Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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553 FXUS64 KMAF 202322 AFDMAF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 622 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Friday night) Issued at 112 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Moisture from the remnants of Tropical Depression "Alberto" will continue to stream over west Texas and southeastern New Mexico tonight and Friday. Would have liked to have seen more QPF from this system, particularly when precipitable water values are nearly off the chart (over 2"), but drier air advecting in from the south in the mid levels of the atmosphere has put the kibosh on heavier amounts. Still, we`ll take whatever we can get. Scattered to numerous showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms, mainly south of I-10 and also around the Guadalupe/Delaware/Davis Mountain ranges, are in the forecast for the overnight hours. The moisture from the aforementioned tropical system will move west of the region on Friday. There`ll still be fairly high PoPs over the mountains and adjacent plains where daytime heating will combine with enough moisture and marginal instability to produce scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon. The remainder of the region will be dry. Clouds and moisture will modulate overnight lows, ranging from the mid 50s at higher elevations of the Guadalupes to the mid 70s along the Rio Grande. High temperatures Friday will remain below normal, ranging from the upper 70s at higher elevations to the lower 90s along the Pecos and Rio Grande river valleys. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Wednesday) Issued at 112 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Following the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto moving off to the west, a ridge over the northeastern US will develop WSW into New Mexico. The subtropical ridge will then remain over east-central New Mexico into next week, with building heights and thicknesses into Wednesday. Ridging will suppress any widespread convection, with showers and storms limited to heating of elevated terrain over the Sacramento Foothills and Davis Mountains. Highs Saturday will be near to below normal for late June and rise into the 90s for most locations aside from higher elevations of the Guadalupes down into the Davis Mountains and Trans Pecos, where highs will only reach into the 80s. Sunday highs will be a few degrees above normal for late June and rise into the 90s for most aside from 80s in the higher elevations again from the Guadalupes into the Davis Mountains and lower Trans Pecos. A few triple digit highs are possible along the Rio Grande over Presidio and Brewster Counties and in the easternmost Permian Basin. Triple digit highs make a reappearance over the Reeves County plains and western Permian Basin into the SE NM plains along the Pecos River for Monday, with highs 5 to 10 degrees warmer than average average and widespread triple digits Tuesday and Wednesday, aside from higher elevations and the southeastern Permian Basin. By Thursday, thicknesses will decrease a bit as a trough from the west flattens the ridge. The result will be highs slightly cooler than Wednesday, but still warmer than Monday. Under light southeasterly flow and dew point temperatures in the 60s, 50s westernmost regions, lows only fall into the 60s and above for most places each night from Saturday into the end of the long term. Wednesday night and Thursday night will see the warmest lows of the long term and 5 to 10 degrees warmer than average, with most places not falling below the 70s aside from from the Guadalupes, Marfa Plateau, and lower Trans Pecos where lows fall into the 60s. Heat advisories may be needed each day from Monday into the end of next week. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 606 PM CDT Thu Jun 20 2024 Marginal VFR conditions have arrived at all TAF sites late this afternoon and evening. Ceilings begin to fall once again later this evening, quickly becoming MVFR. A few sites may even fall to IFR but confidence in this occurring is low except at CNM. Vicinity showers may impact terminals through the overnight and into the morning but the sporadic nature precludes the inclusion of -RA. Elevated easterly winds with gusts at times can be expected for all. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 70 92 70 95 / 30 0 0 0 Carlsbad 70 88 68 92 / 80 30 0 0 Dryden 71 86 70 88 / 80 30 10 0 Fort Stockton 70 88 69 92 / 80 20 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 64 80 65 87 / 80 50 10 0 Hobbs 67 87 66 92 / 60 10 0 0 Marfa 62 84 59 88 / 80 40 10 10 Midland Intl Airport 70 89 70 92 / 40 0 0 0 Odessa 71 89 70 92 / 40 0 0 0 Wink 72 92 72 95 / 60 0 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...70 LONG TERM....94 AVIATION...91