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FXUS62 KFFC 250547
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
147 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
WITH DRIER CONDITIONS AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND.
- TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT
WEEK, WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE AREA.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 153 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERED OVER N GA KEEPING THINGS DRY. THIS RIDGE MOVES NE OVER
NIGHT ALLOWING A WEAK WAVE CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN MS TO PUSH INTO
SW GA THU MORNING. THE HIGH-RES MODELS ARE SHOWING THIS WAVE
BRINGING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY TO CENTRAL AND
SOUTH GA THU. INSTABILITY INDICES ARE NOT THAT SPECTACULAR SO NOT
EXPECTING ANY SEVERE STORMS WITH THIS WAVE BUT WILL STILL NEED TO
KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS AS THEY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPS
WILL BE A BIT WARMER THU WITH HIGH TEMPS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
MIDDLE 80S TO LOWER 90S RANGE. LOW TEMPS TONIGHT WILL DIP BACK
DOWN INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S WITH LOWS A BIT WARMER THU NIGHT
ONLY DIPPING DOWN INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 153 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2026
TO BEGIN THE PERIOD, A H500 RIDGE WILL BE CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE
STATE OVER MS/LA. GIVEN THE STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, CALM AND
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. WITH THAT
SAID, DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE
EXPECTED.
SOME LOW END POPS ARE POSSIBLE UNDERNEATH THIS RIDGE BUT THE MAIN
HAZARD WILL BE THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS LEADING TO DANGEROUS
HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE AS HIGH PRESSURE
CENTERS ITSELF JUST WEST OF THE STATE. MAX HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
LIKELY GET INTO THE UPPER 90S TO JUST OVER 100 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH
OF THE STATE BY THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 137 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT MOST SITES THROUGHOUT THE 06Z TAF
PERIOD. THE EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL GA (CSG AND MCN)
WHERE SCT SHRA/TSRA DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY IMPACT
TERMINALS. WINDS WILL BE VERY LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING,
GENERALLY TURNING OUT OF THE SOUTH BY THIS AFTERNOON AT 4-6 KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH FOR ALL ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 70 91 73 94 / 20 50 10 10
ATLANTA 71 90 73 91 / 10 40 10 10
BLAIRSVILLE 64 83 67 84 / 10 50 10 30
CARTERSVILLE 70 90 73 91 / 10 40 10 10
COLUMBUS 71 90 73 92 / 30 50 10 10
GAINESVILLE 69 89 72 90 / 10 40 10 10
MACON 71 89 73 92 / 20 60 10 10
ROME 69 90 73 90 / 10 40 0 10
PEACHTREE CITY 69 89 72 91 / 10 50 10 10
VIDALIA 73 93 75 95 / 10 40 10 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....CONDRY
AVIATION...CULVER
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