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FXUS64 KMAF 240528
AFDMAF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1228 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Tuesday night)
Issued at 244 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024

As noted below in the aviation section, a quasi-stationary
clearing line bisects the CWA, with mostly cloudy skies extending
southeast of a Gail to Odessa to Valentine line. Moist isentropic
upglide will commence later this evening as a short wave trough
approaches from the west and induces a return to southeasterly
winds just off the deck. This will serve two purposes: the first
is to keep the clouds across the southeastern CWA more or less
intact and the second is to promote the development of fog just to
the north and west of the clearing line, where radiational
cooling and a collapse of the low- level T/Td spreads will promote
efficient formation. There is the low (< 25 percent) potential of
showers and thunderstorms overnight in between I-10 and I-20 as
well, but QPF will be spotty at best. Temperatures overnight will
fall into the upper 50s to lower 70s with light and variable winds
becoming southeasterly as we head toward sunrise.

Fog and low clouds will persist through the mid morning hours
Tuesday over the southern Permian Basin; otherwise, skies will be
mostly sunny. There is the outside (< 25 percent) chance of
showers and thunderstorms across the higher terrain. Highs Tuesday
will be in the upper 70s to lower 90s with light east to
southeast winds. Tuesday night should be nearly a carbon copy
(minus the fog chances) of tonight`s conditions, with lows in the
upper 50s to lower 70s under partly cloudy skies.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Wednesday through Sunday)
Issued at 244 PM CDT Mon Sep 23 2024

Deterministic and ensemble clusters depict broad troughing to the
east of the area as secondary shortwave trough amplifies east
over the ArkLaTex within larger long wave troughing stretching
from the Great Lakes to Southern Great Plains and Southern
Mississippi River Valley. A surface cold front associated with
this trough will move through the area Wednesday afternoon, with
cold air advection in its wake. However, with clearing skies
allowing for diurnal heating, we are expecting near to above
normal temperatures as high pressure settles in, mostly in the 80s
with 70s in higher elevations and 90s near the Rio Grande.
Heights and thicknesses build east from the western CONUS late
this week into this weekend, with a warming trend ensuing. Large
scale subsidence from this ridge will suppress rain chances and
keep conditions dry, with temperatures in the 80s and above
Thursday through next Monday, and highs rising into the 90s again
making an appearance over parts of the Permian Basin, along the
Pecos River and over the Upper Trans Pecos, in addition to near
the Rio Grande. Even as highs will be above average, they will
remain cool enough that lows will still drop into the 50s and 60s
for most of the area each night Wednesday night through next
Monday night under mostly clear skies and light winds.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1223 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024

VFR conditions with light winds from the southeast are currently
being reported at all terminals. Widespread light to moderate fog
is expected to develop by morning, most likely between the 12-15Z
time frame. Uncertainty remains moderately high on the level of
visibility reductions from this fog and worse conditions than
currently forecast may materialize. At this time, confidence on
MVFR or IFR reductions from fog is highest at MAF and HOB. Any fog
that develops should quickly lift by late morning and light
southeast winds with VFR conditions resume.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring               65  84  59  85 /  10   0   0   0
Carlsbad                 62  86  60  90 /   0   0   0   0
Dryden                   68  89  63  88 /  10  10   0   0
Fort Stockton            63  87  60  87 /  10  10   0   0
Guadalupe Pass           61  79  59  84 /   0   0   0   0
Hobbs                    60  84  56  87 /  10   0   0   0
Marfa                    58  83  55  85 /  10  10   0   0
Midland Intl Airport     65  84  60  85 /  10   0   0   0
Odessa                   65  85  60  85 /  10   0   0   0
Wink                     66  89  63  89 /  10   0   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
NM...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...70
LONG TERM....94
AVIATION...91