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FXUS64 KJAN 260529 AAA
AFDJAN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1229 AM CDT THU MAR 26 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
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1222 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A LAYER OF STRATUS MOVING OVER
THE SE TAF SITES RESULTING IN IFR/MFR CIGS. THESE IFR/MVFR CIGS
WL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH INTO CNTRL MS. LIFR CIGS AND VSBYS WL
BE PSBL IN THE SE 09-13Z WHILE IFR/MVFR CIGS PREVAIL CNTRL AND
EAST MS. CONDITIONS WL IMPROVE BY 16Z TO VFR AND VFR CONDITIONS WL
PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. A GUSTY SW WIND
18-23KTS WL DEVELOP WEST AND CNTRL BY 16Z AND PREVAIL UNTIL 23Z
BEFORE DIMINISHING. /22/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
JACKSON 59 84 51 70 / 0 0 0 0
MERIDIAN 59 85 51 70 / 0 0 0 0
VICKSBURG 59 84 51 69 / 0 0 0 0
HATTIESBURG 61 86 56 74 / 0 0 0 0
NATCHEZ 61 85 54 71 / 0 0 0 0
GREENVILLE 59 82 47 66 / 0 10 0 0
GREENWOOD 61 84 48 69 / 0 10 0 0
JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.
/SW/22
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