Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
Issued by NWS San Angelo, TX
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602 FXUS64 KSJT 160845 AFDSJT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Angelo TX 345 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...New SHORT TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 345 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ...Severe storms, locally heavy rainfall possible today/tonight... The SPC has upgraded parts of the area to an Enhanced Risk for severe weather today and tonight, mainly for large to very large hail, and damaging wind gusts. Although the entire area has a chance for precipitation today and tonight, the best chance for widespread convection exists east of a Sweetwater to San Angelo to Junction line from later this morning into the afternoon hours. Currently, we have an outflow boundary sinking south through the Big Country, with northeast winds to the north of I-20, and south/southeast winds for the rest of the area, maintaining ample moisture in the area. A surface trough is off to the west, and will move east into west central Texas today. This will allow for several boundaries to act as foci for convection to develop off of later in the day. Surface based CAPEs east of the dryline, and north of the outflow boundary will approach 4000 J/kg by late morning. Aloft southwest flow will bring shortwave energy over the area, as well as steepening mid level lapse rates, aiding in developing convection, and deep layer shear values greater than 35 knots will help storms become organized. The HRRR and NAMNest both generally show convection developing along/north of I-20 this morning, growing that convection upscale into an MCS that will move south through the area, although they differ in timing, with the NAMNest a few hours later. Later in the day, as additional shortwave energy approaches, another round of scattered convection is possible for areas mainly south of I-20 will be possible from this afternoon into the evening hours. However, the extent and severity of this later convection will be dependent upon how extensive the morning convection is, as it will modify the air mass as it moves through. In addition to the chance for severe storms, precipitable water values will be in the 1 to 2 inch range, so some of the storms will produce locally heavy rainfall and localized flooding, mainly east of a Sweetwater to Junction line. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through Wednesday) Issued at 302 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 Expect hot and dry weather this weekend through much of next week as a sub-tropical ridge builds across the area along with an 850 MB thermal ridge just west of our area. Highs will be in the upper 90s to around 103 mainly across the Concho Valley, Northern Edwards Plateau and Northwest Hill Country. Slightly cooler temperatures are possible next Wednesday and Thursday. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1236 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024 Current conditions are VFR at all sites. Low clouds can be seen moving northward toward the area in satellite imagery, and have generally kept the timing inherited on MVFR ceilings moving into our southern sites tonight. Could see some IFR conditions as well at KSOA and KJCT. Thunderstorms are still a question for Thursday. Some high resolution models continue to develop storms between 11Z and 12Z north of I-20 that spread southward affecting most sites by 00Z, and most of the activity out of the area by 04Z tomorrow night. Any storms that develop will have the potential to produce hail, as well as gusty and erratic winds. However, timing and extent of coverage of any storms that develop is still uncertain. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 76 60 81 63 / 80 50 20 10 San Angelo 86 60 88 63 / 60 30 10 0 Junction 92 64 92 64 / 50 10 10 0 Brownwood 76 61 82 62 / 90 40 10 10 Sweetwater 76 58 81 64 / 80 50 20 0 Ozona 92 60 88 62 / 20 20 0 0 Brady 81 62 83 63 / 80 30 10 0 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...20 LONG TERM....21 AVIATION...20