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FXUS64 KMAF 130001
AFDMAF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
701 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013
.DISCUSSION...
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.AVIATION...
VFR WITH DECREASING CLOUD COVER OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL
DECREASE AND VEER AROUND MORE TO THE S/SW TONIGHT.
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 257 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013/
DISCUSSION...
PLEASANT DAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA... WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE UPPER 60S TO UPPER 70S. THE SPRING
TEMPERATURE ROLLER COASTER WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK. A PLEASANT...
BELOW NORMAL START TO THE WORK WEEK WILL END WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 90S TO NEAR 100 IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE BIG CONTROLLER OF THE
ROLLER COASTER THIS SEASON HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE UPPER AIR PATTERN.
TRANSLATING THIS TO THE SHORT TERM... A RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST
AND A TROUGH OVER THE EAST COAST... HAS NOT ALLOWED FOR MOVEMENT
OF A CUTOFF LOW CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER NORTHERN MEXICO TODAY. THIS
BLOCKING PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THE CUTOFF LOW WILL EJECT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY SURFACE FLOW IN RESPONSE TO THE LOW/S MOVEMENT WILL
DRAW MOISTURE INTO THE FORECAST AREA...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TUESDAY INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. BEYOND MIDWEEK... ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL
CREATE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.
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.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.
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