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FXUS62 KFFC 071543
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1143 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..MORNING UPDATE
KEY MESSAGES
- SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STORMS THIS AFTERNOON,
AGAIN BRINGING THE RISK FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
- DIURNALLY-ENHANCED STORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE EACH DAY INTO
THE WEEKEND, WITH THREATS FOR HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS.
- AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REMAIN WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF SEASONAL
NORMS (MID-80S TO LOWER 90S) THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND.
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 1134 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING
IN WEST-CENTRAL GA FROM COLUMBUS UP THROUGH CARROLLTON. TODAY'S
FORECAST WILL ESSENTIALLY BE A CARBON COPY OF TODAY WITH STORM
COVERAGE PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. ADDITIONALLY,
STRONG DOWNBURST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POTENTIAL THREAT WITH
ANY THUNDERSTORMS GIVEN AMPLE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY STILL IN
THE REGION. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
ALSO ACCOMPANY ALL THUNDERSTORMS. LOW CLOUDS CONTINUE SCATTERING
OUT THIS MORNING GIVING WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. CURRENT
TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE LOW TO MID 80S IN CENTRAL GA
WHERE CLOUDS ARE LESS PREVALENT AND UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S
ELSEWHERE. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE FAIRLY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY
WITH FORECAST HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOW 90S IN NORTH GA (5-10 DEG
COOLER IN THE MOUNTAINS) AND LOW 90S IN CENTRAL GA.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
SHOWERS HAVE COME TO AN END FOR THE MOST PART ACROSS THE AREA
BUT WITH HOW LONG THE SHOWER ACTIVITY LINGERED OVER PORTIONS OF
THE AREA, CONFIDENCE IS INCREASED IN LOW CLOUDS AND/OR FOG THIS
MORNING IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED THE MOST RAINFALL. THE PATTERN
REMAINS UNCHANGED ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE BERMUDA HIGH TO OUR
EAST AND THE RIDGING TO OUR WEST WITH US IN THE MIDDLE OF IT
THROUGH SATURDAY LIKELY. THIS ALONG WITH FORECAST PWATS IN THE 2"+
AREA WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE MAIN THREATS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING. ALTHOUGH THE SEVERE RISK IS LOW, CANNOT RULE OUT A
SEVERE WARNING OR TWO WITH THE HIGH PWATS AND DECENT CAPE VALUES
THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FOR THE MOST PART
WITHIN A DEGREE OR TWO OF NORMAL, RISING TO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW
90S ACROSS THE AREA.
LONG TERM
(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 225 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
TYPICAL SUMMERTIME CONVECTION PATTERN WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT INDEX
VALUES RETURNING THIS WEEKEND. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FLIRT WITH
HEAT ADVISORY CRITERIA AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WORK WEEK.
ESPECIALLY THE SE PART OF THE CWA.
FORTUNATELY, THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON WHICH MAY
HELP EASE TEMPERATURES DURING PEAK HEATING. THERE IS PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT AFTERNOON CONVECTION WILL FORM EVERYDAY FOR THE
FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THOUGH NO STRONG SIGNAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER
EXISTS WITH THE LIMITED SHEAR IN PLACE. STRENGTH OF STORMS WILL
ULTIMATELY DEPEND ON HEATING.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 635 AM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
CEILINGS ~200-300FT ARE OCCURRING OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
AREA NEAR AHN AND ARE SLOWLY PUSHING WESTWARD. THERE IS A CHANCE
TO SEE IFR CIGS BRIEFLY AT THE METRO SITES THROUGH ~13-14Z THIS
MORNING. BEGINS TO SCATTER OUT BY 15-16Z BEFORE ANOTHER CU FIELD
FORMS WITH THE CHANCE FOR TSRA AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
(19-23Z). LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE SSE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...12Z UPDATE...
LOW CONFIDENCE ON IFR OCCURRENCE.
MEDIUM TO HIGH ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS.
HERNANDEZ
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 89 70 90 71 / 20 20 30 10
ATLANTA 89 72 90 73 / 30 30 40 20
BLAIRSVILLE 82 66 83 66 / 60 30 70 10
CARTERSVILLE 90 71 91 72 / 50 30 40 10
COLUMBUS 92 74 93 74 / 20 10 30 10
GAINESVILLE 87 71 88 71 / 30 30 50 10
MACON 91 72 92 73 / 10 10 30 10
ROME 90 70 90 71 / 40 20 50 10
PEACHTREE CITY 89 70 90 71 / 30 20 40 20
VIDALIA 93 73 90 73 / 30 10 50 30
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...HERNANDEZ
LONG TERM....VAUGHN
AVIATION...HERNANDEZ
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