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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
354 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2014

.SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...
THE 23/00Z UPPER AIR DATA SHOWED THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WAS
CENTERED OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THE LATEST WATER VAPOR SATELLITE
LOOP SHOWS THE RIDGE IS EXPANDING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING. SHORT RANGE MODELS AGREE THE RIDGE WILL
SLOWLY EXPAND NORTHWARD THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN FLATTEN AS AN UPPER
LOW TRANSLATES EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CANADIAN PROVINCES. WITH
THE RIDGE REMAINING THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE...EXPECT
CONTINUED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
HEAT INDICES MAY AGAIN APPROACH 105 DEGREES FOR LOCATIONS
GENERALLY SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 90...SO WE WILL CONTINUE THE
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ADDRESSING THIS SITUATION. THERE WILL BE
A LOW CHANCE FOR CONVECTION NEAR THE COASTAL PLAINS TODAY AND
THURSDAY. WE WILL RETAIN A 20% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A GIDDINGS TO KARNES
CITY LINE. IN ADDITION...THE HI-RES MODELS ALONG WITH THE SREF
OUTPUT REMAINS CONSISTENT IN SHOWING LOW QPF ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU AND HILL COUNTRY. WE WILL OPT TO
MENTION A 20% CHANCE FOR CONVECTION ACROSS THE MENTIONED REGION
FOR TODAY. SOME OF THE HI-RES MODELS ALSO SHOW A COMPLEX OF
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF NORTHEAST TEXAS INTO PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL TEXAS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
CONFIDENCE IS NOT YET HIGH ENOUGH TO MENTION RAIN CHANCES JUST
YET...BUT THIS BEARS WATCHING.

&&

.LONG TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...
LITTLE CHANGE IN SENSIBLE WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. MEDIUM RANGE
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WILL CONTINUE TO
DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN. A WEAK TROUGH/SHEAR AXIS MAY IMPACT
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST AND SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THIS FEATURE WILL LIKELY REMAIN TOO WEAK AND TOO FAR SOUTH TO
BRING ANY MENTIONABLE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO OUR REGION...SO
WE/LL KEEP THE FORECAST DRY FOR NOW. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE
RIDGE AXIS WILL RETROGRADE INTO THE FOUR-CORNERS REGION. THIS
ALONG WITH A DEEPENING TROUGH OVER ROUGHLY THE EASTERN HALF OF THE
CONUS WILL SETUP NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE GFS...ECMWF AND DGEX
MODELS ARE ALL SHOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTH TEXAS EARLY
NEXT WEEK. GIVEN DECENT AGREEMENT AMONG THE MODELS...WE/LL INCLUDE
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF OUR CWA...INCLUDING BURNET...WILLIAMSON AND LEE
COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL CHANGE LITTLE...
WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES AND OVERNIGHT LOWS
IN THE 70S. WE DID SHOW A SLIGHT DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES FOR THE
FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA NEXT TUESDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
COLD FRONT AND EXPECTED INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              98  75 100  75 100 /  10  10  10  10  10
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  96  73  98  73  99 /  10  10  10  10  10
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     99  73 100  73  99 /  10  10  10  10  10
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            96  73  98  74  98 /  10  10  10  10  10
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT          100  78 101  78 101 /  10  10  10  10  10
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        96  74  99  75  99 /  10  10  10  10  10
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             98  72  99  73  99 /  10  10  10  10  10
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        97  73  99  73  99 /  10  10  10  10  10
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   96  75  96  75  98 /  20  20  20  20  10
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       97  76  99  76  98 /  10  10  10  10  10
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           99  75  99  75  98 /  10  10  10  10  10

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

$$

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...17
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...24
PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...00