Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
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885 FXUS62 KFFC 290538 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 138 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024 ...New 06Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday) Issued at 735 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 At a glance: -Dry and pleasant! -Break from the weather for a few days. Now that the front has cleared the area we`ll be left with NW flow, drier weather and slightly cooler temperatures. Minimum RH values will drop into the 30s this afternoon which will be a nice break from the humidity. Highs today and tomorrow will be in the low to mid 80s with cooler temps in the higher elevations of NE Georgia. NW winds could be a little gusty today. Sustained at 10 to 15mph with gusts up to 20mph. Gusty conditions are expected to be the theme during the afternoon as long as the flow stays out of the NW for the mid part of the week. Vaughn && .LONG TERM... (Thursday morning through next Monday) Issued at 735 PM EDT Tue May 28 2024 As the extended forecast period begins, broad ridging aloft will be advancing into the eastern CONUS. A strong surface high associated with the ridge will be centered over the Great Lakes region, which will advance southeastward late in the week and into the weekend. As a weak shortwave traverses the northwesterly flow ahead of the ridge on Thursday, it will produce increase cloud cover across north and central Georgia. Isolated light sprinkles also cannot be ruled out, but dry air at the surface and the influence of the high should inhibit any precipitation beyond that. After starting the morning in the upper 50s to low 60s in north Georgia and mid 60s in central Georgia, highs will be a bit cooler on Thursday afternoon compared to the last couple of day, in mainly in the upper 70s in north Georgia and low to mid 80s in central Georgia. On Friday into Saturday, the ridge axis will move over the Southeast, at which point the surface high will move towards the mid- Atlantic coast. At this point, a CAD wedge will set up on the lee side of the Appalachians and into north Georgia. This will lead to continued cooler temperatures in north Georgia on Friday and Saturday, as a result. The influence of the ridge and surface high will largely inhibit rain chances on Friday and Friday night. On Saturday, a shortwave will advance northeastward from the Great Plains into the Midwest, with an associated surface low extending a cold front into the Lower Mississippi River Valley region. This front will advance eastward towards the forecast area on Saturday night into Sunday, at which point chances for showers and thunderstorms will begin to increase again. At this time, PoPs have been limited to high-end chance given lingering model uncertainty on the timing and evolution of this system. King && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1236 AM EDT Wed May 29 2024 VFR conditions with no precipitation or restrictions to VSBYs expected. Winds will stay out of the NW through the period with wind speeds in the 5-10kt range. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Confidence high on all elements 01 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 59 79 58 82 / 10 10 10 10 Atlanta 64 79 61 82 / 10 10 10 10 Blairsville 52 74 51 77 / 10 10 10 0 Cartersville 58 79 57 83 / 10 10 10 10 Columbus 66 85 65 86 / 10 10 20 10 Gainesville 60 78 58 80 / 10 10 10 10 Macon 64 84 63 84 / 10 10 10 10 Rome 60 77 57 83 / 10 10 10 10 Peachtree City 62 80 61 84 / 10 10 20 10 Vidalia 67 86 66 85 / 0 10 10 20 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Vaughn LONG TERM....King AVIATION...01