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FXUS62 KFFC 220013
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
713 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 707 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
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 707 PM EST SUN DEC 21 2025
VFR THROUGH TAF PERIOD, THOUGH CIGS WILL HANG AROUND METRO SITES
UNTIL 04-06Z. CIGS ARE BETWEEN 040-060 AND EXPECTED TO PROGRESS
SOUTH AND SCATTER. IMPACTS WILL LINGER FOR MCN AND CSG THROUGH
NIGHT UNTIL SUNRISE. WINDS AT METRO SITES WILL FLIP TO EAST SIDE
BETWEEN 02-04Z AND SLOWLY INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE. BY AFTERNOON,
EXPECT 7-12 KTS FROM NE TO E WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE CIGS (CHANCE THEY HANG ON LONGER THAN EXPECTED
TONIGHT), HIGH ALL OTHERS.
LUSK
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 36 56 39 64 / 0 0 10 0
ATLANTA 41 58 45 67 / 0 0 10 0
BLAIRSVILLE 33 52 38 60 / 0 0 20 10
CARTERSVILLE 40 58 44 67 / 0 0 10 10
COLUMBUS 48 63 45 71 / 10 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 38 54 41 63 / 0 0 10 10
MACON 42 61 42 69 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 39 61 47 69 / 0 0 0 10
PEACHTREE CITY 42 60 43 68 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 41 63 45 72 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...LUSK
LONG TERM....ALBRIGHT
AVIATION...LUSK
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