Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
Issued by NWS Jackson, MS
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959 FXUS64 KJAN 120545 AAA AFDJAN Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Jackson MS 1245 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...New AVIATION... .MESOSCALE UPDATE... Issued at 956 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Overnight we will see the same overall weather pattern that we had last night: Calm and quiet surface conditions with some scattered cloud coverage lingering over the CWA, being funneled in around the high off the East that continues to be the primary motivating factor for our weather tonight. There will be a lone shower over Hattiesburg that will slowly dissipate over the next hour, abating fully by 10:30PM. Stable conditions persisting throughout the period will facilitate areas of patchy fog along the Highway 84 corridor during the early morning hours. Altogether it will be another calm and balmy night with very little excitement. Forecast is generally on track and no updates were needed. /OAJ/ && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 241 PM CDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Tonight through Tomorrow: Tonight will be a fair partly cloudy night with dwindling chances for POPs along the southeastern portions of the CWA as we progress into the night. A stalled boundary near the Gulf Coast will continue lifting north causing isolated to scattered pops generally along and south of the Hwy-84 corridor this afternoon and again tomorrow afternoon. The surface high positioned over the ArkLaMiss region and westerly flow aloft from a 500mb ridge over Northern Mexico will keep much of the area dry tonight through tomorrow. Low temperatures overnight are expected to drop into the lower 70s. With the drier air in place over the region expect high temps tomorrow to reach in the upper 90s, but due to the lack of moisture and daytime mixing heat indices will remain below heat product thresholds. Friday Night through next Thursday: Increasing heat stress conditions will be the primary concern heading into the weekend. Afternoon global guidance continues to show upper ridging and a corresponding sfc high building into the southeast CONUS. This will allow for temperatures and dewpoints to gradually increase this weekend. Gulf moisture will start to creep northward on Saturday and Sunday with some low end pop chances (35-45%) south of I-20. Temperatures aloft will climb into the low 20s across our forecast area which will result in afternoon highs reaching in the upper 90s. A few spots across the Golden Triangle could see sfc temps in the low 100s. The highest temperatures appear concentrated for along and north of Hwy 82 where dewpoints will peak in the low to mid 70s, and a drier airmass will allow for deeper mixing. No changes have been made to the heat graphic for this weekend at this time and a Limited Risk for heat has been maintained for all of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and most of central Mississippi. There is a possibility that the Limited Risk could get extended further eastward heading into Sunday in order to cover the entire CWA due to increasing warming trends. Likewise, a Heat Advisory will likely be needed for the western portions of our forecast area for for this weekend with heat indices of 105-110 deg. Heading into the new work week, the sfc high will start to shift east towards Alabama. This will allow for rain chances to make a brief return to the area Monday-Wednesday as Gulf moisture creeps northward across our forecast area. The combination of sfc temps in the upper 90s, afternoon convection, and dewpoints climbing in the mid 70s will yield heat indices greater than 110. An Elevated Risk for dangerous heat has been introduced in our HWO graphic for our entire CWA for this timeframe. Expect further updates to the heat graphic as we get closer to the new work week. Excessive Heat Warnings will likely be needed for portions of the area early next week, especially in the Delta where dewpoints will hold in the mid to upper 70s. Similar conditions are expected heading into Thursday. /CR/ && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1242 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 Other than isolated to scattered TSRA during the aftn in the se, VFR conditions and a light wind will prevail through the TAF period. /22/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 95 74 97 76 / 10 0 30 10 Meridian 98 72 99 74 / 10 0 20 10 Vicksburg 95 74 96 75 / 10 0 20 10 Hattiesburg 97 75 97 76 / 30 0 40 10 Natchez 94 74 94 76 / 30 10 30 10 Greenville 95 73 97 76 / 0 0 10 10 Greenwood 97 73 98 76 / 0 0 10 10 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && $$ KP/CR/22