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FXUS62 KFFC 081047
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
647 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 646 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS REMAIN A CONCERN TODAY DUE TO
VERY DRY AND BREEZY FORECAST. A RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT ARE BOTH IN EFFECT.
- TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND,
WITH ESSENTIALLY NO POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AND THUS WORSENING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 256 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
DOMINANT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST CONUS WILL SHIFT OVER
THE ATLANTIC THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, RIDGING DOWN THE EAST COAST.
A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL TIGHTEN THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY, KEEPING BREEZY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OVER
THE SE AND PROVIDING MILD HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM THE WEDGE OF
COOLER AIR.
THE COMBINATION OF DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO KEEP FIRE
WEATHER AT THE TOP OF THE FORECAST CONCERNS. SURFACE WINDS OF
10-15 MPH WILL BE CONCURRENT WITH RH OF 25-30 PERCENT DURING PEAK
AFTERNOON MIXING. FUELS ARE ALREADY EXCESSIVELY DRY IN MUCH OF
CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE PARCHED CONDITIONS AND AFTERNOON FORECAST
WILL PROMOTE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. AT THIS TIME, A RED
FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL
GEORGIA WHERE THE WIND/RH CRITERIA OVERLAP. A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. BOTH OF
THESE PRODUCTS RUN THROUGH 8PM TONIGHT AND HIGHLIGHT THE HIGHEST
FIRE RISK TRENDS. OVERALL, RESIDENTS SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING OR OPEN FLAMES OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
STRENGTHENING HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE
AGAIN THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE LESS OF A CONCERN, BUT THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FORECAST MAY WARRANT ANOTHER FIRE DANGER STATEMENT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN THE WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND, WITH
HIGHS TOMORROW RETURNING TO THE LOW TO MID 70S ACROSS THE AREA.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 256 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
WELL, NOT MUCH TO SAY HERE IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST. A SUMMER LIKE
RIDGE WILL BUILD IN AND BRING WITH IT SOME SUMMER LIKE TEMPERATURES.
HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WILL
RUN BETWEEN 10-15 DEGREES HIGHER THAN WHAT WE'D EXPECT TO SEE FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE
WEEK FROM THE LOW 50S INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S. IT'S GOING TO FEEL
MORE LIKE JUNE THEN APRIL BY THE TIME THE WEEK ENDS.
NOT LOOKING LIKE THERE WILL BE MUCH RELIEF IN THE WAY OF RAIN
EITHER. LOOKING THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD, I WASN'T ABLE TO
EVEN FIND A HINT OF RAIN THAT MIGHT PROVIDE SOME FALSE HOPE TO
EVERYONE'S LAWNS AND GARDENS. THE DROUGHT MONITOR WILL LIKELY
REFLECT THIS TREND AS WE SINK DEEPER INTO A DEFICIT.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 646 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD AT ALL TAF SITES. GUSTY
ESE-ENE WINDS ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY AFTER 12Z, WITH SPEEDS OF
10-15 KTS AND GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
31
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 66 43 70 44 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 69 47 71 48 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 63 39 68 40 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 70 46 73 45 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 73 48 75 49 / 0 10 0 0
GAINESVILLE 65 45 69 45 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 70 46 73 47 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 72 46 75 44 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 70 45 73 45 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 72 49 76 50 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
GAZ062-074>076-083>086-095>098-105>113.
SHORT TERM...31
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...31
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