Area Forecast Discussion
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518 FXUS64 KMEG 301104 AFDMEG Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 604 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SYNOPSIS... Issued at 315 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 One more day of hot and humid conditions for portions of the Mid- South before a cold front sweeps through the region this evening. Expect pleasant conditions on Monday as north winds return before heat and humidity resume late Tuesday. Additional rain chances exist for the end of the work week. && .DISCUSSION... (Today through Saturday) Issued at 315 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 Expect hot and humid conditions to come to a close today as a cold front, currently situated over southwest Kentucky, pushes into the Mid-South. As of 3AM, showers and storms continue to develop ahead of the aforementioned boundary with the bulk of activity centered along the Mississippi River. Over the next few hours, expect showers and storms to dissipate with areas south of I-40 remaining mostly dry through sunrise. Unfortunately, heat indices above 105F & 109F remain likely today for areas in eastern Arkansas, southwest Tennessee, and north Mississippi. As such, a Heat Advisory and Excessive Heat Warning will go into effect at 10AM with areas in the Mississippi Delta included in the Excessive Heat Warning. One caveat to this forecast: the potential for redevelopment of showers and storms this afternoon. Any storms that do develop will be scattered in nature, but have the potential to cool areas below heat headline criteria. Overall confidence for location and timing of redevelopment remains low, hence the continuation of heat headlines. By Monday, much drier air will filter into the Mid-South with dewpoints dropping to the 60s. This relief will be brief as south winds resume on Tuesday, advecting higher dewpoints back to the Mid-South. Heat headlines will likely resume on Wednesday as afternoon temperatures reach the mid 90s. However, long term guidance continues to hint at a pattern change towards the end of the week as several shortwave troughs impact the region. Daily chances for showers and storms will resume on Thursday with more widespread rainfall anticipated this upcoming weekend. ANS && .AVIATION...
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(12Z TAFS) Issued at 604 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 Mainly VFR conditions will continue through the TAF period. A line of TSRA may develop this afternoon, but confidence in location is low. Have included VCTS for MEM/MKL and a tempo group for TUP where confidence is a bit higher than the TN airports. Winds will become northerly over the next few hours, generally up to around 10 kts through the afternoon.
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&& .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...Heat Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening for ARZ036-048-049. Excessive Heat Warning from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening for ARZ058. MO...None. MS...Heat Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening for MSZ001>006-009-013>017-023-024. Excessive Heat Warning from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening for MSZ007-008-010>012-020>022. TN...Heat Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening for TNZ088>092. && $$ PUBLIC FORECAST...ANS AVIATION...CMA