Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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448 FXUS64 KMAF 251834 AFDMAF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 134 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Thursday night) Issued at 126 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 A rather banal short term forecast is in store as surface high pressure keeps conditions clear and dry. With light winds expected tonight, temperatures cool into the 50s to low 60s for most. As upper level ridging meanders a little closer to the area tomorrow, highs respond by inching up a degree or two over today though still remaining about normal for late September. As clear and nearly calm conditions continue into Thursday night, temperatures once again dip into the 50s to low 60s. More of the same can be expected in the long term below. -Stickney && .LONG TERM... (Friday through Tuesday) Issued at 126 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 The southern High Plains will remain under weak northerly flow aloft, sandwiched between a persistent upper ridge over the Four Corners region and a deep (but filling) low over the Southeast. Benign weather conditions are forecast, with high (> 80 percent) confidence in the NBM solution in the long term portion of this forecast. As such, high temperatures will be mainly in the 80s to lower 90s (with the notable exception of Rio Grande Village, which will warm to near 100 degrees). Overnight lows will be in the 50s and 60s. Winds will be light, becoming more northerly early next week as a weak cold front pushes in from the central and northern Plains. Precipitation chances will remain near nil through the middle of next week. -bc && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1228 PM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 VFR remains at all terminals through the TAF period. Winds shifting easterly to southeasterly through the afternoon and this evening. Occasional gusts will be seen and reach around 20kts. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 57 84 59 88 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 59 89 61 92 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 61 88 61 91 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 58 86 59 92 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 59 83 62 86 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 56 86 59 90 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 53 83 54 88 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 58 85 60 89 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 60 85 61 89 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 61 89 62 93 / 0 0 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...93 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...93