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FXUS62 KFFC 211848
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
148 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 146 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
- WARM TODAY WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN POSSIBLE IN
NORTHWEST AND WEST-CENTRAL GA AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
- VERY WARM AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NEARING RECORDS BY
CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 146 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON REVEALS AN UPPER TROUGH
SWINGING ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS AS RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. AT THIS SURFACE, A WEAK COLD FRONT IS
MAKING A SOUTHERLY PUSH DOWN THE STATE. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS CAN
BE SEEN ON RADAR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BOUNDARY. WE WILL HANG ONTO
LOW CHANCE FOR SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS TO ACCOUNT FOR
THIS. OVERALL, RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MINIMAL. OTHERWISE FOR
TODAY, LOOK FOR HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S ACROSS OUR NORTHERN AREA TO
THE UPPER 60S TO THE SOUTH.
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY,
SHIFTING OUR NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE EAST. THIS WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER
SHOT OF COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. WE KNOCK A FEW DEGREES
OFF OUR HIGHS ON MONDAY WITH TEMPS TOPPING OUT IN THE MID 50S TO MID
60S.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 146 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
LONG TERM. AS A RESULT, WE WILL SEE A STRETCH OF WARMER AND DRIER
WEATHER. HIGH TEMPS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS CLIMB INTO THE
LOW TO MID 70S. LATEST GUIDANCE HINTS AT A LOW (~20%) CHANCE FOR
HIGHS TO HIT 80 ON CHRISTMAS DAY FOR OUR SOUTHERN AREA.
ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA ON FRIDAY AS A SHORTWAVE SLIDES
ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. FOR NOW, WE WILL CARRY A LOW CHANCE OF
SHOWERS ACROSS OUR NORTHERN TIER OF COUNTIES.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1229 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
LOW LEVEL CEILINGS HAVE BEEN LINGERING, MAINLY AT ATL, THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE, HAVE CONTINUED WITH A TEMPO GROUP FOR MVFR
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. A FEW SHOWERS CAN BE SEEN ON RADAR AS
OF WRITING. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND MOVE SOUTH OF ALL
TERMINALS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL IN
THE WAKE OF A PASSING THROUGH. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH
AROUND 5 KNOTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE
OUT OF THE EAST-SOUTHEAST MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
KNOTS LIKELY BY 14-15Z. GUSTS LOOK TO DROP OFF DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON THE TIMING OF THE MVFR CEILINGS
LIFTING TO VFR. HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 36 56 40 64 / 0 0 10 10
ATLANTA 42 58 45 67 / 0 0 10 10
BLAIRSVILLE 33 52 38 60 / 0 0 20 10
CARTERSVILLE 41 58 45 67 / 0 0 10 10
COLUMBUS 48 63 46 71 / 10 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 38 54 42 63 / 0 0 10 10
MACON 43 61 43 69 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 40 61 48 69 / 0 0 10 10
PEACHTREE CITY 43 60 43 69 / 10 0 0 10
VIDALIA 42 63 46 72 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...TC/BMX
LONG TERM...TC/BMX
AVIATION...TC/BMX
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