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FXUS64 KEWX 200550
AFDEWX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1150 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2014

.AVIATION.../UPDATE FOR 06Z TAFS/ 
MVFR CIGS ALONG I-35 ARE APPROACHING IFR LEVELS WITH SOME IFR
CONDITIONS OR LOWER ALREADY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE WEST. STEADY
NRLY WINDS ARE RUNNING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN MODEL DEPICTIONS...SO
SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO DELAY LOWER VSBYS AND LOWEST CIGS OF
THE MORNING. STILL EXPECT SOME AREAS OF 2SM VSBYS OVER THE
NORTHERN HILL COUNTRY NEAR I-35 LOCALLY EARLY THIS MORNING...AS
SMALLER TEMP/DEW POINT SPREADS DEVELOP. CIGS ARE LIKELY TO
GRADUALLY FALL TO BORDERLINE LIFR/IFR LEVELS AT DRT TOWARD
DAYBREAK...BUT TRENDS COULD BE MORE ERRATIC DUE TO BREAKS IN THE
CLOUDS AND LESS UNIFORM WINDS. ZONAL MID-LEVEL WINDS AND RETURNING
SOUTHERLIES ALOFT OVER THE SETTLING HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD
REINFORCE THE CLOUD DECK AND KEEP HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 50S...SO
WILL KEEP MOST TAF PERIODS IN THE LOWER MVFR CATEGORIES DURING THE
DAY SATURDAY. EXPECT ANOTHER APPROACH TO IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS
FOR MOST AREAS TOWARD 06Z SATURDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 720 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2014/ 

UPDATE...OVERCAST CLOUD DECK ACROSS THE NORTHERN CWA HAS EXPANDED
SOUTH THIS EVENING...ALONG AND EAST OF U.S. 281. THERE MAY BE
ADDITIONAL EXPANSION TO THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MINOR UPDATES
MADE TO SKY GRIDS TO REFLECT CURRENT 11-3.9U SATELLITE TRENDS AS
WELL AS OUTPUT FROM THE WRF ABI SYNTHETIC 10.35-3.9U IMAGERY.
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS ALSO MADE TO HOURLY T GRIDS. REST OF FORECAST
REMAINS ON TRACK.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 346 PM CST FRI DEC 19 2014/ 

SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)...
AS OF 3 PM...SKIES WERE BEGINNING TO CLEAR UP ON THE ESCARPMENT
AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WERE ABLE TO REACH THE MID 60S
IN THAT AREA WITH THE I35 CORRIDOR STILL ONLY IN THE UPPER 50S
WITH CLOUD COVER PERSISTENT. BELIEVE THIS GRADUAL SKY COVER TREND
WILL PLAY A ROLE IN OVERNIGHT LOWS AND FOG POTENTIAL IN THE
MORNING TOMORROW. 

A LIGHT NORTHERLY WIND AND CLOUD COVER OFF THE ESCARPMENT WILL
PROBABLY BE ENOUGH TO INHIBIT MUCH IN THE WAY OF FOG. HOWEVER FROM
THE I35 CORRIDOR WEST...DECENT RADIATIONAL COOLING AND T OVER
VALUES OF -2 TO -6 WERE INDICATED IN MOS GUIDANCE.
THEREFORE...INCLUDED PATCHY FOG FOR THESE LOCATIONS.

LONG TERM (SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...
A SERIES OF COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT WEEKEND
WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR THE LONG TERM PERIODS. OUR FIRST OF WHICH
WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS COLD FRONT
IS PROGGED TO BE A QUICK ONE...IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE PASSING
THROUGH TOO DRY OF AN AIR MASS SET UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE STATE. THE DRY CONDITIONS TUESDAY NIGHT AND HIGH SFC PRESSURE
IN PLACE WILL MAKE NEXT WEDNESDAY MORNING THE COLDEST OF THE WEEK
MOST LIKELY. OPTED TO DECREASE THE LOWS A COUPLE DEGREES FOR THIS
PERIOD DUE TO PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ENSEMBLE VARIATION LENDING TO THE
IDEA THAT THE GUIDANCE VALUES MAY NOT BE TOO ACCURATE. BUT WITH A
SFC HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY KEEPING WINDS
AT A NORTHERLY COMPONENT...STRONG NORTHERLY 850 MB WINDS...AND A
DRY COLUMN...WOULD IMAGINE THE COLDER SIDE OF THE FENCE IS THE
BEST WAY TO LEAN FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

CHRISTMAS DAY IS SHAPING UP TO LOOK QUITE PLEASANT...UNLESS YOU
WERE HOPING FOR COLD AND SNOWY. IT SHOULD BEGIN RATHER
CHILLY...LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S...BUT CERTAINLY NOT SNOWY.
IN FACT...CLEAR SKIES AND WEAK RIDGING SHOULD ALLOW HIGHS TO REACH
THE 70S IN SOME LOCATIONS. 

THE NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE HAS BEEN SLOWER TO ARRIVE WITH EACH MODEL
RUN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS. WHILE THE GFS WOULD HAVE THE FRONT
THROUGH OUR AREA BY SATURDAY...THE EURO DOESNT HAVE IT CLEARING
EWX UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERNS OF BOTH MODELS
BEGIN SIGNIFICANT CHRISTMAS DAY ON HANDLING THE NEXT POSSIBLE
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM SO IT IS UNCLEAR WHICH OUTCOME HOLDS MORE
WATER AT THIS POINT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              46  56  43  60  48 /  -   -   -   -   -  
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  45  56  41  59  46 /  -   -   -   10  -  
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     46  56  44  61  48 /  -   -   -   10  -  
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            42  54  39  58  46 /  -   -   -   -   -  
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           46  60  45  63  46 /  -   -   -   -   -  
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        44  54  39  58  47 /  -   -   -   -   -  
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             41  59  44  62  46 /  -   -   -   10  -  
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        45  57  42  61  46 /  -   -   -   -   -  
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   48  57  44  61  48 /  -   -   -   10  -  
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       46  57  44  61  49 /  -   -   -   -   -  
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           46  58  45  62  49 /  -   -   -   -   -  

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

$$

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...18
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...76