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES.
THIS HIGH PRESSURE REGIME WILL KEEP A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WELL EAST OF GEORGIA OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST AND
PROMOTE DRY CONDITIONS AND POPS NEAR 0% ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE
MAJORITY OF NEXT WEEK. STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERNIGHT WILL
LEAD TO LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S IN FAR NORTH
GEORGIA AND LOW TO MID 40S ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY
MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 60S TO
LOW 70S. WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND INCREASING 1000-500 MB
THICKNESSES, TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE RISE THROUGH MIDWEEK. BY
WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, LOWS WILL BE IN THE
MID 40S TO LOW 50S WHILE HIGHS WILL LARGELY BE IN THE MID TO UPPER
70S.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 626 AM EDT SAT OCT 17 2026
VFR THRU PERIOD. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDUCE BUT REMAIN ABOVE 10KT
WITH GUSTS TO 25KTS THRU EVENING. WINDS TURN FROM NW TO N TO NE
BY LATER TNGHT. TNGHT WINDS REMAIN 5 TO 10KTS. NO PRECIPITATION
EXPECTED.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS.
SM
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 68 42 63 41 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 66 46 64 44 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 59 34 64 34 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 65 40 67 40 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 70 47 68 44 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 66 42 63 42 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 71 46 67 44 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 64 39 68 38 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 68 43 65 41 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 69 46 65 47 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY FOR GAZ005>009-012>016-020-
021.
FROST ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY FOR GAZ006>009-
014>016.
SHORT TERM...SM
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...SM
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