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FXUS62 KFFC 070548
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
148 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 145 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS WEEK.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND INCREASINGLY BREEZY WINDS.
- TEMPERATURES WARM BACK UP TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL NEXT WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 333 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE COURSE OF THE SHORT TERM
BRINGING COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE CWA.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND SEASONAL WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID TO UPPER 60S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40S AND 50S. DEWPOINTS
BEHIND THIS WEEKEND'S COLD FRONT HAVE DROPPED INTO THE 30S AND
WILL STAY THERE FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH HAVE COME DOWN SOME OVER THE COURSE
OF THE MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THAT TREND GOING INTO
THE EVENING; WITH VALUES AT OR LESS THAN 10 MPH. WIND HAS HELPED
TO DRY OUT OUR FUELS ACROSS MANY OF THE FIRE ZONES, BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO WARRANT A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT TODAY. WITH COOLER DRIER AIR
IN PLACE HOWEVER, THE NEED FOR A FIRE WEATHER RELATED PRODUCT WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
LONG TERM
(WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 333 PM EDT MON APR 6 2026
UPPER LEVEL SPLIT FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN
CONUS THROUGH MUCH OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD. ON WEDNESDAY, A RIDGE
IN THE NORTHERN POLAR JET WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION
TOWARDS NEW ENGLAND. A STRONG SURFACE HIGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE
RIDGE WILL BE CENTERED NEAR THE NEW ENGLAND COAST, WHICH WILL
DEVELOP A CAD WEDGE ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE APPALACHIANS AND
INTO MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. WINDS WITHIN THE WEDGE ARE
EXPECTED TO BE E AT 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. AFTER THE
MORNING BEGINS WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S, TEMPERATURES
WILL REFLECT THE WEDGE DURING THE DAYTIME, WITH HIGHS BEING
LIMITED TO THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S. WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DROPPING TO NEAR 25%AND DRYING FUELS, HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, THE RIDGE IN THE POLAR JET WILL
MOVE AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. AS THIS OCCURS, THE SOUTHERN
SUBTROPICAL JET WILL SURGE NORTHWARD WITH ANOTHER RIDGE WITHIN
SETTING UP OVER THE REGION, WHICH WILL KEEP THE FORECAST AREA IN A
HIGH PRESSURE REGIME THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE HIGH WILL MEANDER BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND BECOME CENTERED OVER GEORGIA. AS THE WEDGE AND
EASTERLY FLOW WEAKEN, TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE UNDER
THE HIGH ON THURSDAY, RISING INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. SUBSIDENCE
UNDERNEATH THE HIGH WILL LARGELY INHIBIT RAIN CHANCES, THOUGH
ISOLATED SHOWERS CANNOT BE RULED OUT IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL
GEORGIA ON THURSDAY. AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE STRENGTHENS LATE IN
THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO
CLIMB. EXACTLY HOW MUCH WILL DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE RIDGE,
THOUGH HIGHS ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE MID 80S EACH
DAY FROM SATURDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 145 AM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD
WITH ONLY SOME PASSING HIGH CLOUDS (ABOVE 20KFT) AT TIMES. LIGHT
NORTHERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE NNE TO NE BY MID-
MORNING, AND THEN INCREASE TO 5-10 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH IN ALL ELEMENTS.
CULVER
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 47 65 44 70 / 0 0 10 10
ATLANTA 50 68 48 71 / 0 0 10 10
BLAIRSVILLE 42 63 39 67 / 0 0 10 10
CARTERSVILLE 48 69 46 72 / 0 0 10 10
COLUMBUS 51 71 49 74 / 0 10 20 10
GAINESVILLE 47 64 45 68 / 0 0 10 10
MACON 50 70 48 73 / 0 10 10 10
ROME 47 72 45 74 / 0 0 10 10
PEACHTREE CITY 48 69 46 72 / 0 0 10 10
VIDALIA 52 70 51 75 / 0 10 10 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR GAZ106-108>111.
SHORT TERM...VAUGHN
LONG TERM....KING
AVIATION...CULVER
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