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FXUS62 KFFC 181824 AAA  
AFDFFC  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
124 PM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
 
   
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
 
 
   
UPDATE
 
 
ISSUED AT 1123 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
 
THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK THUS NO MAJOR CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE  
FORECAST PACKAGE. RIDGING ALOFT AND HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE  
WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND QUIET WEATHER IN THE FORECAST  
ACROSS AREA TODAY. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL HELP HIGH TEMPERATURES  
REACH INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S BY MID-AFTERNOON TODAY./KP/  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 315 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
 
SCATTERED TO BROKEN CIRRUS CONTINUES TO FILTER OVER THE AREA AS  
UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE SPILLS OVER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE  
SE US. AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG, WITH SOME LOCALLY DENSE  
PATCHES, HAVE ONCE AGAIN DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS  
WILL IMPROVE BY MID-MORNING.  
 
AN UPPER HIGH OVER THE S FL PENINSULA AND THE E GULF OF MEXICO  
WILL CONTINUE TO BE SUPPRESSED TO THE S AS A SHORTWAVE ENTERING  
THE S PLAINS LIFTS TO THE N MS VALLEY AND WEAKENS. IN ITS WAKE, A  
BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL COVER THE W 2/3 OF THE COUNTRY. ANOTHER  
WEAK SHORTWAVE, A REMNANT MID-LEVEL FEATURE OF FORMER TROPICAL  
STORM SARA, WILL LIFT NE OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO BY LATE  
TUESDAY. AT THE SURFACE, A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER N TX WILL  
LIFT NNE TO N MN. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NW  
TONIGHT, WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS SPREADING INTO THE AREA FROM THE  
W LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. FORCING FROM THE  
PRIMARY SHORTWAVE WILL WEAKEN AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE  
AREA, WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE S  
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SARA REMNANT. AS A RESULT, THE HEAVIEST RAIN  
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SW PORTION OF THE AREA, WHERE 1.5  
TO 2" OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE. RAINFALL TOTALS OVER THE E PORTION OF  
THE AREA WILL BE CLOSER TO .25-.5". LITTLE IN THE WAY OF  
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER, A FEW STORMS ARE  
POSSIBLE IN THE NW ON TUESDAY BEFORE DYNAMIC ENERGY WANES.  
 
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 60S OVER THE NE  
MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 70S ACROSS THE S HALF OF THE AREA. LOW  
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S IN THE NE  
MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 50S IN THE SW. DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND  
RAINFALL ON TUESDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S  
IN THE NE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 70S IN THE EXTREME SE. LOW  
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S TO THE  
LOWER 60S ACROSS THE AREA. /SEC  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)  
ISSUED AT 315 AM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
 
AT A GLANCE:  
 
- A COLD AND WINDY START TO THE LONG TERM.  
 
- A CHANCE FOR A FEW ROGUE FLURRIES ACROSS NE GA THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
THE LONG TERM KICKS OFF AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AND THE RAIN CLEARS  
OUT OF THE AREA. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BUILDS IN AS THE CENTER  
OF THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE NE. GUST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. THE HIGHS GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR  
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN GA WHERE GUSTS UP TO 30MPH  
WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED AS WE MOVE INTO THE  
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.  
 
TEMPS WILL BE RUNNING BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MOST OF THE LONG TERM  
WITH DAY TIME HIGHS IN THE MID 50S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 30S.  
SOME WRAP AROUND PRECIP OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY COULD  
BE MIXED WITH SOME FROZEN PRECIP ACROSS NE GEORGIA, THOUGH NO  
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.  
 
A THE UPPER LEVELS, THE FLOW FLATTENS OUT AND WE GO ZONAL FOR THE  
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN. WHICH  
MEANS THAT WE'RE NOT EXPECTING ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIP AS WE GO INTO  
THE WEEKEND. HOODIE SEASON IS FINALLY HERE.  
 
VAUGHN  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 102 PM EST MON NOV 18 2024  
VFR CONDITIONS AND A SW WIND WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 06Z TUE. AFTER  
06Z -SHRA WL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE SW AFFECTING CSG  
AND MCN. THE -SHRA ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AHEAD OF THE  
REMAINING TAF SITES. CIGS AND VSBYS WL LOWER TO MVFR AT MOST TAF  
SITES BY 12Z WITH IFR CIGS PREVAILING BY 16Z AT ATL AND  
SURROUNDING TAF SITES. THE LOWER IFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE TUE AFTN.  
/JAN22/  
 
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...  
HIGH FOR ALL ELEMENTS.  
 
SEC  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
ATHENS 52 64 58 71 / 10 60 70 10  
ATLANTA 57 65 60 69 / 20 80 70 10  
BLAIRSVILLE 49 62 54 65 / 10 80 80 20  
CARTERSVILLE 55 65 59 69 / 20 90 70 10  
COLUMBUS 59 68 62 74 / 30 90 70 10  
GAINESVILLE 54 63 59 69 / 10 70 70 10  
MACON 54 68 60 74 / 10 60 70 10  
ROME 55 65 57 68 / 30 90 70 10  
PEACHTREE CITY 55 65 59 70 / 30 80 70 10  
VIDALIA 54 75 62 75 / 0 20 60 20  
 

 
   
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  

 
 

 
 
SHORT TERM...SEC  
LONG TERM....VAUGHN  
AVIATION...SEC  
 
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