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FXUS62 KFFC 141745
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
145 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY, WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
- WARMING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 126 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
DRY CONDITIONS DOMINATE THE NEAR TERM WITH POST FRONTAL
CONDITIONS BRINGING DRY AIR INTO THE REGION. CLEAR SKIES WILL MEAN
AMPLE MIXING AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TODAY. WINDS
MAY GUSTS TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. FALLING RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL JUST
TOUCH ON CRITICAL VALUES THIS AFTERNOON (MOSTLY IN EAST-CENTRAL
GEORGIA).
OTHERWISE, WINDS TO BE MOSTLY LIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES ON THE UPSWING
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHS BY SATURDAY WILL BE WELL INTO THE 80S
WITH LOWS IN THE 50S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 126 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA CONTINUES INTO THE EXTENDED PERIODS
KEEPING THINGS MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. FOR
NOW IT LOOKS LIKE OUR BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE THE INCREASED DAY TIME
HIGH TEMPS AS WE GO INTO THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK. BY SAT MORNING A
WEEK WAVE MOVES SE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO KY/TN. WE WILL
SEE SOME INCREASE MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE BUT STILL NOT EXPECTING
ANY PRECIP. MAINLY INCREASED CLOUD COVER BUT TEMPS WILL GET UP INTO
THE 80S TO NEAR 90. THESE ELEVATED TEMPS CONTINUE THROUGH DAY 7 WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP EXPECTED BY TUE AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO
BREAK DOWN. FOR NOW ONLY GOING WITH A 20% CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS NOT EXACTLY TO CONFIDENT ON HOW FAST THE
RIDGE WILL BREAK DOWN.
FIRE WEATHER MAY END UP BEING A CONCERN INTO THE WEEKEND WITH RH
VALUES POTENTIALLY IN THE 25-30% RANGE BUT THANKFULLY WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FIRE WEATHER
FORECAST FOR POTENTIAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 140 PM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
VFR AND PRIMARILY SKC TO CONTINUE THRU THE TAF PD WITH OCNL
INTRUSION OF FEW 20-25KFT CIGS AFT 14Z FRIDAY. WINDS INITIALLY
BREEZY OUT OF THE NW AT 8 TO 15KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25KTS WILL
SLACKEN OVERNIGHT (CALM/VRB AT TIMES), SHIFTING TO THE E AT 5-8KTS
BY 08-09Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ALL ELEMENTS.
96
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 77 48 80 54 / 0 0 0 0
ATLANTA 74 52 80 58 / 0 0 0 0
BLAIRSVILLE 67 41 76 52 / 0 0 0 0
CARTERSVILLE 74 45 81 54 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 78 50 81 55 / 0 0 0 0
GAINESVILLE 74 48 78 56 / 0 0 0 0
MACON 80 50 81 54 / 0 0 0 0
ROME 74 44 80 52 / 0 0 0 0
PEACHTREE CITY 75 47 81 54 / 0 0 0 0
VIDALIA 82 55 83 59 / 0 0 0 0
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...SM
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...96
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