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FXUS64 KSJT 222055
AFDSJT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
255 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
..NEW LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
- EXPECT NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
- DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE WEEK WITH ABOVE NORMAL
DAILY HIGHS TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WARMEST DAY ON WEDNESDAY.
SHORT TERM
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 1120 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
QUIET WEATHER WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT AND TO START THE WORK WEEK. LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
BECOME SOUTHEASTERLY BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
WILL BUILD TO OUR WEST, WITH SCATTERED MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS
CONTINUING TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO
AROUND FREEZING AGAIN, WITH HIGHS TOMORROW IN THE MID/UPPER 60S.
LONG TERM
(MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 249 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS INTO WEST TEXAS ON TUESDAY. SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON DUE TO A
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER
70S. WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK AS THE 850 MB
THERMAL RIDGE STRENGTHENS AND WINDS BECOME WESTERLY. CURRENT
FORECAST HIGHS ARE IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES WHICH IS
STILL BELOW RECORD HIGHS FOR THE DATE. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
DIVING DOWN ACROSS THE PLAINS WILL SEND A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE
AREA ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WITH A BENIGN PATTERN IN
PLACE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1120 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2026
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH ONLY A FEW MID AND
UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
ABILENE 33 64 43 77 / 0 0 0 0
SAN ANGELO 30 66 40 76 / 0 0 0 0
JUNCTION 29 66 36 74 / 0 0 0 0
BROWNWOOD 29 64 36 76 / 0 0 0 0
SWEETWATER 34 63 43 78 / 0 0 0 0
OZONA 32 62 38 72 / 0 0 0 0
BRADY 32 62 39 73 / 0 0 0 0
SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...20
LONG TERM....42
AVIATION...20
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