FXUS62 KFFC 262228
AFDFFC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
528 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 316 PM EST SAT DEC 26 2009/ 

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS CONTINUES HOLD IN...WHILE THE CLEARING LOOMS
TO OUR NORTH AND WEST. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS
THE GULF COAST STATES WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MID-MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY WILL HOLD COOLER AIR MASS OVER THE AREA AS ITS TRAVERSES TO
THE NORTHEAST.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/...
THE RIDGE WILL KEEP DRY CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT A STORM
SYSTEM MOVING FROM THE TUESDAY...IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD MOISTURE
INTO GEORGIA WEDNESDAY. THE ECMWF AND GFS HAS THE SYSTEM EXITING
THE AREA FRIDAY...THOUGH THE GFS PUSHES IT THROUGH A LITTLE
FASTER...OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE MOVING THROUGH
FRIDAY...BEHIND THE COLD AIR COULD POSSIBLY INTRODUCE WINTRY
WEATHER FRIDAY. CONSIDERING THE TIME FRAME...THE CONFIDENCE IS LOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS (SCT TO BKN 20000FT OR HIGHER) WITH WEST WINDS
IN THE 5 TO 10KT RANGE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. NO
PRECIPITATION OR RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITIES ANTICIPATED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          31  56  31  49  26 /   0   0   5   5   5 
ATLANTA         33  53  29  45  28 /   0   0   5   5   5 
BLAIRSVILLE     25  46  26  42  20 /   0   0   5   5   5 
CARTERSVILLE    27  50  27  47  23 /   0   0   5   5   5 
COLUMBUS        33  54  32  53  27 /   0   0   5   5   5 
GAINESVILLE     32  49  30  46  26 /   0   0   5   5   5 
MACON           33  55  31  53  25 /   0   0   5   5   5 
ROME            27  51  28  49  23 /   0   0   5   5   5 
PEACHTREE CITY  24  52  27  48  20 /   0   0   5   5   5 
VIDALIA         31  58  31  52  26 /   0   0   5   5   5 

&&

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

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