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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Jackson KY
723 PM EDT Mon Jun 10 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Slightly cooler than normal and pleasant weather will hold
  through mid-week.

- Hot weather arrives late this week, with highs in low to mid 90s
  taking hold by Sunday.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night)
Issued at 326 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2024

The afternoon surface analysis shows a cold front is in the
process of pushing across eastern Kentucky this afternoon. We are
seeing NW flow at JKL likely indicating the passage of the front.
This front will lead to some wind gusts of 15-20 mph at times this
afternoon under decent mixing from the front. The other issue has
been more cloud cover and this has limited some locations form
achieving the afternoon high particularly in somewhat higher
terrain areas given the cold air advection. Overall lowered
afternoon highs in some locations toward the 25 percentile.
Outside this the post frontal stratus noted upstream will be
somewhat a challenge tonight, as the models including the HREF are
struggling to handle the progression southward of this. Overall
seems like it has been behaving and staying just short of eastern
Kentucky. This will be particularly interesting as ensembles and
deterministic guidance show a shortwave pushing southward late
tonight. This will put overnight lows in question, with more
clouds it could limit the ridge/valley splits. However, right now
we will keep the mid to upper 40s in the valleys and upper 40s to
lower 50s elsewhere.

This frontal boundary will usher in drier and cooler airmass for
Tuesday, with PWAT values in the 0.5 to 0.6 range based on the
HREF. This is around 2 standard deviations below normal for June.
In the mid-levels, ensembles and deterministic guidance are in
good agreement that we will see shortwave ridging leading to
rising heights. There could be a few pancake cumulus at around 4
kft, but expect mostly sunny skies Tuesday, with highs in the low
to mid 70s. Afternoon highs like this are around 5-10 degrees
below normals for JKL and LOZ climate sites for this time of year.
The skies will clear for Tuesday night and could once again lead
to ridge/valley temperatures splits with lows in the upper 40s to
lower 50s in the valleys and low to mid 50s on the ridges.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 406 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2024

It`s the tale of the big bubble no trouble...almost.

High pressure will be in control across the state to start the
period Wednesday. This will continue through Thursday and into
Thursday night. As of 0Z Friday, a low pressure system will be
passing just north of the Great Lakes. This will drop a cold front
southeastward. Along this front, models show some light scattered
precip developing. It`s not super strong, and doesn`t look to
strengthen. The front won`t make it through the state until Friday
night, but can`t rule out a brief shower occurring in the CWA as it
moves through. The latest NBM is trending precip downward, only
showing one hour with pops in the slight chance category. But
something to watch for.

Once that system exits, another round of high pressure takes hold
from the north. This will persist into Sunday, before the next
system attempts to move into the region. The NBM has some pops making
it into the southern CWA along return southerly flow Sunday, but the
best chances (though still slim) will occur on Monday. It`s been
noted that with every run, the precip chances and system keeps
getting pushed back later and later. Obviously given that this is
Day 7 and 8, there is still room for change. Also, given the strong
upper level high pressure system, it`s going to be hard for good
lift and instability to make it into the region.

Perhaps the biggest story for this extended period is actually the
temperatures. With mostly sunny skies and upper level ridging will
keep good radiational heating across the region. Temperatures,
therefore, will be on a warming trend. Wednesdays highs will still
be fairly mild, in low 80s. By Thursday and Friday we will see upper
80s and low 90s. The cold front that moves through Friday night
will be very meager at best, and even with light northerly flow
on Saturday, highs will still be in the upper 80s to around 90.
From here, our location on the southerly extent of a surface high
and under a strong upper level ridge will only amplify the
temperatures. Highs on Sunday are currently forecast in the mid
90s, with heat indexes touching 100 degrees in a few locations. A
similar set up may be on tap for Monday as well.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening)
ISSUED AT 722 PM EDT MON JUN 10 2024

A somewhat difficult cig forecast as the forecast begins with VFR
conditions with cigs ranging from FEW040 to BKN040. Meanwhile, a
stratus layer of clouds at 3.5 kft to 4.5 kft continues to drift
south toward the area. Models do not handle this stratus layer
well at all. Given current trends will have the BKN035 to BKN040
moving south and impacting TAF sites later tonight into Tuesday
morning. If skies were to clear tonight there could be another
round of valley fog, but TAF sites should stay VFR. Winds will be
light this evening into the overnight, with north winds developing
Tuesday afternoon at less than 10 kts.

&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...DJ
LONG TERM...JMW
AVIATION...CMC