Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
331 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT)...
AN EARLY MORNING MCS THAT ROLLED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS HAS MANAGED TO
PUSH AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. SOME CU DEVELOPMENT IS
NOTED ACROSS BURNET...WILLIAMSON AND LEE COUNTIES IN PROXIMITY TO
THE BOUNDARY. WE WILL MENTION AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...BUT COVERAGE SHOULD REMAIN
LIMITED DUE TO WARM MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES. ELSEWHERE...CONVECTION
OVER THE LOWER TRANS PECOS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON
AND SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY MAY EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE FAR WESTERN
PORTION OF VAL VERDE COUNTY. WE WILL MENTION ISOLATED CONVECTION
THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREA. LATE TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING...THE LATEST GLOBAL AND HI-RES MODELS SUGGEST
ANOTHER AREA OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION COULD MOVE ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS
INTO CENTRAL TEXAS IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WE/LL MENTION A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN FOR AREAS GENERALLY NORTH OF A DEL RIO TO
AUSTIN LINE. IF THE HI-RES MODELS VERIFY...RAIN CHANCES WILL NEED TO
BE PUSHED FARTHER SOUTH...ESPECIALLY IF CONVECTION MANAGES TO SEND
ANOTHER OUTFLOW BOUNDARY INTO THE REGION.
&&
.LONG TERM (WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY)...
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN OVER TEXAS FROM
MID-WEEK INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY AND
WARM WITH THIS PATTERN INTACT. THE EXCEPTION COULD BE ACROSS THE
COASTAL PLAINS ON SUNDAY AS SEA BREEZE CONVECTION REMAINS POSSIBLE.
ANY TROPICAL ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE REGION
GIVEN THE PERSISTENT RIDGING ALOFT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 77 99 76 99 77 / 10 20 10 - -
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 76 98 75 98 75 / 10 20 10 - -
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 75 97 75 97 75 / 10 10 10 - -
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 75 95 74 95 74 / 20 20 20 10 -
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 77 95 76 95 76 / - - - - -
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 76 96 74 96 75 / 20 20 20 10 -
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 74 96 75 95 75 / - - - - -
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 75 97 75 97 75 / 10 10 10 - -
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 76 97 76 97 76 / 10 20 10 10 -
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 76 96 76 96 76 / - 10 10 - -
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 75 96 75 96 75 / - - 10 - -
&&
.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
$$
MESOSCALE/AVIATION...02
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...24
PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...31