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FXUS64 KHUN 230811
AFDHUN

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

...New NEAR TERM, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.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...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1114 PM CDT Mon Apr 22 2024

High pressure will promote VFR conditions through the period.
Winds will increase late morning into the afternoon out of the SW,
with gusts up to 15-20 kts under a clear sky. After sunset, winds
will weaken under 10 kts as cloud cover increases ahead of an
approaching weak trough.

&&

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

$$

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