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FXUS62 KFFC 240601
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
101 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
..MORNING AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 100 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
- LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE DANGERS TODAY.
- THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL WILL COME THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 100 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY:
THE REGION WILL TRANSITION AWAY FROM PREVAILING CAA TODAY AS THE
SURFACE HIGH FORMERLY OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY SETTLES
INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS TO GEORGIA THIS
AFTERNOON AND ALLOW TODAY'S HIGH TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB INTO THE 50S.
IT WILL TAKE SOMETIME FOR MOISTURE TO RETURN WITH THE SOUTHWEST
FLOW, AND THUS VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES SHOULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE 20 TO 28% RANGE AND DRY
FUELS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR FIRE STARTS AND THUS A FIRE DANGER
STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE
HUMIDITY WILL BE LOWEST BETWEEN 11 AM AND 7 PM.
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE GULF SHOULD FILTER BACK INTO GEORGIA
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT LOW CLOUD COVER WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO CLIMB ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL, RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 100 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING FROM THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION TOWARDS SOUTHEAST CANADA. AS IT CONTINUES
TO MOVE NORTHEAST, A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW WILL SLOW
NEAR THE TENNESSEE/KENTUCKY STATE LINE. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL
ENTER FAR NORTH GEORGIA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, ADVANCING SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SOUTHWESTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL
ALSO CONTINUE TO BRING IN WARM AND MOIST AIR FROM THE GULF WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WITHIN WARM AIR ADVECTION AND
UNDERNEATH AN INSULATING LAYER OF CLOUDS, LOWS ON THURSDAY MORNING
WILL BE IN THE 40S IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF FAR NORTH GEORGIA AND
LOW TO MID 50S ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE AREA. ON THURSDAY, A SHORTWAVE
WILL MOVE FROM THE GREAT PLAINS THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY, WITH A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE AFOREMENTIONED
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THE MOVEMENT OF THIS TROUGH AND LOW WILL HELP PUSH
THE LINGERING FRONT SOUTHWARD TOWARDS GEORGIA. AS THIS OCCURS,
SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE DAYTIME ON THURSDAY AND REMAINING SO INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT.
BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, THE AXIS OF THE SHORTWAVE WILL ENTER NORTH
GEORGIA AND THE SURFACE LOW WILL ADVANCE INTO THE CAROLINAS. THE
AXIS OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTHWARD OVER THE
COURSE OF THE DAY, WITH CHANCES DROPPING OFF IN AREAS NORTH AND WEST
OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO EXIT CENTRAL GEORGIA TO THE
SOUTHEAST BY EARLY SATURDAY, WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS LINGERING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA DURING THE DAYTIME. WITH
TEMPERATURES REMAINING FAIRLY WARM THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, THE
PRECIPITATION TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ALL
LIQUID. INSTABILITY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL LARGELY BE LIMITED,
THOUGH FORCING IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE ENOUGH
FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, MOST LIKELY IN CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON FRIDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 1-1.5
INCH, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ANTICIPATED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF FAR NORTH GEORGIA. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
SETS UP OVER THE REGION. LOWS WILL BE IN THE 40S EACH DAY ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HIGHS ON ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE UPPER
60S ON SATURDAY AND LOW TO MID 70S ON SUNDAY.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1220 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
VFR CONDITIONS (FEW-BKN AOA 15,000 FT AGL AND UNRESTRICTED
VISIBILITY) WILL LINGER THROUGH 09Z WEDNESDAY. AFTER 09Z WEDNESDAY
AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN GEORGIA. WINDS WILL
BE LIGHTER (4 TO 10 KT) FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST TODAY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ALL ELEMENTS OF THE TAF.
ALBRIGHT
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 53 36 62 51 / 0 0 0 30
ATLANTA 53 38 63 53 / 0 0 0 40
BLAIRSVILLE 50 30 54 44 / 0 0 10 60
CARTERSVILLE 53 35 62 51 / 0 0 10 40
COLUMBUS 55 35 69 55 / 0 0 0 40
GAINESVILLE 51 37 59 50 / 0 0 10 40
MACON 55 35 68 55 / 0 0 0 20
ROME 56 39 66 55 / 0 0 10 50
PEACHTREE CITY 54 35 64 52 / 0 0 0 40
VIDALIA 54 35 69 53 / 0 0 0 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...ALBRIGHT
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...ALBRIGHT
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