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FXUS62 KFFC 011932
AFDFFC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Peachtree City GA
232 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025


...Afternoon Area Forecast Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 228 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

 - Rainfall are expected this evening through Tuesday afternoon.
   Periods of heavy rainfall will be possible, especially
   overnight. 1-2" of rain expected for most areas.
 
 - Another wave of rainfall expected Friday into Saturday. This continues
   to look like it would be a "cold rain", and even the small 
   winter weather potential that was there is decreasing with this
   forecast issuance.


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.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Tuesday)
Issued at 228 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

Wedged.

A stationary front across the Gulf and a strong High pressure along 
the Atlantic seaboard has created soupy conditions for much of the 
SE. Upper level flow remains out of the west, but cold air damming 
along the mountains and surface winds out of the NE is creating a 
pocket of SCT to BKN skies that extend as far south as Macon to 
Columbus. What does that all mean? It's going to stay cool and moist 
until an approaching front brings showers followed but heavier rain 
tonight and into tomorrow to push some of the micro climate factors 
out of the area. 

Once that front arrives it will be cold rain for most of Tuesday. If 
you're looking to get outside, bring a raincoat because I'm writing 
tomorrow off as a bit of a washout with QPF totals ranging from half 
an inch to an inch across most of the southeast. A few rumbles of 
thunder are possible across the far southern portions of the CWA but 
widespread thunderstorms are not expected at this time. The front is 
pretty quick though and by Tuesday early afternoon most of the 
precip should push off to the east. 

Vaughn

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.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday morning through next Sunday)
Issued at 228 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

Quite the difference 24 hours can make in the forecast package. Long 
term picks up Wednesday with what looks to be the only sunny day we 
may get this week. 500mb shortwave ridging sets up over the area as 
surface high slides by the area nearly overhead. With another 
reinforcing shot of cold air having moved into the area with that 
high pressure, highs will be in the 50s across the CWA except the 
mountains, which will be in the 40s.

Biggest change to the forecast package happens on the back end of 
this week. Initial wave with connections to the Arctic side of the 
jet is still expected to move over the northeast dragging a surface 
front towards north Georgia that will stall at or near the area. 
Progged strength of the surface high over the northeast has weakened 
substantially within the overall ensemble averages, coming down a 
full 2-3 mb over the last 24 hours. We are still expecting a 
shortwave to eject out of the 4 corners region within the southern 
branch of the jet on Friday that will provide for broad lift and 
development of a surface low that will progress over the area. With 
the weakening surface high, the cold air damming isn't as strong, so 
surface temps remain well above freezing, as thus even the slight 
winter chances we had seem to be decreasing at this time. Looking 
like another cold rain on Friday Night into Saturday, with the only 
remaining question being just how much. Ensembles are a bit varied 
with the overall strength of the southern system, which in turn 
affects the northward extent of the overrunning moisture and where 
the axis of best rainfall sets up.

A little more uncertainty as we go past this. The overall ensemble 
average points to a front clearing the area Saturday morning and 
bringing rainfall to an end, but some members do either lag the 
front into Saturday or keep broad enough lift around/have a 
potential secondary wave move through such that some showers or 
rainfall lingers. We'll likely need to get a better idea of how the 
initial wave is going to play out before we have more info. 
Ensembles also show another potential wave pushing through the 
area early next week. We won't complain (that's a lie, we'll 
complain about it being 40 and raining because that's just 
miserable) because this will continue to have good impacts on the 
longer term drought conditions across Georgia.

Lusk

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1250 PM EST Mon Dec 1 2025

SCT/BKN MVFR will eventually become BKN/OVC MVFR. Winds will be East 
for the remainder of the TAF cycle at 8-12kts. Some -SHRA is 
possible beginning around 19Z before more widespread showers with 
IFR CIGS settle in after 00Z.

//ATL Confidence...18Z Update...

Medium on -SHRA timing.
High on all elements.

Vaughn

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Athens          38  55  30  51 / 100  80   0   0 
Atlanta         42  51  29  51 / 100  60   0   0 
Blairsville     34  48  22  50 / 100  70   0   0 
Cartersville    39  50  24  52 / 100  50   0   0 
Columbus        48  58  29  54 / 100  60   0   0 
Gainesville     39  53  30  50 / 100  70   0   0 
Macon           44  58  29  54 / 100  80   0   0 
Rome            44  53  29  55 / 100  40   0   0 
Peachtree City  42  54  25  52 / 100  60   0   0 
Vidalia         48  63  35  57 /  90 100   0   0 

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.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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SHORT TERM...Vaughn
LONG TERM....Lusk
AVIATION...Vaughn