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WHAT HAS CHANGED

Aviation discussion updated.

KEY MESSAGES

- 1. Warming temps into the weekend but with dry conditions. Diurnal rain chances return early next week.

DISCUSSION

Key Message 1: Warming temps into the weekend but with dry conditions. Diurnal rain chances return early next week.

Surface high pressure and deep ridging will dominate the pattern over the weekend and into next week. Following a relatively dry Friday and Saturday with well below average PWAT's and surface dew points, moisture returns with southwesterly flow across the area along with steadily building heights; 90th percentile heights and temps expected throughout much of the period, so temps up around 90 F is likely each day. Rain chances hold off until Monday when we reach sufficient low level moisture for diurnally driven showers and storms. Diurnal scattered showers and storms are expected most days next week with a fairly typically summer pattern in place.

AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/

VFR conditions remain likely through the 24 hour TAF period.

Dry high pressure remains across the region. Winds will be light and variable during the overnight hours, and out of the south/southwest with speeds around 6 knots through the day. Skies remaining mostly clear, with possibly a few thin cirrus passing across the region. With the dry airmass in place, do not expect any fog formation tonight.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Drier air continues to hang on through the weekend with mainly VFR conditions expected. Some increase in moisture and rain chances Monday into Tuesday could bring periods of restrictions in showers/storms.

CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

SC...None. GA...None.