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FXUS62 KFFC 080524
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
124 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 122 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
- DRY CONDITIONS AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK.
- HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND INCREASINGLY BREEZY WINDS.
- TEMPERATURES WILL WARM UP TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THIS WEEKEND,
WITH ESSENTIALLY NO POTENTIAL FOR RAIN AND THUS WORSENING
DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE STATE FROM THE NE. THE RIDGE IS
CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKE STATES AND WILL
MOVE TO THE NEW ENGLAND AREA THROUGH WED MORNING. THIS RIDGE STAYS
FAIRLY STATIONARY THROUGH THU NOSING DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD
KEEPING THINGS DRY. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WILL BE THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS PUTTING GA UNDER FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
BE IN THE 20% TO 30% RANGE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. COMBINE
THIS WITH GUSTY EAST WINDS WE WILL SEE PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA UNDER FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLY A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG WARNING.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DIP BACK DOWN INTO THE 40S TO LOWER 50S
WITH HIGHS WED IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. TEMPS COOL A LITTLE BIT
WED NIGHT WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE 40S AND SOME UPPER 30S ACROSS
THE NE GA MOUNTAINS.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 PM EDT TUE APR 7 2026
WITH THE POLAR JET IN A BROAD RIDGING PATTERN, THE SURFACE HIGH
WILL BE POSITION SUCH THAT THE REGION REMAINS IN E TO SE FLOW
THURSDAY. THIS FLOW WILL BE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY PERSISTENT UPPER-
LEVEL SUBTROPICAL TROUGHING OVER THE SOUTHEAST LEADING TO
CYCLOGENESIS OFF THE FL/GA/SC COAST. AS THE SUBTROPICAL JET SURGES
AND BUILDS RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST AS WELL, THE SFC HIGH
WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE STATE AND OVER TO THE GULF COAST. WEAKENING
EAST FLOW AND INCREASING SINKING AIR WILL BRING TEMPERATURES UP
TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND. HIGHS BY SATURDAY WILL SEE A
RETURN TO THE MID 80S FOR ALL BUT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH
GEORGIA.
THE ONLY REAL CHANCE AT PRECIP WILL BE ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHERN
CWA AS THE SUBTROPICAL JET SURGES ON THURSDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN
A FEW SPOTTY LIGHT SHOWERS. SINKING AIR QUICKLY MOVES IN AS THE
SUBTROPICAL AND POLAR RIDGES COME PARTLY INTO PHASE WHICH MEANS
EVEN THESE THURSDAY POPS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 10%. CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE LONG TERM OUTLOOK EVEN
BEYOND THE NEXT 7-DAYS CONTINUES TO LOOK HOTTER THAN NORMAL AND
LIKELY DRIER TOO.
CONTINUED LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST AND
INCREASING TEMPERATURES MEAN FIRE WX WILL LIKELY BECOME THE MAIN
CONCERN THROUGH MUCH OF THE NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 122 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD AT ALL TAF SITES. GUSTY
ENE WINDS ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY AFTER 12Z, WITH SPEEDS OF
10-15 KTS AND GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS. WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 43 70 44 78 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 47 72 49 79 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 39 69 41 76 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 45 74 45 80 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 47 75 49 80 / 10 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 44 69 46 77 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 47 74 47 79 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 46 75 45 81 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 44 72 45 79 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 49 76 51 81 / 10 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR GAZ062-074>076-083>086-095>098-105>113.
SHORT TERM...31
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...31
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