000 FXUS62 KFFC 231035 AAA AFDFFC AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 535 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009 .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... WEDGE PATTERN PERSISTS OVER THE AREA WITH MAINLY DRIZZLE AND FOG THIS MORNING. THE WEDGE CONTINUES INTO WEDNESDAY WITH SOME PATCHY DRIZZLE AND LOW CLOUDS THROUGH MUCH OF PERIOD. AS A RESULT OF PERSISTENT CLOUDINESS...WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES BELOW GUIDANCE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... A LOW LIFTS FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY AND DRAGS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ACROSS THE CWA TO ALLOW A DRIER AIR MASS INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND STAYS WITH US THROUGH SUNDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE SIMILAR SOLUTIONS FOR THE PERIOD. ALTHOUGH...THE ROTATION OF THIS LOW DOES BRINGS SOME CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR A FEW SHOWERS OVER EXTREME NORTHERN SECTIONS FRIDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .AVIATION... SURFACE WEDGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS WILL KEEP EAST WINDS...NEAR 10KTS THROUGH 15Z...DIMINISHING AFTER THAT AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS WITH 5-7KTS AFTER 21Z. MODELS KEEPING GOOD LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BELOW H85 AND LIFR AND IFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. PATCHES OF DRIZZLE NOTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ATL AREA AND AHN WILL DIMINISH AFTER 14Z...CSG/MCN COULD SEE CIGS IN MVFR CATEGORY BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. VSBYS WILL INCREASE TO MVFR AFTER 15Z. .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ATHENS 56 43 60 48 63 / 20 10 10 20 20 ATLANTA 52 45 60 49 63 / 20 10 10 20 10 BLAIRSVILLE 51 42 56 42 58 / 20 10 10 20 10 CARTERSVILLE 55 44 61 46 63 / 20 10 10 20 10 COLUMBUS 59 48 66 49 69 / 20 10 10 20 10 GAINESVILLE 52 44 58 46 59 / 20 10 10 20 10 MACON 63 45 66 48 67 / 20 10 10 20 20 ROME 57 45 63 46 64 / 20 10 10 20 10 PEACHTREE CITY 53 41 61 44 64 / 20 10 10 20 10 VIDALIA 63 48 66 51 66 / 10 10 10 30 30 && .FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ 37