896  
FXUS64 KOHX 051126  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
526 AM CST WED MAR 5 2025  
   
..NEW AVIATION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
UPDATED AT 515 AM CST WED MAR 5 2025  
 
- GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS AS  
HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
- SHOWERS LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING, SOME SNOW MAY MIX IN  
DURING THE EVENING. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE OVER THE  
PLATEAU.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1030 PM CST TUE MAR 4 2025  
 
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SITTING OVER NORTHERN MO AND A LINE  
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IS MOVING EAST THROUGH MIDDLE TN. THIS  
LINE WILL PUSH OUT OF THE AREA BY 3 AM AND WE WILL SEE QUIETER  
WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. AFTER SEEING VERY STRONG  
WINDS THEY WILL START TO COME DOWN AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT  
LOOSENS UP SOME BUT GUSTS TO 30 MPH STILL CAN BE EXPECTED  
OVERNIGHT. WE WILL GET A BREAK IN PRECIP WITH LOWS FALLING INTO  
THE LOW TO MID 40S. WINDS WILL START TO PICK BACK UP DURING THE  
MID MORNING AND WILL PEAK LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH  
GUSTS 30-40 MPH.  
 
THE SURFACE LOW WILL LIFT INTO THE GREAT LAKES DURING THE DAY  
WEDNESDAY AND WE WILL SEE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWING THROUGH  
MIDDLE TN. THIS WILL BRING A MEDIUM CHANCE FOR SCATTERED LIGHT  
SHOWERS MID MORNING INTO THE EVENING WITH THE BEST CHANCES ALONG  
AND NORTH OF I-40 AND OVER THE PLATEAU. WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW  
WILL KEEP SHOWERS LINGERING OVER THE PLATEAU INTO THE EARLY PART  
OF THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE THINGS TAPPER OFF. COLD AIR WILL BE  
FILTERING IN AND THAT WILL BRING COOLING TEMPERATURES AS THE  
AFTERNOON GOES ON AND WE COULD START TO SEE SOME SNOW MIX IN  
TOWARDS THE EVENING. MOST OF THE AREA WILL NOT SEE ANY SNOW  
ACCUMULATION BUT WE COULD SEE SOME OVER THE PLATEAU WHERE SHOWERS  
WILL LINGER LONGER INTO THE EVENING. OVERALL JUST A DUSTING IS  
EXPECTED BUT THERE IS A 20-40% OF SEEING UP TO AN INCH OF  
ACCUMULATION. LOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO  
AROUND 30S.  
 
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR THURSDAY AND THIS WILL BRING  
STRONG MID LEVEL SUBSTANCE THAT WILL KEEP CLOUDS AROUND FOR THE  
START OF THE DAY. WE WILL GET SOME AFTERNOON MIXING WHICH WILL  
START TO BRING CLEARING SKIES. HIGHS WILL BE CHILLY ONLY MAKING  
IT INTO THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1030 PM CST TUE MAR 4 2025  
 
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ON FRIDAY BRINGING ANOTHER  
QUIET DAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PUSH DAYTIME HIGHS INTO THE LOW TO  
MID 60S. A SHORT WAVE TROUGH AND WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WILL PASS  
TO OUR NORTH BRINGING A LOW CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS FRIDAY  
EVENING INTO SATURDAY. A SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE TO OUR SOUTH LATER  
SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY KEEPING A LOW CHANCE FOR SCATTERED  
SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST. HIGHS WILL COOL BACK INTO THE 50S OVER  
THE WEEKEND. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN EARLY NEXT WEEK WARMING  
HIGHS BACK INTO THE 60S MONDAY AND INTO THE 70S TUESDAY.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(12Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 515 AM CST WED MAR 5 2025  
 
WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS PERSIST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH SOME  
PERIODS OF VFR THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE WEAKENED SINCE LAST  
FORECAST PACKAGE, BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TODAY AROUND 15 TO 20  
KTS GUSTING TO AROUND 30 KTS. EXPECT SOME LLWS OVER THE PLATEAU  
EARLY THIS MORNING, AROUND 40 KT THROUGH 15Z. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH TODAY AND THEN MIX WITH SNOW AFTER 00Z,  
MAINLY OVER THE PLATEAU. CSV COULD SEE PERIODS OF IFR AFTER 00Z  
WITH ANY HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. CONDITIONS OVERALL IMPROVE AFTER  
12Z THURSDAY.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
NASHVILLE 55 32 52 36 / 50 10 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 52 30 50 35 / 40 10 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 53 27 44 28 / 50 40 0 0  
COLUMBIA 54 30 52 34 / 40 10 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 53 30 46 31 / 60 40 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 54 27 44 28 / 50 40 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 53 30 51 34 / 30 10 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 55 31 51 33 / 50 10 0 0  
WAVERLY 52 30 51 36 / 40 10 0 0  
 
 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TNZ005>011-023>034-  
056>066-075-077>080-093>095.  
 
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST  
THURSDAY FOR TNZ011-032>034-065-066-078>080.  
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...MUELLER  
LONG TERM....MUELLER  
AVIATION.....CRAVENS  
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