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FXUS62 KFFC 142343 AAA
AFDFFC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
740 PM EDT FRI JUN 14 2013

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
QUIET SHORT TERM ON TAP THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
QUICKLY BUILDS AND CENTERS OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY.
EXPECTING SUNNY CONDITIONS...WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO SEASONAL.
THOUGH A FEW MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A WEAK IMPULSE ACROSS FAR
NORTHEAST GEORGIA SATURDAY...HAVE OPTED TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE
FORECAST AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE LACK OF ASSOCIATED MOISTURE.

31

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
MAINLY DRY WEATHER EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY WITH SMALL CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER N GA SUNDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THERE IS SOME
INCREASED MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT
APPROACHING SHORT WAVE WHICH MOVES IN ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY. THIS
INCREASED MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
END OF NEXT WEEK ALLOWING FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL BE MOSTLY DIURNALLY
DRIVEN THROUGH THE WEEK. ALSO THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE WESTERLIES
MOVE OVER THE REGION WHICH WILL ALLOW SHORT WAVES TO ENHANCE ANY
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N GA LATE
TUESDAY/EARLY WEDNESDAY AND COULD HANG AROUND THE CWA THROUGH
WEEKS END. THIS FRONT WILL ACT AS A CATALYST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPS SHOULD BE NEAR SEASONAL NORMS.

01

&&

.AVIATION...
00Z UPDATE...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE TN VALLEY HAS BEGUN TO DOMINATE MOST OF THE TAF SITES WITH
A NE FLOW. EXPECT SURFACE WINDS TO REMAIN LIGHT AND GRADUALLY VEER
TO SE ON SAT AS THE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE CAROLINAS.

//ATL CONFIDENCE...00Z UPDATE...
HIGH CONFIDENCE ON ALL ELEMENTS.

16

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          62  87  65  89 /   0   0   0   5
ATLANTA         67  86  69  87 /   0   0   0  10
BLAIRSVILLE     58  82  61  84 /   0   0   0  20
CARTERSVILLE    62  86  65  88 /   0   0   0  20
COLUMBUS        69  89  71  90 /   0   0   0   5
GAINESVILLE     64  84  67  86 /   0   0   0   5
MACON           64  89  66  89 /   0   0   0   5
ROME            62  87  65  88 /   0   0   0  20
PEACHTREE CITY  61  86  64  87 /   0   0   0  10
VIDALIA         68  90  68  90 /   0   0   0   5

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....01
AVIATION...16