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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
737 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
..NEW 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 720 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
- SHOWERS WILL EXIT CENTRAL GEORGIA BY AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT.
- A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT, USHERING IN
DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE
WEEK AHEAD.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS
OF THE AREA EARLY TO MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 203 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO CLEAR THE
CWA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SO FAR IT'S BROUGHT LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF RAIN AND NOTHING IN TERMS OF SEVERE WEATHER. A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FAR SE PORTIONS OF THE CWA COULD BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE, BUT GIVEN THE CLOUD COVERAGE OUT THERE IT MAY BE
DIFFICULT TO GENERATE THE INSTABILITY NEEDED FOR WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS.
ONCE THE LINE CLEARS OUT, SKIES WILL QUICKLY CLEAR AND
TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS FOR MOST OF THE
AREA. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO
TOMORROW UNTIL THE FRONT PUSHES OFF AND HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN
OVER THE AREA. THAT PROCESS WILL PUSH IN QUIET DRY CONDITIONS, AND
WE'LL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK WEEK.
LONG TERM
(TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 203 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
AS THE LONG TERM PERIOD BEGINS, A MID-LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. MEANWHILE, A STRONG SURFACE HIGH WILL
TRAVERSE THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND ADVANCE TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND.
WITHIN THIS PATTERN, CLEARING SKIES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
CAN BE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY MORNING
WILL BE IN THE 40S AND LOW 50S. DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF THE MID-
LEVEL RIDGE, AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN MONDAY,
IN THE LOW 70S ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN TIER AND IN THE MID 70S
ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN IN THE
MID 30S TO LOW 40S, WHICH WILL RESULT IN RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROPPING TO BETWEEN 25-35 PERCENT IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. LOCATIONS IN EAST-CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD FURTHERMORE DROP
BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS. NE WINDS BETWEEN 8-12 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED TO KEEP US OUT OF RED FLAG CRITERIA UNLESS WINDS TREND
STRONGER IN ENSUING FORECAST UPDATES. HOWEVER, THE NEED FOR A
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT APPEARS LIKELY ON TUESDAY CONSIDERING DRYING
FUELS AND ONGOING DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
ON WEDNESDAY, THE SURFACE HIGH WILL BE CENTERED NEAR NEW ENGLAND,
WITH A CAD WEDGE DEVELOPING ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE
APPALACHIANS AND OVERSPREADING MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. WINDS
WITHIN THE WEDGE ARE EXPECTED TO BE E AT 12-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25-30 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO REFLECT THE WEDGE WITH TEMPS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE ON
THURSDAY AS ANOTHER, MORE BROAD RIDGE SET UP OVER THE EASTERN
CONUS, RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
RISING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, THOUGH THE EXTENT OF HOW MUCH
WILL DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS RIDGE. THE HIGH PRESSURE
REGIME WILL LARGELY LIMIT RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK, WITH POPS OF 20% OR LESS BEING CONFINED TO THE FAR SOUTHERN
TIER OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 720 PM EDT SUN APR 5 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
WINDS WILL BE NW TO NNW AT 5-10 KTS OVERNIGHT. EARLY TOMORROW
(MONDAY) MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL BE 3-8 KTS AND WILL
HOVER AROUND DUE N WITH PERIODS OF NNE AND NNW LIKELY.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
MARTIN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 46 69 46 74 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 48 70 50 74 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 38 66 40 70 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 42 70 43 75 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 48 70 47 77 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 46 70 47 73 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 49 71 48 76 / 10 0 0 0
ROME 45 71 46 75 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 45 69 46 75 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 57 73 52 78 / 30 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...MARTIN
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