762
FXUS64 KJAN 291732
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1232 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- DANGEROUS HEAT STRESS MAY RETURN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
EARLY TO LATE NEXT WEEK.
- RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED ALONG/SOUTH OF I-20 AS MULTIPLE
DISTURBANCES AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1229 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AN UPPER-LVL HIGH OVER THE SOUTHWEST
& TEXAS CONTINUES TO EXPAND TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST. AS THE HIGH
PROGRESSES, HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED START INCREASING TO 100
DEGREES BY SUNDAY. A CUT-OFF LOW PRESSURE NEAR GULF STATES WILL
TRACK WESTWARDS, SHIFTING RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 59
CORRIDOR AND HWY 84 SUNDAY.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE AFOREMENTIONED HIGH WILL
SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHEAST CONUS AROUND TUESDAY, LINGERING THROUGH
THE REST OF THE WEEK. DANGEROUS HEAT CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED TO
RETURN AS HIGHS RANGE IN THE MID/UPPER 90S AND HEAT INDICES REACH
105-110F. HWO GRAPHICS MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. AS
THE HIGH SETTLES, ADDITIONAL CUT-OFF LOW DISTURBANCES WILL
TRAVERSE AROUND THE RIDGE, BRING DEEP MOISTURE AND STORM CHANCES
(25-50%) STARTING ALONG THE HWY 84 CORRIDOR. MID-WEEK, RAIN
CHANCES WILL EXPAND TO THE I-20 CORRIDOR AND EASTERN MS AS THE
PATTERN LINGERNS INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. /SW/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1229 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
VFR FLIGHT CATEGORIES WILL PREVAIL AT AREA TAF SITES OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE FROM THE EAST
NORTHEAST BETWEEN 5-8 KNOTS, WHILE GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE
SOUTHEASTERLY THIS EVENING WHILE DECREASING TO AROUND 3 KNOTS.
/19/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 71 94 72 94 / 0 30 0 20
MERIDIAN 72 93 72 95 / 0 30 0 20
VICKSBURG 70 94 72 93 / 0 0 0 10
HATTIESBURG 72 92 72 94 / 10 40 10 40
NATCHEZ 71 95 72 93 / 0 20 10 20
GREENVILLE 70 97 73 96 / 0 0 0 10
GREENWOOD 71 96 73 96 / 0 0 0 10
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
SW/19
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page