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FXUS62 KFFC 030715
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
315 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- PATCHY FOG COULD MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY PARTICULARLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RECENT RAIN IN
EASTERN GEORGIA.
- DIURNALLY ENHANCED STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK.
- TEMPERATURES BEGIN CLIMBING BACK INTO THE MID 90S BY THE END
OF THE WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 313 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
CONDITIONS THIS MORNING WILL SEE PATCHY CLOUD COVER AND EVEN SOME
PATCHY FOG (ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH SAW GOOD RAINS OVER THE LAST
24-36 HRS.
THE REST OF THE NEAR TERM OUTLOOK REMAINS FAIRLY INACTIVE EVEN WITH
THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL PATTERN. MID AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL HOLD
THE TROUGH/CUT-OFF LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST AS RIDGING TO THE EAST AND
WEST ERODE THE FEATURE. THIS MEANS THAT UPPER LEVEL FORCING WILL BE
RELATIVELY WEAK, THOUGH ENOUGH TO ALLOW SCATTERED DIURNALLY DRIVEN
CONVECTION EACH AFTERNOON. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE STILL IN THE AREA
AND LIKELY SLOW STORM MOTION, LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN
A PATCHY FLASH FLOODING RISK. WHILE INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY BE
LIMITED, ANY STRONGER STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 50
MPH RANGE.
THANKS TO THE TROUGH, TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REMAIN SLIGHTLY COOLER
THAN NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE MID/UPPER 80S CLIMBING TO THE LOW 90S
BY WEDNESDAY.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 313 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
DAILY STORM CHANCES AND A SLIGHT WARMING TREND:
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WILL REMAIN IN MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW MID-
WEEK AS A CUTOFF MID-LEVEL LOW REMAINS PARKED OVER THE TN VALLEY.
LARGE SCALE ASCENT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT ANOTHER DAY OF
NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS, WITH HIGHEST COVERAGE
ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. THE LOW WILL FINALLY SLIDE NORTH THURSDAY AS
IT GETS SQUEEZED BETWEEN A RIDGE PUSHING IN FROM THE WESTERN
ATLANTIC, AND BROAD TROUGHING ACROSS THE CENTRAL US. COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL DECREASE, BECOMING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
THROUGH FRIDAY AS PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAINS OVER
THE REGION. WHILE NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED, A FEW
STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD, WITH STRONG WINDS
AS THE PRIMARY THREAT, IN ADDITION TO LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING FROM
THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT. MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
ON THIS TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN PERSISTING INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE IN THE 80S TO LOW 90S MID-WEEK
DUE TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND PROXIMITY OF THE MID-LEVEL LOW, BUT
WILL GRADUALLY WARM UP TO THE LOW TO MID 90S BY THE WEEKEND AS THE
RIDGE BUILDS IN.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 123 AM EDT MON AUG 3 2026
VFR CONDITIONS TNGT WILL DEVELOP TO PATCHY MVFR AND IFR FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE 85
CORRIDOR MAY SEE MORE CLEAR CONDITIONS THAN MVFR/IFR. AREAS TO
THE NORTH AS WELL AS EAST GEORGIA MAY SEE PATCHY FOG BRIEFLY THIS
MORNING. WINDS REMAIN ON THE WEST SIDE, SUSTAINED AT 5 TO 10 KTS
DURING THE DAY AND BECOMING LIGHT TO VRB OVERNIGHT. SCT SHRA/TSRA
WILL BE PSBL THIS AFTERNOON FOR MOST SITES.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE CIGS THIS MORNING.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
SM
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 86 70 86 69 / 20 20 70 50
ATLANTA 87 71 87 72 / 30 10 70 30
BLAIRSVILLE 80 66 81 66 / 50 10 80 50
CARTERSVILLE 86 69 87 70 / 30 10 70 30
COLUMBUS 90 72 91 73 / 30 10 40 10
GAINESVILLE 84 70 84 70 / 20 20 80 50
MACON 89 71 90 71 / 20 10 50 20
ROME 86 68 88 69 / 40 10 60 30
PEACHTREE CITY 87 69 87 70 / 30 10 70 20
VIDALIA 88 72 91 72 / 70 20 40 20
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...SM
LONG TERM....CULVER
AVIATION...SM
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