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Area Discussion for - Jackson, MS
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FXUS64 KJAN 190919 AFDJAN
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 419 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
New DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
Issued at 417 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Today and Tonight: Continued cooler than normal and dry through the period. Early morning surface analysis had a 1025mb high centered just west of our CWA Early morning satellite imagery showed clear skies over our region. The surface high was helping to provide a near calm wind and under clear skies, strong radiational cooling was allowing temperatures to drop below freezing over our northeast zones. The surface high will continue shifting slowly to the southeast this morning helping temperatures to cool to freezing over the remainder of the CWA along with the development of frost. The frost and freeze is expected to damage unprotected sensitive vegetation and Freeze Warning for the whole CWA will remain in effect until 9AM. The surface high will shift east through the day and become centered along the northern Gulf coast tonight. This will result in light return flow that will help keep temperatures above freezing areawide. There may be patchy frost again in east Mississippi so precautions should be made to protect sensitive vegetation from the cold. /22/
Wednesday through next Monday: The long term period begins with strong surface high tracking through the area keeping Wednesday clear and high temps warming to right around 70 areawide. Come Thursday a shortwave trough and associated cold front will sweep through the area by Thursday night. Expect showers to move into the area Thursday night and persist through late afternoon Friday ahead of an H5 560dam low pushing through late Friday afternoon- night. Best moisture sources will be nearer the gulf coast with dewpoints on topping out around 50F areawide for Thursday and Friday thus convection will be limited but there is potential for some isolated to scattered storms to develop.
Going into the weekend high pressure will build into the area late Friday night following the passage of the front. Expect a warming trend as high temps for the weekend will climb into the upper 60s to low 70s Saturday and the low to mid 70s Sunday. Come Monday there is the potential for more rainfall as another shortwave dips into the area. Confidence on timing for rain is not very high as models have a wide variance, however it is clear that it will be early next week. /KP/
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1251 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
VFR conditions and a light wind wl prevail through the TAF period.
/22/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Jackson 61 39 70 49 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 61 36 72 46 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 61 39 70 50 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 62 38 72 47 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 61 39 70 49 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 60 41 70 51 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 59 40 70 49 / 0 0 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for MSZ018-019- 025>066-072>074.
LA...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for LAZ007>009-015- 016-023>026.
AR...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for ARZ074-075.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 419 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
New DISCUSSION
DISCUSSION
Issued at 417 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
Today and Tonight: Continued cooler than normal and dry through the period. Early morning surface analysis had a 1025mb high centered just west of our CWA Early morning satellite imagery showed clear skies over our region. The surface high was helping to provide a near calm wind and under clear skies, strong radiational cooling was allowing temperatures to drop below freezing over our northeast zones. The surface high will continue shifting slowly to the southeast this morning helping temperatures to cool to freezing over the remainder of the CWA along with the development of frost. The frost and freeze is expected to damage unprotected sensitive vegetation and Freeze Warning for the whole CWA will remain in effect until 9AM. The surface high will shift east through the day and become centered along the northern Gulf coast tonight. This will result in light return flow that will help keep temperatures above freezing areawide. There may be patchy frost again in east Mississippi so precautions should be made to protect sensitive vegetation from the cold. /22/
Wednesday through next Monday: The long term period begins with strong surface high tracking through the area keeping Wednesday clear and high temps warming to right around 70 areawide. Come Thursday a shortwave trough and associated cold front will sweep through the area by Thursday night. Expect showers to move into the area Thursday night and persist through late afternoon Friday ahead of an H5 560dam low pushing through late Friday afternoon- night. Best moisture sources will be nearer the gulf coast with dewpoints on topping out around 50F areawide for Thursday and Friday thus convection will be limited but there is potential for some isolated to scattered storms to develop.
Going into the weekend high pressure will build into the area late Friday night following the passage of the front. Expect a warming trend as high temps for the weekend will climb into the upper 60s to low 70s Saturday and the low to mid 70s Sunday. Come Monday there is the potential for more rainfall as another shortwave dips into the area. Confidence on timing for rain is not very high as models have a wide variance, however it is clear that it will be early next week. /KP/
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1251 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2024
VFR conditions and a light wind wl prevail through the TAF period.
/22/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Jackson 61 39 70 49 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 61 36 72 46 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 61 39 70 50 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 62 38 72 47 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 61 39 70 49 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 60 41 70 51 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 59 40 70 49 / 0 0 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for MSZ018-019- 025>066-072>074.
LA...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for LAZ007>009-015- 016-023>026.
AR...Freeze Warning until 9 AM CDT this morning for ARZ074-075.
Airport Reports
EDIT (hide/show)  Help Click EDIT to display multiple airports. Follow links for more data.Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Temp | DewPt | RH | inHg |
KMBO BRUCE CAMPBELL FIELD,MS | 9 sm | 22 min | calm | 10 sm | A Few Clouds | 32°F | 32°F | 100% | 30.24 | |
KJAN JACKSONMEDGAR WILEY EVERS INTL,MS | 15 sm | 23 min | SE 03 | 10 sm | Clear | 32°F | 27°F | 80% | 30.24 | |
KHKS HAWKINS FIELD,MS | 19 sm | 24 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 34°F | 28°F | 80% | 30.25 |
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