Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
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141 FXUS64 KFWD 131037 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 537 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024 ...New Aviation, Short Term... .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ Update: A few locations have begun to experience minor visibility reductions, so will keep the patchy fog across the west and south for a few more hours this morning. Otherwise, the hot and rain- free forecast is still on track. 30 Previous Discussion: /Through Friday/ A strong ridge aloft centered near El Paso will expand east across Texas over the next few days, shutting off any convective attempts across the region. Sunny days resulting from ridge-induced subsidence will also generate a warming trend through the end of the week. Highs in the lower to middle 90s can be expected today, followed by widespread mid 90s on Friday, with low temperatures climbing a few degrees each night. Dewpoints in the upper 60s to lower 70s will yield heat index readings around 100 each afternoon. Fortunately it looks like conditions will at least remain below Heat Advisory criteria as we round out the week. 30 && .LONG TERM... /Issued 247 AM CDT Thu Jun 13 2024/ /Friday Night through Wednesday/ Tranquil weather is expected through the weekend as mid level ridging will spread east across the Southern Plains and into the Southeast U.S. A shortwave will track through the Plains on Saturday, but moisture will be too limited and forcing for ascent too far removed to result in any precipitation across our region. We`ll see temperatures in the mid 90s both Saturday and Sunday. By Monday, as ridging intensifies over the Southeastern U.S., deeper troughing will set up over the western CONUS. This will eventually allow a plume of deep tropical moisture to spread west across the Gulf around the periphery of the ridge and into the Texas coastal waters by Monday afternoon. A pronounced mid level deformation zone should be in place from the Big Bend region through North Texas by this time, and while this feature won`t result in any appreciable lift alone, it will be the least subsident zone in proximity to the strong ridge farther east. With an influx of tropical moisture and strong afternoon heating, we should see an uptick in scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, primarily east of I-35 and across our southeastern counties. This weakness aloft will linger through mid week while we`ll have to watch for any tropical organization across the southwest Gulf. Scattered afternoon showers/storms will be possible Tuesday and Wednesday across the same areas to our east/southeast. With the extra cloud cover, we may shave a few degrees off our afternoon highs Monday through Wednesday, but the added humidity will still keep heat indices in the 98-102 degree range. Dunn && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /12Z TAFs/ Will keep the TEMPO for MVFR visibility at KACT from 12-14Z, otherwise strengthening high pressure aloft will create VFR and quiet aviation weather through Friday. 30 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 94 75 96 74 95 / 0 0 0 0 0 Waco 93 73 95 72 93 / 0 0 0 0 0 Paris 91 69 94 69 95 / 0 0 0 0 0 Denton 94 71 96 70 95 / 0 0 0 0 0 McKinney 92 71 94 70 95 / 0 0 0 0 0 Dallas 94 74 96 73 95 / 0 0 0 0 0 Terrell 92 70 95 70 94 / 0 0 0 0 0 Corsicana 93 72 94 73 95 / 0 0 0 0 0 Temple 93 73 94 71 94 / 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral Wells 93 71 95 70 95 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$