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FXUS63 KJKL 130825
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Jackson KY
425 AM EDT Thu Jun 13 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Hot and uncomfortable weather builds through this weekend, with
  highs in low to mid 90s and heat indices peaking out around 100
  degrees in some locations each afternoon from Sunday through
  Wednesday.

- Disorganized afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be
  possible next week as more tropical moisture builds into the
  region.

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.SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday)
Issued at 425 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2024

08Z sfc analysis shows high pressure still in control of the
weather over eastern Kentucky with a frontal boundary well off to
the northwest. This high has led to another night of light winds
and mostly clear skies resulting in excellent radiational cooling
conditions. As such, readings now vary from the mid 60s on the
ridges to the lower 50s in many of the sheltered valley spots.
Meanwhile, dewpoints are mostly in the low to mid 50s north and in
the upper 50s to low 60s south. Some river valley fog is also
again evidenced on the satellite fog channel again this morning.

The models, and their individual ensemble suites, are in
reasonably good agreement aloft through the short term portion of
the forecast. They all depict northwest mid-level flow over
eastern Kentucky through the period with a couple of impulses
moving by into Friday evening. This happens as the region remains
between general troughing to the north and a burgeoning 5h ridge
to the southwest. A weak impulse will pass by northeast of the JKL
CWA today even as heights rise but a more impressive wave then
cuts through the Ohio Valley from the northwest late tonight and
into Friday. This will send some weak 5h height falls through
this part of the state on Friday as the northwest flow strengthens
for a brief time. The model spread through the end of the work
week remains at a fairly small level so the NBM was again used as
the starting point for the short term grids with little deviation
aside from the incorporation of some terrain distinctions for
temperatures early this morning and again tonight. The latest CAMs
runs were also incorporated into the PoP grids for Friday.

Sensible weather features warmer days ahead with just a small
threat for showers and thunderstorms on Friday. The convection
will occur as a weak cold front slips through the area with only
limited upper level support to work with. Although clouds start
to increase ahead of this boundary tonight, still expect enough
radiational cooling in the evening and early overnight for a small
ridge to valley temperature split to set up along with a touch of
river valley fog. The front will also not slow down temperatures
much with many places seeing highs near 90 degrees to close out
the work week - similar to those of today.

The main changes to the NBM starting point consisted of adjusting
the temperatures in order to better represent terrain details this
morning and, to a lesser extent, tonight. PoPs were nudged up
during the day Friday in accordance with the latest guidance from
the CAMS.

.LONG TERM...(Friday night through Wednesday)
Issued at 420 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2024

The period begins with upper-level northwesterly flow, as the trough
responsible for Friday afternoon`s shower activity, pivots through
the region. Behind the exiting trough, ridging is forecast to build
in from the southwest with surface high pressure beginning to
establish itself over the region for the remainder of the weekend
into next week. As the high shifts north and east, increasing
temperatures are expected as highs will climb into the low to mid-
90s for Sunday and Monday; this coupled with increasing moisture
will allow for heat indices to approach 100 degrees. Models continue
to remain in agreement for next week as surface high pressure will
remain across the area. However, as the surface high shifts to the
northeast, increasing Gulf moisture will allow for disorganized
shower and thunderstorm chances through the remainder of the period
with temperatures remaining in the low to mid-90s and heat indices
in the upper-90s.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday night)
ISSUED AT 150 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2024

VFR flight conditions will prevail throughout the period, outside
of the river valleys where fog will be found through 13Z. Winds
will be light and variable at less than 5 kts into Thursday
night.

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...GREIF
LONG TERM...VORST
AVIATION...JP/GREIF