Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
Issued by NWS Nashville, TN
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025 FXUS64 KOHX 240655 AFDOHX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Nashville TN 155 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday) Issued at 109 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 The radar is quiet tonight with no returns and just some patches of fog across the area. A stray shower is possible through the rest of the overnight period, but the better shower and storm chances will come late morning through the afternoon once again. Like the past couple of days, instability will be plentiful with mean HREF SBCAPE values in excess of 2000 J/kg. The bulk shear values are a little lower today with mean values in the 20-25 kt range instead of the 25-30 kt range that we`ve seen the past two days. With all that said, a couple storms could reach severe limits with damaging winds as the main threat. Some hail is possible but it will likely remain subsevere size. With the amount of rainfall the area has seen over the last week and PWAT values around the 90th percentile, there is a threat for some flash flooding with the swaths of heaviest rainfall. The storm activity is expected to greatly decrease after sunset. More showers and storms will be possible prior to dawn and Saturday morning. If this occurs, the afternoon potential for storms will be lower. Not all of the models agree to this thinking and if storms hold off until the afternoon, a couple severe storms will be possible once again. Shear values will be a little lower than today with bulk shear values around 20 kts. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday Night through next Friday) Issued at 109 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 The most favorable setup for a widespread severe event continues to look like Sunday afternoon/Sunday evening. A shortwave will eject out of the central plains with lee cyclogenesis occuring late Saturday. The surface low will lift northeast toward the Great Lakes region dragging a cold front with it. Overall wind profiles will become longer on Sunday with bulk shear values increasing to 40-50 kts. In addition, the low level jet will increase Sunday afternoon/evening to 40-45 kts. Steep mid level lapse rates of 7.5C+ will work into the area as well. The exact storm evolution still looks a bit uncertain, but there should be activity ahead of the front. In addition, storm development ahead of the frontal activity is possible. A combination of supercells, and line segments are within the realm of possibility. All modes of severe weather (damaging winds, very large hail, and tornadoes) look possible as well as another flash flooding threat. The showers and storms will linger through Sunday night with rain chances decreasing Monday morning. Overall, Memorial Day looks pretty dry especially during the afternoon. Less humid air will be working into the area during the afternoon leading to a pleasant Memorial Day evening. Large scale troughing will be in place through midweek with northwesterly low level flow. This will translate to more pleasant weather with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s and nighttime temperatures dropping into the 50s and 60s. The trough will move east of our area by Friday with upper level ridging returning so expect a warmup as we get to Friday. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1224 AM CDT Fri May 24 2024 VFR conditions in place currently, but low stratus clouds will move in and patchy dense fog is possible, especially at CSV and SRB. BNA could see some lowered vis, but looks like it will stay within VFR thresholds. For later this afternoon, scattered thunderstorms are possible, but models do not have a great handle on placement. Went ahead and introduced a PROB30 group for BNA/MQY for this afternoon. Will attempt to further fine-tune the times within those groups next cycle once more guidance comes in. For winds, generally light and variable through the overnight hours and will remain out of the south during the afternoon. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Nashville 82 68 87 69 / 70 50 40 20 Clarksville 82 67 84 68 / 70 40 40 20 Crossville 78 60 81 63 / 70 50 40 20 Columbia 81 65 86 67 / 80 50 40 20 Cookeville 79 63 82 65 / 70 50 40 20 Jamestown 79 61 82 63 / 70 50 40 20 Lawrenceburg 80 65 86 68 / 80 50 40 20 Murfreesboro 81 65 86 66 / 70 50 40 20 Waverly 81 65 85 68 / 80 40 40 20 && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Reagan LONG TERM....Reagan AVIATION.....Baggett