Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1231 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013

.DISCUSSION...

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.AVIATION...
A COMPLEX OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS PERMIAN
BASIN AND TRANS PECOS NEXT FEW HOURS. ONLY HAVE MENTION OF TSRA
AT PEQ AND FST. MAY SEE A LITTLE STRATUS IN THE EAST IN THE
MORNING. WIND WILL BY ERRATIC AND VERY GUSTY NEAR STORMS BUT WILL
RETURN TO SOUTHERLY AFTER THEY PASS.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1206 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2013/

UPDATE...

UPDATE FOR EXPIRATION OF SEVERE STORM WATCH 219.

DISCUSSION...

THUNDERSTORMS ARE GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN ACROSS THE AREA, WITH
MLCAPE OF 3000 TO 3500 J/KG ALLOWING CONVECTION TO CONTINUE SO FAR
ALONG WITH 20 TO 30KT MOIST SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.  DESPITE A LACK OF
0 TO 6 KM BULK SHEAR...THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS FOR ANOTHER SEVERE STORMS OR TWO,
MAINLY OVER THE TRANS PECOS.  CONSIDERING THE ABOVE, WILL ALLOW
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 219 TO EXPIRE AT 26/05Z.  HAVE ADJUSTED
POPS FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.  UPDATE WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.  67

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.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.

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