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FXUS64 KJAN 200522
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1222 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- QUIET WEATHER & WARM CONDITIONS PREVAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
MESOSCALE UPDATE
ISSUED AT 821 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
CLEAR SKIES CONTINUE ACROSS THE ARKLAMS THIS EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE PREVAILS. THIS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT, WITH WARMER LOWS
THAN LAST NIGHT. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S ACROSS THE DELTA
TO THE UPPER 40S IN THE PINE BELT REGION, WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY
WINDS./15/
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 125 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
THURSDAY-NEXT WEDNESDAY:
NO IMPACTFUL WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE FORECAST PERIOD. SURFACE
RIDGING WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SPRING-LIKE CONDITIONS TO THE
ARKLAMISS REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 20 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR THE WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK. RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.
PLEASANT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A
SURFACE HIGH OFF ATLANTIC COASTLINE SPREADS RIDGING ACROSS THE SE
CONUS. PATCHY, DENSE FOG MAY BE POSSIBLE NEAR HWY 84 AND SOUTH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING, BUT THE PROBABILITIES ARE LOW (25-30%) AT THIS
TIME.
HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, TEMPS WILL UNDERGO A WARMING TREND INTO
THE WEEKEND AS SOUTHERLY WINDS ADVECT WARM AIR INTO THE REGION. AS
THE WARMING TREND CONTINUES, HIGH WILL RANGE FROM THE LOW TO MID 80S
AND LOWS WILL RANGE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. ALL WILL REMAIN
QUIET TO MAKE FOR AN ENJOYABLE WEEKEND.
A DRY, FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA, BRIEFLY
DROPPING HIGHS TO THE MID 70S TO LOW 80S AND KEEPING LOWS RANGING
IN THE 50S AND 60S ON MONDAY. TEMPS WILL QUICKLY REBOUND AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES, CONTINUING AREAWIDE CALM CONDITIONS AND WARM TEMPS FOR
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. /SW/
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1222 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
AS OF 0522Z, ALL TAF SITES ARE REPORTING VFR CONDITIONS. HEZ WILL
BRIEFLY DROP DOWN TO MVFR CONDITIONS BETWEEN 12Z/14Z FRIDAY DUE
TO PATCHY FOG. AFTER 14Z FRIDAY, HEZ WILL SEE CONDITIONS IMPROVE
TO VFR. OTHERWISE, VFR CEILINGS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MULTIPLE TAF
SITES THROUGH THE PERIOD. /CR/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 57 85 60 87 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 55 85 59 87 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 57 86 60 87 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 54 84 58 86 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 58 85 60 87 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 59 85 62 87 / 0 0 0 0
GREENWOOD 59 87 63 89 / 0 0 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
15/SW/CR
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