674
FXUS64 KMAF 210905
AFDMAF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
305 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 241 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024
- CHILLY TODAY AND TONIGHT, BUT NOT AS COLD TONIGHT AS LAST
NIGHT, WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW.
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 241 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024
ANOTHER CHILLY START TO THE DAY WITH MOST PLACES IN THE 30S TO
LOW 40S. HIGHS REACH INTO THE 60S FOR MOST WITH LOW 70S FOR AREAS
SOUTH OF I-10. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE SHORT TERM. CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AND PRECIPITATION IS NOT
EXPECTED. FRIDAY MORNING SEES LOWS CREEP UP A FEW DEGREES INTO THE
UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S. HIGHS DO THE SAME AND REACH INTO THE UPPER
60S TO LOW 70S. OVERALL, A PLEASANT FALL-LIKE END TO THE WEEK.
-STICKNEY
LONG TERM
(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 241 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024
A STRONG ZONAL ORIENTED JET STREAM WILL BE POSITIONED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. A LACK OF
AMPLIFICATION IN THE UPPER PATTERN WILL KEEP COLDER AIR LOCKED
AWAY WELL TO THE NORTH, THOUGH A COUPLE OF WEAK COLD FRONTS WILL
BE ABLE TO REACH OUR CWA. THE FIRST ARRIVES MONDAY WITH A SECOND
FRONT EXPECTED AROUND THANKSGIVING. NEITHER FRONT WILL BE
PARTICULARLY STRONG, BUT WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR
NORMAL FOR THIS FORECAST. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE
EXTENDED FORECAST.
HENNIG
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1130 PM CST WED NOV 20 2024
LIGHT SOUTHERLY OR VARIABLE WINDS PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO
THE DAY ON THURSDAY. VFR AT ALL TERMINALS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BIG SPRING 67 38 71 43 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD 67 35 69 35 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN 72 44 73 45 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON 70 42 75 45 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS 62 42 65 45 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS 68 37 68 37 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA 71 39 73 42 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT 67 39 70 44 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA 67 40 70 45 / 0 0 0 0
WINK 68 37 71 38 / 0 0 0 0
MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
NM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...93
LONG TERM....10
AVIATION...93
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