The current temperature as of 6:36 P.M. for Cheatham is 47 with winds out of the east at 7mph. The high today was 51. Visible satellite valid for 4:30 P.M. shows few clouds over the area which is getting wrapped into a surface low over southeast Colorado. There is an upper level low centered over northeast Utah with a ridge pattern over Cheatham. There is a diffluent flow over Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas and associated with the flow is rain. Also, associated with the upper level low is moisture at the 700mb level. Warm Air Advection in the upper levels is taking place which is bringing us winds out of the south and warmer temperatures. At the suface, there is a surface low over Colorado with a cold front stretching from southeast Colorado down into Mexico with a warm front stretching from Colorado up into Nebraska. The warm front is connected to a stationary front that stretches from northwest Iowa over to Wisconsin. A surface high pressure is located over the coast of South Carolina which has been dominating our weather yesterday and today. A Wind Advisory has been issued for Cheatham by the NWS office in Nashville starting tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. and lasting until Midnight. To view the advisory, click here.
Visible Satellite valid for 4:30 P.M. on February 9, 2013. |
The upper level low will continue to move to the east tomorrow and by noon, Cheatham will be in a diffluent flow indicating rising motion at the surface. At the 700mb level, moisture will be coming in from the Gulf of Mexico. Warm air advection will continue to take place over the area until tomorrow night. As the rain moves through, the cold front will move through late Sunday into early Monday. The surface low will track from Colorado up to Wisconsin. The main brunt of the rain will move through Cheatham at 3:00 P.M. All precipitaion will be out of the area by 8:00 P.M. The main threat with this system is the winds ahead of the cold front, however not expecting anything like January 30. The overall accumulated rainfall for this system will be up to 0.50". Due to the winds coming out of the south, expect a high of 60 tomorrow and a low of 40. If anyone is planning on heading out to church tomorrow morning or tomorrow night, there should be no issues. Temperatures will be cooler on Monday.
NAM 6 hr accumulated rainfall valid for 9:00 P.M. Sunday, February 10, 2013. |
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