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FXUS62 KFFC 041052
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
652 AM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 648 AM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
AT A GLANCE:
- SOME LINGERING WRAP AROUND PRECIP IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS NORTHERN GA.
- MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE LONG TERM.
A COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA HAS JUST ABOUT CLEARED THE AREA. AS THE FRONT CLEARS
THE AREA THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING. SO
TAKE IT SLOW IF YOU NEED TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD. OTHERWISE, A BREAK
IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE LIMITED TO THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
40S AND 50S. A FEW AREAS ACROSS NORTHERN GEORGIA MAY SEE SOME LIGHT
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS NOT
EXPECTED.
QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW WITH COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND SUNNY SKIES. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY START TO
REBOUND AS WE GET INTO THE LONG TERM. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NW
AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL INTO THE 30S GIVING US A SHORT
BREAK FROM THE HUMIDITY.
VAUGHN
LONG TERM
(MONDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 648 AM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
-DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON TUESDAY
-UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY TO RETURN WEDNESDAY, STICKING AROUND
THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WORK WEEK
AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM, AN UPPER LOW REMAINS CENTERED OVER
THE OHIO AND TN VALLEY REGIONS WITH THE OCCLUDED SURFACE LOW AND
SURFACE FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES WELL TO OUR
EAST. WITH HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER THE SOUTHEAST EXPECTING A DRY
CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL ON TUESDAY. FORECAST TEMPERATURES TUESDAY
MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 40S TO MID 50S AND CLIMB INTO THE
70S TO LOW 80S BY THE AFTERNOON.
AS WE HEAD TOWARDS MID-WEEK (WEDNESDAY), LATEST ENSEMBLES INDICATE
THE UPPER LOW WILL LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL US FLATTENS AS ANOTHER BROAD TROUGH TAKES UP RESIDENCE OVER
THE WESTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE CONUS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AT THE
MIDLEVELS WILL USHER IN SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE WEEK. THUS, UNSETTLED
WEATHER IN THE WAY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURN BETWEEN
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY -- PERHAPS INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEKEND.
AT THIS TIME, RAIN AND THUNDER CHANCES LOOK TO BE HIGHEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING COINCIDING WITH PEAK HEATING.
TEMPERATURES DURING THIS TIMEFRAME WILL REMAIN 'COOLER' PRIMARILY
DUE TO CLOUD COVER WITH FORECAST VALUES IN THE 70S IN MOST LOCATIONS
-- ASIDE FROM NORTHEAST GA WHERE TEMPERATURES MAY ONLY REACH THE 60S.
07
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 649 AM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
IFR CIGS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 14Z BEFORE FINALLY SCATTERING AND
LIFTING. BY 15Z WE SHOULD RETURN TO VFR FOR THE METRO AREA. WINDS
WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TODAY AT 5-10KTS, GUSTING TO
20KTS AFTER 15Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM ON CIGS
HIGH ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS
VAUGHN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 72 48 73 50 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 72 50 73 53 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 65 42 65 44 / 10 0 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 69 45 72 48 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 75 50 77 53 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 69 48 71 50 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 77 50 78 52 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 68 45 71 48 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 72 47 74 50 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 81 55 83 57 / 10 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...VAUGHN
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