Area Forecast Discussion

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FXUS62 KFFC 170914 AAA
AFDFFC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
520 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008


.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
GEORGIA IN DRY NORTHWEST FLOW TODAY WITH HIGHS FORECAST SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL. NEXT SHORT WAVE DROPPING INTO OHIO VALLEY
TONIGHT...AND THE DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
INTO NORTH GEORGIA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. RETURN MOISTURE LIMITED WITH
THIS FRONT...AND IT SEEMS TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD ACROSS
THE STATE. ALSO...MARGINAL INSTABILITY ACCOMPANIES THE FRONT. HAVE
CONTINUED THE TREND OF CHANCE POPS FOR SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WITH BEST POPS ACROSS THE
NORTH. DRYING AGAIN FOR MONDAY AS THIS FRONT CONTINUES SOUTHWARD.

.LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY DURING THE FIRST OF THE WEEK. THIS BRINGS ANOTHER
FRONT THROUGH THE CWA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME RIDGING
OVER THE STATE FOR WEDNESDAY...BUT A SOUTHERN STREAM IMPULSE WANTS
TO BREAK THROUGH THE RIDGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WITH THIS
UNSETTLED PATTERN...PERSISTENCE LOOKS OKAY WITH A CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY EXCEPT A BRIEF DRY DAY FOR
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION IS USHERING IN A MUCH DRIER
AIRMASS. OVERALL VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THIS FORECAST PERIOD...WITH SCATTERED AREAS OF MVFR VISIBILITIES
THROUGH 14Z THIS MORNING...AGAIN BETWEEN 10Z AND 14Z SUNDAY MORNING.
ISOLATED BRIEF IFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN FOG PRONE AREAS DURING
THIS TIME FRAME...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED AT ANY OF MY TAF SITES.
CEILINGS SHOULD REMAIN UNLIMITED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          77  52  80  54  81 /   0   5  30  20   5
ATLANTA         76  55  77  55  80 /   0   5  30  20  10
BLAIRSVILLE     73  48  72  47  76 /   5  20  40  20  10
CARTERSVILLE    77  49  75  47  80 /   5  10  40  20  10
COLUMBUS        79  56  81  59  86 /   0   5  10  10   5
GAINESVILLE     75  53  76  55  79 /   5  10  40  20  10
MACON           82  55  86  57  86 /   0   5  10  20   5
ROME            80  52  78  52  81 /   5  10  40  20  10
PEACHTREE CITY  77  49  76  53  81 /   0   5  20  20   5
VIDALIA         82  54  86  60  86 /   0   5  10  10   5

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

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