Expires:No;;658126 FXUS62 KFFC 251136 AAA AFDFFC AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 736 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013 .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 328 AM EDT SAT MAY 25 2013/ SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT/... GUIDANCE REMAINS IN DECENT AGREEMENT DURING THE SHORT TERM. CUTOFF OVER NEW ENGLAND WILL CONTINUE TO HEAD OFFSHORE TODAY...WITH NORTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHEAST AND SURFACE HIGH IN SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA RIDGING SOUTHWARD. RIDGING WILL BUILD IN OVER THE PLAINS TODAY AND TOMORROW AND A SHORTWAVE RIDING DOWN IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL LIKELY BRING AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUD COVER ESPECIALLY TO NORTH GEORGIA ON SUNDAY. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO FLATTEN LATE IN THE SHORT TERM AS THE AFOREMENTIONED CUTOFF LOW CONTINUES PUSHING OUT INTO THE ATLANTIC RESULTING IN A LOWER AMPLITUDE WAVE. TEMPS TODAY WILL AGAIN BE VERY PLEASANT...REMAINING BELOW SEASONAL NORMS JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. EXPECT ANOTHER COOL NIGHT TONIGHT WITH DRY AIR REMAINING IN PLACE...BUT ON SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS EAST THE FLOW WILL SWING BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST...BRINGING A GRADUAL RETURN OF SURFACE MOISTURE TO THE AREA... AS THICKNESSES BEGIN INCREASING. EXPECT HIGHS ON SUNDAY SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER TODAY...CLOSER TO SEASONAL NORMALS...BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A MORE SUBSTANTIAL WARMING TREND INTO THE EXTENDED. FIRE WEATHER... FUELS DRIED TO BELOW 8 PERCENT JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE WITH THE BREEZY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY...AND WITH DRY CONDITIONS REMAINING IN PLACE... A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WILL BE WARRANTED FOR A CRESCENT-SHAPED AREA FROM NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA /SOUTH OF THE RIDGE LINE/ ACROSS EASTERN ZONES AND COVERING MOST OF THE SOUTHERN ZONES. SOME AREAS MAY NOT QUITE SEE 4 FULL HOURS OF RH LESS THAN 25 PERCENT BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH. MOISTURE WILL BEGIN RETURNING TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY ADDITIONAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS AT THAT TIME. TDP LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... OVER THE COURSE OF THE LONG TERM THE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS WE REMAIN IN A NORTHWEST FLOW WHICH WILL HELP USHER WEAK SHORT WAVES. THESE COULD BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS/TSTORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PART OF THE CWA. AFTER TUESDAY THE RIDGE BECOMES THE DOMINANT FEATURE KEEPING THE CWA DRY FOR THE REST OF THE LONG TERM WITH A MORE SUMMER LIKE PATTERN. 17 CLIMATE... RECORDS FOR 05-25 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAHN 100 1926 65 1979 71 2004 46 1979 1956 KATL 93 1960 63 1895 72 2004 46 1979 1953 1953 KCSG 95 2012 71 1979 75 2000 51 1979 2011 1956 1953 KMCN 98 1953 65 1923 74 2000 49 1979 RECORDS FOR 05-26 MAX TEMPERATURE MIN TEMPERATURE STATION HIGH LOW HIGH LOW ------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- KAHN 99 1911 63 1963 72 2004 41 1979 KATL 94 1936 64 1923 73 1989 43 1979 1916 1901 1911 KCSG 97 2012 75 1961 74 2000 47 1979 1989 KMCN 98 1962 69 1901 72 1921 49 1979 && .AVIATION... 12Z UPDATE... VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. NE WINDS AT TAF TIME SHOULD INCREASE TO 5-7KT TODAY...AND THEN SWING BACK TO SW THIS AFTERNOON /CURRENT TIMING FOR ATL IS 19Z/. WINDS SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. FEW-SCT HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED OFF AND ON THROUGH THE PERIOD. //ATL CONFIDENCE...06Z UPDATE... MEDIUM-HIGH ON TIMING OF WIND SHIFTS. HIGH ON ALL OTHER ELEMENTS. TDP && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 78 52 82 57 / 0 0 5 5 ATLANTA 78 57 82 62 / 0 0 5 5 BLAIRSVILLE 76 48 77 52 / 0 0 5 5 CARTERSVILLE 79 50 82 53 / 0 0 0 5 COLUMBUS 83 58 86 63 / 0 0 0 5 GAINESVILLE 77 54 79 58 / 0 0 5 5 MACON 81 52 85 57 / 0 0 0 5 ROME 80 50 82 54 / 0 0 5 5 PEACHTREE CITY 79 49 83 55 / 0 0 5 10 VIDALIA 84 57 85 61 / 0 0 0 5 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$