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FXUS62 KFFC 041130
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
630 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025



...New 12Z Aviation Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 626 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

- The potential for any wintry precipitation this morning
      through early Friday remains very low.

    - A frontal boundary will bring waves of rainfall to North and
      Central Georgia through the weekend.

    - Rainfall totals ranging 1-3 inches are forecast with the
      highest totals concentrated mainly south of I-20. Totals
      less than 1 inch are forecast for North Georgia.


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.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 249 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

Mostly high clouds streaming across the area this morning, with
the next wave to affect GA developing along the LA Gulf coast.
This next wave will continue to deepen this morning as it moves
NE and pushes precip into SW GA right after daybreak. Temps this
morning will continue to fall into the lower to middle 30s but the
temps should begin to climb just enough after sunrise that we
should only see a very brief period of mixed precipitation if any
at all at the onset of the rain moving in. This wave/front moves
East across the area Today setting up good moisture flow to
continue from the gulf into the weekend. The main frontal boundary
sets up and stalls over central GA so looks like the best
moisture flow will traverse across that area. This will bring a
good 2" to 3" of precipitation to portions of central GA through
Sat with 0.5" to 1.5" totals across north GA. Instabilities are
very weak with this system so not expecting much in the way of
thunderstorms Today. We could see an isolated thunderstorm or two
Friday close to the frontal boundary across central GA, but again,
inability is weak so no severe storms expected.

Temps will get up into the upper 40s to middle 50s Today and
Friday with lows dipping down into the upper 30s to lower 40s
Tonight.

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.LONG TERM...
(Friday night through Wednesday)
Issued at 249 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

The long term picks up on Friday Night/Saturday morning with a
frontal boundary stalled across Central Georgia. With nothing to
push the boundary out of the region, it will stick around and be the
focus for waves of rainfall through the weekend. As mentioned in the
previous forecast, this much needed rainfall will act to ease
drought conditions across the state. While we are not too concerned
with widespread flooding, WPC has painted a Marginal Risk (Level 1
of 4) for excessive rainfall on Friday and Saturday for portions of
Central GA. Any training of showers or heavier showers could lead to
some localized nuisance flooding. Persistent cloud cover and
rainfall will keep temperatures on the cooler side through the
weekend. Forecast highs will be in the upper 40s in the mountains
and 50s elsewhere. Forecast lows will be in the upper 30s to the
north and 40s across Central GA. The highest elevations in
northeast GA may briefly approach or dip slightly below freezing
each night.

It`s not until the main mid-level trough and another strong cold
front moves across the Southeast between Sunday and Monday that
rainfall will start to come to an end. Cooler and drier air will
start to filter back into the area early next week with overnight
temperatures dipping back near or below freezing for many locations
Monday and Tuesday night.

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.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 626 AM EST Thu Dec 4 2025

Mostly high clouds across the area this morning. Will see
increased mid to low clouds later this morning/afternoon with
precip moving in also. The CSG and MCN areas will see precip move
in shortly after daybreak but the ATL/AHN area TAF sites wont see
any until after 00z Fri. Ceilings will stay mainly in the MVFR
range until precip moves in then ceilings go down into the MVFR to
IFR range. Once the rain begins expecting it to continue through
the TAF period. Winds will start out of the NW then turn to the NE
as the precip moves in. Wind speeds will stay in the 2-8kt range
through the period.

//ATL Confidence...12Z Update...
Confidence medium to high on all elements.

01

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          52  40  46  39 /  30  90  90  40
Atlanta         49  41  48  43 /  40 100  90  40
Blairsville     49  35  45  35 /  20  90  70  30
Cartersville    49  37  49  39 /  30 100  70  30
Columbus        51  43  54  45 /  80  90  90  70
Gainesville     52  40  46  40 /  20  90  90  30
Macon           52  42  52  43 /  70  90 100  70
Rome            52  40  52  42 /  30 100  60  20
Peachtree City  49  39  50  41 /  50 100  90  50
Vidalia         56  45  54  47 /  60  80 100  80

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.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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SHORT TERM...01
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...01