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FXUS64 KSHV 200738
AFDSHV

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
238 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(Monday through Tuesday)
Issued at 127 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

Persistence remains the best forecast tool through the short-term
as this stagnant weather pattern is forecast to continue across
the Southern Plains/Lower Miss Valley.

Upper ridging remains entrenched across the Ohio and Tenn Valleys,
into the Lower Miss Valley with a longwave trough noted across the
Pacific Northwest into the southwest Great Basin. This ridging
will remain in place for the most part tonight into Tuesday as
pieces of energy rotate out of the upstream longwave trough,
remaining well north and west of our region. The lack of any kind
of forcing, either in the low or mid levels due to the
suppressing influence of the upper ridge axis despite increasing
diurnally driven instability, will result in virtually no rain
chances in the short term.

Concerning temperatures, stayed on the higher side of guidance
today given recent trends. Even with the induction of southerly
winds today, should see a little mixing down of afternoon
dewpoints given slightly lower pwats in place. Those pwats will
increase for Tue which will result in less mixing and higher
afternoon dewpoints and thus, higher heat indices. Afternoon heat
indices on Tuesday will likely approach triple digits across some
locations given the higher dewpoints in place with ambient
temperatures mostly in the lower to middle 90s.

13

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday Night through Monday)
Issued at 127 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

By Wednesday, the upper ridge axis gets shunted to our east and
this will allow for more in the way of upscale forcing from the
broad trough across the Great Basin. Upper flow will become
southwesterly aloft and ripples in this flow will allow for
the upper forcing necessary for scattered convection across our
northwest half Wed thru Thu. Coverage may be a little greater Wed
Night into Thu depending on the proximity of a cold front that
appears to pull up stationary just northwest of our far northwest
zones by sunrise Thu Morning.

Diurnally driven instability will result in some of the storms
across our north and northwest zones Wed and Thu aftn/evng
becoming strong to severe thus the SPC Slight Risks for severe
thunderstorms both days. There appears to be a stronger forcing
signal perhaps impacting more of our region late Thu/Thu Night
bringing with it the possibility of more widespread convection
with heavier rainfall across at least our northern half before it
exits the region towards sunrise Fri Morning.

Kept low pops in the fcst Fri into Sat across mainly our northern
half even through forcing appears to be weaker than what our
region will have experienced Wed into Thu. With less in the way of
rain chances, that will result in hotter temperatures with
ambient readings well into the 90s both Sat into Sun with triple
digit afternoon heat indices across our southwest half Sat and
nearly areawide by Sun into Mon.

There appears to be a upper level pattern change just beyond this
7-day forecast as the broad upper trough across the Great Basin to
our west gets replaced with strong upper ridging across the
Intermountain West with the broad trough migrating eastward into
Upper Midwest into the Great Lakes. The closer we get to June,
this introduces northwest flow aloft season and the influx of MCSs
across the Southern Plains. We will watch this flow very carefully
through much of next week.

13

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1240 AM CDT Mon May 20 2024

Patchy fog may result in a brief window of MVFR visibilities
between 20/09z-20/14z, especially at KMLU and KLFK. Any fog that
develops should quickly dissipate after sunrise. Otherwise, VFR
flight conditions should prevail at all terminals through the
remainder of the TAF period with scattered daytime cu expected
between 4 and 6 kft.

CN

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SHV  94  73  93  76 /   0   0   0   0
MLU  92  70  91  72 /   0   0   0   0
DEQ  91  68  90  72 /   0   0   0  10
TXK  92  71  92  75 /   0   0   0   0
ELD  91  69  91  72 /   0   0   0   0
TYR  92  72  91  75 /   0   0   0   0
GGG  92  71  91  75 /   0   0   0   0
LFK  92  71  93  75 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
LA...None.
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...13
LONG TERM....13
AVIATION...09

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