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FXUS64 KSHV 191722
AFDSHV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1122 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 1235 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
- WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS HIGHS CLIMB
INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S.
- SCATTERED SHOWERS RETURN TO SOUTHEASTERN ZONES THIS AFTERNOON,
WITH AREAWIDE SHOWERS AND STORMS FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
- COOL DOWN IN STORE EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING
MORNING LOWS AND HIGHS IN THE 50S, WHILE QUIET CONDITIONS PREVAIL.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1235 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
ANOTHER MILD NIGHT IS IN STORE ACROSS THE ARKLATEX, AS LOWS DROP
ONLY INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S NORTH TO MIDDLE 60S SOUTH, WITH
SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AGAIN MAKING FOG DEVELOPMENT UNLIKELY.
WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY AND BECOME INCREASINGLY ELEVATED THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON, PARTICULARLY ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES, WHILE
CONDITIONS WILL BE QUITE WARM AGAIN, CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 70S TO
LOWER 80S. GUIDANCE IS RESOLVING SOME CLEARING ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE DAY, WHILE SKIES REMAIN OVERCAST SOUTH AND EAST WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS INTO THE AFTERNOON.
ON THE SYNOPTIC SCALE, UPPER LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, AS DEVELOPING TROUGHS TO OUR
NORTH STRUGGLE TO MAKE MUCH OF A DENT IN THIS PATTERN. THIS SET UP
WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO FUNNEL MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. TODAY'S
ISOLATED RAINFALL CHANCES ACROSS OUR SOUTH AND EAST WILL DWINDLE
OVERNIGHT BEFORE RETURNING IN FORCE FRIDAY ACROSS A LARGER PORTION
OF THE REGION- THOUGH STILL GENERALLY CONCENTRATED TO THE SOUTH AND
EASTERN ZONES, WITH SOME ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND, A MORE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN FINALLY GETS INTO
MOTION, WITH A TROUGH AT LAST SWEEPING OUT THE SURFACE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RAINFALL. LATEST TIMING ESTIMATES KEEP
SATURDAY MORNING RAINY NEAR-AREAWIDE BEFORE SHOWERS COME TO AN END
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL QUICKLY
BUILD IN OVERHEAD, MAKING FOR A QUIET CONCLUSION TO THIS EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD, WHILE HIGH TEMPERATURES DROP FROM THE 70S TO 50S
WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY, GRADUALLY WARMING INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. LOW TEMPERATURES LOOK TO FALL BACK TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
FREEZING BEHIND THE FRONT NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNING.
/26/
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1119 AM CST THU FEB 19 2026
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TEMPO HZ CONDITIONS ACROSS SELECT TERMINALS
TODAY, VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL AREAWIDE THROUGH THE PERIOD. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS EVENING WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON,
DIMINISHING TO AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS TONIGHT AND BECOMING
NORTHWEST. OTHERWISE, WINDS TO BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO
AROUND 10 KNOTS ON FRIDAY. /05/
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
ISSUED AT 1222 AM CST TUE FEB 17 2026
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK.
/19/
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
SHV 81 53 73 58 / 10 0 20 20
MLU 78 55 73 57 / 10 20 20 40
DEQ 77 39 66 44 / 0 0 10 20
TXK 81 47 71 52 / 0 0 20 20
ELD 78 47 69 48 / 10 0 20 30
TYR 81 50 68 60 / 0 0 10 10
GGG 82 50 70 58 / 10 0 20 10
LFK 79 58 76 62 / 20 0 30 10
SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
AR...NONE.
LA...NONE.
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
DISCUSSION...26
AVIATION...05
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