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FXUS62 KFFC 090224
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
1024 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024



...Evening Update...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1023 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024

No significant forecast changes are necessitated this evening with
a quiet and dry night ahead.

RW

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.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Wednesday)
Issued at 155 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024

At a glance:

    - Clear and dry

    - Cooldown continues

North and central Georgia are officially post-frontal, with a steady
stream of cooler, drier air to settle in across the Southeast thanks
to persistent northwesterly flow at the mid-levels. The combination
of this dry, continental airmass and subsidence on the southern
fringes of a surface high will lock in mostly clear and rain-free
conditions for the next several days.

As it pertains to the tropics, the aforementioned cold front will
settle across the northern Florida peninsula, serving as a quasi-
barrier between the more Fall-like weather expected for our area
over the next several days and the encroaching tropical moisture
ahead of Hurricane Milton.

The effects of the front on our high temperatures will continue to
percolate southward today, resulting in a bit of a temperature
gradient this afternoon: in the 70s north of I-20, and in the 80s to
the south. Wednesday, expect highs in the 70s to near 80. Lows
tonight and tomorrow night will be in the 50s to 60s (and even the
upper 40s for northeast Georgia!), with warmest lows relegated to
our far southern tier.

96

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.LONG TERM...
(Thursday morning through next Monday)
Issued at 155 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024

Top 3 items for the extended period

-No rainfall expected, dry

-Cooler, with upper 40s expected Sat AM and Tuesday AM over a
 large area

-No clouds in the forecast through the weekend.

Discussion... Milton exiting off the SE coast during the day
Thursday with drier backside NE winds and surface ridge nosing in
from the NE during the day. Expect that surface ridge to remain in
control through the weekend yielding slightly above normal daytime
highs, but slightly below normal overnight lows. Larger spread
expected as a result of much lower dewpoint temps in the 40`s to
low 50`s through the period.

Some timing discrepancy toward the end of the period in regards
to a large upper trof and reinforcing front Monday into Tuesday.
That should yield much cooler temps, both daytime and overnight
for much of next week.

KS

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 725 PM EDT Tue Oct 8 2024

VFR conditions will prevail with only some increase in high clouds
after 15-18Z Wednesday. Winds will remain NE at 5 kts or less
overnight and 4-8 kts on Wednesday.

//ATL Confidence...00Z Update...
High confidence.

RW

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          57  78  55  75 /   0   0   0   0
Atlanta         60  80  58  76 /   0   0   0   0
Blairsville     51  76  48  74 /   0   0   0   0
Cartersville    55  80  52  79 /   0   0   0   0
Columbus        64  82  60  81 /   0   0   0   0
Gainesville     57  77  55  74 /   0   0   0   0
Macon           61  79  58  79 /   0   0   0   0
Rome            53  81  53  79 /   0   0   0   0
Peachtree City  58  80  55  76 /   0   0   0   0
Vidalia         63  77  63  76 /   0   0  10   0

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...96
LONG TERM....30
AVIATION...RW