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FXUS63 KPAH 192337
AFDPAH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
537 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- SATURDAY WILL OFFER A REBOUND OF MILDER TEMPERATURES IN
BETWEEN TODAY'S COLD AND A SIMILAR REINFORCING COLD BLAST
SUNDAY.
- CHRISTMAS WEEK WARMUP ENSUES THEREAFTER, REACHING THE 60S BY
TUESDAY, WHICH CARRIES ON THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY
WEEK.
- A CHANCE OF DAILY SHOWERS RESUMES NEXT WEEK WITH THE WARMUP.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1235 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOON, AS INCREASING HIGH PRESSURE
RELAXES THE GRADIENT. THE HIGH SHIFTS EAST TONIGHT, RESUMING A
SOUTHERLY RETURN FETCH THAT WARMS US UP NICELY TMRW. IT'LL BE
OFFSET A LITTLE BIT BY THE APPROACH OF OUR NEXT FRONT, SO THE
GRADIENT INCREASES AGAIN AND WE GET SOME GUSTY SATURDAY WINDS
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. ITS PASSAGE SATURDAY EVENING GIVES US
ANOTHER, SIMILAR TO TODAY'S COLD BLAST BEFORE NEXT WEEK'S
WARMUP ENSUES. WE'LL REACH THE 60S FOR HIGHS BY TUESDAY, AND
THAT'LL CARRY-ON THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEK.
SMALLISH DAILY RAIN CHANCES RETURN WITH THE WARMUP.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 533 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2025
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST THIS EVENING WITH LOWER PRESSURE
ACROSS THE PLAINS. WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH TONIGHT
WITH AN INCREASE IN SPEED AND GUSTS BY THE MORNING HOURS
SATURDAY. BEFORE THE ONSET OF GUSTS, LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL
BE POSSIBLE FOR ALL SITES FROM ROUGHLY 12-18Z. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO DECREASE TOWARD THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD AS THE ACTUAL FRONT
BEGINS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL BE
COMMON WITH INSTANCES OF SCT TO BKN THROUGH THE PERIOD.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.
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