Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
623 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 307 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

Main focus continues to be the QLCS moving southeast across the
area early this morning. It has behaved itself lately and stayed
below severe levels but is still being closely monitored. Most of
this should move southeast and out of the area by sunrise. CAMs do
show more convection developing before sunrise across the South
Plains and Panhandle and tracking into West Central Texas to start
the morning off. Given how worked over the airmass is across the
area, a little dubious that the redevelopment will be quite as
widespread as some of the models indicate. Will continue to carry
POPs but will try to limit them to something less than "likely".

As for the afternoon and evening, should see some sun and a chance
for the atmosphere to destabilize once again, at least somewhat.
Hard to tell at this point how quickly the air mass will recover,
and where any leftover outflow boundaries will end up. Will carry
a mention of storms into the afternoon and evening, although
focused a little more on the eastern portions of the area where
the CAMs are a little more aggressive.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through Thursday)
Issued at 307 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

A little more typical June set up for the weekend across the area,
with a warm and unstable air mass remaining across the area. CAP
will be a little stronger, shear a little less, and boundaries
not quite as well defined as they have been the last few weeks.
Some mainly diurnal showers and storms will be possible into
Monday before a little drier regime takes over as the upper level
ridge begins to take over. This upper ridging helps boost
temperatures as well and not going to argue much with the model
blends showing afternoon highs in the 100 to 105 range across the
area by Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 616 AM CDT Fri May 31 2024

Finally got rid of the convection across the southern terminals
only to have additional convection develop farther north. Will
continue to use latest radar trends for best guess on timing of
this activity to the terminal locations, but in general it looks
like the central and northern sites are the most likely to see
anything. Otherwise, a mix of IFR, MVFR, and VFR cigs continue
across the area. These will gradually become VFR later this
morning and continue into the afternoon and evening. CAMs continue
to be uncertain about additional storm development later today and
given how uncertain it is, will leave out for now and see how it
develops before adding.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Abilene     81  66  86  68 /  50  10  20  30
San Angelo  87  69  92  69 /  30  10  20  30
Junction    91  71  95  73 /  30  10  10  20
Brownwood   81  67  85  70 /  50  20  20  20
Sweetwater  82  67  87  68 /  60  10  30  30
Ozona       90  70  92  70 /  20  10  20  30
Brady       82  69  86  70 /  40  20  20  20

&&

.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...07