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FXUS64 KJAN 170857
AFDJAN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
357 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

...New DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 356 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

Through tonight: Deep layer moisture continues to increase across
our area on the western periphery of a ridge. Within this regime, an
MCV remnant from Sunday`s convection has been slowly lifting
northward across MS overnight and has helped incite scattered shower
activity across the area. With the addition of fuel from insolation
later today along with additional convergence bands associated with
the Gulf of Mexico tropical disturbance, considerable coverage of
showers and thunderstorms is anticipated throughout the day. While
locally heavy downpours will be possible given 2+ in. PWs, this
activity looks to be progressive enough to minimize the threat for
widespread flooding. It is possible isolated spots could pick up a
few inches of rain, as indicated by recent CAM runs, but most areas
should be able to handle these amounts. Though precip coverage will
generally decrease after sunset, mesoscale forcing may help sustain
some shower activity well into tonight. With added clouds and rain
today, conditions will be milder, with many areas unlikely to reach
the 90 degree mark. /DL/

Tuesday Through Next Weekend: Tuesday a strong 595dam mid level
ridge will be centered over the mid-atlantic states at the start
of the long term period. We can expect to see southerly wind flow
that will keep moisture constant with rain and storm chances
through mid-week. These rain and storm chances will mainly be
focused along our southern counties and the highest rain totals
will be along the coast nearer to the tropical airmass coming from
the Gulf of Mexico. As the high pressure system moves up the east
coast it will expand through much of the mid MS valley region
through the end of the long term period. Simultaneously a
disturbance in the southwestern portions of the Gulf of Mexico
will likely transition into a tropical depression, however the
system looks to track westward across Mexico. It is unlikely that
our area sees any impacts.

Thursday-Sunday: Ridging at the surface and aloft will help mitigate
rain chances as the more moist tropical airmass will be in place
further west southwest as the disturbance/depression continues its
track west through Mexico. By next weekend the NHC has an area of
low pressure forming just east of the coast of Florida. This system
is forecast to move westward and may have our area seeing showers
and storms by Sunday. Through the longterm period we can expect to
see seasonably warm temps with mid 90s high temperatures expected
through late week./KP/


&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 100 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

Patchy MVFR to locally LIFR ceilings have developed across parts
of central and south MS and south LA early this morning, and will
remain possible but mostly patchy through shortly after sunrise.
Isolated SHRA will occur overnight, then will become more
widespread after sunrise, with some TS also possible. Rain
coverage will generally decrease after sunset. Local and
relatively brief categorical reductions are possible in heavier
RA. /DL/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       90  73  87  73 /  50  20  10   0
Meridian      91  71  89  72 /  60  20  10   0
Vicksburg     90  73  87  72 /  60  20  20   0
Hattiesburg   90  73  88  73 /  70  30  20   0
Natchez       88  72  84  72 /  70  20  30  10
Greenville    90  74  90  74 /  60  20  10   0
Greenwood     90  74  90  74 /  60  20  10   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...None.
LA...None.
AR...None.
&&

$$

DL/KP/