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FXUS64 KJAN 161817
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
117 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- MUCH COLDER AIR OVER THE REGION BRINGS THE THREAT FOR A
SIGNIFICANT HARD FREEZE TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 117 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...A STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL LONGWAVE TROUGH
CONTINUES TO SWING EAST THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS, AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT GRADUALLY RELAXES ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE THE "WIND ADVISORY",
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA ALONG AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER, TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM TODAY. THE COLD DRY AIRMASS
LEFT IN THE WAKE OF THIS MORNING'S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE, WILL RESULT
IN QUITE COLD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AS LOWS
AREAWIDE FALL INTO THE 20S. THUS, A "FREEZE WARNING" IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY.
IT'S BASICALLY A TEMPERATURE FORECAST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE CONTINUES TO
GRADUALLY BUILD EAST INTO AND THROUGH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VALLEY DURING THIS TIME. MEANWHILE, NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT REMAINS
INTACT ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES. THE WEATHER
OVERALL WILL REMAIN QUIET INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE REBOUND AFTER TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHS
WILL EVENTUALLY CLIMB BACK INTO THE 80S SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ACROSS
THE AREA. LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT WILL REMAIN CHILLY, BUT THEY'LL ONLY
FALL INTO THE 30S. COME THIS WEEKEND, JUST LIKE WITH THE HIGH
TEMPERATURES, LOWS WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR AS
THEY STRUGGLE TO FALL OUT OF THE 50S. /19/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1226 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY FOR MOST SITES BEFORE CALMING
TO JUST UNDER 10KTS SUSTAINED WHILE REMAINING
WESTERLY/NORTHWESTERLY./KP/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 27 52 34 65 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 27 53 30 63 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 27 54 35 67 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 29 56 33 65 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 28 56 35 68 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 27 50 38 65 / 0 0 0 0
GREENWOOD 25 51 35 66 / 0 0 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR MSZ018-019-025-034-
035-040-041.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR
MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074.
LA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR LAZ007>009-015-016-
023>026.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR
LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026.
AR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ARZ074-075.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR
ARZ074-075.
19/KP
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