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FXUS64 KHUN 231059
AFDHUN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
559 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...New AVIATION...

.NEAR TERM...
(Today)
Issued at 310 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Relatively tranquil conditions across the Tennessee Valley early
this morning with high pressure still in control of the sensible
weather. Scattered bands of high clouds are currently clipping the
region, with some patchy fog developing immediately along area
lakes and rivers. This fog won`t become widespread and will
dissipate quickly after sunrise. The end result will be a mostly
sunny and warmer day as southwest flow serves to advect in a
warmer air mass -- with highs returning to the low to mid 70s.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Friday)
Issued at 310 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

A weak shortwave will approach the Tennessee Valley tonight, but
given how moisture-starved the air mass is the only "weather
impact" will be an increase in cloud cover briefly late tonight
into early Wednesday morning. The end result of this will be a
much milder night as low temperatures will bottom out about 10
degrees higher than the previous night -- in the low to mid 50s.
Expect more of the same on Wednesday as clouds thin and
temperatures once again return to the low to mid 70s. A more
pronounced shortwave will ripple across the area Wednesday night
into Thursday, bringing some additional cloud cover and
potentially some low chances (20-30%) for light rain showers
during the day on Thursday. This activity will taper off Thursday
night, and high pressure will build back into the area on Friday.
Subsequently, we`ll be in store for mostly sunny conditions with
highs reaching the upper 70s to lower 80s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Friday night through Monday)
Issued at 310 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

An upper ridge axis will promote continued warm/dry weather this
weekend as highs Saturday and Sunday will range from the upper
70s to lower 80s. Aiding in the warming will be breezy SW winds
that will help to advection a warm and more moist air mass from
the south. Sunday night into Monday a deepening area of low
pressure will shift NE from the Southern Plains into the Ohio
Valley/Great Lakes, pushing a cold front into the region sometime
on Monday. Sufficient forcing and instability will be in place to
generate better chances for showers and storms during this
timeframe.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 559 AM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

VFR conditions will be the predominant flight category at each
terminal through the period. Winds will increase out of the SSW
and become gusty at times between 10-20 kts from the late morning
through the afternoon. Clouds will increase after sunset as an
area of low pressure approaches from the north and west.

&&

.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...None.
TN...None.
&&

$$

NEAR TERM...KTW
SHORT TERM....70
LONG TERM....AMP
AVIATION...AMP.24