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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
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203 FXUS62 KFFC 120746 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 346 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...Morning Area Forecast Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday) Issued at 343 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Warm, benign weather is expected through the short term period. Coastal low pressure area over the South Atlantic Bight, just in the periphery of the Bermuda ridge, will provide tropical moisture into the Carolinas and far eastern Georgia this afternoon and into Saturday. As a result, expect warming trend to continue into the weekend, with temperatures and dew points increasing by a few degrees each day. Heat Index values will be in the upper 90s to low 100s, and remain below Heat Advisory criteria through Saturday. Forecast grids continue to include slight to chance PoPs for east central Georgia for this afternoon and Saturday, but tight PoP gradient will restrict chances close to the South Carolina border. Into the weekend, sunny skies will be marked by building CU field and widespread CU/stratus spreading in from the east. Winds will be light and variable. 31 && .LONG TERM... (Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 343 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 At a glance: -Afternoon thunderstorms and heat will be the main story through the long term. -A weak low pressure will bring a band of showers and thunderstorms to northern GA on Friday afternoon. Not a lot of changes to the forecast this time around. Temperatures will remain largely in the 90s through the forecast period with lows in the 70s. The biggest feature through the long term will be a front that moves in from the NW on Friday afternoon. The associated upper level trough is relatively flat considering the parent low will move through the Great Lakes region. As a result, severe weather seem unlikely but a few thunderstorms will be possible. Rainfall totals don`t appear like they`ll help ease any of the drought conditions we`re falling into with totals being less than a tenth. The front is quick to move out, and doesn`t seem to want to provide any significant temp relief either. By the time the weekend rolls around, we`ll be back in the 90s with heat indices in the triple digits. Vaughn && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 219 AM EDT Fri Jul 12 2024 VFR conditions expected through the period. SCT-BKN CU 5-8kft expected with daytime heating. For KATL, winds this morning will initially be NE, then shift to the NNW after 16-18Z. For most of the terminal sites, light (6kt or less) and variable winds have been indicated in the TAF. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Moderate confidence on wind direction. High confidence on all other elements. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 96 73 97 73 / 0 0 10 0 Atlanta 95 74 97 76 / 0 0 10 0 Blairsville 89 66 90 67 / 10 10 10 0 Cartersville 96 71 98 72 / 10 0 10 0 Columbus 98 74 100 77 / 10 0 10 0 Gainesville 94 73 96 74 / 10 0 10 0 Macon 98 73 99 75 / 10 0 10 0 Rome 97 71 98 73 / 10 0 0 0 Peachtree City 96 72 98 74 / 0 0 10 0 Vidalia 96 75 98 77 / 20 10 20 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...31 LONG TERM....Vaughn AVIATION...31