Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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944 FXUS64 KMAF 260524 AFDMAF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1224 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...New AVIATION... .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... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1223 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024 VFR conditions remain across the region. Winds remain light and mostly southeasterly, though winds could be variable at times. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 59 89 59 87 / 0 0 0 0 Carlsbad 61 93 62 90 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 61 91 63 92 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 60 93 60 89 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 62 87 62 82 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 59 91 59 89 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 54 88 56 85 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 60 90 61 88 / 0 0 0 0 Odessa 61 90 62 88 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 60 93 64 91 / 0 0 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...93 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...91