195  
FXUS64 KJAN 061808  
AFDJAN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
108 PM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
   
..NEW DISCUSSION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
 
- COOLER, DRIER WEATHER EARLY THIS WEEK WILL TRANSITION TO  
WARMER AND MORE HUMID BY MID TO LATE WEEK.  
 
- CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO PORTIONS  
OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID WEEK.  
 
- WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS OVER THE WEEKEND.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 1252 PM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
 
COLD, DRY ADVECTION IS CONTINUING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY  
AS HIGH PRESSURE IS REINFORCED FROM THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES AT 1  
PM WERE STILL MOSTLY AT 65 DEGREES OR COOLER. A MID-LEVEL RIDGE  
AND SURFACE HIGH OVER THE EASTERN CONUS WILL REINFORCE THE DRY AIR  
IN THE BROADER REGION WITH TRAJECTORIES OUT OF THE EAST THROUGH  
MUCH OF THE WEEK. TRENDS IN LATEST GUIDANCE KEEP THE RIDGE STRONG  
ENOUGH THAT MOISTURE FLOW AROUND THE RIDGE SHOULD BE DISPLACED  
SOUTH AND WEST OF OUR FORECAST AREA . PWAT VALUES WILL STRUGGLE TO  
RISE ABOVE 1.0 INCH THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AT LEAST,  
WHICH LIMITS THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN RAIN SHOWERS AT THIS TIME OF  
YEAR. TEMPERATURES WILL TRANSITION TO NEAR AND ABOVE NORMAL FOR  
THE BACK HALF OF THIS WEEK. /NF/  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1249 PM CDT MON APR 6 2026  
 
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL  
REMAIN NORTHEASTERLY WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS OF UP TO 20KTS THROUGH  
THROUGH 07Z BEFORE DIMINISHING. /86/KP/  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
JACKSON 46 76 53 77 / 0 0 0 10  
MERIDIAN 46 76 51 76 / 0 0 0 10  
VICKSBURG 46 76 53 78 / 0 0 0 10  
HATTIESBURG 46 78 53 77 / 0 0 0 10  
NATCHEZ 46 76 55 78 / 0 0 0 20  
GREENVILLE 47 75 53 77 / 0 0 0 10  
GREENWOOD 48 77 53 78 / 0 0 0 10  
 
 
   
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
MS...NONE.  
LA...NONE.  
AR...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
NF/LP  
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