676 FXUS64 KJAN 261126 AAA AFDJANArea Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Jackson MS 626 AM CDT Fri Sep 26 2025
...New AVIATION...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Expect patchy fog this morning until after 9 AM.
- Dry weather is anticipated this weekend in the wake of the departing system.
- Dry weather and warmer than normal temperatures look to continue next week.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 257 AM CDT Fri Sep 26 2025
Through Sunday: Dry weather and slightly cooler than normal temperatures are expected. Early morning surface analysis had a stalled cold front nearly along the Gulf coast and a 1015mb high centered over the southern Plains. This surface high will weaken as it shifts to the northeast through Saturday but then strengthen Sunday as it remains centered northeast of our region. This will provide a northerly flow through the period and keep the Gulf closed for us. Early morning satellite imagery/RAP analysis showed the circulation around a positively tilted upper level trough, the axis of which extended from the eastern Great Lakes region back across our CWA and over eastern Texas. The northern portion of the upper level trough will lift out to the northeast while the middle portion closes off a low over northern Alabama and the Tennessee valley. A few models generate some light precipitation this afternoon over our northeast most zones but consensus is dry for our CWA. The closed low will shift east through Sunday helping to maintain dry weather over our CWA. With a drier airmass over our CWA, radiational cooling is expected to lead to morning lows dropping into the 50s across the northern half of the CWA Saturday and Sunday mornings. Afternoon highs will top out closer to normal Saturday and a couple degrees warmer Sunday. Some of the guidance showed probabilities for patchy dense fog across the central portions of the area this morning. Patchy fog has started developing in spots across the CWA but confidence remains low in dense fog development. /22/
The pattern at least gets a little more interesting into the middle of next week, though. The Southwest low will become absorbed in a deepening trough off the West Coast, and the central CONUS ridge will amplify in response. Models generally agree that the Southeastern U.S. low will cut off and spin over the southern Appalachians. A tropical disturbance with a High (90%) chance of development in the next few days will be steered northwest toward this broad low pressure system by early to mid next week. Any impacts won`t be felt across our forecast area, but the pattern should lock in the low pressure to our east through the end of this 7-day forecast. It appears more likely that we will be under the influence of drier flow, but some wrap around moisture producing rain by Wednesday or Thursday cannot entirely be ruled out. Pattern will generally keep temps near normal late September and early October. /NF/
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.AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 622 AM CDT Fri Sep 26 2025
Varying conditions of vsbys and cigs are expected until after 14Z when conditions wl improve to VFR areawide. VFR conditions later this morning wl prevail through the end of the TAF period. /22/
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 84 62 85 60 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 85 62 86 61 / 10 0 0 0 Vicksburg 84 60 86 59 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 88 64 89 63 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 83 60 86 59 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 83 58 85 58 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 85 58 86 58 / 0 0 0 0
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.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. &&
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NWS JAN Office Area Forecast Discussion