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FXUS64 KHUN 261124
AFDHUN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
624 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2017

.UPDATE...
For 12Z TAFS.

&&

.NEAR TERM...(Today)
Issued at 302 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2017

GOES-16 RGB imagery as of 08z this morning is indicating fog has
developed primarily in the valley locations in Cullman, southern
Marshall, and southern DeKalb counties. Some of this may be dense
and caution is advised if traveling through any fog this morning.

Midlevel clouds are evident in latest satellite imagery off to our
W/NW. These are tied to a shortwave that will be arriving into the
area late this evening/overnight. These clouds should arrive later
this morning, but will break up a bit as the spread into the area.
Temperatures will be similar to yesterday with highs in the low to
mid 80s. With dewpoints remaining in the upper 50s to around 60 it
will feel like another nice day. Just for reference, normals for
this time of year are around 90 degrees.

.SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Wednesday night)
Issued at 302 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2017

The shortwave mentioned above will drop out of the northern CONUS
towards the TN Valley late this evening into Tuesday morning. The
lift associated with the shortwave will be concentrated in the
700-500mb layer based of QG/omega analysis. This is also the region
where the moisture will be the highest. However, beneath the 700mb
layer forecast soundings continue to show a rather dry region where
dewpoint depressions are upwards of 20 degrees. So, while there is
more than enough lift and moisture to generate showers the question
is whether or not any of that rain will be able to reach the surface
and will any of the activity weaken as it drops SE as the models are
showing. Models have been decently consistent in showing some QPF
moving across the northern portions of the area with the shortwave.
Could see some type of thunderstorms complex develop over the
AR/NE/KS this afternoon and maintain its strength until it
approaches the MS River, then it would begin to fall apart. Now with
all of that in mind continued with the low PoP chances (<30 percent)
tonight through late Tuesday morning with highest chances in TN
closer to the vort max.

Clouds will be quick to clear out Tuesday as high pressure settles
into the area. The northerly flow and CAA should keep temps below
normal for another day with highs in the low to mid 80s. Tuesday
night into Wednesday will be a good radiational cooling night and
much of the area should see temps dip below the 60 degree mark. But
this will be the last "cool" night for awhile as winds quickly shift
to the south on Wednesday and moisture begins to stream back into the
area. Upper level heights increase Wednesday and with good WAA
occurring we can expect a warm-up in temps, afternoons highs
Wednesday should be in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. Back to
normal for this time of year. Overnight temps Wednesday night into
Thursday will be about 10 degrees warmer compared to the previous
night with values in the upper 60s.

.LONG TERM...(Thursday through Sunday)
Issued at 302 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2017

An upper-level ridge of high pressure centered across central
Florida will generally be the predominant synoptic feature in
control of the weather across the southeastern United States to
close out the work week. Generally, zonal flow will prevail aloft,
with the subtropical jetstream located to the north across the Great
Lakes/Ohio Valley region. This will result in a typical late June
warm/humid air mass, with the potential for some diurnally driven
convection during the afternoon/evening hours on Thursday/Friday.

The pattern will subtly change heading into the weekend, as the
aforementioned high shifts east into the Bahamas. An upper-trough
will drive southeastward from the Canadian prairies into the
Northern Plains and Great Lakes region by Saturday. This, in turn,
will drive a weak cold front into the Ohio/Mid-Mississippi Valley
and result in some increased shower and thunderstorm activity along
and ahead of this boundary (thanks to weak shortwave rotating around
the base of the trough), in a fairly moist and moderately unstable
air mass. Though shear parameters will be fairly weak, ML Cape values
are progged to be in the 1500-2000 J/kg range by Saturday and Sunday
-- resulting in scattered to perhaps widespread strong convection
through the afternoon/evening. Damaging winds due to a localized
downburst would be the primary threat with this activity. Given the
lower shear values, this convection will be slow and fairly
unorganized. With PWATs progged to be as high as 1.9 inches in this
humid air mass, a locally heavy rainfall/flooding threat with the
slow-moving, stronger cells is possible.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Tuesday morning)
Issued at 624 AM CDT Mon Jun 26 2017

VFR conditions are forecast for the TAF period. A SCT deck of mid-
level clouds will arrive into the area later this morning. A system
moving through the Midwest will keep these clouds in place and could
result in a few showers approaching the area towards the end of the
TAF period. Confidence in rain actually making it into the terminals
is low and will keep it out of the forecast. Winds will favor a N/NW
direction with speeds at or below 10 kts.

&&

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

$$

NEAR TERM...Stumpf
SHORT TERM...Stumpf
LONG TERM...AMP.24
AVIATION...Stumpf


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