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FXUS64 KMAF 301713
AFDMAF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1213 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1207 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
- HIGH RAIN CHANCES (50-80%) CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
IN THE PERMIAN BASIN, SHIFTING FARTHER SOUTH SUNDAY.
- LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW SEASONAL NORMS ARE EXPECTED BY THE
END OF THE WEEKEND THROUGH THE REST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 321 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THIS ACTIVITY HAS PRODUCED HEAVY RAIN
(ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL LEA COUNTY) AND NUMEROUS OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES. CURRENT MESOSCALE ANALYSIS ALSO DEPICTS A MORE BROAD
CONVERGENCE ZONE SPANNING ROUGHLY FROM CULBERSON COUNTY THROUGH THE
CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN.
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IS STILL EXPECTED TO FEATURE
THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES FOR MUCH OF THE AREA, PARTICULARLY THE
PERMIAN BASIN. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT GIVEN ANOMALOUSLY HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE
AND THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS. THAT BEING SAID, WHERE
EXACTLY THE MOST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SET UP IS STILL A BIT UP
IN THE AIR. COMPLICATING THIS FORECAST IS THE PRESENCE OF SO MANY
BOUNDARIES, WHICH CAN INFLUENCE STABILITY AND WHERE CONVERGENCE
ZONES (AND THUS THE BEST LIFT FOR THUNDERSTORMS) SET UP. AT THIS
TIME, WE HAVE PUT THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES (50-80%) FROM THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS UP THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN, WHICH
MORE OR LESS ALIGNS WITH MODEL GUIDANCE FROM THE HRRR AND HREF. WE
ELECTED TO ABSTAIN FROM ISSUING A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW GIVEN
THE NATURE OF THIS FORECAST, BUT ONE MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY LATER
TODAY AS CONFIDENCE INCREASES IN SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM POSITIONING.
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY!
THE FORECAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS ALSO A BIT UP IN THE AIR, AS IT
DEPENDS GREATLY ON WHAT HAPPENS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.
THAT BEING SAID, THE BEST RAIN CHANCES (50-80%) WILL SET UP FARTHER
SOUTH, MAINLY ALONG THE TRANS-PECOS DOWN TOWARDS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS
AND INTO THE BIG BEND. ONCE AGAIN, WE WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT
FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. OTHERWISE, EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES
TO ROUND OFF THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK!
SPRANG
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 321 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
BY LABOR DAY, THE EFFECTIVE COLD FRONT/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY FROM WEEKEND
CONVECTION SHOULD REST ALONG THE PECOS RIVER OR FURTHER SOUTH. THERE
IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY IN CONVECTIVE INITIATION AS WE
DON'T QUITE KNOW WHERE BOUNDARIES WILL LIE. ALL INDICATIONS ARE THAT
STORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST ALONG THE I-10
CORRIDOR BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND SLIDE SOUTH. PWATS WILL REMAIN
AROUND +2 SD SO HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING IS THE MAIN THREAT.
DRIER AIR FILTERING IN WITH A NORTH WIND WILL KEEP MUCH OF THE
PERMIAN BASIN DRY WITH TEMPERATURES STAYING SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.
DRIER CONDITIONS ARE IN STORE MIDWEEK WITH DEEP NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
SHOVING MOISTURE OFF TO OUR EAST AND SOUTH. TEMPERATURES RECOVER
BACK TO NORMAL WITH HIGHS GENERALLY AROUND 90 DEGREES. MODELS
DIVERGE WITH RESPECT TO THE UPPER PATTERN LATE IN THE WEEK. A STRONG
TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL SEND A FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE
PLAINS, BUT MODELS ARE BACKING OFF ON A SUBSTANTIAL COOLDOWN FOR OUR
AREA. WITH LOW CONFIDENCE THIS FAR OUT, BIG CHANGES IN THE FORECAST
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE EXTENDED AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1207 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025
VFR CONDITIONS HAVE RETURNED TO THE REGION AFTER SHOWERS AND
SPORADIC LOW CLOUDS MOVED THROUGH AND LIFTED THIS MORNING.
ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. INITIAL DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS THAT ARE NEAR FST AND CNM. MORE WIDESPREAD DEVELOPMENT
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINING AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS EVERYTHING SLOWLY MOVES SOUTHEAST. VARIABLE, GUSTY
WINDS AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. CONFIDENCE IS ONLY MODERATE ON TIMING AND LOCATION
OF INITIAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. ALSO, ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT, BUT CONFIDENCE
IS LOW ON AVIATION IMPACTS CURRENTLY. OTHERWISE, WINDS REMAIN
LIGHT AND SOUTHEASTERLY, BECOMING NORTHEASTERLY BEHIND A FRONT
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BIG SPRING 68 86 66 88 / 70 70 40 20
CARLSBAD 68 83 66 85 / 70 60 50 30
DRYDEN 74 96 71 89 / 20 50 60 60
FORT STOCKTON 69 87 66 88 / 50 70 60 60
GUADALUPE PASS 63 76 62 77 / 60 70 50 50
HOBBS 65 84 63 85 / 70 60 40 30
MARFA 62 81 61 79 / 50 80 50 70
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT 69 86 67 88 / 70 70 50 30
ODESSA 68 85 67 87 / 70 70 50 30
WINK 68 86 66 88 / 60 70 50 40
MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...FLOOD WATCH FROM 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ANDREWS-BORDEN-DAWSON-GAINES-HOWARD-MARTIN-
MITCHELL-SCURRY.
NM...FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
FOR CENTRAL LEA-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
EDDY COUNTY-NORTHERN LEA-SOUTHERN LEA.
SHORT TERM...13
LONG TERM....29
AVIATION...91
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