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FXUS62 KFFC 110542
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1242 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1238 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
- THE FLOOD WATCH WAS CANCELLED, BUT MINOR FLOODING OF SMALLER
CREEKS AND STREAMS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF
NORTH GEORGIA.
- WINDS PICK UP ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTY CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS THE
REGION. WINDS COULD GUST 30MPH+ IN THE METRO AND THROUGH ATHENS.
- 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
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1238 AM EST SUN JAN 11 2026
ANOTHER BATCH OF MVFR CIGS WILL MOVE INTO MOST IF NOT ALL SITES
AGAIN OVERNIGHT. A RETURN TO VFR EXPECTED BETWEEN 10-14Z WITH SKC
BY 18-22Z. WINDS CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE NW WITH GUSTS BTWN
20-25KTS ALREADY BEING OBSERVED IN SOME SPOTS. SUSTAINED 14-20KTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35KTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. IF WINDS TURN A
LITTLE MORE TO THE NNW (340-360), MORE MIXING MAY OCCUR AND AS A
RESULT WINDS COULD POTENTIALLY BE EVEN GUSTIER (UP TO 40-45KTS).
SOMETHING TO WATCH.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON MAGNITUDE OF WINDS.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON REMAINING ELEMENTS.
07
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 27 49 30 59 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 28 49 32 56 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 19 49 26 56 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 25 49 26 56 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 28 52 29 58 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 28 49 32 56 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 28 52 28 59 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 28 54 30 60 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 25 49 28 57 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 31 53 30 61 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...07
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