Area Forecast Discussion


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FXUS64 KEWX 162001
AFDEWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
301 PM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...
SURFACE RIDGING WILL BUILD IN TONIGHT DESPITE AN ACTIVE SUBTROPICAL 
JET. MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH RAINS TAPERING OFF FROM THE WEST. 
LOWS RANGING FROM NEAR 50 HILLS TO THE UPPER 50S EAST AND SOUTH. A 
BRIEF RESPITE FROM THE WET WEATHER PATTERN IS FORECAST FOR TOMORROW. 
DECREASING CLOUDS NORTH AND EAST WITH PATCHY LIGHT RAIN SOUTHEAST.
HIGHS TOMORROW MOSTLY IN THE MID 70S. GULF MOISTURE WILL RETURN 
TOMORROW NIGHT LIFTING OVER THE COOL SURFACE RIDGE WITH INCREASING
LOW CLOUDS CENTRAL AND EAST. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SOUTHEAST. LOWS 
TOMORROW NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 50 NORTHEAST CORRIDOR TO THE LOW 
TO MID 60S SOUTHWEST RIO GRANDE PLAINS. 
&&
.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
CONTINUED MOIST GULF ADVECTION ABOVE THE COOL POOL FRIDAY WILL 
RESULT IN INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. 
HIGHS FRIDAY RANGING FROM NEAR 70 HILL COUNTRY TO THE 70S ELSEWHERE. 
A SHORT WAVE ALOFT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS FRIDAY
NIGHT SENDING A COLD FRONT RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING.
LOWS SATURDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S NORTHERN HILL
COUNTRY TO THE LOW 60S SOUTHERN TIER. DRIER AIR WILL INFILTRATE THE 
AREA SATURDAY BEFORE GULF MOISTURE AGAIN OVERRUNS THE COOL AIR-MASS
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL STAY A 
LITTLE BELOW NORMAL WITH MID 70S TO NEAR 80 AREA-WIDE SUNDAY. BY
MONDAY...A CONTINUED SUBTROPICAL JET WILL AID IN GULF MOISTURE
OVERRUN AND WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              54  76  54  73  56 /  20  -   10  40  50 
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  50  75  51  72  51 /  20  10  10  40  50 
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     51  76  56  73  56 /  20  10  10  40  60 
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            50  73  51  69  51 /  10  -   10  30  40 
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           56  75  62  77  57 /  10  -   -   20  30 
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        48  74  51  71  50 /  10  -   10  30  50 
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             55  76  58  74  57 /  20  10  10  20  50 
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        51  76  54  72  53 /  20  10  10  40  50 
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   57  75  54  74  60 /  30  10  10  40  40 
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       55  77  58  73  59 /  20  10  10  30  60 
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           57  76  58  75  63 /  20  10  20  30  60 
&&
.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. 
&&
$$
MESOSCALE/AVIATION...04
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...02
PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...33