933  
FXUS64 KJAN 211200 AAA  
AFDJAN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS  
700 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- QUIET WEATHER AND WARM CONDITIONS PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF  
NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 306 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
TODAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY...  
 
QUIET AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY AS  
SURFACE RIDGING CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS OUR CWA. CLOUD COVER WILL  
START TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SKY  
CONDITIONS CLEARING BY NOON WITH MORNING LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S/LOWER  
60S. PATCHY FOG MAY POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF HWY 84 THIS MORNING,  
BUT DENSE FOG PROBABILITIES REMAIN LOW AT THIS TIME. SOUTHWESTERLY  
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT WARM AIR INTO THE REGION ALLOWING FOR  
TEMPERATURES TO UNDERGO A WARMING TREND. LOOK FOR DAYTIME HIGHS TO  
PEAK INTO THE LOW 80S AREAWIDE.  
 
QUIET CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS OUR CWA LATER TONIGHT THANKS TO  
THE SFC RIDGE WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS RANGING IN THE UPPER 50S/LOWER  
60S. SUNDAY WILL REMAIN QUIET WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE MID/UPPER  
80S. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HIGHS THIS WEEKEND COULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL  
TO BREAK SEVERAL RECORDS ESPECIALLY IF WARMER GUIDANCE VERIFIES.  
 
THE FORECAST FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD REMAINS ON TRACK WITH NO  
ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO THE OVERALL FORECAST. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO  
COOL SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CONUS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS LONG  
TERM GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW A DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING  
THROUGH THE REGION. AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PUSHES SOUTH TOWARDS THE  
GULF COAST, INCREASED RETURN FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE OUR AREA.  
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND INTO THE 80S WEDNESDAY  
INTO THURSDAY. ANOTHER BRIEF COOL DOWN IN TEMPERATURES IS POSSIBLE  
LOOKING AHEAD FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS ANOTHER DRY FRONT PUSHES SOUTH  
TOWARDS OUR AREA. /CR/  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(12Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 651 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
A BAND OF LOW STRATUS IS EXPECTED TO BRING MVFR CEILINGS TO KHEZ,  
KHKS, AND KJAN BEFORE 15Z. A BRIEF PERIOD OF CEILINGS COULD SPREAD  
OVER THE OTHER SITES, BUT CONFIDENCE OF PREVAILING CEILINGS IS  
LOW. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AFTER 16Z AT ALL SITES. /NF/  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
JACKSON 82 59 85 60 / 0 0 0 0  
MERIDIAN 84 58 85 60 / 0 0 0 0  
VICKSBURG 83 60 86 59 / 0 0 0 0  
HATTIESBURG 84 57 86 58 / 0 0 0 0  
NATCHEZ 83 60 85 60 / 0 0 0 0  
GREENVILLE 83 61 85 59 / 0 0 0 0  
GREENWOOD 84 62 86 62 / 0 0 0 0  
 
 
   
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
MS...NONE.  
LA...NONE.  
AR...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
CR/NF  
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