Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
Issued by NWS Atlanta, GA
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154 FXUS62 KFFC 300735 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 335 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ...Morning Area Forecast Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday) Issued at 334 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 Showers and thunderstorms currently to the west are pushing into north GA mainly as showers. Much of the thunderstorm activity remains in ALabama. Expecting this broken line to move through the area resulting in showers affecting much of the area. Daytime heating will increase the instability for the area which will result in increased chances for thunderstorms as the broken line pushes through central GA. Not expecting anything severe but could see a couple of strong thunderstorms. After this shortwave moves through, expecting ridging to push back in with NW winds drying out the area. Nudged dewpoints down for Wednesday due to the NW winds. Highs in the upper 80s are forecast for Wednesday. Hernandez && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through Monday) Issued at 334 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 At a glance: - Hot. - 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 Thursday afternoon. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 60s so the AC will probably need to work overtime. 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 for this time of year. While that wave is expected to clear the area by Sunday, winds will shift to the SSW by the end of the weekend providing the CWA with enough moisture to kick off pulse convective season. As a result, most of the CWA has at least a slight chance for PoPs in the early afternoon beginning Sunday. Vaughn && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 133 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024 Showers currently off to the west begin to move in this morning with VCSH as early as 10z followed by -SHRA beginning ~12-13z. From 13-16z could see some MVFR CIGs over the area with the impact of those showers. Later in the afternoon expecting scattered -TSRA throughout the afternoon and evening. Wind shift to the SW is still expected ~12z. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Medium on all elements. Hernandez && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 79 58 84 58 / 70 20 0 0 Atlanta 77 60 84 61 / 70 20 0 0 Blairsville 71 54 79 54 / 90 10 0 0 Cartersville 76 57 83 56 / 80 10 0 0 Columbus 82 62 87 61 / 50 10 0 0 Gainesville 75 59 84 59 / 80 20 0 0 Macon 82 61 86 60 / 60 20 10 0 Rome 77 57 84 56 / 90 10 0 0 Peachtree City 79 58 84 58 / 70 20 0 0 Vidalia 86 65 87 64 / 40 50 20 0 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Hernandez LONG TERM....Vaughn AVIATION...Hernandez