Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
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543 FXUS62 KFFC 011739 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 139 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 ...New 18Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Thursday) Issued at 318 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 Current obs are showing areas of patchy dense fog over north GA and areas just south of ATL. An SPS for patchy dense fog is in effect through 8 am for this. After the fog clears after sunrise, looking at temps warming into the mid 80s and a cumulus field to setup over the area for the afternoon into the evening. No rain is expected for today. Looking at tomorrow, similar conditions are expected with temps rising into the upper 80s to close to 90 (central GA). Winds will stay light through the period, but overall a pretty quiet period as ridging takes back over until the weekend. Hernandez && .LONG TERM... (Thursday night through Tuesday) Issued at 318 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024 At a glance: - Caliente. - Chance for afternoon thunderstorm this weekend and into next week. With the ridge firmly in place, temperatures are expected to climb into the mid to upper 80s again on Friday. Overnight lows will be in the mid 60s; which is around 10-15 degrees above our normal overnight lows for this time of year. A short wave will bring the chance of thunderstorms north of I-20 on Friday night and into Saturday. This may help moderate temps in northern Georgia to the low 80s and upper 70s; still around 5 degrees above normal but temps across the southern part of the CWA may reach 90 by the afternoon. Conditionally stable conditions will settle in after the front moves out. Convective triggered thunderstorms will be possible beginning Sunday afternoon as daytime heating provides enough of a lift to get our humid summer atmosphere churning. Vaughn && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 132 PM EDT Wed May 1 2024 VFR conditions are expected through the cycle. CU field may go broken at times at CSG prior to sunset. Elsewhere, mostly scattered conditions are expected, with drier air aloft mixing into the cloud layer in the Atlanta metro area. This should thin cloud coverage, even as the clouds themselves spread beneath the subsidence inversion. Due to a wider temperature/dew point spread tonight, not much in the way of fog formation is expected. Winds will be very light, with the direction veering to NE at ATL around 01Z. There may be brief periods when the winds go E of N at ATL later this afternoon during maximum mixing. //ATL Confidence...18Z Update... Medium to high for wind direction, high for all other elements. SEC && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 58 87 62 84 / 0 10 0 20 Atlanta 62 87 65 84 / 0 10 10 30 Blairsville 55 82 59 77 / 0 0 10 50 Cartersville 57 88 63 84 / 0 0 10 40 Columbus 63 89 66 88 / 0 10 0 20 Gainesville 60 86 63 82 / 0 0 0 40 Macon 60 90 65 87 / 0 10 0 20 Rome 57 88 63 84 / 0 0 10 50 Peachtree City 59 88 64 85 / 0 10 10 30 Vidalia 64 90 66 89 / 0 10 0 10 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. $$ SHORT TERM...SEC LONG TERM....Vaughn AVIATION...SEC