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FXUS62 KFFC 080552
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
152 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
..NEW 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.
- DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES PEAKING EACH AFTERNOON AND WARM
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS BY MID WEEK AS TEMPS
WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 219 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS SANDWICHED BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN US AND THE BERMUDA HIGH OVER THE ATLANTIC. WITH
THIS PATTERN EXPECTED TO HOLD THROUGH THE WEEKEND EXPECT WARM
TEMPERATURES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, PEAKING EACH
AFTERNOON, TO BE THE TREND FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ALL
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT (PWS) AND DECENT INSTABILITY
MAY ALSO FAVOR A RISK FOR DOWNBURST WINDS.
PATCHY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY EACH MORNING
RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE, PRIMARILY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE A GOOD BIT OF
RAIN. OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH GA MOUNTAINS, TEMPERATURES EACH DAY ARE
FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE MID 60S TO LOW 70S.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 219 PM EDT FRI AUG 7 2026
THE CWA WILL CONTINUE WITH A HOT AND HUMID PATTERN THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD, INFLUENCED BY A RETROGRADING BERMUDA HIGH THAT
WILL BUILD HEIGHTS THROUGH THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK WITH A
PERSISTENT LIGHT SOUTHERLY FLOW. THE MOISTURE PROFILE WILL REMAIN
CONDUCIVE FOR DIURNAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY, BUT
COVERAGE WILL LIKELY BE SLIGHTLY LESS FROM THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS
IN THE ABSENCE OF THE DEPARTED MID/UPPER-LEVEL LOW. WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL REMAINS LIMITED WITH A WEAK SHEAR PROFILE
AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT. THAT BEING SAID, SOME STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL RATES THROUGH THE
PERIOD. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ON THE RISE, INCREASING
INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S THROUGH MONDAY, WHICH COULD PROMPT A HEAT
ADVISORY BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AS WE MOVE INTO THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK, THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS
INTO THE GULF WITH POSSIBLE SHORTWAVE ACTIVITY TRAVERSING THE
NORTHERN PERIPHERY OVER OUR CWA. THIS WOULD ENHANCE THE DIURNAL
CONVECTION BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 148 AM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE AREA CURRENTLY. SHOULD SEE ANY
IFR/MVFR STOP SHORT OF THE TAF SITES AND ONLY EXPECTING A PERIOD
OF SCATTERED MVFR ~14-15Z BEFORE SCATTERING OUT TO VFR ~3-4KFT.
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE NORTHERN TAF SITES ~19-23Z.
CLEARING SKIES OVERNIGHT. WINDS LARGELY VRB WILL PICK UP OUT OF
THE SE AT 4-7KT.
//ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE...
MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.
HERNANDEZ
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ATHENS 71 92 72 91 / 20 30 20 60
ATLANTA 73 91 74 90 / 20 20 20 50
BLAIRSVILLE 66 85 67 85 / 20 60 20 70
CARTERSVILLE 72 92 73 90 / 10 40 20 60
COLUMBUS 75 92 75 92 / 10 40 10 30
GAINESVILLE 72 90 73 90 / 20 40 20 60
MACON 72 91 73 92 / 20 40 20 20
ROME 71 91 72 91 / 10 40 20 60
PEACHTREE CITY 72 91 73 90 / 20 30 20 50
VIDALIA 73 91 74 93 / 30 50 30 10
FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....82
AVIATION...HERNANDEZ
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