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FXUS64 KMAF 050824
AFDMAF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
224 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2021
DISCUSSION
IN WAKE OF AN UPPER LOW ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS AHEAD FOR MOST ALL OF
THE AREA. LOW-LEVEL WINDS OF 35-40KT AROUND 15Z WILL BE ACROSS SE NM-
PB AND NAMBUFR SOUNDINGS SHOW A COMPLETELY MIXED LAYER THRU 800 MB
WILL MATERIALIZE BY 16Z WITH A MODEST SURFACE GRADIENT. AS A RESULT
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE CLOSE TO ADVISORY LEVEL FROM 15Z-20Z WITH
PATCHY BLOWING DUST. INITIALLY WINDS WILL BE NW, BUT TRANSITION
TO NE BY MID AFTERNOON AND HIGH TEMPS WILL BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES
COOLER W-E, RESPECTIVELY, THAN PREVIOUS 24HRS. TEMPS WILL STILL
BE KINDA COOL SAT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE SURFACE HIGH TO THE
E, ALSO SUN FOR THAT MATTER. SUN AND MON WILL BE ON THE BREEZY-
WINDY SIDE ACROSS THE PB WITH TIGHT MSLP GRADIENT. BY TUE AM LOW-
LEVEL MSTR WILL HAVE RETURNED AS FAR W AS SE NM WITH PERSISTENT
SLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW. TUE-WED BE THE WARMEST DAYS WITH AN AMPLIFIED
LOW-LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WRN AREAS. EITHER
THUR OR FRI A PACIFIC FRONT LOOKS TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FAVORING
A BOUT OF WIND AND COOLER TEMPS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BIG SPRING 64 37 60 40 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD 64 34 60 35 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN 74 43 63 45 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON 67 39 59 41 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS 59 36 54 37 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS 60 31 59 35 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA 64 29 60 29 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT 65 36 60 39 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA 64 36 60 39 / 0 0 0 0
WINK 67 34 61 37 / 0 0 0 0
MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.
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