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FXUS62 KFFC 011115
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
615 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 611 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
- AN EXTREME COLD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH DANGEROUS WIND
CHILLS RANGING FROM 15 BELOW ZERO TO SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.
- THE HARDEST HIT AREAS FROM YESTERDAY'S SNOWSTORM MAY SEE
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LINGER THROUGH TODAY.
- TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP TO NEAR NORMAL EARLY IN THE WEEK, WITH
RAIN CHANCES RETURNING MID WEEK AND ANOTHER COOL DOWN TO FOLLOW.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 121 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
DANGEROUSLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN THE
PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA. A DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS HAS SPREAD OVER THE REGION
BEHIND THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW (TPV) THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO
NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL GA YESTERDAY. THE 00Z SOUNDING AT OUR
OFFICE WAS A GREAT INDICATOR OF HOW DEEP AND COLD THE AIRMASS IS,
AS THE TEMPERATURES AT 850MB, 700MB, AND 500MB WERE ALL IN THE
TOP 10 COLDEST ON RECORD. THIS AIRMASS WILL SUPPORT LOW
TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING IN THE TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA, WITH SINGLE DIGITS IN THE NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS.
BREEZY NW WINDS GUSTING 20-30MPH WILL CREATE 'FEELS LIKE'
TEMPERATURES (WIND CHILLS) AROUND -5 TO 5 DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF
THE AREA, AND AS LOW AS -15 DEGREES IN THE NORTHEAST GA MOUNTAINS.
THIS HAS PROMPTED AN EXTREME COLD WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE AREA,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WHEN TEMPERATURES START
TO WARM UP AND WINDS START TO WEAKEN. UNDER MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES,
HIGH TEMPS THIS AFTERNOON WILL ONLY CLIMB TO THE LOW 30S IN NORTH
GA, AND MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS CENTRAL GA. FOR AREAS THAT WERE
HIT HARD WITH SNOW YESTERDAY, TRAVEL CONDITIONS COULD REMAIN
HAZARDOUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY DUE TO THE COLD TEMPS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S
TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL FEEL MUCH MORE PLEASANT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE AIRMASS STARTS TO MODERATE AND TEMPS CLIMB TO THE MID TO
UPPER 40S IN NORTH GA, AND LOW 50S IN CENTRAL GA. BETWEEN THESE
TEMPS AND MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, EVEN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS FROM THE
SNOW EVENT SHOULD HAVE ANY LINGERING IMPACTS SUBSIDE.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 121 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
THE LONG TERM PERIOD STARTS OFF CHILLY WITH TEMPERATURES MONDAY
NIGHT/TUESDAY MORNING IN THE 20S AREAWIDE. THANKFULLY, LIGHT TO
CALM WINDS OVERNIGHT SHOULD KEEP WIND CHILLS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO
LOW TEMPERATURES. A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH FORECAST HIGHS IN THE 50S
ACROSS NORTH GA AND LOWER 60S IN PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
A MID-LEVEL TROUGH WILL USHER ANOTHER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
REGION AROUND MID-WEEK (TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY). RAIN CHANCES
WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY IN THE NORTHWEST WITH CHANCES
SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS AT
THIS TIME APPEAR UNIMPRESSIVE WITH ONLY A 30-40% PROBABILITY OF UP
TO HALF AN INCH IN OUR FAR SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES (COLUMBUS AREA).
THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE NORTHEAST
REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME GIVEN THAT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING BY THE TIME PRECIPITATION EXITS. FOLLOWING
THE COLD FRONT, DRIER AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN THROUGH AT
LEAST THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 611 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE 12Z PERIOD. AN AREA OF
2500-4500 CIGS AND LIGHT FLURRIES OVER FAR NW GA WILL CONTINUE TO
SCATTER OUT THIS MORNING. ELSEWHERE, EXPECT MOSTLY SKC. NW WINDS
OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS. WINDS WEAKEN
BELOW 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND TURN OUT OF THE
WEST.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ALL ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 35 18 46 26 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 35 23 48 30 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 28 9 41 22 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 36 17 48 27 / 10 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 40 22 51 29 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 34 20 44 28 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 40 21 51 26 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 40 20 51 29 / 10 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 37 21 49 27 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 40 22 51 28 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
EXTREME COLD WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...CULVER
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