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FXUS62 KFFC 190540
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
140 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
- A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
- TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY THIS WEEK, WITH
TEMPERATURES 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH ANY
POTENTIAL RAIN CHANCES HOLDING OFF UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS A FEW MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
STREAMING ACROSS THE STATE AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. NOT EXPECTING ANY RAIN AS IT
IS JUST TOO DRY IN THE LOWER LEVEL TO SUPPORT ANY PRECIP. CURRENT
RH LEVELS ARE IN THE 20% TO 30% RANGE AND THINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
STAY DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. TEMPS ARE STILL ON THE COOL
SIDE TODAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 50S AND LOWS TONIGHT DIPPING
BACK DOWN INTO THE 30S. NOT EXPECTING TEMPS TO DIP BELOW THE
FREEZING MARK TONIGHT (EXCEPT FOR THE NE GA MOUNTAINS) SO WILL NOT
BE ISSUING ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING. HAVE ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY
FOR THE ENTIRE AREA AS WE WILL DEFINITELY SEE TEMPS IN THE 33-36
DEG RANGE.
ANOTHER WEAK DRY CLIPPER WILL TRAVERSE THE AREA ON THURSDAY
WITHIN PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AGAIN, THE AIRMASS WILL
REMAIN TOO DRY FOR ANY PRECIPITATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
RETURN TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMS THU WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 60S
ACROSS THE AREA. LOWS THU NIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEG WARMER WITH
LOWS IN THE 40S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
KNOCK ON WOOD..BUT ITS SHAPING UP TO BE A RATHER TRANQUIL 7 DAY
PERIOD FOR OUR REGION. LARGE RIDGE AND HEAT WAVE OVER THE
SOUTHWEST US WILL TAKE THE HEADLINES LEAVING THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE COUNTRY IN A DRY NW FLOW. WITH NO ARCTIC AIR TO SURGE IN
PLACE TEMPS SHOULD SLOWLY RISE INTO THE WEEKEND AND PEAK IN THE
80S AREAWIDE BY SUNDAY. ONE OF THE UNCERTAINTIES WITH THE NW FLOW
WILL BE IF ANY DISTURBANCES ROTATE AROUND THE RIDGE AND SLIDE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. SOME GUIDANCE HINTS AT A FEW, ONE ON
SUNDAY AND ANOTHER ON MONDAY WHICH WILL ONLY SERVE TO ADD LOW END
POPS TO THE FORECAST GIVEN THE OVERALL DRY ATMS. NBM NEXT BEST
CHANCE OF RAIN WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT DISTURBANCE AND COOL FRONT
COMES IN ON MONDAY...ALBEIT 20 TO 30 POPS AT BEST. TEMPS COOL A
BIT WITH THE FRONT ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT BUT
STILL SEASONABLE.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 130 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WITH PRIMARILY ONLY HIGH OR
OCCASIONAL MIDLEVEL CLOUDS 10-25 KFT. WINDS WILL BE NEAR CALM
TO LIGHT SE THROUGH 12Z BEFORE TRENDING TO SW BY 12-14Z AT SPEEDS
3-6 KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE.
RW
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 41 73 53 80 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 47 74 55 80 / 0 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 38 71 48 76 / 0 0 10 10
CARTERSVILLE 43 76 53 81 / 0 0 0 10
COLUMBUS 44 76 52 82 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 43 73 54 79 / 0 0 0 10
MACON 42 75 51 82 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 45 79 55 84 / 0 0 0 10
PEACHTREE CITY 42 75 52 81 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 43 76 51 82 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR GAZ001>009-
011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-
102>113.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....30
AVIATION...RW
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