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795 FXUS64 KEWX 211957 AFDEWX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 257 PM CDT THU AUG 21 2014 .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)...HOT AND DRY FORECAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE EXPANDING SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE LARGE MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERING OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. HEAT ADVISORY VERIFYING IN A FEW SPOTS ALREADY...PEAKING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WILL ALLOW THE ADVISORY TO CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALSO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY TO MID EVENING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND SOUTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR STORMS ACROSS MEXICO TO CLIP FAR NORTHWEST PORTION OF VAL VERDE COUNTY THROUGH SUNSET. WINDS REMAINING ELEVATED IN MANY AREAS OVERNIGHT AS 35 KT LLJ DEVELOPS. THIS WILL KEEP LOWS FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS AROUND 80 DEGREES AGAIN...AND WITH MAX TEMPS AND HEAT INDICES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT OR A DEG WARMER THAN TODAY ANOTHER HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOUTHEAST ZONES. && .LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)...UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE SOUTH-CENTRAL TEXAS WILL REMAIN HOT AND DRY OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RIDGE WILL FLATTEN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A TROUGH CARVES OUT ACROSS THE ROCKIES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. EVENTUALLY SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AND AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE TAKES PLACE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TAIL END OF THE TROUGH AND ENOUGH MOISTURE POOLING MAY END UP CLOSE ENOUGH THURSDAY TO PROVIDE POSSIBLY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL AREAS WITH A CHANCE RAIN. BUT CONFIDENCE ON DAY 7 IS TOO LOW TO WARRANT INCLUSION IN OFFICIAL FORECAST AT THIS TIME. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 79 101 76 100 75 / 0 - - - - AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 77 101 74 100 73 / 0 - - - - NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT 76 103 74 101 73 / 0 - - - - BURNET MUNI AIRPORT 76 98 72 97 72 / - - - - - DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 77 100 76 100 77 / 0 - - - - GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT 79 99 74 98 73 / - - - - - HONDO MUNI AIRPORT 75 99 72 98 72 / 0 - - - - SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT 77 101 75 99 74 / 0 - - - - LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL 79 102 77 101 75 / - - - - - SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 80 101 77 100 76 / 0 - - - - STINSON MUNI AIRPORT 78 102 76 101 75 / 0 - - - - && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: DE WITT...FAYETTE...GONZALES...KARNES...LAVACA...WILSON. && $$ MESOSCALE/AVIATION...07 SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...76 PUBLIC SERVICE/DATA COLLECTION...33