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FXUS64 KSJT 210740
AFDSJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
140 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
..NEW SHORT TERM
KEY MESSAGES
- ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON.
- A LITTLE COOLER THIS WEEKEND, WITH MORNING LOWS DROPPING TO NEAR
OR BELOW FREEZING IN SOME LOCATIONS.
- HIGHS WILL APPROACH RECORD TEMPERATURES BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO NEAR THE 90 DEGREE MARK.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 139 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
A COLD FRONT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY SUNRISE AND EXPECT COOLER
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS. ALSO,
EXPECT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF A
MERTZON TO MENARD TO MASON LINE DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS AND DRY
AIR. PLEASE FOLLOW FIRE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE
MID TO UPPER 50S NORTH TO THE UPPER 60S SOUTH. A FREEZE IS LIKELY
TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AS LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID 20S TO
LOWER 30S BY SUNDAY MORNING. GOING WITH A DRY FORECAST FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 1137 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO REBUILD BY LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL, THEREFORE, START ON A WARMING TREND WITH
HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 80S TO NEAR 90 BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
THEN, ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND
SWINGS A COLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE PLAINS. THIS WILL AFFECT
OUR AREA ON THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE
PICTURE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1050 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS GOING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL BE VARIABLE
AT 5 KNOTS OR LESS. A SHIFT TO NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS AT 6-8
KNOTS IS ANTICIPATED IN THE 08Z-11Z TIME FRAME. INCREASED AND
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID/LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS 25-28 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 8-10 KNOTS BETWEEN 01Z AND 04Z.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ABILENE 57 30 60 33 / 0 0 0 0
SAN ANGELO 63 29 62 31 / 0 0 0 0
JUNCTION 69 29 63 30 / 0 0 0 0
BROWNWOOD 61 28 60 29 / 0 0 0 0
SWEETWATER 56 32 60 35 / 0 0 0 0
OZONA 65 30 62 33 / 0 0 0 0
BRADY 63 31 60 32 / 0 0 0 0
SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...21
LONG TERM....41
AVIATION...19
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