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FXUS62 KFFC 101906
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
206 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 126 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
- RAINFALL IS TAPERING OFF WITH THE A FLOOD WATCH REMAINING IN
EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
- A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 126 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
CURRENT RADAR LOOP SHOWS THE MAIN LINE OF STORMS IS NOW JUST SOUTH
OF A CSG TO MCN LINE. THIS LINE HAS HAS DIMINISHED SUBSTANTIALLY
AND AS OF THE LAST HOUR WE HAVE ONLY SEE A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES
WITH VERY LITTLE ROTATION. THIS LIEN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
PUSHING SE AND SHOULD EXIT THE AREA BY 00Z. THERE IS STILL SOME
LIGHT RAIN BEHIND THE LINE BUT THAT IS ALSO CLEARING THE AREA FROM
NW TO SE. CURRENTLY THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN IS ALONG A ROME TO
BLUE RIDGE LINE. A DRIER AIR MASS WILL BEGIN TO FILTER INTO THE
STATE FROM THE NW TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION
FROM THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS RIDGE BUILDING IN WILL
CREATE A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS GA SUNDAY BRINGING
IN GUSTY NW WINDS. WILL SEE WIND SPEEDS IN THE 12-18MPH RANGE WITH
GUST NEAR 30MPH BY SUN AFTERNOON. THIS STRONG N TO NW FLOW WILL
ALSO BRING IN SOME COOLER TEMPS LOWS SUN MORNING WILL BE IN THE
30S AND 40S ACROSS THE CWA WITH HIGHS ONLY GETTING UP INTO THE 40S
AND 50S (ABOUT 20 DEG COOLER THAN TODAY). THE COLD AIRMASS
CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE AREA SUN NIGHT WITH LOWS MON MORNING
EXPECTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING FOR ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GA.
WILL SEE SOME TEENS IN THE NORTH GA MOUNTAINS.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 126 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE TO THE EXTENDED PERIODS. DRY AND COOL
(ALBEIT MORE SEASONAL) TEMPERATURES WILL CHARACTERIZE THE LONG-
TERM FORECAST AT LEAST THROUGH MID WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST WITH VERY BROAD TROUGHING TO
OUR NORTH. THE MAIN CONCERN AT LEAST THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE FOR
FIRE WEATHER AS RH VALUES ARE MAY APPROACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
(25% OR LESS) ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA AS A RESULT OF
MUCH DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL
GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH MID- WEEK BUT REMAIN MORE SEASONAL. ON
SUNDAY FORECAST HIGHS RANGE FROM THE LOW 40S TO UPPER 50S AND BY
WEDNESDAY WILL RISE TO THE 50S AND 60S AREAWIDE.
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK BRINGS SOME UNCERTAINTY. LONG
RANGE GUIDANCE HAS ANOTHER TROUGH DIVING SOUTHWARD FROM SOUTHERN
CANADA AND SWEEPING ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH. PRECIPITATION MAY MAKE A
RETURN TO PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY BUT INCONSISTENCIES AMONG MODEL GUIDANCE MAKE IT DIFFICULT
TO PINPOINT TIMING, AMOUNTS OR PRECIP TYPE AT THIS TIME. STAY
TUNED...
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1238 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2026
THE MAIN LINE HAS MOVED THROUGH ALL THE TAF SITES EXPECT MCN. IT
HAS WEAKENED SUBSTANTIALLY SO AS IT MOVES THROUGH MCN THEY SHOULD
NOT SEE WHAT THE ATL AREA AIRPORTS SAW. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
SOME LIGHT SHRA BEHIND THE LINE THROUGH 00Z WITH SOME -DZ AS ITS
ABOUT TO END. WINDS ARE OUT OF THE W-SW IN THE 10-15KT RANGE WITH
SOME GUST TO 20KT. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TURN TO THE NW
OVER NIGHT AND STAY THERE THROUGH SUNDAY. SPEEDS WILL INCREASE SUN
INTO THE 12-18KT RANGE WITH GUST 25 TO 30KT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE MEDIUM TO HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS.
01
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 41 50 27 49 / 50 0 0 0
ATLANTA 40 48 28 49 / 30 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 30 40 19 49 / 20 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 36 47 25 49 / 10 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 43 54 28 52 / 60 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 39 47 28 49 / 20 0 0 0
MACON 45 56 28 52 / 70 0 0 0
ROME 40 51 28 54 / 10 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 37 49 25 49 / 30 0 0 0
VIDALIA 53 61 31 53 / 30 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR GAZ001>009-011>016-
019>023-030>034-041>045.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...01
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