AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 249 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2015 .DISCUSSION... DRY FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO CENTRAL TEXAS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY ALLOWING FOR LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR. WINDS TO ACHIEVE LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND NOON...SUBSIDING BY SUNSET. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S WITH LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S OVERNIGHT. UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE TO MAINTAIN MAINLY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT,,,TRANSITIONING TO ZONAL FLOW BY MIDWEEK. THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DRY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH PRESSURE TO PREVAIL WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWS IN THE 40S AND 50S THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 30S AND HIGHS IN THE 50 FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW OF PACIFIC MOISTURE ALOFT...COMBINED WITH A 700 MB TROUGH ACROSS TEXAS...TO ALLOW FOR INCREASED RAIN CHANCES FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. /05/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 64 38 60 43 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 MLU 64 38 56 41 64 / 0 0 0 0 0 DEQ 62 32 60 36 69 / 0 0 0 0 0 TXK 63 36 58 43 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 ELD 62 35 57 39 65 / 0 0 0 0 0 TYR 63 37 63 44 70 / 0 0 0 0 0 GGG 65 38 62 43 69 / 0 0 0 0 0 LFK 67 38 63 43 71 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073. LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: LAZ001>006-010>014-019-021-022. OK...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: OKZ077. TX...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-150-151. && $$
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:35:49 +0000