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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Jackson KY
340 PM EDT Wed Apr 18 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday night)
Issued at 340 PM EDT WED APR 18 2018

available shortly...

.LONG TERM...(Friday through Wednesday)
Issued at 340 PM EDT WED APR 18 2018

An area of surface high pressure is expected to be centered across
the Upper Midwest on Friday and upper level ridge will progress
east with the surface high Saturday. This will lead to a period of
mostly clear skies and dry conditions through the first portion of
the long term period. The temperatures will modify through the
weekend, but does remain cold enough for Friday night into
Saturday morning to lead to frost. Then a southern stream upper
level low will progress out of the four corners into the Lower
Mississippi River Valley by Sunday afternoon. The model guidance
has struggled with continuity and consistency, with regards to the
southern stream system. The GFS has leaned the wettest for the
late weekend and the other models have leaned wetter toward Monday
and Tuesday time frame. This becomes further convoluted as we see
phasing potential by early to middle of next week. Given the lower
confidence leaned toward the blended guidance which brings slight
to chance POPs slowly north late Sunday into Wednesday.

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.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon)
ISSUED AT 210 PM EDT WED APR 18 2018

Generally VFR conditions will prevail through 00z, with southwest
winds becoming gusty. Sustained winds of 10 to 15 kts, with gusts
in the 20 to 30 kt range will occur, especially along and west of
a line from KSYM to KLOZ. A cold front will move through eastern
Kentucky tonight, generally between 01 and 05z. Expect
ceilings/visibilities to lower to MVFR at times with the frontal
passage, along with some shower activity. Winds will shift to the
west behind the front, with wind gusts peaking in the 25 to 35 kt
range. The front will exit overnight, with west to west northwest
winds gradually diminishing. A more solid MVFR cloud deck will
move in after dawn Thursday morning, as an upper level disturbance
moves east across the area. West to northwest winds will likely
turn gusty once again during the day.

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.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Advisory until 2 AM EDT Thursday for KYZ044-050>052-058>060-
068-069-079-080-083>085-104-106-108-111-114.

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SHORT TERM...GEOGERIAN
LONG TERM...DJ
AVIATION...GEOGERIAN