821
FXUS64 KSHV 292030
AFDSHV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
330 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 229 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025
THE UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECENT RAIN
CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. SOME
WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND PUSH NORTHWARD ACROSS OUR LOUISIANA AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
ARKANSAS ZONES, GENERALLY EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 49 CORRIDOR. IN
WAKE OF THIS PRECIP, WE WILL SEE SOME GLIMPSE OF THE SUN MOVE IN
ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE PRECIP
SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE REGION BY SUNSET.
HOWEVER, THE DRY WEATHER WILL BE SHORT-LIVED, AS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COOL FRONT. IN FACT, SHORT-TERM PROGS HAVE SOME
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING AS EARLY AS THE PRE-DAWN HOURS,
WITH THE BULK OF THIS ACTIVITY GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS
EAST TEXAS, EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, AND ADJACENT SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS WEST OF THE I-49 CORRIDOR. IT ISN'T OUT THE QUESTION TO
SEE A COUPLE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
BUT, BELIEF IS THAT THE AM CONVECTION WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AND
WILL DIMINISH JUST AFTER SUNRISE. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE
INCREASE ON SUNDAY, BUT SHOULD STAY BELOW THE SUSTAINED 20 MPH
WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD. IN RESPONSE TO THE WINDS, EXPECT AN
INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
HIGHS WILL TOP OUT IN THE MID 80S AREAWIDE, WITH DEW POINTS
CLIMBING IN THE MID 60S. THIS WILL HELP CREATE AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY.
BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A PRE-
FRONTAL TROUGH OR DRYLINE LIKE FEATURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCRETE
STORMS. WITH STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND DECENT EFFECTIVE
BULK SHEAR, ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AS THE FRONT GETS
CLOSER, EXPECT A LINE OF STORMS TO FORM AND PUSH ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY MORNING. ALL MODES OF
SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE, ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL. /20/
LONG TERM
(MONDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 229 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025
DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION FOR THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK,
BUT ANOTHER APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING US A CHANCE FOR MORE
SEVERE WEATHER BY NEXT WEDNESDAY. AT THE SAME TIME, UPPER RIDGING
WILL BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEAST CONUS. THIS WILL LIKELY STOP THE
PROGRESSION OF THE FRONT AND STALL IT OUT NORTH OF THE I-30
CORRIDOR THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK. RAIN CHANCES WILL
REMAIN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA DURING THIS PERIOD, WITH THE BEST
CHANCES IN OUR NORTHWESTERN ZONES. THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL, WITH STORMS EXPECTED TO TRAIN OVER THE SAME
AREAS NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. /20/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1207 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025
MVFR CEILINGS PREVAIL ACROSS THE TAF SITES AND THE LOCAL AREA
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, HOWEVER, CLOUD BREAKS AND CLEARING ARE NOTED
IN THE VICINITY OF AND TO THE WEST OF WESTERN TAF SITES (LFK, TYR,
TXK). CEILINGS WILL LIFT TO VFR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS,
LIKELY SCATTERING INTO THE EVENING BEFORE HIGH CLOUDS MOVE IN JUST
AHEAD OF THE NEXT SOUTHERLY SURGE OF LOW CIGS FOR THE OVERNIGHT
PERIOD. EXPECT CEILINGS TO DROP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT
TO MVFR, WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS OF IFR INTO SUNDAY MORNING,
ESPECIALLY SOUTH ACROSS TERMINALS SUCH AS LFK. A BAND OF HEAVY
RAIN AND EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY APPROACH TYR AND TXK IN
THE 07-12Z TIMEFRAME WHERE VCTS HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. CONFIDENCE IS
LOW IN THIS ACTIVITY AND EVEN LOWER IN TERMS OF EASTWARD
ADVANCEMENT IF IT IS ABLE TO MOVE TOWARDS WESTERN TAF SITES.
CEILINGS WILL LIFT THROUGH THE MORNING, LIKELY REMAINING SUB-VFR
UNTIL THE AFTERNOON. WINDS S/SE THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 10KTS,
BECOMING S/SW EARLY SUNDAY BETWEEN 10-15KTS AND GUSTING TO
20-25KTS PERIODICALLY.
KOVACIK
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
ISSUED AT 430 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED BY LATE SUNDAY AND PORTIONS OF
THE OVERNIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. /24/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SHV 68 87 61 75 / 0 30 80 10
MLU 67 86 64 76 / 10 10 90 20
DEQ 63 83 48 71 / 40 40 50 10
TXK 67 87 55 73 / 20 30 70 10
ELD 64 86 56 74 / 10 30 80 10
TYR 68 85 57 74 / 10 30 60 10
GGG 66 86 57 74 / 10 30 70 10
LFK 66 85 65 79 / 0 30 50 10
SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
SHORT TERM...20
LONG TERM....20
AVIATION...23
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page