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FXUS62 KFFC 170540
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
140 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024



...New 06Z Aviation Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Tuesday)
Issued at 225 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

Current satellite loop shows Mid level clouds streaming westward
over the state, from the tropical system moving onshore the Carolina
coast. The high pressure wedge is still dominating the weather
pattern over GA with good easterly surface winds, but it is
weakening. This tropical system rotating over the Carolinas is
helping to bring in a drier airmass wrapping around the backside of
the low center. This drier airmass is diminishing the cloud cover
over the state that we have been under for the past few days. Most
locations across the area will stay dry through the short term but We
still will see a chance for some precipitation from this system.
Eastern portions of the state that are closest in proximity to the
storm will see a 20% to 30% chance of showers Tonight and Tuesday.
Not expecting any thunderstorms.

Temperatures tonight and Tuesday night will be mainly in the 60s.
High temps Tuesday will be mainly in the 80s with some 70s across the
NE GA mountains.

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.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)
Issued at 225 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

The period will begin with an upper trough extending from S New
England to the E Gulf of Mexico. This feature will weaken and shift
slowly E into the weekend. At the surface, several low pressure
centers NE of the area will move off the mid-Atlantic coast with high
pressure building along the Eastern Seaboard. This setup will once
again produce a CAD wedge along the E side of the Appalachians as we
get into the weekend, with cooler temperatures, more clouds, and an
increasing chances for showers late in the period. Lingering, wrap-
around showers will affect NE zones during the day Wednesday, with
mostly dry weather elsewhere.

Wednesday`s highs will range from the mid 70s in the NE mountains to
the mid to upper 80s across the S half of the area. These
temperatures will generally persist into Saturday, with highs on
Sunday about 3 to 5 degrees cooler across most of the area. Overnight
lows will range from the upper 50s in the NE to the mid 60s across
the S through the period. /SEC

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.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 133 AM EDT Tue Sep 17 2024

VFR currently with calm conditions. BKN MVFR will be possible
around sunrise at northern TAF locations for a few hours before
improving back to VFR. MVFR returns to KATL/KAHN overnight. Winds
will be shifting to the NW over the course of the next few hours.
NW winds from 5-9KT will become light and VRB overnight.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
Medium confidence on MVFR. High confidence on remaining elements.

KAB

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          62  84  63  86 /  10  20   0  10
Atlanta         63  85  65  87 /  10  10   0  10
Blairsville     59  77  57  80 /  20  40   0  10
Cartersville    61  85  62  87 /   0  10   0  10
Columbus        65  87  66  88 /   0  10   0   0
Gainesville     63  83  63  85 /  10  20   0  10
Macon           65  87  65  89 /   0  10   0  10
Rome            62  85  63  87 /   0  10   0  10
Peachtree City  61  85  63  87 /   0  10   0   0
Vidalia         67  87  67  87 /   0  20  10  10

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

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SHORT TERM...NListemaa
LONG TERM....SEC
AVIATION...KAB