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FXUS64 KOHX 191714  
AFDOHX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
1214 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
   
..NEW AVIATION  
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
UPDATED AT 1212 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
 
- EXPECT COOL NIGHTS AND PLEASANT DAYS THROUGH THE WEEK AND THIS  
WEEKEND.  
 
- NO RAIN IS EXPECTED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. DROUGHT  
CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO WORSEN.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM  
 
(REST OF TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1027 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS SLIDING ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY,  
AND HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER  
FEATURE ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. IN THE NEAR  
TERM, TEMPERATURES ARE VERY CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMS. DEW POINTS  
ARE VERY LOW, AND AFTERNOON RH VALUES LESS THAN 40% (AND IN SOME  
CASES LESS THAN 30%) ARE FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY  
WEST OF I-65, AND MOST OF THE MID STATE WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE  
35-45% RANGE TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM  
 
(TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1027 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
 
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND THIS  
WEEKEND, BUT WE DON'T EXPECT TO STRAY TOO FAR ABOVE SEASONAL  
NORMS AT ANY POINT. RAIN CHANCES FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS ARE  
NEGLIGIBLE. IT IS UNCLEAR WHEN THE NEXT WEATHER-PRODUCING SYSTEM  
MIGHT IMPACT THE MID STATE. MAYBE EARLY TO MID NEXT WEEK? IN THE  
MEANTIME, EXPECT DROUGHT CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE TO WORSEN FOR ALL  
OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.  
 
 
   
AVIATION  
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1212 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
 
VFR CONDITIONS PERSIST THIS TAF CYCLE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS  
THIS AFTERNOON, SHIFTING NORTH-NORTHEAST THIS EVENING.  
 
 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS  
 
NASHVILLE 47 76 46 76 / 0 0 0 0  
CLARKSVILLE 46 75 45 75 / 0 0 0 0  
CROSSVILLE 43 72 42 73 / 0 0 0 0  
COLUMBIA 45 76 45 76 / 0 0 0 0  
COOKEVILLE 45 73 44 73 / 0 0 0 0  
JAMESTOWN 44 71 43 72 / 0 0 0 0  
LAWRENCEBURG 44 75 44 76 / 0 0 0 0  
MURFREESBORO 45 77 44 77 / 0 0 0 0  
WAVERLY 47 73 46 74 / 0 0 0 0  
 
 
   
OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...ROSE  
LONG TERM....ROSE  
AVIATION.....BAGGETT  
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