FXUS64 KMEG 262037
AFDMEG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
237 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...
A STACKED UPPER LOW OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL SLOWLY
PROGRESS EASTWARD SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
BEHIND THIS UPPER LOW WILL BRING DRY AND SEASONABLY COLD WEATHER
TO THE MID SOUTH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE NEXT H5 UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL TAP GULF MOISTURE AND
ADVECT IT NORTHWARD. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE BEST MOISTURE
WILL REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION AS A SURFACE LOW
EVENTUALLY DEVELOPS ALONG THE GULF COAST. SURFACE TEMPERATURES AT
NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE
30 TO 35 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT RANGE...THEREFORE HAVE A MIX OF RAIN
AND WET SNOW IN THE FORECAST.

A 1045 MB ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH DROPS DOWN INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
U.S. TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. WINDY...DRY AND MUCH
COLDER THAN NORMAL WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RING IN THE NEW YEAR IN
THE MID SOUTH. 

OKULSKI

&&

AVIATION...

18Z TAF CYCLE

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TIL DUSK THIS EVENING DUE T0 A
HUGH LOW SPINNING OVER THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKE STATES. SKIES
WILL REMAIN CLEAR.

TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUD 5 MPH. MIDWAY TONIGHT AND
THIS COMING MORNING LOW CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP AS MOISTURE SPINS DOWN
FROM THE NORTH. JBR WILL BE IMPACTED THE MOST. VISBIES SHOULD STAY UP.

SUNDAY MORNING...WE ARE LOOKING FOR SCT TO BKN LOW AND MID LEVEL CLDS.
WINDS STILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY, BUT NO GUSTS ARE EXPECTED.

WER

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MEM  28  42  27  44 /  10  10  10   0 
MKL  26  39  25  42 /  10  10  10   0 
JBR  26  38  26  43 /  10  10  10   0 
TUP  27  45  26  44 /  10  10  10   0 

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

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