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FXUS64 KJAN 012014
AFDJAN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
314 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...New DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 314 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

Tonight into Tomorrow:

The forecast remains tricky to nail down details even in the short-
term, because so much of what may happen in our forecast area will
depend on the mesoscale developments upstream to our west in Texas
and Oklahoma. No weather is expected the rest of this afternoon, but
building humidity and returning low-level flow tonight may bring a
better chance for fog to develop in southern Louisiana and
Mississippi by early tomorrow morning. HREF probabilities of dense
fog in the Pine Belt reach about 30-50% by sunrise, which combined
with the clear skies and southerly flow are usually indicative of
some dense fog developing in those areas. Have added a Limited
threat fog graphic for tonight and will monitor trends for any
widespread dense fog potential.

Then as mentioned, systems to our west will become a concern as we
near daybreak tomorrow. A southern stream shortwave trough lifting
across East Texas/western Louisiana tonight has been the focus of
recent model runs for generating a complex of storms that direction.
Latest HRRR and other high-res model guidance indicate an MCS or
broken line of storms moving into central LA by mid morning, and
possibly another focused area of storm development farther southwest
along the line scraping the Gulf Coast later in the morning into
afternoon. Regardless of exactly how it evolves, convection moving
east overnight will have favorable westerly flow and an instability
axis to propagate eastward along, so it seems reasonable that
organized strong to severe storms could move into our forecast area
tomorrow between mid morning and early afternoon time frame. A
bowing line could produce damaging winds, and a tornado could not be
ruled out. Therefore a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms has
been added for northeast LA, southeast AR, and Mississippi from
roughly the Greenville/Cleveland areas southeast toward Hattiesburg.
Showers and thunderstorms in general will be possible across the
forecast area by the afternoon and evening, though organized severe
weather is questionable by that time frame.

Friday through Wednesday:

Details remain tricky for the extended, but big picture forecast is
still for several shortwave disturbances moving east across the
country to trigger rounds of showers and thunderstorms into early
next week. Especially of interest in our area will be the fact that
waves will nudge a cold frontal boundary south toward the area, and
disturbances are likely to interact with the moist, unstable air
mass south of this front. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and even Monday
have some chance for showers and thunderstorms in the forecast area
as it stands now. Where it is not raining, afternoon temperatures
will push the upper 80s to lower 90s. /NF/

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1210 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024

VFR conditions prevail across the area this afternoon and will
continue into tonight. Early Thursday morning, areas of IFR to
MVFR stratus will develop across parts of south MS and central LA,
with patchy fog also possible in south MS. Any fog is expected to
diminish by mid-morning, with ceilings rising back to VFR levels.
By late morning to afternoon, SHRA and TS are expected to spread
east across LA and AR then into western MS. Locally heavy
downpours may temporarily limit visibilities and ceilings may fall
to MVFR levels in some areas. /DL/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       63  84  66  78 /   0  40  50  70
Meridian      61  87  66  83 /   0  10  30  50
Vicksburg     62  82  67  79 /   0  70  50  80
Hattiesburg   63  87  68  82 /   0  20  20  30
Natchez       63  81  66  77 /   0  70  40  70
Greenville    65  83  68  78 /   0  60  80  80
Greenwood     64  85  67  79 /   0  40  70  80

&&

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

$$

NF/NF/DL