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FXUS64 KFWD 231847
AFDFWD
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
147 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH 8 PM TONIGHT. A HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS TOMORROW. HEAT INDEX VALUES
UP TO 109 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED.
- ADDITIONAL HEAT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK AND WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 140 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
HOT AND GENERALLY RAIN-FREE WEATHER WILL PREVAIL AS WE CLOSE OUT
ANOTHER WORK WEEK. FORTUNATELY, IT WON'T FEEL NEARLY AS HOT AS
YESTERDAY, AS HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL PEAK BETWEEN 100-109 DEGREES
INSTEAD OF 110-120. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF
THE REGION THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING.
MOISTURE WILL SURGE NORTHWARD AS TROPICAL STORM BERTHA MAKES
LANDFALL, EVIDENCED BY AN INTRUSION OF LOW STRATUS INTO NORTH AND
CENTRAL TEXAS OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE WILL ALSO BE
A VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR A STRAY SHOWER ACROSS OUR FAR SOUTHERN
ZONES AS BERTHA MOVES FURTHER INLAND. CLOUDS WILL SCATTER OUT
AROUND MIDDAY, WITH MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ACTUALLY REMAIN BELOW THE 100
DEGREE MARK ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER, A HEAT ADVISORY
WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS AS HEAT INDEX VALUES
WILL STILL CLIMB TO AROUND 105 TO 108 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS.
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 140 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE OUR WEATHER PATTERN
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH WIDESPREAD
TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO RETURN SUNDAY THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A PASSING SHORTWAVE TROUGH MAY BRING SOME
CLOUD COVER TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY, BUT THERE ARE NO STRONG
SIGNALS FOR RAIN CHANCES FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THIS MAY CHANGE AS WE
HEAD INTO THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF AUGUST, BUT FOR NOW, HOT AND DRY
WEATHER WILL PERSIST FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. HEAT HEADLINES
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE WEEKEND THROUGH MUCH
OF NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 140 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. EAST/NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING,
WITH WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-15 KNOTS AND GUSTS UP TO 20 KNOTS.
WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT, BECOMING
SOUTHERLY TOMORROW AROUND 10-12 KNOTS. A WIDE BAND OF STRATUS IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BUT SHOULD SCATTER OUT BY LATE
MORNING/MIDDAY.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
DALLAS-FT. WORTH 81 97 81 100 / 0 0 0 0
WACO 79 95 78 97 / 10 0 0 0
PARIS 76 93 77 95 / 0 10 0 0
DENTON 79 98 80 100 / 0 0 0 0
MCKINNEY 78 96 79 99 / 0 0 0 0
DALLAS 80 98 81 100 / 0 0 0 0
TERRELL 77 96 77 98 / 0 0 0 0
CORSICANA 79 96 77 98 / 0 10 0 0
TEMPLE 79 95 76 97 / 10 10 0 0
MINERAL WELLS 76 97 77 99 / 0 0 0 0
FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
TXZ091>093.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR TXZ100>104-116>121-
131>134.
HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ105>107-115-122-
123-129-130-135-141>148-156>162-174-175.
SHORT TERM...BARNES
LONG TERM....BARNES
AVIATION...BARNES
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