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FXUS64 KJAN 291946
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
146 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
..NEW DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- MUCH COLDER TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. COLDEST
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS.
- STRONG GUSTY WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY
EVENING.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 146 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
THE MUCH TALKED ABOUT ARCTIC COLD FRONT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE
AREA LAST NIGHT AND BEHIND IT OUR TEMPERATURES HAVE TAKEN QUITE
THE DIVE. HIGHS ACROSS THE CWA WILL RANGE FROM 40F IN THE FAR
NORTHWEST TO 50F TO THE FAR SOUTH. A STARK CONTRAST TO YESTERDAYS
OBSERVED HIGHS OF AROUND 80. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO TUMBLE
TONIGHT, COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WIND CHILLS LOOKS TO RANGE IN
THE TEENS, SO BUNDLE UP!
CONTINUED NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEW YEARS EVE
(WEDNESDAY) WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT WESTERLY, AND MAINTAIN
THAT GENERAL COMPONENT UNTIL THIS WEEKEND WHEN ONSHORE FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE REGION. AS SUCH MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED FOR NEW YEAR'S HOVERING IN THE UPPER 30S AROUND
MIDNIGHT. WITH MORE MODERATE WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED, WIND CHILLS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE. IT
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FIRE WEATHER
THREATS AS WE NEAR CELEBRATION TIME, SINCE WE REALLY HAVEN'T HAD A
GOOD WETTING RAIN IN A WHILE. AT THE MOMENT HUMIDITY VALUES ARE
PROJECTED TO BE WELL ABOVE ANY NOTABLE THRESHOLDS, AND WIND SPEEDS
TOO LOW; NEVER THE LESS A WATCHFUL EYE WILL BE MAINTAINED FOR ANY
POTENTIAL MOVING FORWARD, GIVEN THE TYPICAL FESTIVITIES.
THE NEW YEAR WILL SEE A RETURN TO SOUTHERLY FLOW AND THUS A
REBOUNDING OF HIGH TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 60S TO FINISH OUT THE
PERIOD AND LOWS AROUND 50F.
THIS WEEKEND COULD SEE YET ANOTHER WAVE MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE
AREA, AT THE MOMENT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS WILL PRODUCE A BIT MORE RAIN
THAN THE FROPA WE HAD YESTERDAY, AND ALSO SHOULD NOT CRATER OUR
TEMPERATURES AS SIGNIFICANTLY EITHER. /OAJ/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1124 AM CST MON DEC 29 2025
TIGHT GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT IS LEADING TO STRONG
SURFACE WIND TODAY (SUSTAINED AROUND 15 TO 20MPH AND GUSTS AROUND
25 TO 30MPH, BRIEFLY HIGHER AT TIMES). THESE WILL WIND DOWN BY
30/00Z TUESDAY. OTHER THAN SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS IN THE 7 TO
10KFT RANGE, VFR FLIGHT CATEGORIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE 18Z
TAF CYCLE. /DC/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 26 44 26 57 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 25 45 25 56 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 27 45 27 58 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 28 50 27 60 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 27 46 27 59 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 26 41 29 55 / 0 0 0 0
GREENWOOD 23 42 27 55 / 0 0 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR
MSZ060>066-072>074.
LA...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR LAZ026.
AR...NONE.
OAJ/DC
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