710 FXUS62 KFFC 090525 AFDFFC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 125 AM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 ...New 06Z Aviation Discussion... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday) Issued at 304 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 Key Messages: - Pleasant temperatures and cloudy skies. - Some scattered showers and thunderstorms; mainly in the northern and southern parts of the CWA. Forecast: Wedge conditions are still in place, however it`s slowly beginning to break down. Temperatures will be cooler than what we`d normally expect for early August with temperatures in the mid to low 80s today and tomorrow. Overnight lows are expected to be in the mid to upper 60s. These temps will continue through the short term and into the long term. Rain chances will be limited to northern Georgia, as NE flow will force what little moisture in the atmosphere to interact with some of the higher points in NE Georgia. Showers and thunderstorms will be scattered by nature and confined to the GA/TN border region. Across the southern part of the CWA, the sea breeze may cause a few storms to pop up at the far southern end of our CWA as it interacts with the winds from the wedge combined with the stalled front across Florida. Tomorrow rain chances will start to lift from the south as the stationary front across FL finally lifts up to the north and east. We`ll start to see higher chances of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow across central Georgia, and this trend will continue through the weekend. Vaughn && .LONG TERM... (Sunday morning through next Thursday) Issued at 304 PM EDT Fri Aug 8 2025 Key Messages: - Mild weather continues through the weekend as NE flow remains over north and central Georgia. Rain chances increase into early next week. - Slow return to August-like temps through the middle of next week. High temperatures will return to the upper 80s to lower 90s with diurnally driven storm chances. Forecast: Not much overall change to the long term forecast with this package. Beginning of next week sees the NE winds with psuedo-wedge feature continuing to hang out over north and central Georgia that will keep temperatures relatively mild outside of the mountains and far NW GA. Weak wave within the Atlantic is progged to drop into the Gulf and then creep into the SE, bringing a surge of PWAT over the top of our wedge. Rain chances pick up across central Georgia on Sunday, then the whole CWA by Monday into Tuesday. The good news is that rain amounts don`t look to be anything special at this time, with forecast values Sunday to Tuesday of 1-2", and 90th percentile values generally well under 3" across the area. Temperatures will remain in the 80s for highs and upper 60s to lower 70s for lows. By the middle of next week, our wedge feature is forecast to finally comes to an end. August is coming for us, whether we like it or not. Winds will switch to the south, bringing surface moisture and heat back into north and central Georgia as upper level ridge builds overhead and a potential system passes by over the midwest. Diurnally driven convection should return during the afternoons. Mowing the lawn will become a much less pleasant experience. Summer returns. Highs will be in the upper 80s to 90s across the CWA. Lusk && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 115 AM EDT Sat Aug 9 2025 Current patchy MVFR cigs will likely become more widespread by 09-12Z. Gradual improvement is expected by midday with VFR cigs expected to primarily return by 17-19Z. Lower cigs of MVFR to perhaps IFR are again possible by early Sunday AM. Iso SHRA potential will be limited to MCN with most sites remaining dry. Winds will be E at 6-12 kts. //ATL Confidence...06Z Update... Medium confidence on morning cigs. High confidence on other elements. RW && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Athens 67 84 69 81 / 0 10 10 40 Atlanta 70 84 70 82 / 0 10 10 40 Blairsville 62 81 64 81 / 10 10 0 30 Cartersville 69 87 70 86 / 0 10 0 20 Columbus 71 86 72 85 / 0 30 10 50 Gainesville 67 83 69 81 / 0 10 10 30 Macon 70 84 71 82 / 10 40 20 60 Rome 67 88 69 87 / 10 10 0 20 Peachtree City 68 84 69 83 / 0 20 10 40 Vidalia 71 84 72 82 / 30 70 40 80 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Vaughn LONG TERM....Lusk AVIATION...RW