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FXUS62 KFFC 270559
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
159 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY. A FEW STORMS ACROSS FAR NORTH GEORGIA MAY
BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE AND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AN ISOLATED
DAMAGING WIND GUST ON SATURDAY.
- HEAT WILL BUILD THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK, WITH AFTERNOON
HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE 90S AND HEAT INDEX VALUES OVER 100
FROM SUNDAY ON.
- ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 235 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2026
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS MAINLY MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ACROSS
THE AREA WITH SOME STORMS POPPING UP ACROSS EAST AND CENTRAL GA.
THERE IS A WEAK PLUME OF MOISTURE ACROSS EAST AND CENTRAL GA LEFT
OVER FROM THE WAVE THAT MOVED THROUGH THE STATE YESTERDAY THAT
THE STORMS ARE FIRING ALONG. THESE STORMS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS
CENTRAL AND EAST GA THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS THEN DIMINISH BY
MIDNIGHT.
ALSO SEEING ON THE SATELLITE LOOP A BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM THE GREAT
LAKE STATES TO THE MID-ATLANTIC. THERE IS ALSO A DEVELOPING LOW
CENTER ACROSS KS/MO THAT WILL MOVE E TO SE AND PULL THE WESTERN END
OF THIS BORDER SOUTH INTO KY/TN. THIS BOUNDARY DOES NOT MOVE SOUTH
INTO GA AS THE STRONG BERMUDA RIDGE AXIS IS STILL ACROSS SOUTH GA
AND STAYING FAIRLY STATIONARY. THERE WILL BE A FEW WAVES THAT MOVE
EAST ALONG THIS BOUNDARY WITH A WAVE MOVING ACROSS TN SAT
AFTERNOON/EVENING. THE PROXIMITY OF THIS WAVE WILL SPARK SOME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
STATE SAT. THIS IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHERE SPC CURRENTLY HAS A
MARGINAL RISK OF STORMS SAT. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO DIMINISH OVER
NIGHT INTO SUN.
TEMPS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO WARM SLOWLY WITH HIGHS SAT AND SUN MAINLY
IN THE 90 TO 98 DEG RANGE. WITH THE INCREASED HUMIDITY, PORTIONS OF
EAST CENTRAL GA WILL BE CLOSE TO HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA SUN SO WILL
NEED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THINGS AS THEY PROGRESS.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 235 PM EDT FRI JUN 26 2026
AT THE START OF THE EXTENDED RANGE ON SUNDAY, MID-LEVEL RIDGING WILL
BEGIN TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE MIDSECTION OF THE COUNTRY, SETTLING
ACROSS THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR A MULTI-DAY
HEAT EVENT TO CARRY US THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. AT ITS STRONGEST, THE
AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE IS PROGGED TO BE CLOSE TO 600DAM, ROUGHLY 2
STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. TEMPERATURES
WILL SOAR AS IT STAGNATES, WITH HIGHS EACH DAY THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY
PROGGED TO BE IN THE 90S AREAWIDE. CARE WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN TO
MONITOR TRENDS IN INTENSITY AND PLACEMENT OF THE RIDGE, BECAUSE
THERE ARE SIGNALS THAT LOCALES ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PORTION OF
OUR FORECAST AREA MAY APPROACH 100 DEGREE AIR TEMPERATURES LATE NEXT
WEEK. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S
(EASTERLY COMPONENT TO SURFACE WINDS WILL PRECLUDE HUMIDITY FROM
BEING AS OPPRESSIVE AS IT COULD BE) EVERY DAY -- GIVEN EXPECTED
OVERLAP WITH OUTDOOR COMPONENTS OF MAJOR SPORTS EVENTS IN THE METRO
AND THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND, EXTREME CARE WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN
IF SPENDING EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OUTDOORS.
THE ONLY SOURCE OF A BRIEF REPRIEVE FROM DANGEROUS HEAT WILL BE
CONTINUED CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. GIVEN WEAK FLOW ALOFT, THE PRIMARY
CATALYST WILL BE INTRUSIONS OF MOISTURE AND WEAK FORCING ALONG THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERIPHERY OF PRESIDING RIDGE. CHANCES WILL BE
HIGHEST (40-50%) ON MONDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA,
ARE RELATIVELY SCANT (15-25%) THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG
TERM. KINEMATICS WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITED, SO CHANCES FOR SEVERE
WEATHER APPEAR TO BE LOW AT THIS TIME, AND ANY QUASI-ORGANIZATION OF
STORMS WOULD BE RELIANT ON RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES OR
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING GRADIENTS.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 142 AM EDT SAT JUN 27 2026
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS,
THOUGH SCATTERED MVFR LEVEL CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP IN CENTRAL GEORGIA
NEAR CSG/MCN AROUND 10-11Z. ANOTHER CU FIELD BETWEEN 035-050 WILL
DEVELOP BY 14-15Z. SCATTERED SHRA/TSRA IS ANTICIPATED IN NORTH
GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HIGHEST IN THE
FAR NORTHERN TIER, BUT MAY IMPACT THE ATL METRO SITES AND AHN
AFTER 19Z. WINDS WILL BE SW TO W THROUGH THE PERIOD, AND ARE
CURRENTLY 5 KTS OR LESS AND WILL INCREASE TO 5-10 KTS AFTER 15Z.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM CONFIDENCE ON SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS AND SHRA/TSRA CHANCES.
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
KING
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 74 94 75 97 / 20 20 0 30
ATLANTA 75 93 76 95 / 20 20 0 20
BLAIRSVILLE 67 85 68 88 / 60 50 10 30
CARTERSVILLE 74 92 75 95 / 30 40 10 20
COLUMBUS 74 94 76 95 / 0 10 10 20
GAINESVILLE 73 91 73 94 / 30 30 0 20
MACON 74 94 76 95 / 10 20 10 40
ROME 73 91 75 95 / 30 30 0 10
PEACHTREE CITY 73 92 75 94 / 10 20 10 20
VIDALIA 75 96 76 97 / 10 10 20 50
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....96
AVIATION...KING
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