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FXUS62 KFFC 130759
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
359 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024


...Morning Area Forecast Discussion...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Tuesday)
Issued at 358 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

Key Messages:

 - The slight risk for severe weather today has shifted southward
and out of central Georgia.

 - High temperatures should be 8 to 12 degrees below seasonal
averages today.

 - Isolated severe storms may occur in the region Tuesday afternoon
and evening.

Today and Tonight:

An upper level trough will track gradually from the Central Plains
towards the Tennessee Valley during this period. Lift ahead of the
trough should help generate widespread precipitation in the
Southeast over the next 36 hours. Guidance from the HREF favors the
development of two MCSs in the vicinity of a baroclinic zone along
the Gulf Coast. Forecaster confidence regarding the timing and track
of both MCSs has increased over the last 12 hours and we now expect
the most robust thunderstorm activity to be focused over southern
Georgia and the Florida Panhandle. Any storms that do occur in
central or northern Georgia should be elevated and this will hinder
the potential for severe weather. As such the Slight Risk (level 2
of 5) of severe weather that was over parts of central Georgia in
the prior SPC outlook has been shifted southward and out of central
Georgia in the latest update. A Marginal risk remains, but any
severe risk should be very limited. Forecast rainfall totals through
tonight have also been reduced due to the decreased convective
potential, and we now expect amounts in the 0.20 to 0.90 inch range
through 8 AM Tuesday.

Cloud cover and scattered rain showers should keep temperatures cool
today. High temperatures this afternoon are forecast to be 8 to 12
degrees below seasonal averages. This translates into temperatures
in the upper 60s and lower 70s.

Tuesday:

A weak shortwave trough should rotate around the parent trough in
the Tennessee Valley Tuesday morning. This should lead to a relative
peak in rainfall coverage in Georgia Tuesday morning. Clearing skies
behind the shortwave and diurnal heating should result in the
development of scattered thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon. Though mid-
level lapse range appear modest (5.5-6.0 C/km), increasing
instability (SBCAPE 1000-2000 J/kg) and 0-6 km shear values between
20 and 35 kt could generate a couple of strong or severe
thunderstorms. The main hazards with any storms are expected to be
damaging winds or hail. The storm prediction center currently has
all of Georgia painted with a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for
severe weather. Forecaster confidence in isolated severe weather in
northern and central Georgia is higher for Tuesday than it is for
today.

Albright

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday night through Sunday)
Issued at 358 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

We pick up the long term forecast at the end of Tuesday, where some
interesting weather may still be ongoing across the CWA. For more
details on that, read above. Upper low aloft should be exiting
through the night with some lingering storms and showers that should
become more isolated as the night progresses. A broad sfc low
pressure will be in the process of transitioning across the
Appalachians on Wednesday to a new baroclinic zone with the Gulf
Stream, so low level moisture will be wrapping into parts of north
GA. This will bring some chances of showers, and if the sun breaks
out, possibly a storm or two. There also may be some remnant
boundaries in place near central Georgia that could be a focus for
an isolated storm or 2, especially in the east where the upper level
environment would be slightly less hostile.

Thursday continues to look mostly clear with highs quickly soaring
into the 80s across the CWA. Our next shortwave will arrive along
the southern branch of the jet stream on Friday as another wave is
passing by in the northern branch over the Great Lakes. Ensembles
differ in how these two interact, with some members phasing them a
bit, and others leaving the southern shortwave trailing a bit. In
terms of the forecast, our SW flow aloft with decent moisture return
in basically all solutions brings chances of rain - the question
will be just how much and will there be any severe component with
it. It will also have big impacts on the weekend forecast, as a wave
that lags behind will leave the CWA in a favorable regime for
continued diurnally driven precip chances, and another decent shot
of rain once the system finally pulls through, but the other
solution may leave a boundary near the CWA that could remain a focus
for showers and convection through the weekend. As a result, PoPs on
Friday are in the likely range, while the rest of the weekend shows
chance to slight chance to represent both the uncertainty and the
diurnally driven potential. Current forecast rainfall amounts would
be 1-1.5" across the CWA, but expect this to change as details
become more clear.

Lusk

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 147 AM EDT Mon May 13 2024

VFR conditions (BKN-OVC AOA 5000 ft AGL and unrestricted
visibility) will linger in the region through 12Z today. After
12Z a gradual transition to MVFR then IFR conditions (ceilings
600-3000 ft AGL) is expected. Rain showers and isolated
thunderstorms will also become more widespread, with impacts to
visibility (2 to 6 SM) possible for all the TAF sites. The
likelihood of thunderstorms was to low to include them in any of
the TAFs at this time. Winds will be calm through 13Z Monday, then
east to southeast (080-150) winds (4 to 12 kt) will develop and
linger through at least 12Z Tuesday.

//ATL Confidence...06Z Update...
Overall confidence in the ATL TAF is moderate.
High confidence in the wind forecast.
Moderate confidence in the precipitation timing.
Low confidence regarding onset timing of the MVFR/IFR ceilings,
but high confidence that they will occur.

Albright

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          71  61  76  63 /  60  70  70  60
Atlanta         69  63  77  63 /  80  50  70  50
Blairsville     65  57  71  58 /  60  80  90  80
Cartersville    70  61  78  61 /  80  50  80  60
Columbus        72  65  81  66 /  90  70  80  50
Gainesville     68  61  74  63 /  60  70  70  70
Macon           73  64  80  66 /  90  60  80  50
Rome            70  61  79  61 /  70  50  80  60
Peachtree City  70  62  79  63 /  90  50  70  50
Vidalia         78  67  81  70 /  80  60  80  60

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...Albright
LONG TERM....Lusk
AVIATION...Albright