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FXUS64 KJAN 162240
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
540 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
..NEW AVIATION
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
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 531 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL SITES FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD. CONTINUED
BRISK COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL PERSIST THROUGH ABOUT SUNSET TODAY,
BRINGING GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 20KTS WHICH WILL PETER OFF OVER THE
FIRST SEVERAL HOURS OF THE TAF PERIOD. ONCE OUR WINDS SETTLE DOWN,
THE REST OF THE TAF PERIOD WILL BE UNREMARKABLE, GENERALLY
NORTHERN CALM WINDS OF NO GREATER THAN 5KTS AND FEW CLOUDS AT
AROUND 25K FT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST./OAJ/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 26 52 34 64 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 26 52 31 63 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 25 53 36 66 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 29 56 33 66 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 27 55 35 67 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 28 50 38 65 / 0 0 0 0
GREENWOOD 25 51 36 65 / 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.
EC/EC/OAJ
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