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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Peachtree City Georgia 
348 am EDT Thursday Jul 24 2008 


Short term /today through Saturday/... 
current satellite loop shows clouds clearing the area as frontal 
boundary pushes into north Georgia. The models are all showing this front 
moving south through the state today. This front is expected to move 
all the way into North Florida but it it very hard for fronts to make it that 
far south this time of year. Thinking this front will stall 
somewhere across S Georgia tonight. Will keep slight chance probability of precipitation in 
across the southern County Warning Area for this afternoon. A weak ridge of high 
pressure build in just behind this front today and stays over the 
area through Friday. This ridge should keep most off north and central 
Georgia dry today and Friday but another wave pushes southeast out of the middle MS 
valley today and into north Alabama/north Georgia by 18z Friday - 00z Sat. MOS guidance 
once to keep the area dry Friday but have put in a slight chance for north 
and western sections of the state. This wave will make its way 
across the area Sat bringing more rain showers/thunderstorms and rain to the region. Stayed 
close to MOS on temperatures through the short term. 


Long term /Saturday night through Wednesday/... 
the pattern looks to remain consistent through the extended period 
with waves moving southeast in the upper level northwest flow. The models show a 
front stalling across S Georgia Sat night/sun and then another one moves 
into the area Tuesday. Will keep a chance of afternoon and evening 
showers and thunderstorms each day through the extended. Northwest 
flow will keep temperatures near seasonal norms as well. 


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Preliminary point temps/pops... 
Athens 93 64 93 69 91 / 0 5 10 10 30 
Atlanta 90 68 92 69 89 / 0 5 10 10 30 
Blairsville 88 61 85 63 85 / 5 5 20 20 40 
Cartersville 89 60 91 67 89 / 5 5 20 10 40 
Columbus 90 70 94 71 92 / 20 0 20 10 30 
Gainesville 91 67 90 69 88 / 5 5 10 20 30 
Macon 94 68 97 71 95 / 10 0 10 10 30 
Rome 91 62 92 69 91 / 5 5 20 20 40 
Peachtree City 91 61 92 65 89 / 5 0 10 10 30 
Vidalia 94 70 96 70 96 / 20 0 10 10 30 


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Ffc watches/warnings/advisories... 
none. 
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