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FXUS62 KFFC 191936
AFDFFC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
336 PM EDT FRI MAR 19 2010
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
CURRENT SATELLITE LOOP SHOWS CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE STATE THIS
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER ALABAMA IS KEEPING THE
SOUTHEASTERN STATES HIGH AND DRY TODAY AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH
SAT. NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM IS NOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TODAY AND WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH SUN. SHOULD SEE A
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW CENTER OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY WITH
THE COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH GA SUN. THE MODELS ARE TRYING TO
SHOW SOME WAVES ALONG THIS FRONT AS IT PUSHES INTO THE AREA BUT
THE INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO LOOK WEAK. THERE IS SOME FAIRLY
STRONG DYNAMICS EXPECT AND IT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE STATE
DURING DAY TIME HEATING. THERE IS ALSO QUITE A BIT OF SHEAR
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AS A 50KT LLJ MOVES ACROSS AT THE SAME
TIME. WILL CONTINUE WITH ISOLATED THUNDER MENTIONED ACROSS THE AREA
SUN BUT STILL NOT EXPECTING ANY SEVERE STORMS. THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM
MOVES FAIRLY FAST THROUGH THE STATE WITH THE BACK EDGE EXPECTED TO
BE EAST OF OUR AREA BY 00Z MON. THIS WILL NOT GIVE THIS SYSTEM
MUCH TIME TO DROP A LOT OF PRECIP WITH AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE
HALF INCH TO 1 INCH RANGE.
.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
FROPA EXPECTED FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS GA SUNDAY EVENING. PRECIP
SHOULD CONTINUE AS THE WRAP AROUND MOISTURE LINGERS OVER THE STATE
THROUGH LATE MONDAY/EARLY TUE. SHOULD SEE RAIN WITH THE WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE BUT TEMPS IN THE EXTREME ELEVATIONS OF THE N GA MOUNTAINS
(3000-35000FT) MAY SEE SOME RAIN SNOW MIX MONDAY MORNING. ONCE THIS
SYSTEM MOVES EAST ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE MOVES IN AND CLEARS
THINGS OUT THROUGH NEXT THU/FRI. THIS WILL ALLOW ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS
AND DRY CONDITIONS TUE-THU.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS 43 75 51 64 43 / 0 0 10 80 60
ATLANTA 48 73 52 64 42 / 0 0 20 80 40
BLAIRSVILLE 39 69 46 56 41 / 0 0 20 80 60
CARTERSVILLE 37 75 49 63 42 / 0 0 20 80 30
COLUMBUS 46 75 52 66 44 / 0 0 30 70 20
GAINESVILLE 47 73 51 56 44 / 0 0 20 80 50
MACON 40 76 50 68 45 / 0 0 10 70 40
ROME 39 75 51 65 42 / 0 0 20 80 40
PEACHTREE CITY 37 73 47 64 42 / 0 0 20 80 30
VIDALIA 47 77 52 71 51 / 0 0 0 70 50
&&
.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
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