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FXUS64 KOHX 052331  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
631 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
   
..NEW AVIATION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
UPDATED AT 628 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
- GLOOMY WEEK AHEAD WITH MULTIPLE RAIN CHANCES AND CLOUDS. NO  
SEVERE WEATHER FORECASTED.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(REST OF TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1114 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO BE STUCK IN KENTUCKY LONGER THAN  
EXPECTED. THIS HAS RESULTED IN LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS STICKING AROUND.  
IDEALLY, THE LOW WILL LIFT TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING,  
WITH RAIN CHANCES EXITING WITH IT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE  
RISE, BUT WILL STILL BE BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WHILE  
THE RAIN CHANCES WILL BE CLOSE TO ZERO THROUGH TUESDAY, SKY COVER  
WILL BE PRETTY GLOOMY. SOME PEEKS OF SUN WILL BE POSSIBLE ON  
TUESDAY, BUT CLOUDS WILL FILL BACK IN TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY  
MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1114 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
PRECIPITATION CHANCES RETURN ON WEDNESDAY, WITH THE WESTERN LOW FROM  
THE OMEGA BLOCK TRANSITIONING OVER MIDDLE TENNESSEE AS AN OPEN WAVE.  
GUIDANCE HAS BEEN A BIT LATER WITH TIMING THAN PREVIOUSLY (WAS  
SHOWING TUESDAY NIGHT, NOW WEDNESDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON). THE BULK OF  
THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE SOUTH OF THE TN/AL STATE LINE, BUT SOME OF  
OUR COUNTIES ON THAT BORDER SHOULD EXPECT SOME HIGHER TOTALS. SOUTH  
OF HWY 64, PROBABILITIES OF 1" OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION ARE 20-25%.  
ELSEWHERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, <20%. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-40  
LOOK TO RECEIVE A QUARTER INCH OF QPF, BUT PROBABILITIES OF 0.5" ARE  
10-30% (WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS BEING CLOSE TO THE TN/AL BORDER, AND  
LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR THE KY/TN BORDER).  
 
THE PATTERN IS GENERALLY UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. SOME SUN  
LOOKS TO FINALLY PEEK THROUGH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, WITH HOPEFULLY A  
CLEAR AND SUNNY WEEKEND ON TAP. TEMPERATURES WILL BE RIGHT AROUND  
NORMAL, WITH HIGHS POSSIBLY CREEPING INTO THE 80S BY SUNDAY.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(00Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 628 PM CDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
VFR CONDITIONS HAVE RETURNED AT ALL TERMINALS. WINDS WILL BE LESS  
THAN 5 KTS OVERNIGHT WITH AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. MODELS ARE  
POINTING TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FOG DEVELOPING AFTER 09Z.  
CONFIDENCE IN THIS OCCURRING IS LOW HOWEVER DUE HIGH CLOUDS  
MOVING INTO THE AREA. AT THIS POINT, MVFR VIS WAS ADDED TO ALL  
TAF SITES FROM 09-13Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL SITES  
AFTER 13Z WITH WINDS AROUND 5 KTS OR LESS.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
NASHVILLE 50 76 57 74 / 0 0 10 50  
CLARKSVILLE 47 74 54 72 / 0 0 10 40  
CROSSVILLE 43 69 48 67 / 10 0 10 50  
COLUMBIA 47 75 55 69 / 0 0 30 60  
COOKEVILLE 46 70 51 69 / 0 0 0 40  
JAMESTOWN 43 69 47 71 / 10 0 0 30  
LAWRENCEBURG 47 73 55 69 / 0 0 30 60  
MURFREESBORO 47 75 54 71 / 0 0 10 50  
WAVERLY 47 74 56 70 / 0 0 20 50  
 
 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...HOLLEY  
LONG TERM....HOLLEY  
AVIATION.....REAGAN  
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