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FXUS62 KFFC 300704
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
304 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- MOSTLY DRY WEATHER PERSISTS THROUGH THURSDAY WITH UNSETTLED
WEATHER RETURNING FOR MOST BY THE WEEKEND.
- THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND SEVERE STORMS WILL NEED
TO BE MONITORED FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
- GRADUAL WARMING TREND EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE COOLER
TEMPERATURES RETURN.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 302 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
MOSTLY DRY AND A GRADUAL WARMING OF TEMPERATURES WILL THE THEME FOR
THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. A MIDLEVEL RIDGE PARKED OVER THE SOUTHEAST
WILL KEEP THINGS DRY THROUGH THURSDAY AND LEAD TO TEMPERATURES
WARMING BACK INTO THE 80S TO LOW 90S EVERYWHERE OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH
GA MOUNTAINS. STEADY MOISTURE RETURN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL MAY
MAKE IT 'FEEL LIKE' SUMMERTIME ONCE MORE (*BIG SIGH) AS FORECAST
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOME 8-12 DEG ABOVE CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS.
ADDITIONALLY, THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY LOW CLOUDS AND/OR FOG RETURNS
MAINLY ON THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL GA AS A RESULT OF INCREASING MOISTURE
AND LIGHT WIND. FOR NOW, ENJOY THE DRY WEATHER WHILE YOU CAN AS A
MORE ACTIVE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN RETURNS TO NORTH AND CENTRAL
GA BY THE LONG-TERM PERIOD DISCUSSED BELOW.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 302 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
THE EXTENDED PERIODS START OFF DRY THU NIGHT BUT THAT WILL BE SHORT
LIVED. THERE WILL BE A DEVELOPING WAVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF
MOVING NORTHWARD AND BEGINNING TO PUSH TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE
FL/AL COAST BY FRI MORNING. AT THE SAME TIME THERE IS A DEVELOPING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING SLOWLY SE OUT OF THE MID TO LOWER MS RIVER
VALLEY APPROACHING NW GA BY DAYBREAK SAT. THIS TROPICAL WAVE PUSHES
DEEP LEVEL MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES (TX, LA,
MS, AL, FL) FRIDAY AND BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH THE SOUTHERN END OF
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS LA AND MS. WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY BUT OUR BEST CHANCES WILL
BE SAT AND SUN AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SINKS SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE
AND DIRECTING THE TROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GA.
RIGHT NOW NOT SEEING A LOT OF INSTABILITY WITH THIS SET UP
FRI/SAT/SUN BUT WITH TEMPS EXPECTED IN THE 80S FRI AND SAT AND THE
FRONT MOVING IN TO ACT AS A LIFTING MECHANISM WE WILL SEE SOME
THUNDERSTORMS. LOOKS LIKE OUR BIGGEST CONCERN MAY BE THE AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION WE COULD SEE THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY KIND OF STALLS ACROSS N GA SUN
THEN BEGINS PUSHING SOUTH MON INTO TUE. WITH THIS FRONT ACTING AS A
GUIDE FOR THE DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA FOR 3
ALMOST 4 DAYS. CURRENT QPF TOTALS SHOWING 3" TO 5" ACROSS NORTH GA
FRI TO TUES WITH 2" TO 4" ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE FOR
THE SAME TIMEFRAME. IF THIS AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION FALLS IN JUST A
FEW DAYS WE COULD BE DEALING WITH SOME STREAM/RIVER FLOODING AND
SOME FLASH FLOODING IF STORMS BEGIN TO TRAIN ACROSS THE SAME
AREAS.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 129 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
VFR AND DRY WEATHER FOR ALL SITES. E TO ESE WIND 4-8KTS. FEW TO
SCT IFR PSBL AT MCN BTWN 10-14Z. SKC WITH SOME HIGH CIRRUS AND
PERHAPS FEW CU ABOVE 4KFT DEVELOPING BY OR SHORTLY AFTER 15Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 88 61 88 63 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 87 65 88 68 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 81 55 82 58 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 89 62 90 65 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 91 67 91 68 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 86 60 87 63 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 91 65 90 67 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 90 60 91 64 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 89 63 89 65 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 91 67 91 68 / 10 0 10 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...07
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