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FXUS64 KEWX 032316 AAA
AFDEWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
516 PM CST WED DEC 3 2008
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST AT AREA TERMINALS THROUGH THE NEXT 24H.
A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH...WITH NORTHERLY WINDS
OF 20-25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IT. WINDS WILL
STAY UP OVERNIGHT AT I-35 TAF SITES AND GRADUALLY DECREASE ON
THURSDAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 357 PM CST WED DEC 3 2008/
DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS NOTED ALONG A TEMPLE TO BURNET TO HARPER TO
ROCKSPRINGS TO DRYDEN LINE AT MID AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE HILL COUNTRY AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE CONVERGENCE AND LIFT
FOR LOW CHANCE POPS ACROSS AREAS NEAREST THE COASTAL PLAINS. GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FOR SEVERAL
HOURS, ALTHOUGH WILL GENERALLY BE BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.
COLD SURFACE HIGH WILL BUILDS INTO THE AREA THEN SETTLE ACROSS THE
AREA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE
ACROSS TEXAS LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING SOME
MID AND HIGH CLOUDINESS, HOWEVER NO RAIN FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
AS LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS CUT OFF FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. A
REINFORCING SURFACE HIGH MOVES IN BY SATURDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN
SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS IN THE PLAINS AS THE SURFACE HIGH MOVES OFF
TO THE EAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN LEADING A WARMING TREND
AND INCREASING MOISTURE FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE TROUGH AND
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON TUESDAY. MOISTURE
RETURN WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM AND
HAVE DROPPED POPS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FOR MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
HAVE GONE NEAR MET LOWS FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT DUE LOWER
DEWPOINTS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND GENERALLY MEX TEMPERATURES
OTHERWISE. TEMPERATURES MAY DROP BELOW FREEZING IN SOME AREAS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
FIRE WEATHER...
WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE HILL COUNTRY
INTO THE EDWARDS PLATEAU LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE, COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE THE CRITICAL 20
PERCENT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 40 55 35 55 38 / - 0 0 - -
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 38 54 30 57 31 / - 0 0 - -
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 39 62 39 60 40 / 0 0 0 - -
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 41 60 34 58 39 / 0 0 0 - -
&&
.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
$$
06/11/05
