Area Forecast Discussion
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592 FXUS64 KSHV 150345 AFDSHV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1045 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 ...New UPDATE... .UPDATE...
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Issued at 1027 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 Upper level ridging and surface high pressure will remain over the region overnight, resulting in mostly clear skies with calm to light/variable winds. This should allow for very good radiational cooling. Because of this, decided to lower overnight temps a few degrees in some locations. Also, can`t rule out some patchy fog in a few locations, but it should be only for a couple of hours just before sunrise. /20/
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&& .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Saturday Night) Issued at 256 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 Strong subsidence persists across the region as surface and upper-level ridging build overhead. This has allowed temperatures to warm well into the 90s today. Radiational cooling should result in overnight lows in the mid 60s to near 70 degrees in most locations. The upper-level ridge will translate east of the area tonight, while a shortwave trough over of Colorado begins to eject northeast into the Central Plains. Southerly surface winds should also return overnight as the surface ridge moves off to the east and surface lee troughing becomes more dominant. There may be just enough southerly flow and moisture increase to support some patchy fog during the early morning hours of Saturday, particularly in the terrain of Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas and around the lakes of Deep East Texas. Another day with abundant sunshine is expected for Saturday. With southerly winds prevailing, warm air advection will also return, which should enhance the warming trend slightly. Saturday should be the hottest day during the next week. I trended slightly above guidance given the return of south winds. The entire forecast area should warm into the mid to upper 90s. Some portions of Louisiana and Southern Arkansas may be very close to triple digits. Peak heat index values may approach Heat Advisory criteria in a few isolated locations. Otherwise, no precip is expected for the short-term period. CN && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through next Thursday) Issued at 256 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 The long-term period will be characterized by a typical summer pattern consisting of near daily chances for mainly diurnally- driven, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms each afternoon as the sea breeze moves inland and northward. As southerly winds increase on Sunday, more warm and moist air should be advected into the region. A plume of tropical moisture is expected to surge inland, which could provide isolated diurnally- driven sea breeze convection Sunday afternoon south of a line from Lufkin to Jena. Monday should be the day with the highest and most widespread rain chances as the tropical moisture plumes streams directly overhead along with increase onshore winds. A potential tropical cyclone is progged to move northwest from the Bay of Campeche and into Northern Mexico during the latter half of the week. Southeasterly mid-level winds north of the cyclone should keep some rain chances in the forecast, even during the overnight hours after Tuesday. However, surface winds are expected to become more easterly, especially Wednesday through Friday, greatly limiting the northward extent of Gulf moisture. Thus, rain chances will become increasingly confined to our southernmost zones after Tuesday. The increased rain chances and associated cloud cover should daytime high temperatures should be cooled back to near climatology Sunday through Wednesday, which generally ranges from the upper 80s to lower 90s. However, as rain chances become diminish around midweek another slow warming trend can be expected with increasingly hot and humid conditions likely. CN && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 624 PM CDT Fri Jun 14 2024 VFR conditions are anticipated for this entire TAF period. /44/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
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SHV 69 98 77 97 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 69 98 74 97 / 0 0 0 10 DEQ 68 95 70 95 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 69 98 75 98 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 66 97 73 97 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 69 94 74 94 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 68 96 73 95 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 69 96 72 95 / 0 0 0 10
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&& .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...09 LONG TERM....09 AVIATION...44