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FXUS64 KJAN 211852
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
152 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGES
- QUIET WEATHER AND WARM CONDITIONS PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF
NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 147 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
THROUGH SUNDAY: CONTINUED WARMER THAN NORMAL AND DRY THROUGH SUNDAY.
OUR CWA WILL REMAIN ON THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF A LARGE MID LEVEL
HIGH THAT WILL SLOWLY FLATTEN THROUGH SUNDAY. THE 1018MB SURFACE
HIGH CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT EAST
THROUGH SUNDAY BUT CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AND WARM MOIST LOW LEVEL FLOW
ACROSS OUR CWA. DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO A FEW WIND GUSTS
TOMORROW. THIS WIND ALONG WITH THE RIDGING SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL
HELP AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TOP OUT A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN
TODAY. MORNING LOWS SUNDAY WILL BE WARMER THAN NORMAL AS WELL.
/22/
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY:
QUIET CONDITIONS WITH A BRIEF COOLDOWN (HIGHS: 70S/LOWS: 50/60) WILL
CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND. A DRY, FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE SEASONAL AVERAGE TEMPS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE
REBOUNDING TO ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGE TEMPS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
SURFACE RIDGING WILL BUILD IN POST FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE THE
DOMINANT FEATURE OVER REMAINING PART OF THE WEEK. LATEST MODEL
GUIDANCE HAVE BACKED OFF A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE TRAVERSING THROUGH
NORTHEAST MS, THUS DROPPING RAIN CHANCES BELOW 15% FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING. WARM CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY RETURN AS HIGHS
RANGE IN THE 80S TO CLOSE OUT THE WORK WEEK. HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND, ANOTHER DRY FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA, SLIGHTLY
REDUCING TEMP INTO THE 60S AND 70S FOR THE WEEKEND. /SW/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1228 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WL PREVAIL AREAWIDE UNTIL AFTER 09Z. AFTER 09Z MVFR
CIGS AND VSBYS WL BE PSBL IN THE SOUTH. A GUSTY WIND AROUND 18KTS
IN THE WEST THIS AFTN WL SUBSIDE BY 23Z. AFTER 15Z SUN THE WIND WL
BECOME GUSTY AROUND 20KTS WEST AND CNTRL. /22/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 60 84 60 81 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 57 84 59 83 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 61 85 59 81 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 57 84 58 84 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 61 84 60 83 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 61 84 60 73 / 0 0 0 0
GREENWOOD 62 86 62 78 / 0 0 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
22/SW/22
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