981
FXUS64 KMEG 240742
AFDMEG
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
242 AM CDT THU JUL 24 2008
DISCUSSION
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS JUST SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH DRIER AIR FOUND BEHIND THE BOUNDARY ESPECIALLY ACROSS
WEST TENNESSEE WHERE DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S. AS A
RESULT ALL OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN SOUTH OF THE
FRONT AND OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD
REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT SO AS LONG AS
THAT OCCURS...SEE LITTLE CHANCE FOR RAIN OVER THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY OR TONIGHT. BY FRIDAY...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO
MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT. WHEN THIS OCCURS...SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FORECAST AREA.
THE FRONT SHOULD REMAIN NEAR THE EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST BY
FRIDAY NIGHT SO THERE WILL A BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN THERE. BY
SATURDAY...THE FRONT WILL BE EAST OF THE REGION AND A RETURN TO THE
VERY HOT AND HUMID WEATHER THAT WE EXPERIENCED EARLIER THIS WEEK
WILL OCCUR. THIS WOULD MEAN TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR
100 DEGREES WITH HIGH HUMIDITY PRODUCING HEAT INDEX VALUE OF 105
OR GREATER. THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE INTO THE
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL STILL BE SOME CHANCE OF RAIN
DURING THIS HOT PERIOD DUE TO AFTERNOON HEATING BUT THE CHANCE FOR
RAIN WILL REMAIN LOW.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
MEM 92 76 94 77 / 10 10 30 20
MKL 90 67 91 73 / 10 10 30 30
JBR 91 72 94 73 / 10 10 30 20
TUP 92 72 92 73 / 10 10 30 30
MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
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