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FXUS62 KFFC 272349
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
749 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

...New 00Z Aviation Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Thursday)
Issued at 257 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

Key Messages:

  - Temperatures remain very seasonable.

  - Isolated to scattered rain chances return late Thursday into
    east central Georgia.

Discussion:

Pleasant late summer weather continues today as reinforcing dry
air filtered into Georgia. As surface high slides east, longwave
trough axis over the eastern CONUS will guide a wave into the
South/Southeast on Thursday. Expect increasing cloud cover through
the day Thursday and a return of isolated to scattered PoPs over
east central Georgia by early Thursday evening. The bulk of the
moisture, however, does look to hold off until the long term
period (see below).

Temperatures will remain seasonable through the short term.
Lingering high clouds overnight tonight are expected to keep
morning low temperatures a few degrees warmer than the crisp lows
earlier today. Thursday and Friday minimums should largely be in
the upper 50s to mid 60s. Highs are expected to be in the 80s.
Still running up to 6 degrees below normal for this time of year.

31

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday morning through next Tuesday)
Issued at 257 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

Key Messages:

    - Below normal temperatures through mid next week.

    - Scattered rain chances focused to central Georgia through the
      weekend into next week.

Discussion:

Rain chances will begin returning overnight Thursday into Friday
morning and shifting towards central Georgia into the weekend and
early next week. The overall upper level pattern of the long wave
trough over the eastern CONUS will prevail but with shortwave
impulses pushing a front into central Georgia over the weekend.
Ensembles have come into a bit of a better agreement with the EPS
and GEFS more meeting in the middle when it comes to rain chances.
Thinking overall is that we will see some type of showers move into
the area as a boundary sinks southward into central Georgia. Rain
chances as a result will push southward into the central Georgia
area with daily diurnally driven showers and thunderstorms into mid
week. One thing of note will be how much moisture we get and thus
rainfall. Currently PWATs are forecasted to stay around 1.5-2" with
the EPS which is on the higher end of climatology but the GEFS is
showing more 1-1.25" PWATs which is closer to average. OVerall
though thinking we will see rain chances higher along central and
southern Georgia but limited in northern GA. Temps will be the main
story as the arrival of the secondary cold front will reinforce the
cooler and drier air and thus the high/low temps through the long
term. Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s can be expected with lows in
the upper 50s to low 60s which are 3-7 degrees below normal.

Hernandez

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 747 PM EDT Wed Aug 27 2025

VFR conditions are expected through the period. SCT-BKN high
clouds will spread over the area on Thursday and gradually begin
to lower late in the day. A cu field around 050 is also
anticipated to develop in the afternoon. E to NE winds in the
early evening will become light and variable overnight, coming up
on the W side at 4-6 kts after 16Z on Thursday.

//ATL Confidence...00Z Update...
High confidence on all elements.

King

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          60  82  62  83 /   0   0  10  20
Atlanta         63  84  65  83 /   0  10  20  20
Blairsville     55  78  55  80 /   0   0  10  10
Cartersville    59  84  60  85 /   0  10  20  20
Columbus        65  88  68  82 /   0  20  30  40
Gainesville     60  81  60  83 /   0   0  10  10
Macon           65  86  68  83 /   0  10  20  30
Rome            57  84  59  84 /   0  10  10  10
Peachtree City  61  85  64  83 /   0  10  20  30
Vidalia         67  88  68  85 /   0  10  10  30

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...31
LONG TERM....Hernandez
AVIATION...King