FXUS62 KFFC 110848
AFDFFC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
345 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2009

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
EXCEPT FOR HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING ACROSS THE AREA...A DRY AIRMASS IN 
PLACE TODAY AS COLD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EAST COAST 
SATURDAY AND OFFSHORE SATURDAY NIGHT. AS THE HIGH MOVES E SATURDAY...
GULF MOISTURE IS POISED TO OVERRUN THE AREA WITH RAIN SPREADING N 
AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. JUST ENOUGH MUCAPE TO INCLUDE 
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT.

TIMING OF THE ONSET OF PRECIP WILL MAKE IT A CLOSE CALL FOR SOME 
KIND OF WINTER MIX. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE AIRMASS WILL 
WARM ENOUGH FOR MAINLY RAIN AS THE PRECIP WILL COME FROM THE S...BUT 
YOU CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME POTENTIAL FOR SLEET OUT OF THE MID CLOUD 
LAYER AT THE INITIAL ONSET.     

HIGH TEMPERATURES 11 TO 12 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND AROUND 15
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL SATURDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 5 DEGREES 
BELOW NORMAL TONIGHT AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY 
NIGHT.

OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE.

.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
RAIN ENDS/DIMINISHES SUNDAY-SUNDAY NIGHT WITH EXITING SYSTEM. 
MOISTURE RETURNS QUICKLY MONDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES RETURNING MONDAY 
THROUGH TUESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE 
AREA LATER TUESDAY. THINGS DRY OUT FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
10 HOUR FUELS DRIED TO 10 PERCENT OR LESS ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE 
AREA ON THURSDAY. DRY DEW POINTS AND LOW LEVEL AIRMASS WILL GIVE 
STRONG POTENTIAL FOR LOW RH'S OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT FOR 4 PLUS HOURS 
TODAY. RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUING. MOISTURE RETURNS OVERNIGHT AND 
SATURDAY WITH RAIN SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA.   

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          44  28  41  36  49 /   0   0  80  90  80 
ATLANTA         43  30  43  38  51 /   0   0  90  90  80 
BLAIRSVILLE     41  22  37  36  51 /   0   5  70  90  80 
CARTERSVILLE    44  24  43  39  50 /   0   0  90  80  80 
COLUMBUS        49  36  43  42  58 /   0  10 100  90  60 
GAINESVILLE     43  26  40  35  47 /   0   0  80  90  80 
MACON           48  34  46  44  58 /   0   5 100  90  60 
ROME            43  23  43  41  51 /   0   5  90  90  80 
PEACHTREE CITY  44  27  42  38  50 /   0   0 100  90  80 
VIDALIA         48  37  48  46  64 /   0  20 100  90  60 

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING 
FOR N AND CENTRAL GA.
&&

$$
BDL