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FXUS64 KMEG 192057
AFDMEG
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
257 PM CST TUE NOV 19 2024
..NEW SYNOPSIS, DISCUSSION
SYNOPSIS
ISSUED AT 255 PM CST TUE NOV 19 2024
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT, MUCH COOLER AIR WILL MOVE
INTO THE REGION WITH HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER
60S. DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES NEAR
FREEZING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNING. WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED
FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 255 PM CST TUE NOV 19 2024
SKIES ARE SUNNY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY
ACROSS WESTERN ARKANSAS AND INTO NORTH TEXAS.
THIS COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EAST TONIGHT REACHING THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AROUND MIDNIGHT. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL BE FOUND BEHIND THE
FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT WITH LOWS
WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S. THE COLD FRONT
SHOULD CLEAR THE MID-SOUTH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH MUCH COOLER AIR
SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW NORMAL ON
WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. AS A RESULT, DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE DURING THE PERIOD. SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS WEST
TENNESSEE AND NORTH MISSISSIPPI COULD SEE LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR
FREEZING FOR FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.
WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY BY SATURDAY NIGHT BRINGING A
RETURN OF WARMER AIR TO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO
ABOVE NORMAL READINGS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT MAY BRING SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE REGION FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1119 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2024
A LINGERING STRATUS DECK SLOWLY CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
AIRSPACE. IFR CIGS CONTINUE TO EFFECT TUP, BUT SHOULD LIFT TO VFR
THIS AFTERNOON. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF MOSTLY MVFR/IFR CIGS. SOME GUIDANCE
SUGGESTS CIGS GETTING AS LOW AS 400FT/LIFR.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO TIGHTEN AHEAD OF THIS AND BRING
ELEVATED NW WINDS. FLIGHT CONDITIONS SHOULD QUICKLY BOUNCE BACK
TOMORROW MORNING, BUT THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT TO
KEEP GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS (UP TO 25 KTS) THROUGH THE PERIOD.
DNM
MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
PUBLIC FORECAST...ARS
AVIATION...DNM
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