065 FXUS64 KSHV 201647 AFDSHVArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1147 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
...New DISCUSSION...
.KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1140 PM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
- Dry conditions will prevail for the first half of the weekend, accompanied by another round of warmer temperatures.
- Showers and storms will return Sunday afternoon to portions of the Four State Region.
- The work week ahead looks to be more unsettled, with daily chances for showers and storms and more mild temperatures across northern zones.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 1145 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
Our dry conditions today will continue through the overnight hours tonight, allowing for temperatures to drop into the upper 60s to low 70s by. Recent rain and increased southerly flow has increased dew points enough that some patchy fog could be possible across the region, but winds should stay elevated enough to prevent widespread impacts. The dry conditions bleed into Sunday morning before a more disturbed weather pattern takes over late Sunday afternoon. Southerly flow will continue promoting moisture transport from the Gulf and allow for rain development in our southern zones from an apparent sea breeze during the afternoon. At the same time, the upper-level pattern above the region shifts to a northwestern flow regime due to the dominant area of low pressure in the Northern Plains. Some rain associated with this pattern could begin impacting our northern zones as early as mid afternoon Sunday.
Previous forecast discussions have talked about model discrepancies with another area of low pressure that looks to take shape over Montana on Monday. Recent runs of the Euro have seemed to align better with the consistent prediction of the GFS. This is most notable in the low`s path towards Missouri over the following days. There are still differences in the intensity and speed between the models that will hopefully align better with time.
Regardless of Wednesday`s happenings, our northwest flow regime will bring daily rain chances for various areas this week. In addition to some much needed rain, temperatures should come down slightly and more closely represent average seasonal temperatures. High temperatures could solidly land in the 80s by Thursday with overnight lows in the 60s. Current forecast guidance has different solutions for the end of the work week, but the current thinking is that dry conditions will return by the weekend with more hot temperatures on the docket.
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.AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 645 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
For the 20/12Z TAF update, VFR vis/cigs are expected through the period with some MVFR vis possible at KTXK/KELD/KMLU through 20/15Z being the only exception. Light southerly surface winds (around 5 kts) will prevail through the period. /16/
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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Issued at 1251 AM CDT Fri Sep 19 2025
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 72 94 73 94 / 0 10 10 20 MLU 70 95 70 94 / 0 10 10 20 DEQ 66 90 68 89 / 0 20 20 40 TXK 70 94 71 93 / 0 20 20 30 ELD 67 93 68 91 / 0 10 10 20 TYR 69 90 70 91 / 0 20 10 20 GGG 69 92 70 92 / 0 20 10 20 LFK 69 91 70 92 / 0 40 0 20
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.SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. &&
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DISCUSSION...57 AVIATION...16
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