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FXUS64 KJAN 181735
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1235 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- COOL CONDITIONS PERSIST INTO THIS MORNING.
- QUIET WEATHER PREVAILS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, WITH
WARMING TEMPERATURES.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 227 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
CHILLY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING
AS EARLY MORNING GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW A MID/UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE PASSING TO OUR NORTH. THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN
INCREASING CLOUD COVER MAINLY OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
OUR CWA AS A QUICK LOOK AT GOES 16 VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS MID TO
HIGH CLOUDS BUILDING FROM THE NORTH. LOWS THIS MORNING WILL RANGE
FROM THE LOWER 30S ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
ELSEWHERE, MORNING LOWS WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 30S/LOWER 40S. A
LIGHT FROST/FREEZE CANNOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST AND
SOUTHEAST MS THIS MORNING.
QUIET CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON THANKS TO THE SFC HIGH SETTLING OVER THE SOUTHEAST CONUS.
DAYTIME HIGHS WILL PEAK INTO THE MID/UPPER 60S AREAWIDE. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WILL OVER OCCUR TONIGHT WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS DIPPING INTO
THE MID TO UPPER 40S. /CR/
NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT IN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN QUIET AND DRY THROUGH THE REST OF THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND
WITH WITH TEMPERATURES EVENTUALLY CLIMBING BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL
READING AND INTO THE 80S. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN QUIET
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY. /CR/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1221 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS
WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY AND GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER 10KTS THROUGHOUT
THE PERIOD./KP/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 45 75 53 81 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 41 74 50 80 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 46 76 53 81 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 43 76 52 81 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 45 76 53 81 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 48 75 54 81 / 0 0 0 0
GREENWOOD 48 76 54 82 / 0 0 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
CR/CR/KP
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