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AFDJAN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
955 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...New MESOSCALE UPDATE...

.MESOSCALE UPDATE...
Issued at 954 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

The forecast remains on track thus no major changes were made.
Only a narrow band of showers remains across the northeast and a
few small isolated showers remain in our south. Expect rain
chances to clear by mid-day, with cloud cover clearing later this
afternoon. Afternoon high temperatures will warm into the low -
high 60s areawide./KP/

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 412 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

Today and Tonight:

As we begin the short term period this morning, an area of
showers with some embedded elevated thunder, is moving east
through the forecast area. The more moderate to heavier rainfall
is located over areas along and south of the Interstate 20
corridor, with lighter rainfall seen north of the Interstate 20.
All of this activity is associated with a mid/upper level
disturbance, embedded in zonal flow aloft, moving east across the
region.

Through the remainder of the morning, as this disturbance continues
moving east and into Alabama, convection will steadily come to an
end from west to east across the forecast area. While clouds will be
a little slower to exit the CWA, the bulk of the rainfall will be
east and out of the forecast area by mid-day. Skies will eventually
clear later in the day and into this evening, with quiet and
noticeably cooler conditions expected tonight as high pressure
builds into the region from the west.

As far as temperatures are concerned during the period, breezy
northerly winds today will continue to advect cooler drier air into
the forecast area.  As a result, look for well below normal
temperatures both today and tonight, as highs this afternoon top out
in the low and middle 60s.  Then for tonight, chilly conditions will
be felt as temperatures early Monday morning bottom out from the
upper 30s to the middle 40s. /19/

Monday through Saturday:

After another chilly start to the day on Monday, we`ll see a general
warming trend through the end of the work week. An upper-level ridge
will steadily build and shifts eastward toward the Mississippi River
Valley by late week, with height rises supporting this trend. A
shortwave trough moving through the Ohio River Valley midweek may
cause a weak cold front to dip into the region, but the surface high
with this system will remain well to the north, and the glancing
blow from the front should have minimal effect on our weather. Some
guidance continue to hint at precip around the frontal boundary, but
better chances for any showers or thunderstorms in our forecast area
will likely be associated with a low pressure system in the Plains
on Friday. Models are not in agreement that storms make it to our
CWA, but there is at least a chance in the Delta region Friday into
the weekend time frame. /NF/

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 614 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024

MVFR/IFR flight categories this morning, will gradually give way
to VFR flight categories areawide this afternoon as both rain and
low stratus exit east of the area. VFR flight categories will then
prevail at area TAF sites through the afternoon and into the
overnight hours. Winds will be breezy from the north between 10-
15 knots today, with a few gusts between 20-25 knots possible.
/19/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       65  42  67  44 /  20   0   0   0
Meridian      65  40  69  42 /  30   0   0   0
Vicksburg     65  41  68  44 /  10   0   0   0
Hattiesburg   65  44  70  44 /  30   0   0   0
Natchez       65  42  68  44 /  10   0   0   0
Greenville    62  43  66  46 /  10   0   0   0
Greenwood     63  41  67  45 /  20   0   0   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...None.
LA...None.
AR...None.
&&

$$

KP/NF/19