Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio Texas
553 am CDT Wednesday Jun 19 2013
Discussion...
See aviation for 12z tafs.
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Aviation...
S and southeast surface winds will continue through tonight...as a surface ridge
continues east of south central Texas and an area of low pressure
continues across West Texas. The middle to late June subtropical ridge
over south central Texas through tonight will maintain stable
conditions for the area. Through 15z ceilings of 1 thousand to 2 thousand broken
occasional scattered vicinity of kaus to ksat and kssf...and few to scattered clouds
near 2 thousand feet west of ksat and kssf to the Rio Grande will become
few to scattered clouds at 3 thousand to 5 thousand feet after 15z. VFR conditions
will continue in the afternoon and evening. MVFR ceilings are possible
again late tonight...with ceilings near 1 thousand to 2 thousand broken vicinity of
kaus to ksat and kssf. South to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots
during the day will be southeast at 10 to 20 knots in the evening and
south to southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight.
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Previous discussion... /issued 316 am CDT Wednesday Jun 19 2013/
Short term (today through thursday)...
the middle to upper level trough will move off to the east today as a
ridge builds across Texas from Mexico. At the surface...high
pressure will remain in place over the Gulf. This will be a dry
pattern for south central Texas. Surface winds will remain from
the south to southeast. This will bring morning cloudiness to the
eastern two-thirds of the area. These clouds will burn off this
afternoon for a mostly sunny afternoon with high temperatures a
few degrees above normal. The next 24 hours will be essentially a
repeat with the upper level ridge becoming more strongly
established.
Long term (thursday night through tuesday)...
little change in the pattern through the end of the week. The
upper ridge will dominate and surface high pressure will remain
over the Gulf. This will mean a dry and warm forecast. Some minor
changes by the end of the weekend. Some minor height falls in the
middle to upper levels will allow a moisture surge from the Gulf
to enter the southeastern part of our County Warning Area. This will bring
afternoon and evening convection to the area starting Sunday. Only
slight chances for precipitation each day through the end of the period.
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Preliminary point temps/pops...
Austin Camp Mabry 97 74 98 75 97 / - 0 0 0 0
Austin Bergstrom international Airport 97 72 97 73 96 / - 0 0 0 0
New Braunfels Muni Airport 95 74 95 73 94 / - 0 0 0 0
Burnet Muni Airport 94 72 94 73 93 / - 0 0 0 0
del Rio International Airport 96 77 98 76 96 / - 0 0 0 0
Georgetown Muni Airport 95 73 96 74 95 / - - 0 0 0
Hondo Muni Airport 96 74 96 73 95 / - 0 0 0 0
San Marcos Muni Airport 94 75 95 73 94 / - 0 0 0 0
La Grange - Fayette regional 97 77 97 76 97 / 10 - 0 0 0
San Antonio International Airport 95 76 95 75 94 / - 0 0 0 0
Stinson Muni Airport 94 74 94 73 93 / - 0 0 0 0
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Ewx watches/warnings/advisories...
none.
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Mesoscale/aviation...08
synoptic/grids...05
public service/data collection...12
