Area Forecast Discussion

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FXUS64 KMEG 240744
AFDMEG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
244 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2008

DISCUSSION: 

SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING
WHICH HAS ALLOWED TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 50S TO UPPER
60S. SOME PATCHY FOG HAS DEVELOP OVER WEST TENNESSEE ALREADY WITH
VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1/2 MILE IN COVINGTON. WILL INCLUDE MENTION
OF PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE REMAIN IN PLACE OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE
COUNTRY. THE RESULT IS DRY WEATHER WITH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES
WARMER THAN AVERAGE. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SLOWLY RETREAT WESTWARD
STARTING ON THURSDAY AS A UPPER LEVEL LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST AND BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND. THIS UPPER LOW SHOULD
PRODUCE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE FORECAST AREA
OTHER THAN BRINGING A FEW MORE CLOUDS AND KEEPING TEMPERATURES A
COUPLE DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY. BY THE WEEKEND...THE UPPER LOW
WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST SO MORE DRY AND
WARM WEATHER FOR THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BY
MONDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS AND BEGIN TO SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH AND BY TUESDAY THE TROUGH
SHOULD REACH THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS TROUGH COULD TRIGGER SOME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY WITH SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR
BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM.

&&

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS: 
MEM  87  61  85  61 /   0   0   0   0
MKL  87  52  83  52 /   0   0   0   0
JBR  86  57  84  55 /   0   0   0   0
TUP  85  54  82  54 /   0   0   0   0

&&

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

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