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FXUS62 KFFC 181833
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
233 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 225 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
- TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL REMAIN COOL FOR MID MARCH.
- A WARMING TREND BRINGS TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL BY THE
WEEKEND.
- DRY WEATHER PERSISTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ANY POTENTIAL
RAIN CHANCES HOLDING OFF UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A FEW MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
STREAMING ACROSS THE STATE AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. NOT EXPECTING ANY RAIN AS IT IS
JUST TOO DRY IN THE LOWER LEVEL TO SUPPORT ANY PRECIP. CURRENT RH
LEVELS ARE IN THE 20% TO 30% RANGE AND THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY
DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPS ARE STILL ON THE COOL SIDE
TODAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 50S AND LOWS TONIGHT DIPPING BACK DOWN
INTO THE 30S. NOT EXPECTING TEMPS TO DIP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK
TONIGHT (EXCEPT FOR THE NE GA MOUNTAINS) SO WILL NOT BE ISSUING
ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING. HAVE ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE
AREA AS WE WILL DEFINITELY SEE TEMPS IN THE 33-36 DEG RANGE.
ANOTHER WEAK DRY CLIPPER WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITHIN
PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AGAIN, THE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN TOO
DRY FOR ANY PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO RETURN TO NEAR
SEASONAL NORMS THU WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 60S ACROSS THE AREA.
LOWS THU NIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEG WARMER WITH LOWS IN THE 40S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
KNOCK ON WOOD..BUT ITS SHAPING UP TO BE A RATHER TRANQUIL 7 DAY
PERIOD FOR OUR REGION. LARGE RIDGE AND HEAT WAVE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST US WILL TAKE THE HEADLINES LEAVING THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE COUNTRY IN A DRY NW FLOW. WITH NO ARCTIC AIR TO SURGE IN
PLACE TEMPS SHOULD SLOWLY RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AND PEAK IN THE
80S AREAWIDE BY SUNDAY. ONE OF THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE NW FLOW
WILL BE IF ANY DISTURBANCES ROTATE AROUND THE RIDGE AND SLIDE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. SOME GUIDANCE HINTS AT A FEW, ONE ON
SUNDAY AND ANOTHER ON MONDAY WHICH WILL ONLY SERVE TO ADD LOW END
POPS TO THE FORECAST GIVEN THE OVERALL DRY ATMS. NBM NEXT BEST
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE AND COOL FRONT
COMES IN ON MONDAY...ALBEIT 20 TO 30 POPS AT BEST. TEMPS COOL A
BIT WITH THE FRONT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT BUT
STILL SEASONABLE.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1233 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
VFR CLOUDS STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA WITH NO PRECIPITATION OR
RESTRICTIONS TO VSBYS EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE LIGHT AND
DIRECTION IS ALL OVER THE PLACE BUT SEEING MAINLY OUT OF THE E TO
SE. THESE WINDS ARE WILL TURN TO THE SW LATER TONIGHT THEN TO THE
WEST JUST AFTER DAYBREAK AND STAY THERE THROUGH THU EVENING. WIND
SPEEDS WILL STAY 7KT OR LESS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS
01
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 34 66 41 73 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 38 67 47 74 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 30 62 38 71 / 0 0 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 35 68 43 76 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 37 70 44 76 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 35 65 43 73 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 35 68 42 75 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 36 71 45 79 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 35 68 42 75 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 37 68 43 76 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FROST ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR GAZ001>009-
011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....30
AVIATION...01
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