Area Forecast Discussion
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646 FXUS64 KSHV 230609 AFDSHV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 109 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 ...New AVIATION... .UPDATE... Issued at 1103 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 Allowed SVR Watch 290 to expire on time as some additional flooding appears to be a greater concern along I-20 in LA. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Friday Night) Issued at 1103 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 We still have some maybe severe wording in the grids and zones through 06Z over the previous watch area and much will clear out of Parishes during that time. If possible we may skip another update and go with a new issuance early. /24/ && .LONG TERM... (Friday through next Tuesday) Issued at 250 PM CDT Wed May 22 2024 As of this writing, Friday looks to begin with a discernible gap in the precip grids, but this may be wise to take with a grain of salt, as the ArkLaTex feels locked into something of a "rinse and repeat" forecast cycle for at least a few more days while the pseudo- stationary surface boundary draped along our north continues to work with in tandem with upper level flow to steer one round of storms after another into our region. This looks to be the case once again by Friday evening, with storm chances along and north of the I-20 corridor developing and continuing overnight before diminishing Saturday morning, followed by some drying Saturday afternoon and a similar performance overnight into Sunday, this time restrained largely to the I-30 corridor and areas to the north. Details regarding coverage and timing are, of course, subject to change. The weekend will see persistent southerly flow reinforce the warming trend experienced this week, with widespread highs in the low 90s across the region and an increase in highs climbing into the middle 90s, in concert with dewpoints in the low to mid 70s, these will make for uncomfortable to oppressive humidity for portions of the region before a regime change finally takes effect. Said pattern shift looks to manifest during the day Monday, as the upper level troughing associated with the surface boundary finally gets nudged north and east by a building ridge out of the west. This transitional pattern will allow for northwesterly flow to return area lows to the 60s and highs to the 80s through at least the middle of next week, followed by a fairly quick return to the 90s by the end of this extended forecast period. /26/ && .AVIATION...
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(06Z TAFS) Issued at 103 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024 The first round of convection should be east of KMLU shortly after the start of the period. Farther to the west, scattered thunderstorms will move east across portions of Louisiana and East Texas south of Interstate 20. It`s unsure how long this activity will persist as it encounters more stable air with eastward extent. KTYR may be briefly affected early in the period. Additionally, a wake low behind the convection will result in gusty winds through 23/09z. Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop after 23/18z and will move eastward across the region affecting all TAF sites before diminishing late in the period. CN
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&& .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
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SHV 73 93 74 94 / 30 0 20 10 MLU 71 93 73 93 / 20 0 20 10 DEQ 67 87 68 88 / 60 10 40 10 TXK 70 91 72 92 / 50 10 40 10 ELD 68 91 69 91 / 40 10 40 20 TYR 73 92 73 92 / 20 0 20 0 GGG 72 91 72 92 / 30 0 20 0 LFK 73 93 74 94 / 0 0 0 0
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&& .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...24 LONG TERM....26 AVIATION...09