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FXUS62 KFFC 071019
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
619 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

...New 12Z Aviation Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

 - Cooler temperatures today with breezy easterly winds and
   isolated showers and storms.

 - Drier weather moves in through mid-week, with increasing rain
   chances by late week.

 - Temperatures gradually warm back to above normal through mid
   to late week.

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.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Tuesday)
Issued at 220 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Cooler, Breezy, and Mostly Dry Through Tuesday:

In the wake of a frontal boundary, a wedge-like pattern will setup
across most of north and central Georgia today. Breezy easterly
winds will usher in a `cooler` airmass, which will provide some
much needed relief from the recent stretch of heat. High
temperatures will struggle to climb above the low to mid 80s for
most of north GA, with upper 80s across the rest of the area.
While the airmass will be cooler and a little drier, there will
still be enough moisture and instability to support isolated to
scattered showers and weak thunderstorms during the day. Tonight
into Tuesday, a mid-level ridge over the south-central US will
expand east over our area. Subsidence from the ridge combined with
even drier air moving in within the breezy easterly flow will
result in very low rain chances. Temperatures in the morning will
be around the upper 60s, and then climb to the mid to upper 80s
in the afternoon.

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.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 220 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Broad midlevel ridging extending across the Gulf Coast states
midweek will begin flattening as a trough digs into the Great
Lakes region. By Thursday, the core of the ridge will have shifted
well westward into the southwestern US with troughing digging
farther southeastward by the week`s end.

Meanwhile, at the surface, easterly flow associated with an
early- week CAD setup will transition to the southwest by Thursday
in response to the surface high departing eastward and a cold
front dropping into the Ohio Valley. As such, PoPs look to
increase most appreciably by Thursday into Friday as moisture is
pulled back northward in advance of the approaching cold front.
This frontal boundary will provide impetus for increased
convective coverage heading into next weekend.

As far as temperatures are concerned, the initial early week
"cooldown" to more normal levels for September will revert back to
a warming trend through late week. Above-normal highs in the 90s
make a return with heat index values likely creeping back into the
upper 90s to near 100 for many.

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.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 615 AM EDT Mon Sep 7 2026

Widespread MVFR-IFR CIGs will continue to move in through the
morning hours. These will be slow to lift and scatter out to VFR,
generally by around 17-19Z. ISO-SCT SHRA will be around
throughout the day, with ISO TSRA possible during the afternoon.
MVFR CIGs may develop tonight at CSG and MCN. Winds out of the
east at 7-11kts through the period, with gusts to 20kts during
the afternoon.

//ATL Confidence...12Z Update...

Medium in CIGs today. High in all other elements.

Culver

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          82  67  88  67 /  30  10   0  10
Atlanta         85  71  87  71 /  20  10  10   0
Blairsville     77  62  81  62 /  30  10   0   0
Cartersville    87  69  88  69 /  10   0   0   0
Columbus        92  73  91  73 /  20  10  20   0
Gainesville     80  67  85  67 /  30  10  10   0
Macon           87  69  89  70 /  30  10  20  10
Rome            88  69  89  69 /  10   0   0   0
Peachtree City  86  69  88  69 /  20  10  10   0
Vidalia         87  71  88  71 /  50  20  40  10

&&

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

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SHORT TERM...Culver
LONG TERM....RW
AVIATION...Culver