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AREA WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1031 PM CST SAT NOV 7 2009
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AS A DEEP-LAYER
RIDGE RESULTS IN A STABLE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE REGION. CLOUDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN INCREASING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT...AS UPPER
LEVEL MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. AS A
RESULT...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE
LOWER 50S FOR LOCATIONS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BASTROP TO
HATTIESBURG. ELSEWHERE...LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO THE UPPER
40S UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES.
ON SUNDAY...CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS
MOISTURE IS DRAWN INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AND
HURRICANE IDA APPROACHES THE AREA. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL
REACH INTO THE LOWER AND MID 70S...WITH THE COOLER TEMPERATURES
CONFINED TO SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA WHERE CLOUDS WILL BE THE THICKEST. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH ON SUNDAY.
LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD...HURRICANE IDA WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST
EARLY IN THE WEEK AS A TROPICAL STORM...BRINGING A STEADY RAIN TO
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTHERN...AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...AS WELL
AS NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...ALONG WITH BREEZY EAST WINDS. THE EXACT
TRACK OF IDA IS CURRENTLY UNCERTAIN...SO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THOSE CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS THAT PROVIDED US FEEDBACK REGARDING THEIR USE OF THIS
PRODUCT. BASED ON THIS FEEDBACK...THE NWS WILL CONTINUE TO ISSUE THE
AREA WEATHER UPDATE AT 5 AM AND 3 PM DAILY. THE PRODUCT WILL BE
UPDATED IF NEEDED AROUND 10 AM AND 8 PM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS OR ANY OTHER NWS PRODUCT OR SERVICE...PLEASE CONTACT THE
NWS AT 601-936-2189.
COHEN
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