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FXUS62 KFFC 041059
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
659 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 628 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AROUND THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, A FEW COULD BE STRONG.
- A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WITH
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN FAR NW GEORGIA.
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES
COOLING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 243 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS TO KICK OFF THE WEEKEND AS MOIST
SOUTHERLY FLOW WRAPPING AROUND THE BERMUDA HIGH IS BRINGING
WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDS AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING. AS THESE CLOUDS LIFT AND SCATTER OUT BY EARLY
AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S.
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY IN THIS WARM SECTOR WILL
SUPPORT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WE COULD SEE
A FEW STRONG STORMS DURING THIS TIME, WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL
HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT.
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL TEMPORARILY SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING
HOURS, UNTIL A COLD FRONT AND LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS STARTS
TO PUSH INTO FAR NW GA AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS LINE MAY INITIALLY
POSE A SEVERE THREAT AS IT COMES OUT OF ALABAMA, WITH THE PRIMARY
RISK BEING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. AS THE LINE CONTINUES TO PUSH
ACROSS THE AREA THE REST OF THE NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING, THE
SEVERE THREAT WILL END BUT WE COULD STILL SEE A FEW STRONG WIND
GUSTS ALONG IT. BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE FRONT WILL BE PAST
NORTH GA WITH DRY AND COOL AIR STARTING TO FILTER IN BEHIND IT AND
TEMPS WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 60S. DEPENDING ON HOW THE
TIMING PLAYS OUT, WE COULD SEE AN AFTERNOON RESURGENCE IN THE
LINE AND A STRONG TO EVEN SEVERE STORM THREAT AS IT PUSHES INTO
FAR EAST-CENTRAL GA WHERE TEMPS WILL BE LIKELY BE PUSHING INTO
THE 80S. THE RAINFALL FROM THIS SYSTEM IS MUCH NEEDED, AND MOST
AREAS WILL END UP WITH AROUND 0.5"-0.75", WITH OVER 1" IN THE
HARDEST HIT SPOTS.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 243 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
LONG TERM BEGINS IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT ON MONDAY AS DRY
AIR AGAIN SETTLES INTO PLACE. LIKE NORMAL WITH THESE FRONTAL
SYSTEMS, FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BECOME A CONCERN ON MONDAY
AS DRY AIR POOLS INTO THE AREA RESULTING IN RH VALUES IN THE
25-35% RANGE ACROSS THE AREA (POTENTIALLY LOWER IN THE NE). WINDS
SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE N/NW AT 8-12MPH BUT WITH THE DROUGHT ACROSS
THE AREA, WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE NEED FOR FIRE WEATHER
PRODUCTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE DAY THAT WE SEE
THE WEDGE FULLY SETTLE IN ACROSS THE AREA WITH WINDS TURNING TO
THE E AT 12-15MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 25-30MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
REFLECT THIS WEDGE WITH TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S.
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY WILL MODERATE BACK INTO THE MID 70S AS WE
CONTINUE TOWARDS TRENDING TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE 8-14 DAY
OUTLOOK. PRECIP CHANCES WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 20% THROUGH THE LONG
TERM.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 628 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026
WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND -RA COVER MOST OF THE AREA TO
START THE PERIOD. THE LOW CIGS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BACK TO LOW-
VFR BY AROUND 17-18Z. SCT SHRA AND TSRA DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES OF TSRA FROM
20-00Z. -SHRA CONTINUE AFTER 00Z, WITH A RETURN OF WIDESPREAD
MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND SHRA AFTER 06Z TONIGHT AS A FRONT STARTS TO
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE S AROUND 4-8 KTS
THROUGH THE DAY, TURNING SW AND EVENTUALLY W TONIGHT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM FOR ALL ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 80 63 73 47 / 50 70 90 10
ATLANTA 82 62 71 48 / 40 70 100 10
BLAIRSVILLE 75 55 66 38 / 60 90 90 0
CARTERSVILLE 84 56 71 43 / 40 90 90 0
COLUMBUS 84 63 73 49 / 40 50 90 20
GAINESVILLE 79 63 71 46 / 50 80 90 0
MACON 83 64 76 50 / 40 20 80 20
ROME 85 58 73 45 / 50 90 80 0
PEACHTREE CITY 82 61 72 46 / 40 70 100 10
VIDALIA 86 64 85 57 / 20 10 50 40
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....HERNANDEZ
AVIATION...CULVER
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