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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Jackson KY
351 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Below normal temperatures and dry weather can be expected
  through the rest of the work week.

- It will become warmer and more humid with chances of showers and
  thunderstorms returning from late Saturday into early next
  week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday)
Issued at 320 AM EDT THU MAY 30 2024

Surface high pressure will extend from the Great Lakes south
through the Tennessee River Valley today through Friday. With a
relatively cool and dry airmass over Eastern Kentucky, warm
temperatures can be expected during the day with cool temperatures
at night. Winds will be light through the period under the surface
high. Relative humidity may drop to the 20 to 30 percent range
Friday afternoon.

.LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 330 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2024

Another dry day with below normal temperatures is expected Friday
under continued high pressure. It will be rather comfortable,
though on the dry side with afternoon RH values in the 20s and
30s across the area.

The change up comes late Saturday as showers and thunderstorms
return and temperatures reach the 80s for some locations. The
system responsible for the return of precipitation will be a low
pressure system that will move eastward out of MO and over IN/IL.
The associated trough looks to extend over the area for much of
the weekend and possibly into Monday, subsequently keeping showers
and thunderstorms in the forecast through that time frame.

Looking out a strong high pressure system over Bermuda will drift
westward just off the coast of the Carolinas. Temperatures look
to heat up starting Monday into mid-week where some locations
could be well into the 80s Wednesday afternoon. There remains a
chance for diurnal showers and thunderstorms each afternoon next
week with daytime heating.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday night)
ISSUED AT 345 AM EDT THU MAY 30 2024

VFR conditions and light winds are expected through the TAF
period under surface high pressure. With nearly ideal radiational
cooling conditions, expect there will be some patchy fog develop
in prone valley locations from midnight to just after dawn. With
relatively low coverage, have left out of the TAFs for now...
though can`t rule out very brief visibility restrictions near
dawn, especially at SYM, SME, and SJS.

&&

.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

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SHORT TERM...HOGUE
LONG TERM...CORNETT
AVIATION...HOGUE