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FXUS62 KFFC 251813
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
213 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
..NEW 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS RETURN THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL
GA, AND THEN ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
- HEAT CONCERNS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK
WITH HIGH TEMPS CLIMBING INTO THE 90S AND HEAT INDEX VALUES
OVER 100 ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM SUNDAY ON.
- COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE ISOLATED OVER
THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 310 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
A QUIET START TO THE DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS, TEMPERATURES IN THE
60S, AND ONLY SOME MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS AROUND. TODAY WILL BE
A DAY OF TRANSITION, AS WE SHIFT FROM THE DRY AND RELATIVELY COOL
AIRMASS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS, TO A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS BY
FRIDAY. THE FEATURE KICK-STARTING THIS SHIFT IS A SUBTLE
SHORTWAVE OVER ALABAMA, WHICH HAS TURNED FLOW OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST. AS WARMER AND MORE HUMID AIR MOVES IN, IT WILL PROVIDE
FUEL FOR SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
CENTRAL GA. WHILE SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY MAY REACH AS FAR NORTH AS
THE SOUTHERN ATLANTA METRO, MOST OF NORTH GA WILL HAVE ENOUGH
LINGERING DRY AIR TO PREVENT CONVECTION. A FEW STORMS TODAY COULD
BE STRONG, WITH GUSTY WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 90 IN NORTH
GA, AND 95 IN CENTRAL GA.
ON FRIDAY, THE WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS SPREADS FURTHER NORTH,
SUPPORTING SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND STORMS ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA. A FEW OF THESE COULD AGAIN BE STRONG WITH GUSTY
WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WARM FURTHER, INTO THE LOW 90S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA, WITH HEAT
INDEX VALUES PEAKING IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 310 AM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN US THIS WEEKEND,
CENTERING ITSELF JUST TO OUR WEST/NORTHWEST BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
RISING HEIGHTS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE 90S
AREAWIDE THIS WEEKEND (OUTSIDE HIGHER ELEVATION LOCATIONS OF
NORTHEAST GA). INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL HELP PUSH HEAT INDICES
OVER 100 BY SUNDAY, WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES POTENTIALLY APPROACHING
OR EXCEEDING 105 DEGREES EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS PARTS OF THE
AREA. THIS GENERAL SYNOPTIC PATTERN APPEARS LIKELY TO CONTINUE
INTO THE MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK, WITH ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE IN
REASONABLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE PERIOD. RIDGING WILL LIKELY
SUPPRESS PRECIPITATION CHANCES, THOUGH CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT A
POP-UP SHOWER OR STORM MOST AFTERNOONS WITH DAYTIME HEATING.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 141 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
VFR CEILINGS WITH SOME SHOWERS ACROSS THE MCN AND CSG AREAS.
HAVE NOT SEEN ANY THUNDERSTORMS YET BUT THEY SHOULD GET GOING IN
THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE LOW CENTER TRACK ACROSS SOUTH GA. NOT
EXPECTING ANY OF THESE STORMS TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE ATL OR
AHN AREAS. EXPECTING PRECIP TO DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET WITH
ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS POPPING UP FRI AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA. CEILINGS SHOULD STAY VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD EXCEPT
IN AND AROUND ANY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. WINDS ARE VARIABLE OUT OF
THE SE TO SW THIS AFTERNOON BUT THEY SHOULD TURN MORE SWLY
OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY IN THE 3-7KT
RANGE WITH SOME GUST IN AND AROUND CONVECTIVE STORMS.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...18Z UPDATE...
CONFIDENCE HIGH ON ALL ELEMENTS
01
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 90 69 91 72 / 0 20 40 10
ATLANTA 88 71 90 73 / 0 10 30 10
BLAIRSVILLE 82 64 83 66 / 0 0 40 10
CARTERSVILLE 89 70 90 73 / 0 0 20 10
COLUMBUS 86 71 91 73 / 30 10 20 0
GAINESVILLE 87 68 88 72 / 0 10 30 10
MACON 88 70 90 73 / 10 10 50 10
ROME 89 69 89 73 / 0 0 20 10
PEACHTREE CITY 87 69 89 72 / 10 10 30 10
VIDALIA 92 73 93 74 / 20 20 40 20
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...CULVER
LONG TERM....WARE
AVIATION...01
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