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FXUS62 KFFC 251852
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
252 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
..AFTERNOON AREA FORECAST 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
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 215 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
A WEAK LOW CENTER MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTH GA WITH
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ROTATING AROUND THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE STORMS SHOULD STAY MAINLY ACROSS THE MCN AND CSG AREAS AND
SOUTHWARD AS THIS WAVE WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST THEN NE ACROSS SC
FRIDAY. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME RESIDUAL MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA
FRI SO EXPECTING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EAST AND CENTRAL GA. OUR NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR
SOME STORMS WILL BE SAT AS THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A WAVE MOVING
SE OUT OF TN ACROSS NORTH AND EAST GA SAT/SAT NIGHT. A WEAK WEDGE
DOES BUILD INTO NE GA AHEAD OF THIS WAVE AND THE WAVE DOES WEAKEN
AS IT PUSHES ACROSS THE APPALACHIAN RIDGE INTO THE REGION. WE ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER A MARGINAL RISK AREA FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND
EAST GA SAT. TEMPS WILL CONTINUE TO WARM INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S EXPECTED THROUGH SAT.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 215 PM EDT THU JUN 25 2026
A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE
SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSES
THROUGH THE AREA. POPS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS NORTHERN LOCATIONS.
MOVING INTO THE LATER PART OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, A
H500 RIDGE WILL CENTER ITSELF JUST WEST OF THE STATE OVER MS/LA.
GIVEN THE STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, CALM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. WITH THAT SAID, DANGEROUSLY HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED.
SOME LOW END POPS ARE POSSIBLE UNDERNEATH THIS RIDGE BUT THE MAIN
HAZARD WILL BE THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS LEADING TO DANGEROUS
HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE. MAX HEAT INDEX VALUES
WILL LIKELY GET INTO THE UPPER 90S TO JUST OVER 100 DEGREES ACROSS
MUCH OF THE STATE BY LATE THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
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 69 91 72 94 / 20 40 10 10
ATLANTA 71 90 73 92 / 10 30 10 10
BLAIRSVILLE 64 83 66 84 / 0 40 10 50
CARTERSVILLE 70 90 73 91 / 0 20 10 20
COLUMBUS 71 91 73 93 / 10 20 0 10
GAINESVILLE 68 88 72 90 / 10 30 10 10
MACON 70 90 73 93 / 10 50 10 10
ROME 69 89 73 90 / 0 20 10 30
PEACHTREE CITY 69 89 72 91 / 10 30 10 10
VIDALIA 73 93 74 95 / 20 40 20 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....CONDRY
AVIATION...01
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