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FXUS64 KHUN 082256
AFDHUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
556 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1028 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
- NO IMPACTFUL WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
NEAR TERM
(TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 102 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
A WARM, DRY DAY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY, WITH 18Z TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOWER 70S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 40S (CREATING RH
AROUND 30-40%). WITH BREEZY WINDS OUT OF THE SE AROUND 10 MPH
(WITH GUSTS TO 15-20 MPH), IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR THE THE
PUBLIC TO EXERCISE CAUTION WITH RESPECT TO OUTDOOR BURNING. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET WITH ANOTHER TRANQUIL
NIGHT FORECAST. CLOUD COVER WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE AFTER
MIDNIGHT, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING INTO THE MID/UPPER 40S TO
AROUND 50 DEGREES IN THIS DRY AIR MASS.
SHORT TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1028 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST, BRIEF RIDGING
WILL TAKE HOLD OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ONCE AGAIN; HOWEVER, THIS
LOOKS TO EVOLVE INTO MORE ZONAL FLOW BY LATE WEEK. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND (STRETCHING DOWN
INTO THE SOUTHEAST) WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH OVER VIRGINIA
THROUGH LATE WEEK. EVEN SO, HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. THEREFORE, DRY WEATHER AND NO
RAIN WILL BE THE THEME THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. TEMPERATURES ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S BY FRIDAY.
SHORT TERM
(THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 1028 AM CDT WED APR 8 2026
AS THE AFOREMENTIONED UPPER SHORTWAVE MOVES EAST, BRIEF RIDGING
WILL TAKE HOLD OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ONCE AGAIN; HOWEVER, THIS
LOOKS TO EVOLVE INTO MORE ZONAL FLOW BY LATE WEEK. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND (STRETCHING DOWN
INTO THE SOUTHEAST) WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT SOUTH OVER VIRGINIA
THROUGH LATE WEEK. EVEN SO, HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. THEREFORE, DRY WEATHER AND NO
RAIN WILL BE THE THEME THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. TEMPERATURES ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S BY FRIDAY.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 931 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2026
THE MAJORITY OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD WILL BE MARKED BY ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT. THIS WILL SUPPORT LARGELY BENIGN WEATHER WITH WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES BEING DRIVEN BY SURFACE FEATURES. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BE STATIONED OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST FOR MOST OF THE LONG TERM
FORECAST. LOCALLY WITH WILL INDUCE SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW AND ALLOW
FOR GRADUAL TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE ADVECTION. TEMPS WILL RISE FROM
THE HIGH 70S ON FRIDAY TO THE MID 80S BY TUESDAY. DEW POINTS WILL
SIMILARLY REBOUND STAYING IN THE 50S FOR MUCH OF THE PERIOD. ON A
CONUS SCALE, A TROUGH WILL DEEPEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND IN THE WESTERN
CONUS WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT SLOWLY DRAGGING THROUGH THE PLAINS BY
THE START OF THE NEXT WORK WEEK. THE FRONT LOOKS TO NEAR THE TN
VALLEY ON TUESDAY WITH CLOUD COVER INCREASING ON MONDAY AHEAD OF IT.
LONG RANGE MODELS SHOW THE FRONT SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENING BY THE TIME
IS REACHES US, WITH MODELS DIVERGING ON IF THE FRONT COULD SUPPORT
ANY APPRECIABLE PRECIPITATION. HAVE CURRENTLY KEPT BLENDED GUIDANCE
SUPPORTING <40% RAIN CHANCES TUESDAY NIGHT, BUT WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED IF MODELS BEGAN TO TREND DRIER AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
SHORT TERM PERIOD.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 556 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT
OVERNIGHT BEFORE BECOMING BREEZY LATE TOMORROW MORNING.
HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AL...NONE.
TN...NONE.
NEAR TERM...AMP
SHORT TERM....26
LONG TERM....RAD
AVIATION...GH
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