Heat in Tennessee, August 8, 2022

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
1113 AM CDT Mon Aug 8 2022

.DISCUSSION...GOES-16 Satellite trends late this morning places a
weak upper level circulation over Western Arkansas with satellite
trends indicating some mid level clouds present over Arkansas and
areas east of the Mississippi River. As of 11 AM CDT,
temperatures across the Mid- South are in the upper 80s across
most locations.

KNQA WSR-88D radar trends already showing some convective
development over Northeast Arkansas and across portions of West
Tennessee near the Tennessee River as convective temperatures in
the upper 80s are already being reached. Short term models and
Convective Allowing Model solutions (CAMs) indicate isolated to
scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible this
afternoon with the best coverage occurring across East/Northeast
Arkansas. Overall forecast in great shape and no updates
anticipated at this time.

CJC

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 607 AM CDT Mon Aug 8 2022/

DISCUSSION...
Expect a near repeat of yesterday's weather for today, as the
Midsouth remains under a broad upper level ridge, with 500mb
heights around 591dm. Expect a bump in measurable rain chances
west of the MS River, with a midlevel shear axis now retrograded
to central AR, colocated with precipitable water (PWAT) values at
or above 2 inches. High temps today may edge out Sunday's by a
degree or two. Multi-hour heat indices will remain marginal for
advisory criteria, except perhaps over the delta southwest of
Memphis, where a Heat Advisory has been issued.

The semi-persistent midlevel shear axis will likely phase with a
weak northern branch trof on Tuesday, as plume of 2+ inch PWAT
spreads up the lower MS River valley. The midlevel shear axis will
remain parked along the MS river on Wednesday. The net result of
this set up will generally weak convective inhibition, though no
particular focused areas of heavy rainfall potential beyond
localized rain cores. Given mostly cloudy to overcast skies,
Wednesday's high temps will not likely reach 90 degrees over the
majority of the Midsouth, though humidity levels will remain high.

A weak surface cold front remains on track for Wednesday night /
Thursday passage into the Midsouth, aided by northwest flow aloft.
Little has changed from earlier forecasts - expect rain chances
to taper off north of I-40 by midday Thursday, and points to the
south by Thursday evening.

For the late week and weekend periods, a break from the heat
appears increasingly likely. Today's 00Z medium range models
continued the trend of positioning the subtropical upper level
ridge further west into the Rockies, while developing a deep
stationary longwave trof along the Atlantic seaboard. This
scenario would place the Midsouth under relatively strong
north-northwest flow aloft, accompanied by cooler and drier
northeasterly surface flow. High temps in the 80s and moderate
humidity levels should prevail over most of the Midsouth this
weekend, with lows in the lower/mid 60s.

PWB

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.AVIATION...
12Z TAF cycle

VFR conditions are expected throughout the forecast period. Winds
will turn southwest and increase to 10kts by mid-morning, but by
afternoon will be mostly southerly from 5-10kts. Some models are
hinting at isolated shower and thunderstorm development tomorrow
morning, but confidence for this is low so did not include this
in the TAFs.

ANS

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.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Phillips.

MO...None.
MS...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Coahoma-Quitman-
     Tallahatchie.

TN...None.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Memphis TN
351 AM CDT Mon Aug 8 2022

ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-091100-
Alcorn-Benton MS-Benton TN-Calhoun-Carroll-Chester-Chickasaw-Clay-
Coahoma-Craighead-Crittenden-Crockett-Cross-DeSoto-Decatur-
Dunklin-Dyer-Fayette-Gibson-Greene-Hardeman-Hardin-Haywood-
Henderson-Henry-Itawamba-Lafayette-Lake-Lauderdale-Lee AR-Lee MS-
Madison-Marshall-McNairy-Mississippi-Monroe-Obion-Panola-Pemiscot-
Phillips-Poinsett-Pontotoc-Prentiss-Quitman-Shelby-St. Francis-
Tallahatchie-Tate-Tippah-Tipton-Tishomingo-Tunica-Union-Weakley-
Yalobusha-
351 AM CDT Mon Aug 8 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of East Arkansas...
the Missouri Bootheel...North Mississippi...and West Tennessee.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Heat indices will reach 100 to 106 degrees this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Locally heavy rainfall will lead to an isolated flash flooding
risk Tuesday and Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

PWB