133  
FXUS64 KJAN 211004  
AFDJAN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
404 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
   
..NEW DISCUSSION  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 401 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT: THE REINFORCING DRY COLD FRONT BROUGHT  
IN A SURGE OF COLDER AIR, LEADING TO NOTICEABLE TEMPERATURE DROPS  
LAST NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COMING DAYS. LOWS ACROSS  
THE NORTHEAST ALREADY LOOK TO BE OVERACHIEVING THIS MORNING, AND  
KEEPING IN LINE WITH AN EXPECTATION THAT THIS TREND CONTINUES WE  
HAVE SIGNALED A LIMITED FROST/FREEZE POTENTIAL FOR THURSDAY  
NIGHT. THE COLDEST CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE FRIDAY  
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, MARKING THE SEASON'S FIRST FREEZE.  
LINGERING MOISTURE FROM EARLIER RAINFALL WILL KEEP DEW POINTS IN  
THE MID 30S, CREATING FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR WIDESPREAD FROST  
DEVELOPMENT AS TEMPERATURES TUMBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. /OAJ/  
 
SATURDAY THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY: A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO  
BEGIN THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT A WEAK  
COLD FRONT WILL BRING A RETURN TO SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES AS  
WE GO INTO MID WEEK. LATER IN THE WEEK, WE'LL BE MONITORING FOR A  
POTENTIAL WEATHER SYSTEM THAT COULD IMPACT THANKSGIVING DAY.  
 
A POWER JET STREAM OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE IT'S  
RELENTLESS BARRAGE ON THE WEST COAST, AND THIS WILL FORCE AN  
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BUILD OVER OUR REGION BRINGING MUCH MILDER  
CONDITIONS. THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL BE SOMEWHAT FLAT HOWEVER, AND  
THIS WILL ALLOW THE POLAR FRONT TO DIP BACK INTO OUR AREA BY  
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURE AND SHOWER  
CHANCES WITH LIGHT RAINFALL.  
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO THANKSGIVING DAY: A STRONGER SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN  
THE PROGRESSIVE FLOW COULD BRING A MORE SIGNIFICANT AND IMPACTFUL  
WEATHER SYSTEM WITH STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. THERE IS A LOT OF  
VARIABILITY AND DISCONTINUITY IN THE GLOBAL MODEL GUIDANCE  
CONCERNING INTENSITY AND TIMING OF THIS POTENTIAL SYSTEM, AND THAT  
IS RESULTING IN LOW FORECAST CONFIDENCE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR  
UPDATES CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL SYSTEM AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT  
FEW DAYS. /EC/  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(06Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1103 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
THE GUSTY NW WIND HAS SUBSIDED BUT NON CONVECTIVE LOW LEVEL WIND  
SHEAR IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AT MOST TAF SITES. VFR CONDITIONS WILL  
PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. THE NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL  
GUST 18-22KTS AGAIN BY 16Z AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON  
BEFORE SUBSIDING JUST AFTER THE TAF PERIOD. /OAJ/  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
JACKSON 64 37 58 35 / 0 0 0 0  
MERIDIAN 62 36 58 31 / 0 0 0 0  
VICKSBURG 65 35 59 33 / 0 0 0 0  
HATTIESBURG 67 38 62 34 / 0 0 0 0  
NATCHEZ 65 38 59 35 / 0 0 0 0  
GREENVILLE 62 35 56 34 / 0 0 0 0  
GREENWOOD 62 34 56 33 / 0 0 0 0  
 
 
   
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
MS...NONE.  
LA...NONE.  
AR...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
OAJ/EC/  
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