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FXUS64 KOHX 011050  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
550 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 545 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2026  
 
- THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2 OUT OF 5) FOR SEVERE STORMS TODAY.  
THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.  
 
- DRY WEATHER WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY  
STARTS TUESDAY.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1108 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
AS OF LATE THIS EVENING, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE  
DISSIPATED ACROSS MIDDLE TN. SKIES REMAIN PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH  
THE OVERNIGHT, AND WITH RECENT RAINS, AREAS OF FOG WILL BECOME  
INCREASING LIKELY. BY MID MORNING, ANY FOG THAT HAD FORMED WILL  
DISSIPATE. AS YOU HAVE LIKELY SEEN BY NOW, THERE IS A RISK FOR  
SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY. CAMS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A COMPLEX OR MCS  
REMNANTS TO BE ONGOING OVER SE MISSOURI EARLY IN THE DAY. THIS  
FEATURE IS FORECAST TO TRACK SE, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR  
INTENSIFICATION ALONG ITS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY, EVENTUALLY MOVING  
THROUGH THE MID STATE BY LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.  
FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW ABUNDANT INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH MODEST  
DEEP-LAYER SHEAR (25-35 KTS). LAPSE RATES COULD BE BETTER THOUGH,  
WITH LATEST PROJECTIONS BETWEEN 5.5-6.5 C/KM. THESE CONDITIONS  
COULD SUPPORT PULSE LIKE OR LOOSELY ORGANIZED MULTICELL CLUSTERS  
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND GUSTS. THIS WILL  
BE THE GREATEST THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. HEAVY RAINFALL WITH HIGH  
PWATS WILL ALSO POSE A RISK FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING, PARTICULARLY  
IN AREAS THAT HAVE SEEN REPEATED STORM ACTIVITY. LARGE HAIL AND  
TORNADO POTENTIAL REMAIN LOW GIVEN POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED  
CONVECTION AND LIMITED SHEAR.  
 
TIMING OF HIGHEST STORM COVERAGE LOOKS TO FAVOR LATE MORNING  
THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AS INITIAL COMPLEX MOVES THROUGH. A  
SECONDARY ROUND OF AFTERNOON/EVENING STORMS IS POSSIBLE WEST OF  
I-65 DEPENDING ON OUTLFOW EVOLUTION, BUT THIS REMAINS LOWER  
CONFIDENCE. THE SEVERE THREAT WILL DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING AS  
ACTIVITY SHIFTS EAST.  
 
BY TUESDAY, AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OUT, ALLOWING DRIER AND  
MORE STABLE CONDITIONS TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION. MOSTLY SUNNY  
SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHS NEAR 80 AND PLEASANT OVERNIGHT LOWS  
IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S UNDER CLEARING SKIES.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(WEDNESDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1108 PM CDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL U.S. FROM WEDNESDAY  
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY, PROMOTING A STRETCH OF MOSTLY DRY AND STABLE  
WEATHER WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. HIGHS WILL WARM FROM THE LOW 80S  
WEDNESDAY INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S BY LATE WEEK, WITH LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. THIS WILL BE A NICE BREAK FROM RECENT WET  
AND HUMID CONDITIONS. THE RIDGE BEGINS TO WEAKEN LATE IN THE WEEK,  
ALLOWING MOISTURE TO RETURN GRADUALLY. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM  
CHANCES INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND AS A MORE TYPICAL  
SUMMERTIME PATTERN RESUMES, WITH HIGHS REMAINING IN THE MID TO  
UPPER 80S.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(12Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 545 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2026  
 
IFR CIGS AND PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CSV/SRB THROUGH  
14-15Z. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE INTO MIDDLE  
TENNESSEE MID TO LATE MORNING WITH THE CKV HAVING THE HIGHEST  
PROBABILITY OF BEING IMPACTED. FOR BNA/MQY/CSV/SRB, THERE IS A  
MEDIUM CHANCE OF BEING IMPACTED BY A STORM. SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE  
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY 21-00Z WITH VFR CONDITIONS FOR THE  
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. WINDS WILL BE 5 KTS OR LESS THROUGH  
02/12Z. AT BNA, NE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 KTS AFTER  
02/12Z.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
NASHVILLE 84 64 81 58 / 70 40 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 83 62 80 56 / 90 30 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 79 57 76 52 / 70 30 0 0  
COLUMBIA 84 64 80 56 / 70 50 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 81 59 78 54 / 80 30 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 80 56 77 52 / 40 10 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 82 64 79 55 / 70 40 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 84 63 81 56 / 70 40 0 0  
WAVERLY 84 64 80 57 / 90 40 0 0  
 

 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
NONE.  

 
 

 
 
SHORT TERM...CRAVENS  
LONG TERM....CRAVENS  
AVIATION.....REAGAN  
 
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