Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Issued by NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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684 FXUS64 KMAF 130516 AFDMAF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1216 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Monday night) Issued at 320 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024 Clouds have cleared most of the area this afternoon as winds have veered to the west and drier air mixes to the surface. Temperatures have responded to the sunshine and have climbed well into the 80s. After a quiet night with lows near normal our attention turn to the north as an upper trough slides across the Plains. This system will push a front south across the region throughout the day. With sunny skies and little to no cooling behind the front expect high temperatures to be very similar to today. && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Saturday) Issued at 320 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024 Upper ridging remains in control for Tuesday, leading to another quiet, warm, and dry day. By Wednesday morning, return flow helps to sharpen and shove the dryline back along/west of the Pecos River. We`re still eyeing up the next trough to swing over Baja into northern Mexico Wednesday but this feature has trended a bit slower compared to previous model runs. While synoptic ascent (and shear) may be more limited with a slower trough, convergence along the dryline should still be enough to get a few storms going as supported by the NBM and ensemble clusters that argue a 55-70% chance of rain across the Permian Basin. While shear may be limited, CAPE should be high enough to warrant a few severe storms. We`ll continue to have a better grasp on Wednesday`s possible storms as we get a little closer. The next cold front is also set to arrive sometime on Thursday and could stretch rain chances through Thursday across the northern and eastern Permian Basin. After the warm day on Tuesday, temperatures take a slight dip on Wednesday with the added clouds/storm potential before a more noticeable cool down comes for Thursday with the front. This cooldown is likely short-lived as late-week ridging takes us right back into the 90s by Saturday. -Munyan && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1213 AM CDT Mon May 13 2024 MVFR/IFR CIGs are moving west across the Permian Basin. However a northwesterly wind shift behind a weak cold front should keep these CIGs from affect the TAF sites. Will have to keep a close eye on MAF/HOB as these could briefly drop. Otherwise VFR conditions and light winds will continue. Hennig && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 56 92 66 89 / 0 0 0 30 Carlsbad 57 92 60 92 / 0 0 10 20 Dryden 63 96 70 92 / 0 0 0 30 Fort Stockton 60 95 67 92 / 0 0 0 40 Guadalupe Pass 60 84 63 83 / 0 0 10 10 Hobbs 54 90 61 88 / 0 0 0 30 Marfa 48 88 55 87 / 0 0 10 20 Midland Intl Airport 58 92 67 89 / 0 0 0 30 Odessa 59 92 68 89 / 0 0 0 30 Wink 59 95 66 93 / 0 0 10 30 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...29 LONG TERM....16 AVIATION...10