Severe Thunderstorm Warning 407, NWS Jackson, MS

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1200 PM CDT MON JUN 4 2001

UPDATED FORECAST TO RAISE POPS IN ALL AREAS. 88D HAS SHOWN INCREASING
COVERAGE FOR THE LAST HOURS. EVERYTHING BELSE LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK
AND WILL NOT CHANGE CLOUDINESS OR TEMPS.

.JAN...
MS...NONE.
LA...NONE.
AR...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1101 AM CDT MON JUN 04 2001

...THUNDERSTORMS...
WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND IN
MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BEST COVERAGE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF A BASTROP...LOUISIANA
TO JACKSON TO MERIDIAN LINE. ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED STRONG
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

THE AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CONTINUES
TO BE WARM AND UNSTABLE AS LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW PUSHES HUMID
GULF AIR INTO THE REGION.  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD PROVIDE RAINFALL TO MANY LOCATIONS IN THE REGION...
ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI. THE AFTERNOON ACTIVITY IN SOUTH MISSISSIPPI SHOULD BE
ENHANCED BY THE SEA BREEZE WHICH SHOULD MOVE MANY MILES INLAND IN
THE SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW.

THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY
RAIN...AND SMALL HAIL. HOWEVER...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS.

...NON PRECIPITATION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH
MISSISSIPPI...EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER AREAS MAINLY
SOUTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENWOOD TO JACKSON TO LAUREL.
BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON AREA LAKES AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS CAN MAKE WATERS CHOPPY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK.