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FXUS64 KEWX 110743
AFDEWX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
243 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Sunday)
Issued at 215 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024

A closed low is located just west of the Four Corners region this
morning with subtle southwesterly flow over South Central Texas.
This upper low shifts eastward through the day, moving over the
Central Plains on Sunday. This feature and some weak ascent ahead of
it will lead to precipitation chances today through the weekend. For
today, rain chances remain on the low side through the morning,
although a light shower cannot be ruled out in the west. The better
chances come this afternoon and evening and continue through Sunday
supported by the advancing upper level shortwave. Any storms this
afternoon would likely be elevated and there remains a low end
potential for a strong to severe storm in the western half of the
area with hail and damaging wind the main threat. If any storms form
in Mexico and move across the Rio Grande this evening, an isolated
tornado threat would also be possible. Precipitation chances continue
overnight mainly in the 40 to 50 percent range with better chances
shifting to the eastern half of the area for Sunday. A low chance for
strong to severe storms continues this day. Storms this weekend may
also produce heavy rain at times leading to isolated flooding,
especially if falling over locations that have seen rainfall in
previous days.

Highs will range from the upper 70s and low 80s today across the
northeastern half of the area to the mid to upper 80s over the Rio
Grande Plains and along the Rio Grande. Cloud cover will thicken and
lower overnight with lows in the mid 60s to low 70s. Sunday may be a
few degrees warmer than today in some locations, with highs
generally in the 80s to mid 90s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday night through Friday)
Issued at 215 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024

Ongoing showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms will be possible
Sunday night as an 500mb low over central Kansas passes to our north.
On Monday, a shortwave looks to round the base of the passing 500mb
low, resulting in another round of showers and storms by the
afternoon. Additionally, a weak frontal boundary should slide through
our region Monday afternoon and evening, providing a surface focus
for convection to develop along as it moves south and east. The
latest global guidance from the GFS/ECMWF hints at a threat for some
strong to severe storms Monday afternoon and evening as this front
moves through. Deep layer shear of 40-50 kts, and MLCAPE of 1500-2000
J/kg shouldn`t be hard to come by, by MLCIN may be a bit on the high
side, so a cap may be in place. With a boundary to focus convection
on and a shortwave disturbance to work with, a threat for large hail
and damaging wind may materialize Monday afternoon and evening over
the Hill Country, I-35 Corridor, and the Coastal Plains. SPC places
the I-35 Corridor and points eastward within a level 2 of 5 risk for
severe storms Monday afternoon and evening.

After the front has passed, we may see a brief break from the
humidity on Tuesday as afternoon dewpoints fall into the 60s rather
than 70s like we will experience Monday afternoon/evening ahead of
the frontal boundary. Afternoon highs may be a tad cooler, but the
main difference will be lower humidity. Highs should top out in the
upper 80s to mid 90s from east to west. Shortwave ridging at the
500mb level should result in a dry forecast Tuesday.

On Wednesday, yet another round of showers and thunderstorms looks
like a good bet, particularly out west over the Rio Grande Plains and
Southern Edwards Plateau. A broad 500mb trough over the Four Corners
will eject out over the Southern Plains states, resulting in strong
southerly surface flow and increasing instability and deep layer
shear. Storms look to develop over the western zones and spread
eastward by Wednesday night into early Thursday before clearing the
region. For now, there is no extended period severe outlook from SPC,
but the risk exists at this distance as model guidance has come into
better agreement over the last couple days.

Once storms exit the region Thursday morning, we should see hot and
dry weather return as 500mb ridging attempts to build in from
northern Mexico in the 6-8 day time frame.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1216 AM CDT Sat May 11 2024

VFR conditions continue through much of the day at I-35 sites, but
lower to MVFR in the west, including DRT, around 12Z this morning. A
few showers may be possible at DRT in the morning with MVFR
conditions likely to continue most the day at this location. These
MVFR ceilings spread east across the area during the evening hours,
eventually lowering to IFR and locally LIFR around 06Z Sunday. A few
showers are possible at I-35 sites this afternoon, although better
chances for showers or thunderstorms will be after 00Z at all sites.
Exact timing for any potential precipitation is still hard to
pinpoint and only PROB30 groups have been added at this time.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              83  65  82  73 /  20  50  80  30
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  83  66  83  72 /  20  50  80  40
New Braunfels Muni Airport     83  66  83  73 /  20  50  70  30
Burnet Muni Airport            79  65  79  71 /  20  50  80  30
Del Rio Intl Airport           86  72  91  74 /  30  50  20  20
Georgetown Muni Airport        82  65  79  71 /  20  40  90  30
Hondo Muni Airport             85  68  86  73 /  20  50  40  30
San Marcos Muni Airport        82  65  83  72 /  20  50  80  30
La Grange - Fayette Regional   82  68  85  74 /  20  30  80  40
San Antonio Intl Airport       83  67  85  74 /  20  50  60  30
Stinson Muni Airport           84  69  86  75 /  20  50  50  30

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

$$

Short-Term...27
Long-Term...MMM
Aviation...27