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FXUS62 KFFC 091030
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
630 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 602 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
- CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR AT LEAST PARTS OF THE AREA.
- TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND,
WITH ESSENTIALLY NO POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AND THUS WORSENING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 227 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS STEAMING ACROSS
THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN. THE RIDGE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE NEW ENGLAND
STATES AND IS EXPECTED TO STAY FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM. THE RIDGE AXIS NOSES DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD AND ACROSS
INTO THE GULF COAST STATES KEEPING THIS DRY. THERE IS A ALSO A
WAVE/LOW PRESSURE CENTER JUST OFF THE CAROLINA COAST CREATING A
FAIRLY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS GA/SC. THIS IS WHY WE ARE
SEEING E TO NERLY WINDS IN THE 10-15MPH RANGE GUSTING TO 25MPH
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECTING THESE WINDS TO DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT
BUT THEY WILL PICK BACK UP AGAIN THU AFTERNOON. THESE GUSTY WINDS
COMBINED WITH THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND LOW RH VALUES WILL ALSO
KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERN ELEVATED ACROSS THE REGION. AFTERNOON
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE 20% TO 30% RANGE
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GA
WILL LIKELY STAY UNDER A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT OR A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 227 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
NOT A WHOLE LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN THE LONGTERM THIS ROUND. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA WITH NOT MUCH RELIEF IN SITE
WHEN IT COMES TO RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM FROM
THE UPPER 70S FRIDAY TO THE MID 80S SUNDAY AND THE UPPER 80S BY
NEXT WEDNESDAY. LOWS WILL FOLLOW A SIMILAR PATTERN STARTING OUT IN
THE UPPER 40S FRIDAY MORNING TO THE MID 60S BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TEMPS WILL BE 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY THROUGH THE END
OF THE LONG TERM. FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR MAIN
CONCERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH EVERY DAY CURRENTLY FORECASTED TO
REACH FIRE DANGER STATEMENT CONDITIONS WITH RH VALUES IN THE
20-25% RANGE MOST DAYS AND ALREADY LOW FUEL MOISTURES. BURNING IS
NOT ADVISED DURING THIS PERIOD ESPECIALLY WITH ONGOING DROUGHT
CONDITIONS. EVEN LOOKING INTO THE LONGER RANGE MODELS, RAINFALL
DOESN'T LOOK LIKELY EXCEPT FOR FAR NW GA.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 602 AM EDT THU APR 9 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS TAF CYCLE AT ALL SITES. EAST WINDS
WILL PERSIST BUT WILL BE RELAXING THROUGH THE DAY AS SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE AREA BY FRIDAY. OTHERWISE, EXPECT
ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS
30
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 70 44 77 49 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 72 49 78 53 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 68 40 75 46 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 73 45 80 48 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 75 49 80 52 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 69 45 77 51 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 74 48 79 51 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 74 45 80 49 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 72 45 79 48 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 77 51 81 53 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...30
LONG TERM....30
AVIATION...30
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