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FXUS62 KFFC 232344
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
744 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 740 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
- A MOSTLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL BRING THE RETURN OF SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES THRU WEDNESDAY.
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RAIN CHANCES ARE
ANTICIPATED FROM MID-WEEK THRU THE END OF THE MONTH.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 250 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS STREAMING
ACROSS THE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY. CURRENTLY
THE FRONT IS JUST SOUTH OF THE ATL AND WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
SOUTH THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY IS STILL EXPECTED TO STALL
ALONG THE GA/FL BORDER TONIGHT AND STAY FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH
WED MORNING. WE ARE SEEING DRY NW WINDS INCREASING BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. THIS DRIER
AIRMASS MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY BUT IT
WILL BE SHORT LIVED. WITH THE FRONT STALLED NEAR THE SOUTHERN GA
BORDER A WAVE BEGINS TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH GA WITH PRECIP
CHANCES INCREASING TUE NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
STATE. NOT MUCH INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WAVE SO NOT
EXPECTING ANY SEVER WEATHER BUT WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WED MORNING.
TEMPS STILL A LITTLE WARM TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S TO UPPER 80S.
THIS NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING IN SOME COOLER
TEMPS WITH LOWS TONIGHT EXPECTED IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S.
TEMPS TUE WILL BE ABOUT 10-15 DEG LOWER THAN TODAY WITH HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S TO NEAR 70.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 250 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD (TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY
MORNING), HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED JUST OFF THE EAST CAROLINA
COAST WITH UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING COVERING ROUGHLY THE WESTERN TWO-
THIRDS OF THE CONUS. THE COMBINATION OF A PASSING MID-LEVEL WAVE AND
WEAK CAD WEDGE IN PLACE ACROSS NORTH GA WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT
CLOUD COVER, LINGERING MORNING RAIN CHANCES AND MORE SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY. FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
60S AREAWIDE WITH 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING WILL
CONTINUE TO BROADEN AND INCH EASTWARD WHILE HIGH PRESSURE STICKS
AROUND AT THE SURFACE. ANOTHER WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS FORECAST TO
SAG SOUTHWARD FROM THE TN VALLEY ON FRIDAY, THOUGH UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT QUICKLY SHIFTS NORTHEAST, SO ANY RAIN CHANCES REMAIN
RELEGATED TO FAR NORTH GA AT THIS TIME. BY THE WEEKEND WE RETURN TO
THE ALL TOO FAMILIAR PATTERN OF RIDGING TO THE WEST AND HIGH
PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. GLOBAL MODELS/ENSEMBLES ARE FAVORING DRIER
THAN NORMAL WEATHER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AT LEAST FOR
US HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST TO ROUND OUT THE MONTH OF MARCH. WHICH
SADLY DOES NOT HELP THE CURRENT DROUGHT SITUATION ACROSS THE STATE.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 740 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
VFR CONDS TO CONTINUE THRU THE TAF PD. SCT-BKN CIGS AT 4-7KFT WILL
RETURN MID-MORNING, LINGERING INTO THE EVENING. WINDS INITIALLY
ELEVATED OUT OF THE NW WILL SHIFT TO THE NE BY 06Z, SETTLING AT
NEARLY DUE E AT 8-12KTS BY TOMORROW AFTN. LOW-END GUSTS TO
18-23KTS WILL TAPER OFF WITH THE LOSS OF DAYLIGHT TONIGHT,
PICKING UP ONCE AGAIN BY 12-13Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS.
96
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 46 63 44 62 / 0 0 10 10
ATLANTA 47 64 46 61 / 0 0 20 10
BLAIRSVILLE 37 61 39 61 / 0 0 10 10
CARTERSVILLE 45 66 46 64 / 0 0 10 10
COLUMBUS 51 69 51 67 / 0 0 20 10
GAINESVILLE 46 62 44 61 / 0 0 10 10
MACON 50 68 48 63 / 0 0 30 20
ROME 45 69 47 68 / 0 0 10 10
PEACHTREE CITY 46 66 46 61 / 0 0 20 10
VIDALIA 53 69 50 67 / 10 0 30 20
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...96
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