Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
613 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
.AVIATION...
SCT/BKN CLOUDS ABOUT 5KFT ARE DEPICTED BY VISIBLE SATELLITE PHOTOS
ALONG I35 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CLOUDS WILL
DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...LOWER CIGS WILL DEVELOP AFTER 05Z
TO 17Z MONDAY WITH MVFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING FOR THIS PERIOD
ACROSS THE I35 TERMINALS. AFTER 17Z MONDAY...CIGS WILL LIFT TO VFR
CATEGORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST CYCLE. SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL BE DOMINATING THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO
17 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS. ACROSS KDRT...VFR
CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD.
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 308 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013/
SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)...
WIDESPREAD CUMULUS FIELD ACROSS S CENTRAL TX/HILL COUNTRY REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. THE CU WERE BECOMING MORE AGITATED ACROSS THE
WRN/NWRN HILL COUNTRY ALONG THE DRY LINE AND WILL CONTINUE
ISOLATED EVENING STORMS ACROSS THIS AREA. SPC HAS ALSO BROUGHT THE
SLIGHT RISK AREA DOWN INTO THE AREA...SO HAVE UPDATED THE HWO. THIS
CONVECTION WILL END WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING NOT LONG AFTER
SUNSET. OTHERWISE LITTLE CHANGE THRU MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE DRY
LINE SETTING OFF ISOLATED CONVECTION ACROSS THE WRN CWA MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONTINUED UNSEASONABLY WARM AND BREEZY.
LONG TERM (TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...
BEST CHANCES FOR ANY RAIN THIS PACKAGE CONTINUE TO BE LATE TUESDAY
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER AIR TROUGH AND A SURFACE COLD
FRONT ARRIVE IN CENTRAL TX DURING MAX HEATING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED-SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTH/CENTRAL TX
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE CWA TUESDAY
EVENING. SPC CONTINUES TO HAVE MUCH OF THE CWA IN A SLIGHT RISK
AREA. WITH UPPER AIR SUPPORT AND SURFACE CONVERGENCE ALONG THE
FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...THIS CONVECTION SHOULD CONTINUE WELL PAST
SUNSET INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. DECREASING POPS ON WEDNESDAY...AS
LINGERING SURFACE BOUNDARIES AND COOL NWLY FLOW ALOFT COULD RESULT
IN ISOLATED STORMS DURING THE DAY. THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
FOR THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY LOOKS UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID...WITH
LITTLE CHANCE FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION...SO HAVE GONE WITH
SILENT 5-10 PERCENT POPS AND WARMER THAN GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 73 94 73 94 72 / - - 10 30 40
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 72 93 72 94 71 / - - 10 30 40
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 71 94 71 94 70 / - - 10 20 40
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 71 93 71 92 70 / 10 10 20 30 40
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 76 100 75 99 75 / - 10 20 10 20
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 72 93 71 93 71 / - - 10 30 40
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 73 95 72 96 72 / 10 - 10 20 30
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 73 93 72 93 71 / - - 10 30 40
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 75 93 75 93 74 / 10 - 10 20 30
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 73 95 73 94 72 / - - 10 20 30
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 73 95 73 95 73 / - - 10 20 30
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.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
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MESOSCALE/AVIATION...17
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...04
PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...33