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FXUS64 KJAN 210631
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
131 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 131 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
TODAY AND TONIGHT:
LONGWAVE TROUGH TO RIDGE PATTERN OF THE CONUS WILL KEEP RAIN IN THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS LOWER MS
VALLEY WILL FILTER IN ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA, RESULTING
IN PW VALUES IN THE 99TH PERCENTILE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. WITH PW VALUES IN THE 99TH
PERCENTILE, AMPLE MOISTURE TRANSPORT, AND STORM TRAINING, FLASH
FLOODING WILL POSSIBLE TODAY IN AREAS RECEIVING HEAVY RAINFALL. /SW/
FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY...THE PRIMARY FOCUS THROUGH THE MID
AND EXTENDED PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO BE THAT OF
MULTIPLE BOUTS OF RAINFALL AFFECTING THE AREA. UNDER PERSISTENT
SOUTHWESTERLY TO SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE REGION, MULTIPLE
DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL TRAVERSE THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THESE
DISTURBANCES, COUPLED WITH THE WARM AND ABUNDANTLY MOIST AIRMASS IN
PLACE ACROSS THE AREA, WILL YIELD MULTIPLE BOUTS OF MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THIS
TIME.
AS RAINFALL CONTINUES TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE AREA DURING THIS
TIME, IN ADDITION TO JUST THE DAILY POTENTIAL FOR HIGH RAINFALL
RATES OVER A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IN LOCALIZED AREAS, THE THREAT FOR
FLASH FLOODING COULD BEGIN TO BECOME A CONCERN. THIS WILL NEED TO
BE MONITORED, WITH FLOODING HAZARDS POTENTIALLY BEING ADDED TO THE
HWO FOR PORTIONS OF, IF NOT ALL OF, THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THIS
FORECAST PERIOD. OTHERWISE, EXPECT MUGGY CONDITIONS OVERALL WITH
NEAR SEASONABLE HIGHS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. HOWEVER AT NIGHT,
EXPECT ABOVE NORMAL LOWS. /19/
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1247 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
VFR/MVFR WITH OCCASIONAL LIFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS SITES AS
ISOLATED SHOWERS/STRATUS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. INCREASING STRATUS
CLOUDS WILL RESULT IN LOW CEILINGS/VISIBILITY AFTER 07Z-08Z
THURSDAY. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY IMPROVE VFR/MVFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS
AFTER 15Z THURSDAY. SHOWER/STORMS DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED AROUND 20Z
THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. /SW/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 82 69 81 69 / 70 70 80 50
MERIDIAN 83 69 82 70 / 80 60 100 60
VICKSBURG 82 68 81 69 / 80 80 100 30
HATTIESBURG 84 70 83 70 / 80 60 100 60
NATCHEZ 84 69 82 70 / 80 80 80 30
GREENVILLE 81 68 81 68 / 60 90 80 40
GREENWOOD 82 68 81 68 / 80 80 90 50
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
SW/19
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