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FXUS62 KFFC 291845
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
245 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 239 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
- A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH GEORGIA DUE TO
ONGOING FIRE DANGER CONCERNS.
- DAILY RAIN CHANCES AND WARMER WEATHER RETURN BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON LIKELY LASTING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK
WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 239 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD MID-LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS MOST OF THE CONUS
AND A STRONG SURFACE HIGH (1035+ MB) POSITIONED JUST OFFSHORE OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST WILL KEEP WEATHER CONDITIONS BENIGN THIS
AFTERNOON. WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDING THE BOUNDARY OF THE RIDGE
THROUGH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION AND SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH, ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE IS INCREASING
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. A PERSISTENT CLOUD
DECK BETWEEN 2500-4000 WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO NORTH
GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED
THIS AFTERNOON BY THE CLOUD DECK AND COOL EASTERLY FLOW, RISING INTO
THE MID TO UPPER 60S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND LOW 70S IN EAST-
CENTRAL GEORGIA. WITH THE LOWEST RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LINGERING
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE, IN COMBINATION WITH
DRY FUELS AND BREEZY WINDS, A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FOR
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-20 UNTIL 7 PM EDT.
THE SURFACE HIGH AND DAMPENING MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
EASTWARD OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. ADVECTION OF WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL
SIMILARLY CONTINUE, RESULTING IN DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 40S IN NORTH
GEORGIA AND LOW 50S IN CENTRAL GEORGIA BY SUNRISE ON MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE ABOUT 4-7 DEGREES ABOVE
AVERAGE FOR LATE MARCH, LARGELY IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80. ISOLATED
LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, THOUGH MORE SUBSTANTIAL RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD
OFF UNTIL THE LONG TERM PERIOD.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 239 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
WARM WITH PRECIP CHANCES RETURNING FROM MID-WEEK ON:
NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED PERIODS. MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS
IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN DURING THE
EXTENDED PERIODS. THE STRONG RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE JUST OFF
THE EASTERN SEABOARD, WITH LONGWAVE TROUGHING SETTING UP OVER THE
CENTRAL US. THIS WILL PUT GEORGIA UNDER CONSISTENT DEEP SOUTHWEST
FLOW, WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WARM AND INCREASE PRECIP CHANCES
THROUGH DAY 7. WITH SUBSIDENCE FROM THE RIDGE WANING, THERE WILL BE
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND DIURNAL DRIVEN INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT DAILY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM TUESDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. WHILE
NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME, IT
IS SOMETHING WE WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING
DEPENDING ON HOW THE PATTERN EVOLVES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S THIS WEEK, WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S
TO LOW 60S.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 140 PM EDT SUN MAR 29 2026
A BROKEN CLOUD DECK SPREAD OVER CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS MORNING AND
HAS ADVANCED AS FAR NORTH AS THE NORTH ATL METRO. THIS CLOUD DECK,
LARGELY BETWEEN 030-040, IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PERIOD OF MVFR WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON, WARRANTING A TEMPO FOR BKN025 FROM 18-20Z
AT ATL. PREVAILING MVFR CEILINGS ARE FORECAST STARTING BY 12-13Z
ON MONDAY UNTIL 20Z. WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY SE, BETWEEN 8-12 KTS
THIS AFTERNOON AND DECREASING TO 4-7 KTS AFTER SUNSET AND THROUGH
THE DAY MONDAY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM ON POTENTIAL MVFR TIMING.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
KING
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 52 73 57 81 / 10 10 0 30
ATLANTA 55 74 59 83 / 10 10 0 20
BLAIRSVILLE 48 68 53 76 / 10 10 10 30
CARTERSVILLE 53 75 58 83 / 10 10 0 20
COLUMBUS 55 80 60 85 / 10 10 0 20
GAINESVILLE 53 71 58 80 / 10 10 0 30
MACON 53 78 58 83 / 0 10 0 20
ROME 55 77 59 85 / 10 10 0 20
PEACHTREE CITY 53 76 57 83 / 10 10 0 20
VIDALIA 53 80 59 84 / 0 10 0 30
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...KING
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...KING
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