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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
936 PM CDT THU JUN 19 1997

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ON THE WANE AS SFC TEMPS COOL
FROM THE +100F HIGHS MANY LOCALITIES HAD EARLIER TODAY. LATEST WV/IR
SATL ANIMATION SHOWS MID/HI CLOUDS DEBRIS ASSOC WITH DYING CNVTN
OVERSPREADING W/TX AND SE/NM. EXCEPT FOR AREAS THAT RECEIVED ENUF
PCPN..THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN RATHER DRY (AS SEEN
NICELY WITH INVERTED-V FROM 20/0000Z MAF AND EPZ RAOBS). A FEW OF
THE PREVIOUS STORMS DID REACH SEVERE LIMITS FROM HI WINDS..WITH SOME
WIND DAMAGE REPORTED IN KERMIT (SEE OUR 0135Z LOCAL STORM REPORT).

A SFC TROF/DRYLINE EXTDS N/S FROM THE PANHANDLE TO THE BIG BEND..
WITH DWPNTS GREATER THAN 60F NOTED OVER THE ERN CWA AND  TERRELL
CNTY. PER CURRENT NCEP MANUAL PROGS AND A PEEK AT OLD MODEL
GUID..THIS BNDRY SHUD REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT DAY.
THUS MAYBE ANOTHER ROUND OF STORM TMRW (WILL LET NEXT SHIFT WORK ON
THIS MORE WITH THE ADVENT OF FRESH MODEL DATA FORTHCOMING SOON).

IN THE SHORTER TERM..THE 21Z RUC SHOWS A LOW LEVEL JET AT 850 MB
LEVEL SHUD CONTINUE THRU THE NITE HOURS UP TO 40 KTS. WITH 700 TEMPS
REMAINING WARM..DO NOT THINK MORE SIGNIFICANT STORMS SHUD DVLP
OVERNIGHT IN SPITE OF GOOD LOW LEVEL SURGE OF MOIST AIR ASSOC WITH
THE JET. CURRENT ZONES FCSTS FROM LBB AND ABQ LOOK FINE FOR THE REST
OF TONIGHT. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME...

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