Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX

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371 FXUS64 KSJT 241111 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 611 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 421 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Radar imagery (as of 430 AM) continues to show the scatted rain showers and/or thunderstorms across the region, especially near Abilene and Brownwood. This activity is expected to continue through this evening intermittently. Lighter rainfall totals of a tenth of an inch to around a quarter of an inch are expected. Chances will remain lower (20-30 percent) given the lower coverage. Otherwise, some areas of patchy fog are possible this morning in addition to the rain. Some locations, including San Angelo, and Junction are reporting some minor visibility reductions to around 5 statute mile or so. This will hopefully clear up quickly after sunrise. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 300 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 -Dry weather with warming temperatures No significant changes in the long term from the previous forecast. Early Wednesday, an upper level low will be moving southeast from the Midwest into the mid-south region, and will drive a cold front into the area. Models still show the potential for a few showers and thunderstorms during the morning hours Wednesday along this front, mainly south and east of a Brownwood to Sonora line, so have kept some 20% PoPs in the forecast from 12Z to 18Z Wednesday. Wednesday through early next week, models are in fairly good agreement that the aforementioned low will drift from the deep south back to the north towards the Great Lakes region as an upper level ridge remains anchored over the southwestern U. S. That will keep our area underneath northwesterly flow, and generally dry conditions will temperatures near or a few degrees above normal through early next week. && .AVIATION...
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(12Z TAFS) Issued at 553 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Recent radar imagery, as of 11z, indicates widely scattered rain shower activity. Scattered rain showers and/or thunderstorms are possible across the region throughout the TAF period. An occasional brief period of MVFR ceilings are in place for the locations that are not seeing fog development. The increased moisture and light winds should be conducive for patchy fog to develop intermittently across additional locations until sunrise. LIFR to IFR conditions are possible across KJCT, KBBD, and KSOA, which is where satellite imagery and ASOS observations indicate fog has developed (as of 11z).
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&& .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 87 64 82 58 / 20 30 10 0 San Angelo 89 65 85 58 / 10 20 10 0 Junction 88 65 85 58 / 30 20 10 0 Brownwood 87 65 82 57 / 30 40 10 0 Sweetwater 88 64 82 59 / 10 10 0 0 Ozona 88 65 85 58 / 10 10 10 0 Brady 86 65 82 58 / 30 20 10 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...41 LONG TERM....20 AVIATION...41