Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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448 FXUS64 KHUN 040218 AAA AFDHUN Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 918 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 ...New NEAR TERM... .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight) Issued at 918 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 An upper shortwave will continue to slowly make its way over the Mississippi Valley tonight and into Tuesday. The base of the shortwave looks to pivot over the Tennessee Valley by Tuesday afternoon. Additionally, a large MCS is currently traversing southeast over the ArkLaMiss region. The northern portion of this may reach our western counties (NW AL) around 1AM, if it can stay together. However, the northern extent of this system looks to be much weaker than the southern, due to the higher instability and shear values that the southern portion of the MCS is moving into. If the northern extent doesn`t break apart, these showers may contribute to the forecast low to medium (20-40%) chances of showers (and perhaps a storm or two) for our local area during the overnight hours. With elevated moisture, lows are only expected to dip into the mid to upper 60s later tonight. Patchy fog development is also possible overnight, especially for areas that saw rain this afternoon and in the more sheltered spots and near bodies of water. Some model guidance then hints at a resurgence in shower/storm activity Tuesday morning. For now, kept with persistence: increasing shower and storm chances by mid-morning Tuesday (medium to high chances; 50-80%). However, this will be reassessed with the overnight forecast package. && .SHORT TERM... (Tuesday through Wednesday night) Issued at 125 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 Increasing showers/tstms are expected Tue into Wed, as additional weak upper shrtwvs traverse eastward across much of the region. PWATs climbing to around 1.7-1.8 inches coupled with SBCAPE values near 2-3K J/kg will result in the prob for multiple rounds of heavy rainfall along with the potential for gusty outflow winds. Minimal deep layer shear though should offset the prob for more organized/stronger storms. Nevertheless, the potential for minor flooding/ponding is possible thru mid week. High rain chances (around 70-90%) are expected both Tue/Wed, with relatively medium chances (50-60%) of showers/tstms possible Wed night, as buoyant energy weakens just a bit. Given the increase in rainfall, highs thru mid week look to trend more in the lower/mid 80s, while lows thru Wed night remain predom in the mid/upper 60s. Rain chances will begin to taper off to the S/E late Wed night, as a weak cold front draped west to east drops into the Mid South/mid TN Valley. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Sunday) Issued at 311 AM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 By Thursday, the shortwave axis will be off the Atlantic Coast and a sfc front will move its way through the area. This will bring an end to showers and storms from north to south Thursday morning, but will maintain low chance (20-30%) PoPs during the afternoon giving model differences in timing at this range. Highs will be near seasonal norms in the mid to upper 80s with clearing skies during the afternoon. A stronger sfc front will arrive Friday, reinforcing dry and cooler conditions as we head into the weekend. Temperatures will be limited to the lower 80s Friday afternoon as sfc high pressure drifts south. From there, we will stay under the influence of northwest flow through the remainder of the long term forecast. Overnight lows will be relatively chilly Friday night into Saturday morning, falling into the upper 50s in the higher terrain and near 60 degrees elsewhere. Low chance PoPs (20-30%) will return late in the weekend as a series of weak shortwaves are progged to move into the area, also bringing better moisture. Expect highs in the low to mid 80s through the weekend with lows in the low to mid 60s. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 628 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 VFR conditions were present at issuance. The storms from this afternoon have since weakened, with lingering showers across the local area. Low to medium (20-40%) chances for showers (and possibly a storm) continues overnight. Shower and storm chances then ramp up through Tuesday morning and especially by the afternoon, when medium to high chances (60-80%) are forecast area- wide. Slight reductions in VIS are possible in the heaviest showers/storms. Patchy fog is possible late tonight into early Tuesday morning as well, along with lower (MVFR) CIGs Tuesday morning. Mostly VFR conditions are then anticipated by Tuesday afternoon. Southerly winds will become light overnight, then increase to be between 5-10 knots by early Tuesday afternoon. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...26 SHORT TERM....09 LONG TERM....25 AVIATION...26