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FXUS64 KHUN 232036
AFDHUN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
336 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM...

.NEAR TERM...
(Tonight)
Issued at 336 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

Another thunderstorm complex has reached the area as of the early
afternoon. Except for convection that formed north of Huntsville,
and now over northeast Jackson County, most of a formerly more
expansive area of convection from the complex has faded. Early
afternoon temperatures have warmed into the low/mid 80s with
southerly winds of 5-15 mph.

For this evening, not so good confidence regarding rain chances.
The models all have various solutions on this. But in this
conditionally unstable environment, have not totally removed rain
chances for the overnight. But given the track of recent showers,
have the higher chances more to the north, with it dry over our SE
areas for a few hours this evening. Another upper system to our
west will head eastward, and bring more rain chances for the
predawn into Friday morning. Otherwise a muggy late May night with
lows in the mid/upper 60s.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Friday through Sunday)
Issued at 336 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

An unsettled weather pattern will continue as we go into the
Memorial Day weekend. A southerly lower level flow and passing
upper level systems from the west will keep chances of more
showers and thunderstorms continuing. With minimal large scale
forcing, coverage of this activity is expected to occur on a
diurnal basis (with better chances in the afternoon and evening).
Going more with blended output, an upper system approaching the
area should bring scattered to numerous showers/thunderstorms
forming late tonight, and continuing into Fri afternoon. With more
clouds than sun, high temperatures to close out the workweek
should warm into the lower 80s.

More of a diurnal trend is expected over the weekend, with mainly
afternoon convection. Highs on Saturday should warm into the
mid/upper 80s, and in the upper 80s/near 90 on Sunday. Because
of the warmth and resultant instability (CAPES rising into the
1000 to +2000 J/kg and mainly weak shear), some of the storms
could become strong to severe in intensity, with strong to
damaging wind gusts the main threat.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday night through Wednesday)
Issued at 441 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

A stronger synoptic storm system moving from the eastern Plains to
the Great Lakes will bring another round of more organized
convection Sunday and into Sunday night. Model trends seemed to
take a more northern track with the parent low. But it will be
close enough, to bring a risk of severe storms to the Tennessee
Valley. Most of the area is within a Slight Risk for severe
weather on the Storm Prediction Center Day-4 forecast.

A strong cold front is forecast to move across the area Sunday
night. Very steep lapse rates, strong shear, high DCAPE values,
and strong instability (3000 to 4000 J/KG) will provide the
impetus for a MCS that develops along this front as it pushes into
and through the area overnight into Monday morning. Saturated
soils by then could produce a more enhanced threat for flash
flooding or river flooding from this rainfall.

Models differ on how quickly this system pushes through the area
though, so activity cloud linger into the afternoon on Monday.
However, the atmosphere will likely be worked over from earlier
convection earlier in the day, so severe weather should not be
much of an issue if that occurs.

Finally northwest flow aloft and dry weather builds back into the
area Tuesday into Wednesday. Highs will drop back into the upper
70s to lower 80s again thankfully with lows dropping back into
the mid 50s to lower 60s.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1247 PM CDT Thu May 23 2024

A thunderstorm complex approaching NW AL was bringing light
showers towards KMSL as of this writing, with other activity
forming near KHSV. Due to daytime heating before helping to
produce a more unstable environment, conditions will be favorable
for thunderstorms to impact the terminals this afternoon. Shower
activity should wane in the late afternoon and this evening.
Another disturbance shown by some models could impact the area
after daybreak Fri, with more showers/storms in the morning. Was
confident enough to add this mention, though it is late in the
TAF.

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...None.
TN...None.
&&

$$

NEAR TERM...RSB
SHORT TERM....RSB
LONG TERM....KTW/RSB
AVIATION...RSB