Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Memphis Tennessee
230 PM CDT Sat may 25 2013
Discussion...
Models are holding true to the on-going midsouth forecast for the
next five days...with high pressure throughout the column
dominating. The only exception will be two weak impulses moving
through the ridge that may trigger an isolated shower or storm
both tomorrow and Memorial Day. Again the northern and western
counties will be most at risk for this stray convection. Otherwise
temperatures will increase...as well as a slow rise in the
humidity starting tonight. Skies will be mostly clear to partly
cloudy for the most part.
The Mississippi Valley ridge will slide to the Appalachians/middle
Atlantic coast and build further starting Tuesday. Believe the
area will be free of precipitation with the edge of the ring of
fire staying just off to our west across western Arkansas through
Friday. Temperatures will run around five degrees above normal
through the period.
Later in the week...the GFS and Euro agree that an approaching
cold front will impact the region for the first weekend in
June... though the GFS is still running about 24 hours faster.
Model disagreement though is evident in how the associated
shortwave will push the area. For certain favorable instability
will be in place so a risk for some severe weather will exist...as
well as a localized heavy rain/flooding threat from storms.
Jab
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Aviation...
18z taf cycle
VFR ceilings and visibilities will prevail through the next 24 hours. High
level cloudiness will continue to stream over the region.
Weakening southeast winds today will switch around to light
southwesterly by Sunday morning.
Jlh
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Preliminary point temps/pops...
mem 62 86 65 87 / 10 10 20 10
mkl 53 84 60 86 / 10 10 20 10
jbr 59 85 63 84 / 10 20 20 20
tup 56 86 61 87 / 10 10 10 10
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Meg watches/warnings/advisories...
Arkansas...none.
MO...none.
MS...none.
Tennessee...none.
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