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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Morristown TN
723 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
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(This evening through Friday)
Issued at 227 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Key Messages:

1. A few isolated showers and storms persist through early evening,
mainly along and south of I-40.

2. Drier overnight with areas of patchy fog.

3. Back to slightly above normal temps tomorrow, along with a few,
diurnally driven, isolated showers and storms.

Discussion:

Our upper shortwave can currently be seen via satellite spinning
down across MS/AL. The bulk of the precip associated with this
feature is to our south, but we remain on the northern periphery of
this system. This means isolated to scattered showers and storms
will continue into this evening, but mainly along and south of I-40.
No severe weather is expected.

We dry out overnight as this system drops further south, along the
Gulf Coast. Areas of patchy fog are likely, especially for any areas
that received rainfall over the past 24 hours.

Tomorrow, we get a southerly return flow as high pressure begins to
develop just off the east coast. This moisture return will allow for
some diurnally driven showers and storms during the afternoon hours.
Coverage should be isolated to scattered at best. No severe weather
is expected.
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.LONG TERM...
(Friday night through next Thursday)
Issued at 227 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Key Messages:

1. Scattered showers and thunderstorms through the weekend with a
diurnal increase in coverage.

2. Drier next week with ridge building across the region. Signals
for hot weather returning.

Discussion:

Ridging continues across the Lower Mississippi Valley on Friday
night. A strong shortwave across the northern Mississippi Valley
into the Great Lakes will flatten the ridge across the Tennessee
and Ohio Valleys and bring an associated cold front our direction.
Ahead of this front, diurnal convection will be possible on
Friday, and more likely, on Saturday and Sunday. The highest
chances each day will be across the higher elevations. The NAM
shows MLCAPE of around 2000 to 2500 each afternoon with a very
moist atmospheric profile. Because of this, DCAPE will be limited
to less than 800 J/Kg. This means that the severe risk is low, but
a few damaging wind gusts could still occur. PW values are
expected to be 2.1 to 2.4 inches ahead of this frontal boundary.
Model QPF is not especially high, but this atmospheric profile
will support very heavy rain rates with stronger convection. This
could result in some localized higher rainfall totals and flash
flooding, especially with any training convection.

Behind this front, somewhat cooler and drier air is expected early
next week. However, ridging builds back in mid-week with a warming
temperature trend on Tuesday through Thursday resulting in above
normal temperatures once again. By late week, southerly flow returns
with increasing moisture and low diurnal thunderstorm chances.

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.AVIATION...
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(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 721 PM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024

Mainly clear skies and VFR conditions are expected overnight. The
possible exception may be TRI, where some MVFR fog will be
mentioned in a TEMPO. Light N wind this evening will drop to near
calm, then become generally S tomorrow. Scattered CU around 5 kft
will form in the afternoon, but isolated showers should stay clear
of the terminals.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
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Chattanooga Airport, TN             88  72  92  76 /  70  10  30  20
Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, TN  87  70  92  74 /  40  10  40  20
Oak Ridge, TN                       86  69  92  74 /  40   0  40  10
Tri Cities Airport, TN              84  66  90  71 /  60  10  30  20
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.MRX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NC...NONE.
TN...NONE.
VA...NONE.
&&

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SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM....JB
AVIATION...DGS