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FNUS72 KFFC 010821
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR CARTERS LAKE SAR...GILMER COUNTY EMERGECNY MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
421 AM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HERE IS YOUR MORNING SPOT FORECAST UPDATE.
EXPECT INCREASINGLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS AS WE MOVE INTO THE MORNING
HOURS. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE AROUND 8
TO 10 AM THIS MORNING WITH OFF AND ON SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH GUSTY WINDS,
FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS AND MAY POSE A
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOOD THREAT SHOULD STORMS MOVE SLOWLY OR TRAIN
OVER THE SAME AREA THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL HELP TO LIMIT HEAT INDICES TO JUST BELOW 100
THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 5 TO 10 MPH OUT OF THE
SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. WINDS IN AND AROUND
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME GUSTY AND VARIABLE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE DAY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO
8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 72 78 79 73 75 76 72 68 63
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP............71 72 74 77 78 80 82 81 82 82
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE S S S S SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.3 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8
SURFACE WND GST.10 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS THROUGH THE
NIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND
5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........66 63 59 62 66 73 72 85 83 84 83 85
WEATHER COV.....LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY LKY LKY DEF CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH
TEMP............81 80 77 76 75 74 73 73 73 73 72 72
SURFACE WND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
SURFACE WND SPD.8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 3
SURFACE WND GST.17 17 17 17 17 16 16 14 13 12 12 12
FORECASTER...SMARLOW
REQUESTED BY...DIRECTOR FREEMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2618724.0/FFC
.DELDT 08/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL AFREEMAN@GILMERCOUNTY-GA.GOV
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