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KEY MESSAGES

- Frost and light freeze possible Friday morning and Saturday Morning.

- Temperatures will warm to about 15 to 20 degrees above normal across our forecast area for the Christmas holidays.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1249 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025

Rising mid-level heights and arriving surface high pressure will result in clearer skies today. Frost and light freeze conditions are possible the for parts of the area this morning and again tonight. Then the pattern becomes more zonal aloft and transitions to ridge dominant by midweek as a 588dam H5 ridge builds over the Rio Grande valley and pivots east along the Gulf Coast through mid week. Chances for light rain Saturday night/Sunday with a northern stream shortwave and into the first part of the new week will be associated with weak forcing and transient moisture passing through the region. Rain amounts will be limited where measurable.

Of interest, the 7-Day forecast now includes the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day holidays. Average temperatures will be pushing about 15-20 degrees warmer than normal for late December as we move into the holidays. A white Christmas is not expected, but Santa his reindeer may enjoy a more tropical experience passing through the region next week. /NF/

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 533 AM CST Fri Dec 19 2025

VFR flight categories will prevail at area TAF sites through this forecast period. Winds will remain northwesterly between 5-10 knots through much of the day. However by late afternoon and early evening, winds will gradually become light and more east southeasterly as the center of high pressure slides east into and through the region. /19/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Jackson 54 38 69 54 / 0 0 0 20 Meridian 54 33 66 49 / 0 0 0 20 Vicksburg 54 38 71 55 / 0 0 0 30 Hattiesburg 59 36 72 53 / 0 0 0 20 Natchez 58 40 72 58 / 0 0 0 20 Greenville 51 36 66 50 / 0 0 0 30 Greenwood 51 36 66 51 / 0 0 0 30

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MS...None. LA...None. AR...None.