Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
Issued by NWS Knoxville/Tri Cities, TN
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912 FXUS64 KMRX 071901 AFDMRX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Morristown TN 301 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Monday) Issued at 253 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Key Messages: 1. SLow-moving showers and thunderstorms in the mountains through the rest of the afternoon. 2. Rain chance expands to the Plateau tomorrow as low level moisture increases along a weak inverted trough. 3. Heat Index in the 100-105 range in the southern Valley tomorrow afternoon. Discussion: Terrain-based convection will continue through the afternoon, and dissipate around sunset. We could see some locally heavy rainfall rates and minor flooding as storm motion will be slow. Through tonight and tomorrow, there will be little change in the general weather pattern across the region. In the mid and upper levels, high pressure will remain centered over the GA coast area. At the surface, high pressure will be over New England with a weak inverted trough located across the TN Valley region. With this trough will come slightly higher surface dewpoints tomorrow, with some spots into the lower 70s. Forecast soundings still show a weak stable layer around 800 mb tomorrow afternoon, but weaker than today. This may allow for convective development outside the mountains, and the CAMS show showers in the Plateau. This seems reasonable, so will have chance PoPs in the TN mountains and Plateau, with slight chances in the Valley. With the higher dewpoints and temperatures in the lower to mid 90s, the heat index tomorrow afternoon will reach 100 to 105 in the southern Valley areas. Will let the mid shift consider the need for a Heat Advisory, but it does not look necessary at this time. && .LONG TERM... (Monday night through next Sunday) Issued at 253 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Key Messages: 1. Heat indices of 100-105 degrees Tuesday as low-level moisture increases over the Tennessee Valley region. 2. Convectively active this week. Highest rain chances across the mountains and southern Tennessee Valley early, then shifting to the northeast and eastern mountains Thursday. 3. The remnants of Beryl will remain to the west and northwest of our forecast area Tuesday and Wednesday. 4. Upper level ridging building back over the Tennessee Valley Friday into next weekend. Highs back into the mid 90s. Heat indexes again going over 100. Discussion: Monday night the forecast area is still on the edge of the high pressure ridging along the southeast coast of the carolinas. Tropical system Beryl is now expected to track north northeast just west of the Middle Mississippi Valley Monday night through Wednesday and reach Michigan by Thursday. Coolest days will be Wednesday in the west and all areas Thursday with more cloud cover and convection. The majority of tropical rainfall will be west of the forecast area Tuesday through Thursday. However a persistent southwest flow aloft will keep abundant moisture overhead with a good chance for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms late Tuesday and Wednesday and shifting to the northeast half Thursday as the system tracks north northeast. A moist flow from the central Gulf Coast into the eastern TN Valley will also help to enhance rainfall amounts those same days. With the higher low level moisture, and hot temperatures, heat index values will be high Tuesday with apparent temperatures warming into the 100-105 degree range, possibly higher. A heat advisory may need to be issued in future forecasts for Tuesday central and southern valley. Then for Friday through Sunday the upper ridge strengthens from south to north. Most of the precipitation with showers and storms will be in the higher elevations along the eastern border, parts of the Cumberland Plateau and into southwest Virginia. With the upper ridge strengthening again Friday into the weekend Temperatures warm back into the lower to mid 90s and even upper 90s in the southern valley Sunday. Heat advisories may be needed again by the end of next weekend. It does look like dew points will be slightly lower than early this week. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 113 PM EDT Sun Jul 7 2024 Generally followed a persistence forecast for this TAF period as there will be little change in the weather pattern across the region over the next 24 hours. A possible exception may be TRI, where increasing dewpoints tonight may result in some MVFR vis toward sunrise. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Chattanooga Airport, TN 74 95 76 96 / 10 20 20 50 Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN 72 94 75 95 / 0 20 10 50 Oak Ridge, TN 71 93 74 94 / 0 20 10 50 Tri Cities Airport, TN 69 93 70 94 / 10 20 10 40 && .MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NC...NONE. TN...NONE. VA...NONE. && $$ SHORT TERM...DGS LONG TERM....TD AVIATION...DGS