953
FXUS64 KMEG 232054
AFDMEG
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
254 PM CST THU JAN 23 2025
..NEW SYNOPSIS, DISCUSSION
SYNOPSIS
ISSUED AT 245 PM CST THU JAN 23 2025
A WEAK AND MAINLY DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL AVERAGE
ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER IN THE MIDDLE 30S TO LOWER 40S.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BACK TO NEAR NORMAL FOR JANUARY FOR
THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE FOR SUNDAY
AND AGAIN TOWARDS THE MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF SYSTEMS
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 245 PM CST THU JAN 23 2025
GOES-16 WATER VAPOR SATELLITE TRENDS SHOW A LONGWAVE TROUGH AXIS
EXTENDING FROM HUDSON BAY BACK THROUGH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY AND SOUTHERN PLAINS. AFTERNOON SURFACE ANALYSIS PLACES A
WEAK COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN BACK THROUGH
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND INTO THE RED RIVER VALLEY. TEMPERATURES
AHEAD OF THIS COLD FRONT HAVE WARMED INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 40S
ACROSS MOST OF THE MID-SOUTH.
THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA TONIGHT. SHORT-TERM CAMS INDICATE A POTENTIAL FOR SPRINKLES
OR FLURRIES WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE IN
OCCURRENCE REMAINS VERY LOW WITH LITTLE IF ANY MOISTURE AVAILABLE.
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER WITH
HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MIDDLE 30S NORTH TO THE LOWER 40S SOUTH.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BACK INTO THE 50S ON SATURDAY AS MID-
LEVEL FLOW BECOMES NEARLY ZONAL.
SHORT-TERM MODELS INDICATE MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF ANOTHER WEAK COLD
FRONT. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE UP TO ONE-QUARTER TO
ONE-HALF INCH AT BEST MAINLY OVER NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
LONG-RANGE ENSEMBLE AND DETERMINISTIC MODELS INDICATE THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A CUTOFF UPPER-LEVEL LOW NEAR CALIFORNIA BY EARLY
WEEK THEN EJECTING OUT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TOWARDS MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES
WILL BE BETTER WITH NEXT WEEK'S SYSTEM ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH
OF I-40. HOWEVER, TIMING AND PLACEMENT ISSUES WARRANT LOW END
RAIN CHANCES FOR NOW AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO THE PLAINS AND
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1124 AM CST THU JAN 23 2025
VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING AND BRING ADVANCING CLOUD COVERAGE WITH IT. MID-LEVEL
CLOUD DECKS BETWEEN 5,000-8,000FT ARE MOST LIKELY. THERE IS A
CHANCE OF FEW/SCT DECKS BETWEEN 1,000-3,000 FT AS THE BOUNDARY
CROSSES EACH TERMINAL AS WELL AS VARYING WIND DIRECTION. ONCE THE
BOUNDARY CROSSES, NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SLOW SOME, AROUND 5KTS OR
LESS.
DNM
MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
PUBLIC FORECAST...CJC
AVIATION...DNM
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