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FXUS62 KFFC 060541
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
141 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 135 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS WEEK.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS
OF THE AREA EARLY TO MIDDLE OF THE WEEK DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY.
- TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL LATE WEEK INTO
NEXT WEEKEND.
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
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 135 AM EDT MON APR 6 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE 06Z TAF
PERIOD. WINDS OUT OF THE NW TO NNW AT 5-10 KTS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. FOR MOST OF THE DAY, WINDS AROUND ATL WILL BE 4-8
KTS AND WILL HOVER AROUND DUE N, VARYING BETWEEN NNE AND NNW.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIRECTION AROUND ATL TODAY. HIGH FOR
ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 46 74 47 66 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 50 74 50 69 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 40 70 42 63 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 43 75 49 70 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 47 77 51 72 / 0 0 0 10
GAINESVILLE 47 73 48 65 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 48 76 51 71 / 0 0 0 10
ROME 46 75 47 71 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 46 75 49 70 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 52 78 53 73 / 0 0 0 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...CULVER
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