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FXUS62 KFFC 200556
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
156 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 152 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 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
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 152 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
SW WINDS AROUND 5 KTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. PATCHY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS EXPECTED TOMORROW
AFTERNOON/EVENING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
HERNANDEZ
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 53 82 58 85 / 0 10 10 0
ATLANTA 56 82 59 85 / 0 10 10 0
BLAIRSVILLE 50 78 51 81 / 0 10 10 0
CARTERSVILLE 53 83 56 85 / 0 10 10 0
COLUMBUS 51 83 56 85 / 0 0 10 0
GAINESVILLE 55 81 57 84 / 0 10 10 0
MACON 50 83 57 86 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 55 85 58 88 / 0 10 10 0
PEACHTREE CITY 52 82 57 85 / 0 10 10 0
VIDALIA 50 84 58 87 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...31
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...HERNANDEZ
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