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Area Forecast Discussion
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
1026 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019

.AVIATION...
/06Z TAFS/

Expect gusty north winds to continue through 08Z, and then
diminish as surface high pressure builds in. Otherwise,
VFR conditions will prevail tonight and Wednesday.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 533 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019/

AVIATION...
/00Z TAFS/

Expect gusty north to northwest winds this evening, with gusts
around 30 knots. The winds will diminish by 04Z-06Z. Otherwise,
VFR conditions will prevail tonight and Wednesday.

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PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 358 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019/

SHORT TERM...
(Tonight and Wednesday)

Cold front moving through West Central Texas late this afternoon,
having passed through Abilene and now approaching San Angelo and
Brownwood. Temperatures dropped quickly to around the 50 degree
mark at Abilene and Sweetwater with north winds gusting over 30
mph. These gusty winds will follow the front though the remainder
of West Central Texas with the front clearing the I-10 corridor by
sunset. A return to more seasonal temperatures, with lows tonight
around freezing with highs on Wednesday in the lower 50s.

LONG TERM...
(Wednesday Night through Tuesday)

Main upper level trough responsible for the front today will push
east of the area by Wednesday Night. Drier northwest flow will
prevail into Friday. Temperatures will rebound slightly for
Thursday, but another dry cold front will pass and drop readings
again for Thursday Night and Friday. Models in better agreement
with a sharp upper level shortwave developing across the Rockies
for Friday Night and Saturday with showers developing across much
of the area by Saturday. Have included small PoPs for late Friday
Night into saturday Night. Quick warmup again fort Sunday and
Monday before a stronger cold front arrives for early next week.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Abilene  31  50  32  55 /   0   0   0   0
San Angelo  31  53  32  60 /   0   0   0   0
Junction  33  53  33  61 /  10   0   0   0
Brownwood  31  51  32  60 /  10   0   0   0
Sweetwater  31  50  32  55 /   0   0   0   0
Ozona       31  53  32  60 /   0   0   0   0

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.SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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