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FXUS62 KFFC 020829
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
429 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Friday)
Issued at 428 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

Cirrus is currently over the area according to satellite. Overall
expecting a pretty normal day with an afternoon cumulus field and
temps in the upper 80s. The ridging set in place over the area moves
to the east Friday with a trough to our west. As this trough moves
further west, we start to see the beginnings of shower and
thunderstorm activity Friday afternoon and evening. With temps close
to 90, there will be ample instability to result in thunderstorms.
Although thunderstorms are not expected to be severe, cannot rule
out some strong wind gusts with any of the stronger storms.

Hernandez

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday night through Wednesday)
Issued at 428 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

At a glance:

- Showers and thunderstorms across much of north and central Georgia
on Saturday will help keep temps closer to normal.

- Habanero temps next week

The long term picks up as an inverted trough makes a ripple in what
has been otherwise zonal flow for the past few days. This will be
the trigger we need to get showers and thunderstorms going across
much of the CWA. A few storms could have frequent lightning and some
gust winds, but the severe threat remains low at this time. Rainfall
totals are expected to be less than half an inch as the system is
set to push out quickly once the front arrives.

Beside the brief shot of rain, and the cooler low temp on Sunday
morning the atmosphere rebounds pretty quickly as we start next
week. Highs on Monday will be in the mid to upper 80s and will
continue to climb through the week. A few afternoon thunderstorms
are possible Sunday and Monday but otherwise should be a great week
to spend time outside.

Vaughn

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 126 AM EDT Thu May 2 2024

Winds currently light and VRB will shift more to NE ~10z this
morning as high level cirrus remains across the area. Expecting
the normal cu field to setup this afternoon and then into the
overnight period expecting cirrus to blanket the area ahead of
approaching showers Friday evening.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...

Medium to high confidence on all elements.

Hernandez

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          87  62  82  63 /   0   0  40  50
Atlanta         87  66  81  65 /   0  10  50  60
Blairsville     82  59  75  59 /   0  10  60  70
Cartersville    88  64  83  63 /   0  20  50  60
Columbus        90  66  86  66 /  10  10  30  40
Gainesville     85  63  80  64 /   0   0  50  50
Macon           88  65  85  65 /   0   0  30  30
Rome            88  64  81  63 /   0  30  60  70
Peachtree City  88  64  83  63 /   0  10  40  60
Vidalia         89  65  88  68 /  10   0  20  20

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...Hernandez
LONG TERM....Vaughn
AVIATION...Hernandez