Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
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822 FXUS64 KHUN 120525 AAA AFDHUN Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Huntsville AL 1225 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024 ...New AVIATION... .NEAR TERM... (Rest of tonight) Issued at 945 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024 A weak/dry cold front continues to move southeast into northern Alabama at this hour. A mix of some mid and high cloud cover has formed along this front, mainly east of the I-65 corridor. Models increase cloud cover overnight along and behind this frontal boundary, which may stall over the area before moving back to the north of the area on Sunday. Still mainly expecting clear skies much of the rest of this evening, but after 3 or 4 AM expect partly to mostly cloudy conditions to develop over the area. Mainly in response to some isentropic lift and an increase in moisture advection aloft. Winds have dropped off and area calm in many areas, except near the front primarily. Some drier air will move into portions of the area behind the front (lower 40 to 50 degree dewpoints in Tennessee), however that may mainly be in southern middle Tennessee and into NE Alabama, before the front moves back to the northeast. Enough cloud cover and the lower dewpoints should keep fog from forming overnight, despite the light winds expected in the morning. Lows were warmed up tad based on guidance trends and since the front looks more like it will stall and then move back to the northeast. Lows dropping into the upper 40s to around 56 degrees looks reasonable. Lowest temperatures will like be in southern middle Tennessee and portions of NE Alabama. && .SHORT TERM... (Sunday through Monday night) Issued at 228 PM CDT Sat May 11 2024 Will maintain a dry forecast through Sunday as upper ridging builds in from our west and low pressure centers over central KS. This will result in a warmer day on Mother`s Day with afternoon highs in the upper 70s/lower 80s with increasing clouds late in the afternoon and light and variable winds. Will remain dry through most of the night Sunday, but low rain chances will increase from SW to NE during the early morning hours as synoptic lift and better moisture arrive in the area. Rain chances will be maximized Monday afternoon and overnight as a cold front nears and pushes through the area, and for now it looks like the best chances for strong to severe storms will miss our area to the southwest. With that being said, still expect to see periods of heavy rain and thunderstorms so this system bears watching. Clouds and heavy rain will keep temperatures lower on Monday, with highs limited to the lower 70s with little change in temps overnight, only falling to the low to mid 60s. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Friday) Issued at 326 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024 An unsettled weather pattern will continue as we go into the week. An upper level area of low pressure now over the southern Great Basin will move eastward over the next few days, and should reach the Mid Mississippi River Valley on Tue. Upper troughing accompanying this system will place the area under a SW-NE upper flow. A surface low with this system and a cold front nearing from the west will continue a trend of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the Tennessee Valley. Overall storm strength continues to look "general" with a usual potential for gusty winds, heavy downpours and sudden lightning strikes. The aformentioned cold front should move across the area Tue night with shower activity ending from west to east. The parent low however will move slower to the east. Its location over the Ohio Valley, and residual moisture over our eastern areas will keep lower end rain chances in on Wed, mainly east of I-65 and over our more NE areas. A brief break in shower activity is forecast Wed night as the first low finally exits more to the north and east. More showers and storm chances return on Thu as yet another system nears from the west. Output from the deterministic models was becoming more uncertain (comparing the precip fields with one another), so trended more with the blends. They were suggesting the best rain chances Thu night into Fri. This system looked similar overall strength wise with the earlier system, with mainly non-severe storms anticipated. High temperatures on Tue and Wed should range in the upper 70s. A bit warmer on Thu with highs in the lower 80s, and around 80 Fri. Lows Tue night should range in the lower 60s, and a bit cooler Wed night in the upper 50s, then back into the lower 60s Thu night. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1225 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024 Expecting VFR conditions with no rain to continue at the terminals through this evening. Increasing upper level cloud cover is anticipated for the next handful of hours, but especially by late this afternoon and this evening. Winds will also continue to be light and variable through today, then become more southeasterly at around 5 knots or less this evening. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...None. TN...None. && $$ NEAR TERM...KTW SHORT TERM....25 LONG TERM....RSB AVIATION...26