Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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694 FXUS64 KSJT 280519 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 1219 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 248 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 ...Severe Thunderstorms with Damaging Winds Possible Late Tuesday... Late this afternoon, a frontal boundary was stalled just north of Interstate 20, while a dryline was mixing eastward through the Concho Valley and Edwards Plateau. At the upper-levels the subtropical jet was located over the southern Plains, allowing a strong mid-level ridge to be in place across west Texas and New Mexico. This setup was effectively capping most of the area to convection, with the exception of the Hill Country where dewpoints were in the upper 60s to low 70s. Some weaknesses in the ridge could allow some scattered thunderstorms late this afternoon in the more humid airmass. Any storms should wind down no later than midnight and the dryline will retreat westward. Tomorrow, the setup looks much more volatile. Surface features will be similar, but the upper level ridge will break down as a shortwave disturbance looks to move quickly across the region through the day. Heating in a very moist warm sector will likely lead to a very unstable airmass to the tune of over 5000 J/kg of CAPE with surface dewpoints in the upper 60s to mid 70s. Hi-res models show a complex of storms developing near Wichita Falls along or just north of the front by midday, then pushing southward through the afternoon and evening. Models also show storms firing along the dryline over the Permian Basin and western Concho Valley by mid-afternoon. The upper-level support and highly unstable airmass should help storms to quickly grow upscale through the afternoon and evening as they move south and east. Strong mid-level westerly flow could contribute to thunderstorms producing damaging winds of 70-80 MPH. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday night through next Monday) Issued at 201 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 Storms are expected to merge into a large storm complex which will be move southeast through West Central Texas Tuesday evening. Nearly all of West Central Texas has been upgraded to an enhanced risk of severe storms by SPC day 2 outlook. GFS MUCAPES of 2500 to 4000 J/KG, with 0-6km shear of 40-50 KTS. Damaging winds of 80 mph or more may be possible in some storms...which is the greatest threat. Large hail also possible along with perhaps an isolated tornado. A moist unstable airmass will continue over West Central Texas into the weekend, with dew points remaining into the upper 60s to lower 70s. The best chance of storms each day will be in the Big Country. Potential for severe thunderstorms will continue, along with localized flooding. Temperatures will be mainly in the 80s in the Big Country with 90s to the south through Friday, with 90s returning Saturday and Sunday, with perhaps 100 again in the Concho Valley Monday. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1212 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024 Main issue for the aviation side will continue to be the chances for convection across the area that will impact terminals. Latest CAMs continue to have their differences, but will lean towards a more typical late afternoon and evening time frame for most of the storms, which is in line with the latest HRRR. Have included PROB30s for now and will update later once the timing becomes more certain. Otherwise, will continue to watch observational trends for more MVFR cigs to develop and move north across the terminals this morning, although abundant high clouds from a large convective complex to the south is both disrupting some of the MVFR cloud formation as well as hiding it where it is developing. Whatever forms should be relatively shortlived and lifting/breaking up by mid to late morning. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 91 66 82 67 / 60 60 50 30 San Angelo 97 67 89 68 / 50 50 40 20 Junction 99 69 93 71 / 30 50 30 30 Brownwood 89 67 81 67 / 50 70 50 30 Sweetwater 94 66 82 67 / 60 50 50 30 Ozona 94 67 90 71 / 40 40 30 20 Brady 91 67 84 68 / 40 60 40 30 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...SK LONG TERM....04 AVIATION...07