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FXUS62 KFFC 041847
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
247 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
KEY MESSAGES:
- COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
- ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA TODAY
AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON DUE TO WRAP-AROUND MOISTURE
IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE, MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST WILL REMAIN SITUATED ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF A (VERY)
SLOWLY LIFTING MID-LEVEL CLOSED LOW. SOME WEAK MOISTURE RETURNS IN
THE LEE OF THE FRONT SUPPORTING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW LIGHT
SHOWERS OR PERIODS OF DRIZZLE ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHERN TIERS OF
COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON, WITH NO MEANINGFUL
ACCUMULATION CURRENTLY FORECAST (TOTALS <0.01" THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT). LINGERING CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT AND SCATTER
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, AIDED BY DAYTIME HEATING, WITH MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA, AND
PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO THE NORTH.
HIGHS TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL EXHIBIT A FAIRLY BROAD RANGE, TOPPING
OUT IN THE MID-50S TO NEAR 70 FOR AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF I-85, AND
IN THE 70S TO LOWER 80S ELSEWHERE. MORNING LOWS WILL BE CHILLY, IN
THE 40S TO MID-50S.
96
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 234 PM 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
NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. 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.
01
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 134 PM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
VFR CONDS TO CONTINUE THRU THE TAF PD WITH PRIMARILY FEW-SCT CU
AT 4-6KFT. WINDS WILL BE W/WNW AT 6-10KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20KTS PSBL
THRU 00Z, DROPPING TO 7KTS OR LESS OVERNIGHT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS.
96
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 48 73 49 78 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 51 72 53 78 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 42 65 43 71 / 0 20 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 46 71 47 77 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 50 77 53 82 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 49 70 50 76 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 49 78 51 82 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 47 71 46 78 / 10 10 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 47 73 49 79 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 55 82 56 85 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...96
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...96
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