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FXUS62 KFFC 200003 AAA
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
803 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 743 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
- TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY, REACHING MORE
THAN 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.
- DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH ANY
POTENTIAL LOW RAIN CHANCES HOLDING OFF UNTIL MIDWEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 216 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
VERY LITTLE FORECAST CONCERNS FOR THE SHORT TERM ASIDE FROM
WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CARRY HIGH
LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE AREA SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE PERIODS OF MID-
TO HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS, BUT OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND VERY
LIGHT WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE MAIN STORY CONTINUES TO BE THE DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES. MILD LOWS IN THE 40S FRIDAY MORNING WILL WARM INTO
THE MID TO UPPER 70S (6-12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL) BY THE AFTERNOON.
BY SATURDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE 50S. DEW POINTS
WILL ALSO STEADILY INCREASE DURING THIS TIME AS WELL, WITH
AFTERNOON MINIMUM RHS A TOUCH HIGHER THAN TODAY (UPPER 20S AND
30S) ASIDE FOR A FEW POCKETS IN EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA THAT COULD
SEE A FEW HOURS OF 25 PERCENT.
31
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 216 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
MOSTLY DRY AND WARMER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK:
BEGINNING SATURDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE GULF
WITH A WEAK WAVE MOVING SE OUT OF THE KY/TN AREA. THIS WAVE IS
VERY WEAK AND DRIES OUT CONSIDERABLY AS IT PUSHES INTO N GA. ONLY
GOING WITH 20% POPS ACROSS EXTREME NORTH GA SAT MORNING. THIS
RIDGE OVER THE GULF WILL KEEP WARM SW FLOW AT THE SURFACE HELPING
TO WARM THINGS UP. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE 80S ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME, SUNDAY LOOKS TO
BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE NEXT 7, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER
80S, WHICH WOULD BE NEAR DAILY RECORDS. MORNING LOWS WILL CLIMB TO
THE MID TO UPPER 50S. BETWEEN THE DRY NORTHWEST MID-LEVEL FLOW,
SUBSIDENCE FROM HUGE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. RIDGE THE RIDGE, AND THE
SYNOPTIC STORM TRACK REMAINING OFF TO THE NORTH, RAIN CHANCES WILL
REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
TEMPS WILL COOL A BIT MON AND TUES A DRY COLD FRONT SWEEPS SOUTH
THROUGH THE STATE. FOR NOW ONLY EXPECTING INCREASED CLOUD COVER
FROM THIS FRONT AND TEMPS TO DIP BACK DOWN INTO THE 60S AND 70
FROM THE 80S SUNDAY.
BY WED OF NEXT WEEK THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS ARE SHOWING TWO VERY
DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS. THE GFS SHOWS A VERY STOUT WAVE MOVING SE IN
THE UPPER LEVEL NWLY FLOW AND PUSHING INTO N GA BY 06-12Z WED.
THE ECMWF BRINGS IN A FAIRLY STOUT SURFACE RIDGE BEHIND THE DRY
COLD FRONT AND KEEPS THINGS DRY FOR WED. HAVE DECIDED TO JUST
INTRODUCE 20% POPS.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 743 PM EDT THU MAR 19 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT/VRB TO CALM OVERNIGHT, THEN PICK UP OUT OF THE SW AROUND 5
KTS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON. EXPECTING SKC OVERNIGHT WITH
ANOTHER PUSH OF MID-/UPPER-LEVEL CLOUDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
MARTIN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 41 74 53 82 / 0 0 0 10
ATLANTA 46 75 56 82 / 0 0 0 10
BLAIRSVILLE 39 71 50 78 / 0 0 10 10
CARTERSVILLE 42 77 53 83 / 0 0 0 10
COLUMBUS 43 77 51 83 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 42 73 55 81 / 0 0 0 10
MACON 41 76 50 83 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 44 79 55 85 / 0 0 0 10
PEACHTREE CITY 42 76 52 82 / 0 0 0 10
VIDALIA 42 76 50 84 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...31
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...MARTIN
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