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FXUS64 KJAN 252331 AAA
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
631 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-20 THURSDAY MORNING.
- WARM AND DRY WEATHER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- MONITORING FOR INCREASING FIRE DANGER THREAT THIS WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1238 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY:
PERSISTENT QUIET AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AND RIDGING ALOFT CONTINUES TO DOMINANT THE
WEATHER PATTERN. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DENSE FOG (20-25%) IN AREAS
SOUTH OF I-20 AROUND SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL
SLIGHTLY DROP TEMPS TO SEASONAL AVERAGES (HIGHS:UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S
/LOWS: UPPER 40S TO MID 50S) ON SATURDAY. RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED
AS THE BOUNDARY WILL BE DRY. POST FRONTAL PASSAGE IS EXPECTED REDUCE
RH VALUES DROP TO 20-25% OVER THE WEEKEND; PLEASE AS BE MINDFUL OF
ANY OPEN BURNING AND HEED BURN BANS IF IN PLACE. COMBINED WITH DRY
SOIL AND WINDS NEAR 10 MPH, THERE ARE SOME CONCERN FOR INCREASED
WILDFIRE DANGER AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. AT A MINIMUM, A
"LIMITED THREAT" FOR FIRE DANGER GRAPHIC MAY BE NEEDED FOR
PORTIONS OF, IF NOT ALL OF, THE FORECAST AREA THIS WEEKEND, AGAIN
PRIMARILY ON SATURDAY. TEMPS WILL QUICKLY RETURN TO THE LOWER 80S
FOR (HIGHS) AND MID 50S/LOW 60S (LOWS) FOR THE DURATION OF THE
WEEKEND AND INTO THE NEW WEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE AND RIDGING WILL RE-ESTABLISH OVER THE REGION AND
TEMPS WILL RUN ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, A SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE MAY BRING MEASURABLE
RAINFALL (15-20% PROBABILITY OF RAINFALL) TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA; ELSEWHERE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. /SW/
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 624 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WL PREVAIL AREAWIDE UNTIL AFTER 09Z WHEN MVFR CIGS
WL DEVELOP CNTRL AND SE. IFR CIGS AND LIFR VSBY WL BE PSBL IN THE
SE 11-13Z. THE CONDITIONS WL IMPROVE BY 16Z TO VFR BUT A GUSTY SW
WIND 18-23KTS WL DEVELOP WEST AND CNTRL AND PREVAIL UNTIL THE END
OF THE TAF PERIOD. /22/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 61 85 59 84 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 58 84 59 85 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 61 85 59 84 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 61 85 61 86 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 61 85 61 85 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 61 85 59 82 / 0 0 0 10
GREENWOOD 63 86 61 84 / 0 0 0 10
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
/SW/22
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