Numerous showers will affect the midsouth this afternoon...east of the Mississippi River. Through 5 PM CST...precipitation is likely over west Tennessee and north Mississippi...as the bands of showers move east to northeast across the region. The southern most counties of the midsouth will have scattered coverage with mainly light precipitation. Hourly rainfall amounts will generally be less than a tenth of an inch.
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers the rest of this afternoon...then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers early in the evening. Partly cloudy in the late evening and after midnight. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
A slight chance of sprinkles. Partly sunny in the morning...then becoming mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind gusts to near 25 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening...then clearing. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Friday and Friday Night
Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 50s. Lows in the upper 20s.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 60.
Saturday Night
Warmer. Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 40s.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s.
Sunday Night and Monday
Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 50s.
Monday Night
Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the upper 30s.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 40s.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 11:37 am CST on November 24, 2009
Subject: experimental use of bulleted winter storm /WSW/ and non precipitation /npw/ watch... warning and advisory products
Beginning December 8 2009 and ending may 29 2010... weather forecast office /WFO/ Memphis will begin modifying the winter weather /WSW/ and non precipitation /npw/ formats to produce experimental bulleted watch... warning and advisory products with a format similar to severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings. These formats are easier for users to read and quickly gather vital information during hazardous winter and non-precipitation events. During the test period... WFO Memphis may temporarily revert back to the current format to maintain mission critical warning services.
A product description document /pdd/ for these experimental products including a list of other affected wfos and examples of the bullet formatted WSW and npw products are available at /use lowercase/:
http://products.Weather.Gov/viewliste.Php
Scroll down and click on the bulleted WSW npw pdd.Pdf to view and download a copy of the product description document.
Public comments are requested through may 29 2010 at /use lowercase/:
Upon the completion of this experimental period... the NWS will evaluate all received comments to determine whether or not to precede with the full implementation of bulletized WSW/npw products nationwide.
If you have comments or questions regarding this public information statement... please contact:
Richard okulski National Weather Service 7777 Walnut Grove Rd om1 Memphis TN 38120 901-544-0399 ext 223 Richard.Okulski@noaa.Gov