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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Memphis Tennessee 
248 PM CDT Sat Sep 6 2008 


Discussion... 


Skies have finally cleared out across most of the forecast area 
this afternoon but the delay in clearing has kept temperatures in 
the 70s. A small area of showers continues to move along the 
Missouri/Arkansas border which might clip the northwest part of 
the forecast area but any rain which might fall from that will be 
very light. High pressure will build into the region tonight and 
remain in place for the next couple of days. By Sunday...skies 
should be mostly sunny which should allow temperatures to warm up 
into the 80s. Monday should be a repeat of Sunday with 
temperatures approaching 90 degrees. A cold front will approach 
the region Monday night bringing a small chance of thunderstorms 
ahead of it. The cold front moves through the forecast area on 
Tuesday so there will be a chance of thunderstorms. High pressure 
builds back into the region for Tuesday night which will bring a 
return of dry weather for Tuesday night...Wednesday and Wednesday 
night. By Thursday...another cold front approaches the region 
bringing a small chance of rain on Thursday and a better chance of 
rain for Thursday night and Friday. By Friday...all eyes will be 
on the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Ike approaches. Still hard to 
tell exactly where Ike will make landfall but it should have some 
affect on weather for Friday and Saturday. 


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Preliminary point temps/pops... 
mem 65 88 70 91 / 0 10 10 10 
mkl 56 87 62 89 / 0 10 10 10 
jbr 59 85 64 89 / 0 10 10 10 
tup 62 89 65 91 / 0 10 10 10 


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Meg watches/warnings/advisories... 
Arkansas...none. 
MO...none. 
MS...none. 
Tennessee...none. 
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