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FXUS64 KSJT 141811
AFDSJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
1211 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026
..NEW LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
- GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH TEMPERATURES
NEAR NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.
- SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP SOME BREEZY AND COOLER (NEAR
NORMAL) CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY PART OF NEXT
WEEK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 316 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY DROPPING INTO THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY.
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA AND CLEAR
THE I-10 CORRIDOR BY THE MID-MORNING HOURS. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL
BE GUSTY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. NORTH WINDS OF 15-25 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL WARM INTO THE 60S AS THE
COLDEST AIRMASS WILL BE DISPLACED OFF TO OUR EAST. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY BEGIN TO RELAX THIS EVENING. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
WINDS OVERNIGHT WE'LL HAVE GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS.
LOWS SHOULD DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE AREA.
LONG TERM
(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY)
ISSUED AT 1105 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF BROAD UPPER-LEVEL TROUGHS WILL BEGIN IT'S
SOUTHERLY DECENT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND EVENTUALLY WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS ON FRIDAY, WITH A SERIES OF EMBEDDED UPPER-LEVEL
DISTURBANCES TRACKING THROUGH THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO DEEPEN/STRENGTHEN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY, WITH THE STRONGEST IN THE SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL
DISTURBANCES AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONTS CROSSING THE
REGION ON SATURDAY MORNING. THESE FEATURES WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA, COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR
SATURDAY, AND LITTLE TO NO CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AT THIS TIME.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL TRACK THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY, WITH
SIMILAR IMPACT OF BREEZY WINDS AND COOLER NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. GIVEN THE BREEZY WINDS,
AND DRIER CONDITIONS (RH VALUES IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE),
THERE COULD BE SOME ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK LATER THIS WEEK AND
INTO THE WEEKEND.
HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS WILL GENERALLY BE IN
THE MID 50S TO MID 60S, WITH THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY
AND TUESDAY NEXT WEEK STRUGGLING TO SURPASS THE LOW TO MID 50S.
OVERNIGHT LOWS INTO SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING LOOK TO BE
THE COLDEST DURING THIS TIMEFRAME, WITH LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO
NEAR 30.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1052 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NORTH WINDS
OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS, WITH HIGHER GUSTS, WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING
THURSDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ABILENE 32 71 42 58 / 0 0 0 0
SAN ANGELO 32 69 41 60 / 0 0 0 0
JUNCTION 29 69 40 65 / 0 0 0 0
BROWNWOOD 29 69 39 60 / 0 0 0 0
SWEETWATER 35 70 43 57 / 0 0 0 0
OZONA 33 66 37 60 / 0 0 0 0
BRADY 32 68 44 60 / 0 0 0 0
SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...42
LONG TERM....TP
AVIATION...DANIELS
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