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FXUS64 KJAN 021827
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
127 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- DANGEROUS HEAT STRESS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS
WEEK.
- RAIN CHANCES BEGIN INCREASING AREAWIDE THURSDAY, WITH CHANCES
CONTINUING EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 124 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026
TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND AT THE
SURFACE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. THEREFORE, EXPECT A CONTINUATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HUMID CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHS EACH AFTERNOON WILL
WARM INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S. THIS, AS DEW POINTS MIX EACH DAY
IN THE LOW AND MIDDLE 70S, WILL CONTINUE TO YIELD AFTERNOON HEAT
INDEX VALUES ABOVE THE CENTURY MARK. THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUS HEAT STRESS IS EXPECTED, WITH A "HEAT ADVISORY" AT A
MINIMUM NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF, IF NOT ALL OF, THE FORECAST AREA
EACH DAY.
AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA, IN THE VICINITY OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR
TODAY. A SLUG OF MOISTURE, ASSOCIATED WITH A DISTURBANCE, WILL LIFT
NORTH FROM THE GULF OF AMERICA AND INTO THE REGION HEADING INTO
LABOR DAY WEEKEND. BETTER RAIN CHANCES WILL LIKEWISE SPREAD
NORTHWARD INTO THE CWA THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. DIURNALLY DRIVEN
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK. WHILE STORMS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS, SOME GUSTY WINDS COULD ACCOMPANY THE MOST
INTENSE STORMS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP. /19/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1230 PM CDT WED SEP 2 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND SOUTHERLY TO BEGIN THE PERIOD, SHIFTING OUT OF THE
NORTH AROUND 12Z THURSDAY./KP/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 75 96 74 96 / 0 30 10 60
MERIDIAN 75 98 74 96 / 0 20 20 60
VICKSBURG 74 95 73 95 / 0 20 10 30
HATTIESBURG 74 96 74 94 / 10 40 30 80
NATCHEZ 73 95 74 95 / 0 20 10 70
GREENVILLE 76 97 75 98 / 0 10 10 10
GREENWOOD 75 97 74 98 / 0 20 10 10
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025>066-
072>074.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR MSZ018-019-
025>066-072>074.
LA...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR LAZ007>009-015-
016-023>026.
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR ARZ074-075.
19/KP
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