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FXUS62 KFFC 051051
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
651 AM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
..NEW 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 648 AM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
- A LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUING MOVING ACROSS THE
AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
- A COLD FRONT FOLLOWING BEHIND THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS
WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPS FOR NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 304 AM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
RAINY START TO SUNDAY:
A DISORGANIZED LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS CURRENTLY MOVING
ACROSS NORTHWEST GEORGIA, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY PUSH
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A
LACK OF INSTABILITY AND STRONG FORCING WILL PREVENT ANY
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER TODAY, BUT WE COULD SEE A FEW STRONG
STORMS WITHIN THE LINE, WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.25-0.75" CAN BE EXPECTED, WITH OVER AN INCH
IN THE HARDEST HIT AREAS. THE LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS BEING
DRIVEN BY A COLD FRONT THAT IS FOLLOWING RIGHT BEHIND IT, AND
EXTENDS SOUTH FROM A LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. AS THE FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH NORTH GA BY EARLY AFTERNOON, AND MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL GA, A DRY AND COOL AIRMASS WILL SETTLE IN
BEHIND IT. THIS WILL CREATE A LARGE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY, WITH HIGH TEMPS STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE 60S
IN NORTH GA, BUT REACHING THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S IN EAST-CENTRAL
GA BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
DRY AND COOLER MONDAY:
BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE LOW TO MID LEVELS WILL BRING A
DRY AND COOL AIRMASS INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT FOR TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE LOW TO
MID 40S IN NORTH GA, AND UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S IN CENTRAL GA. UNDER
INCREASINGLY SUNNY SKIES, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO THE UPPER 60S
TO LOW 70S ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 304 AM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK BEGINS TUESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS TUESDAY
WILL BEGIN WARM AS RIDGING MOVES OVERHEAD AT THE MID LEVEL, HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. THIS TRANSITIONS TO A MORE WEDGE-LIKE SET UP AS
THE RIDGE MOVES EASTWARD BRINGING ROBUST NE AND E SURFACE FLOW BY
MID- WEEK. HIGHS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 60S
TO LOW 70S. TEMPERATURES REBOUND THROUGH LATE WEEK AS WEAK AND
BROAD MID LEVEL RIDGING EXPANDS ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS. MODEL
CONSENSUS ON THE INTENSITY OF THE RIDGE REMAINS LOW, HOWEVER EVEN
WEAK RIDGING WILL LIKELY LEAD TO HIGHS AROUND 80. A STRONGER
RIDGE WILL LEAD TO TEMPS CLOSER TO THE MID 80S BY NEXT SATURDAY,
SO WE WILL WAIT AND SEE.
THE GENERALLY DRY AND RIDGING PATTERN MEANS POPS REMAIN LESS THAN
20 PERCENT THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME. DROUGHT CONDITIONS
TO CONTINUE.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 648 AM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
A LINE OF SHRA/TSRA ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE
PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA FROM NW TO SE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOW
MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND REDUCED VIS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS LINE.
CIGS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TO VFR BEHIND THE FRONT, WHICH WILL BE BY
MID AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN SITES, AND LATE AFTERNOON FOR MCN
AND CSG. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SW THIS MORNING TO OUT OF THE NW BY
THE AFTERNOON/EVENING, INCREASING TO AROUND 10 KTS WITH GUSTS TO
20 KTS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON CIG/VIS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
CONFIDENCE FOR ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 72 47 69 46 / 90 0 0 0
ATLANTA 71 48 69 50 / 90 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 66 37 67 40 / 90 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 71 42 70 44 / 80 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 73 48 71 48 / 80 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 72 46 70 47 / 80 0 0 0
MACON 77 49 71 47 / 80 20 0 0
ROME 72 45 72 45 / 80 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 72 45 70 46 / 90 0 0 0
VIDALIA 86 57 73 51 / 50 40 10 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....SM
AVIATION...CULVER
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