334 FXUS64 KMEG 110457 AFDMEGArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Memphis TN 1157 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025
...New DISCUSSION, FIRE WEATHER...
.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1020 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025
- Above normal high temperatures will continue through next week, accompanied by low to moderate humidity. Daytime highs will generally reside in the lower 80s through Monday, warming to the mid 80s by midweek.
- No measurable rainfall is forecast through late next week.
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.DISCUSSION... (Tonight through next Friday) Issued at 1020 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025
Over this weekend, an anomalously strong upper level ridge will extend from TX into the upper Midwest, between a longwave trough over the western states and a closed low off the GA/SC coast. This relatively stable omega blocking pattern will begin to break down by the middle of next week. During this process, the upper ridge over the southern plains will amplify and translate eastward across the lower and middle MS River Valley. NBM deterministic max temps for this period are mostly in the mid 80s, but reside in the lower half the the guidance spread from Tuesday onward. This suggests some downward seasonal bias correction that may not pan out, given 850mb temps are likely to be 4-7C above climatology.
By next weekend, the upper ridge will have moved to the eastern seaboard, allowing and the upstream longwave trough progress to the east. Given that this is beyond 200 hours out, there is a fair amount of model spread with respect to timing and amplitude of upper level energy. Model spread aside, it appears that rain and more moderate temperatures are will be on tap by late next weekend.
PWB
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.AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1140 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025
Conditions will be conducive for the development of patchy fog and subsequent temporary MVFR conditions at MKL overnight. Otherwise, VFR conditions and light winds expected to prevail through the period.
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.FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 1020 PM CDT Fri Oct 10 2025
Warm mid-October temperatures will continue next week, along with moderate to low relative humidity. 20 foot winds will remain light and rain chances slim.
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.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. MO...None. MS...None. TN...None. &&
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PUBLIC FORECAST...PWB AVIATION...PWB
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