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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Peachtree City GA 350 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

Morning Area Forecast Discussion

SHORT TERM
(Today through Sunday)
Issued at 345 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

At a glance:

-A pleasant day with some gusty SE winds.

-Highs in the upper 70s with overnight lows in the upper 50s.

Another beautiful across the SE with highs in the upper 70s. Temps will be moderated by mostly cloudy conditions that are expected to last through the afternoon and gradually push off to the east. Winds will be out of the SE at 10-15mph; except for NE GA where winds will be less than 10mph as our mountains are expected to be the epicenter of a high pressure system that's moving off the coast and will set up a Bermuda high for the next few day.s A few gusts in NW GA could reach 25+ mph.

Vaughn

LONG TERM
(Sunday night through Friday)
Issued at 345 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

At a glance:

-No significant changes to precip; but we may see Pulse Convective season kick off early by the middle of next week.

-Temps will gradually be on the increase and by the time we reach the middle of next week much of the CWA will be knocking at 90s door. Fortunately, west winds should prevent us from having to discuss topics like Heat Indices and apparent temperature as dewpoints will remain on the dry side. All that being said, daytime highs in the long term will run anywhere between 5 and 10 degrees above normal with overnight lows at 8-12 degrees above normal.

The only significant chance we have for precip will be Tuesday when a weak shortwave in the ridge breaks over northern GA. Best chance for pops will be in NW Georgia, but less than a tenth of an inch is expected. Following that, every day in the afternoon may see a pop- up thunderstorm somewhere in the CWA given the temps and lack of any discernible upper level flow.

Vaughn

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 134 AM EDT Sat Apr 27 2024

A mid level deck is pushing into the area and some MVFR clouds have already been seen out ahead of the main line. MVFR is expected from 09Z until 19Z when clouds should begin to clear out. Winds will be out of the SE at around 10-15mph with the occasional gust to 20mph.

//ATL Confidence
06Z Update

High on all elements.

Vaughn

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Athens 78 57 79 56 / 0 10 0 0 Atlanta 78 59 80 58 / 0 0 0 0 Blairsville 71 55 74 53 / 0 0 0 0 Cartersville 79 59 82 58 / 0 0 0 0 Columbus 83 63 84 60 / 0 0 0 0 Gainesville 76 58 78 56 / 0 0 0 0 Macon 82 60 82 58 / 0 0 0 0 Rome 80 60 82 59 / 0 0 0 0 Peachtree City 80 59 82 57 / 0 0 0 0 Vidalia 82 62 82 59 / 0 0 0 0

FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
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