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FXUS62 KFFC 241837
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
237 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 222 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
- TEMPERATURES WILL SWING BETWEEN NEAR-NORMAL AND ABOVE-
NORMAL OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED, ESPECIALLY
OVER THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 222 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MOSTLY MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA. ALSO SEEING SOME LOW TO MID LEVEL
MARITIME CLOUDS PUSHING INTO THE STATE FROM THE GA COAST. THESE
LOWER CLOUDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOIST EASTERLY FLOW SETTING
UP AROUND THE BOTTOM OF A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE THATS CENTERED OVER
THE MID ATLANTIC STATE. THIS RIDGE IS KEEPING THINGS DRY BUT
DEFINITELY SEEING INCREASED ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE. THESE EASTERLY
WINDS ARE ALSO FAIRLY GUSTY WITH SPEEDS IN THE 20-25KT RANGE.
THESE WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH OVER NIGHT TO 10KT OR
LESS BUT THE MOST EAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM
AS THE RIDGE STAYS PARKED OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD. EXPECTING
MORE OVERCAST SKIES WEDNESDAY WITH THIS FLOW BUT STILL NOT
EXPECTING ANY PRECIPITATION.
TEMPS A BIT COOLER THAN THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH HIGHS TODAY AND
WED MAINLY IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 222 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
AFTER THE NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW-NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD, A WARMING TREND WILL RETURN FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY AS A MID-/UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE SLIDES EASTWARD ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN CONUS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE PROGGED TO RETURN TO THE 80S
BOTH DAYS.
A SOUTHWARD ADVANCING DRY, CONTINENTAL AIRMASS WILL PUSH A WEAK
COLD FRONT INTO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED BOTH ALONG AND AHEAD OF
THE FRONT, SO PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED. THE EXCEPTION COULD
BE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA (CURRENTLY AROUND A
15% CHANCE). THE CHANGE IN AIRMASS USHERED IN BY THE FRONT WILL
BRING HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-60S TO LOWER 70S ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY -- WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF AVERAGE. SUNDAY MORNING IS
SHAPING UP TO BRING THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES OF THE LONG TERM
PERIOD -- GENERALLY IN THE 40S. PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA MAY HAVE
LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID-30S TO UPPER 30S, SO WILL NEED TO
MONITOR FOR THE NEED FOR A FROST ADVISORY. WILL ALSO NEED TO
MONITOR FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE AIRMASS
WILL BE VERY DRY.
THE MILDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SHORT-LIVED, WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO THE MID-70S TO UPPER 70S AREA-WIDE ON
MONDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SITUATES TO THE EAST OF THE COUNTY
WARNING AREA (CWA) AND THE AXIS OF MID-/UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING
SHIFTS DIRECTLY OVER THE SOUTHEAST. THE LACK OF APPRECIABLE
RAINFALL THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD IS, OF COURSE, GOING TO
CAUSE WORSENING DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 110 PM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026 MAINLY MID TO HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. VFR CEILINGS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL STAY
OUT OF THE E TO SE AS THE HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE CONTINUED TO BUILD
INTO THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS TODAY WILL BE IN THE 10-15KT RANGE WITH
GUST TO 25KT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10KT OR LESS OVER
NIGHT AND STAY THERE THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. NO PRECIPITATION OR
RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS EXPECTED.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS
01
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 44 63 48 79 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 46 62 50 79 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 39 63 44 76 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 47 65 49 81 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 51 68 52 82 / 10 10 0 0
GAINESVILLE 45 61 49 78 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 49 65 50 80 / 10 0 0 0
ROME 47 69 52 84 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 46 63 48 80 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 50 68 53 81 / 10 10 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....MARTIN
AVIATION...01
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