Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX

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734 FXUS64 KSJT 271059 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 559 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 310 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 First, the heat will continue this afternoon with the upper level ridge almost directly across the area. Some storms across the Red River Valley will produce more high clouds across the area than in previous days, but most of this will be gone for the afternoon. Temperatures may lag previous days by a few degrees in the morning but should have time to catch up during the afternoon. Low level moisture isn`t going anywhere so either temperatures or heat index values will hit the 105 mark or higher across most of the Concho Valley, Big Country, and Heartland like the last several days. Second, have added some small POPs across the eastern portions of the area for this afternoon. Outflow boundary from yesterdays convection moved west into central Texas, along with weak northernly flow aloft along the edge of the center of upper level ridge. CAMs like the HRRR have shown some very isolated convection for a brief few hours mainly east of an Abilene to brady to Junction line. Odds are low but worth mentioning and have added some a mention of isolated storms. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through Wednesday) Issued at 243 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 Hot and dry conditions will continue under an upper ridge into next week. Temperatures may fall a degree or two Saturday into Monday, then warm a degree or two, Tuesday into Wednesday. A Heat advisory again expected Friday over the Big Country, Concho Valley and Heartland, with heat indices in the 105 to 108 range. Winds will increase slightly, becoming gusty at times this weekend, as a lee trough develops in West Texas. The upper ridge may weaken towards the 4th of July, and along with a weak cold front July 5, may allow the development of isolated thunderstorms. This remains beyond the 7 day forecast, and confidence is low. && .AVIATION...
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(12Z TAFS) Issued at 530 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 Some very patchy MVFR cigs have developed south of the KJCT and KSOA terminals early this morning and these clouds may briefly make it up to those locations before lifting and dissipating. Otherwise VFR conditions should prevail across the area through tonight. Convection to the north of the area will continue to produce a stream of mid and high clouds across the area this morning but should gradually decrease for the afternoon. Wind will remain light out of the south and southeast today.
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&& .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 101 79 102 79 / 20 10 0 0 San Angelo 104 78 104 78 / 0 0 0 0 Junction 101 75 99 76 / 0 0 0 0 Brownwood 100 77 100 77 / 20 10 0 0 Sweetwater 103 79 104 79 / 0 0 0 0 Ozona 99 75 99 76 / 0 0 0 0 Brady 99 76 98 76 / 20 0 0 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for Brown-Callahan- Coke-Coleman-Concho-Fisher-Haskell-Irion-Jones-McCulloch-Nolan- Runnels-San Saba-Shackelford-Sterling-Taylor-Throckmorton-Tom Green. && $$ SHORT TERM...07 LONG TERM....04 AVIATION...07