Forecast Discussions mentioning any of "HRRR" "RAP" "RUC13" "RUC" "RR" received at GSD on 09/03/17


Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
948 PM EDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS... An area of weak low pressure will pass to the north of Lake Erie later tonight. High pressure will build across the region Sunday afternoon through Monday evening before a cold front drops across the southern Great Lakes on Tuesday. Cool Canadian high pressure will build over the region the second half of the week. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Latest HRRR model shows showers will arrive around 05z to 06z in the morning across Toledo and Findlay. Line will move east and still looks like a pre trough line will develop over Cleveland and Mansfield and also move east. Still may hear a rumble or two of thunder but not enough to mention in the forecast at this time since lightning has decreased over the last hour or so with the line. No major changes with this update. Previous Discussion... Scattered showers continue to float around the area. The models still show an area of weak low pressure developing north of the lake this evening as an upper trough crosses the region. At the surface...a cold front will cross the area the second half of the night. There is currently showers and even a few thunderstorms along this front over WI. The NAM...HRRR...SREF and a bunch of other guidance show showers blossoming over the eastern half of the area this evening as the low develops. They also show some showers with the front...even in the west. With that said...will go with likely wording in the east and chance in the west. Just not comfortable keeping things completely dry. The front itself will be east of the area by 12z. The precip is expected to cut off quickly behind the front and by daybreak most of the showers that are left will be downwind of the lake. Even those areas should dry out by early afternoon as ridging occurs at the surface. Skies should clear from west to east as well starting along the I-75 corridor late tonight and reaching NW PA late tomorrow. Sunday night will be quiet as the local area remains between systems. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... High pressure over the Appalachians Monday will slide off the coast as the day progresses. This will mean warm temperatures and dry conditions through the first half of the day for everyone. As we head into the late afternoon and evening hours a cold front will be approaching northwest Ohio. This could bring a few showers to the Toledo area before sunset. The chance for showers and storms will increase rapidly Monday night as the front moves southeast across the area. The front should stall out off to our southeast Tuesday into Wednesday, but with a large trough over the area, expect a continued shot at some off and on showers Tuesday and Wednesday. The more widespread precipitation should remain to the southeast of the forecast area. Temperatures Monday will rise into the 80s for just about everyone, but will fall sharply behind the cold front. Highs Tuesday will be in the low 70s with highs on Wednesday not making it out of the 60s. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Several nice short waves should round the bottom of the trough on Thursday and probably into Friday. H8 temperatures are progged to be about 5-8C depending on the model. Will have a chance for showers and given the chance for some lake enhancement, will have somewhat higher pops in the snowbelt of northeast OH and northwest PA. Temperatures should be well below normal with highs mostly in the 60s Thursday and Friday and lows inland mostly in the upper 40s. High pressure will build across the Great Lakes by Saturday and the trough aloft should lift out and heights could rise quickly. Will forecast dry weather on Saturday with temperatures recovering into the 70s but still a couple of degrees short of normal. && .AVIATION /00Z Sunday THROUGH Thursday/... Most models suggest timing of the upper level shortwave trough and reflected surface trough will move east across the area tonight. This will place the line of showers and possibly a rumble of thunder at Toledo and Findlay around 06z this evening. The activity appears it will weaken as it moves east while yet another line of showers develops from Cleveland and Mansfield moving east. Added mention of the vicinity showers for tonight in the west but will leave mention of any thunder out of the forecast at this time due to loss of heating of the day and weakening trend expected. Expecting mostly VFR conditions during the latter half of the night. First half of the night will see lower ceilings ahead of the trough axis moving through improving to VFR through the rest of the forecast period. Winds will gradually shift around to the west tomorrow at around 10 knots. OUTLOOK...Non-VFR possible in showers on Tuesday. && .MARINE... Breezy southeast winds will continue across the eastern portion of the lake this evening. Winds will veer around to the southwest tonight and eventually to the west by Sunday morning. These west winds will be brisk, especially across the eastern half and waves will likely build to 3 to 5 feet and a small craft advisory will be needed. Winds back to the southwest at around 20 knots for Monday and increase as a cold front approaches, crossing the lake early Tuesday morning. Winds do not appear to be too strong after the cold front with an expansive area of high pressure encompassing the Great Lakes and much of the central U.S. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...Beach Hazards Statement from Sunday morning through Sunday evening for OHZ012-089. PA...Beach Hazards Statement from Sunday morning through Sunday evening for PAZ001. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM to 9 PM EDT Sunday for LEZ147>149. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Kubina NEAR TERM...Kubina/Lombardy SHORT TERM...Mottice LONG TERM...Kosarik AVIATION...Lombardy MARINE...Mottice
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
954 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .UPDATE... A cluster of storms continues to move south-southeast just beyond our western counties this evening. The outflow boundary associated with the complex continues a few miles ahead of most of the rain, but new development has been regenerating immediately behind the outflow boundary. Will retain about a 40% chance for rain in our southwestern counties tonight with lower rain chances across the remainder of our western and northern counties through the night. An upper level disturbance currently located near the Abilene area will provide lift for additional showers and isolated storms through the night. In addition, hi-res guidance continues to develop new convection in our northeast counties where a diffuse surface boundary can be seen in surface observations. With a weak low-level jet, this area may see some showers or isolated storms in the overnight hours and have increased PoPs to 30% in our northeast. Gusty winds of 25-35 mph will be the main hazard with any convection through the overnight hours. Otherwise, the remainder of the forecast is in good shape and no significant changes were needed. JLDunn && .AVIATION... /Issued 637 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ /00Z TAFs/ An upper level disturbance currently located north of Abilene will continue sliding south tonight and Sunday, bringing low rain chances to North and Central Texas. The main concern during the next 24-30 hours is showers near the DFW airports this evening. One shower is now occurring in the Arlington/Grand Prairie area, and other isolated convection will remain possible through 02Z. However, most of the showers and storms are expected to remain west of the DFW area. This activity is slowly growing towards the KACT area and will monitor trends in case an amendment for convection is needed at KACT. However, most of the activity may diminish with the loss of daytime heating before reaching the airport. During the overnight hours and on Sunday afternoon, a low chance for showers and perhaps and isolated thunderstorm exists, but potential is too low to mention at any of the TAF sites. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail with mainly light south winds less than 10 kts, and a mix of cumulus with bases between 5-7 kft and mid and high level clouds. JLDunn && .SHORT TERM... /Issued 240 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ /Tonight/ The main vort max associated with the shortwave trough axis to our north appears to be situated near Lawton per water-vapor loops this afternoon, and is slowly moving southward. With the core of the parent upper low and associated cooler mid-level air overspreading the region, we`re seeing an uptick in (agitated) cumulus across our western counties at this time where surface temperatures have warmed into the mid 90s, and low-level confluence is maximized. Hi-res guidance continues to indicate initial thunderstorm development will be most likely across the region this afternoon and evening--roughly south and west of US-287/81 and near and just north of I-20. Fairly deep inverted-V profiles are noted across this region, which is resulting in DCAPE values locally exceeding 1000 J/kg. As a result, while there is a paucity of deep layer shear (15-25 kts), evaporative cooling beneath the more robust updrafts may result in some strong to perhaps marginally severe wind gusts (50-60 mph) before more substantial gains in nocturnal inhibition are realized late this evening. With such an abundance of DCAPE/dry sub-cloud air, there may be a potential for some degree of cold pool development this evening as activity starts to dive southward. Recent runs of the operational HRRR seem a bit too aggressive in this regard, but a compromise between the more muted HRRRx and TTWRF seem reasonable, and will paint a small swatch of 40% PoPs across our far western/southwestern counties this evening. We`ll hold onto low shower/isolated storm chances overnight across roughly the northwestern 2/3rds of the CWA as additional subtle bouts of isentropic ascent sink southward out of Oklahoma behind the departing shortwave. Carlaw && .LONG TERM... /Issued 240 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ /Sunday Through Next Weekend/ A strong upper disturbance will be dropping south through the Low Rolling Plains and toward West-Central Texas and The Texas Hill country. Shortwave energy, though more sheared and weak, will also be transversing south across the Ark-La-Tex and down through East Texas Sunday morning. Better moisture will be across the eastern counties however and will have slightly higher convective chances there for the morning hours. By afternoon, have continued slight chances for the afternoon across Central Texas, as the upper disturbance continues its track southward. With Sunday afternoon highs expected to rise between 90 and 95 degrees, this will allow for some steep lower adiabatic lapse rates below cloud base for gusty winds. Mid level lapse rates look to be 6 deg C/km or less, so do not expect any threat for even small hail, though brief heavy downpours will certainly be possible. A brief, mainly dry period will occur Monday and Monday Night, as weak subsidence continues in behind the stalled upper disturbance across Central and South Texas. I cannot rule out isolated, mostly diurnal convective activity, mainly across the Southwest counties as temperatures heat up back into the 90s with weak ascent overhead. Once again, the same intensity rules apply on Monday versus Sunday, as instability and shear values aren`t really conducive for any severe weather. A strong cold front will push south from the Central High Plains and into the Southern Plains of Oklahoma Monday night and Tuesday morning. The cold front will be supported by upper level energy diving southward from the Great Lakes to across the Mississippi Valley and Ozarks during the day Tuesday. The model solutions aren`t quite as strong or amplified as yesterday, but there will still be plenty of support for the cold front to enter our Red River areas by early afternoon, then exit our Central Texas counties and southern CWA border later Tuesday evening. Low level CAA will be strong enough along with the surface pressure gradient for gusty north-northeast winds 15 to 20 mph behind the cold front with vastly cooler temperatures. In addition, surface convergence along the cold front will combine with increasing lift aloft and moisture/instability ahead of the front for scattered showers and storms, a few of which could be strong with gusty winds, small hail, brief heavy downpours, and frequent lightning. Though a brief severe storm with damaging winds can`t be ruled out, the coverage of such a storm would be isolated at best. Wednesday will start off brisk and much cooler as temperatures start off in mid 50s north to mid 60s south. However, clouds will be moving out early in the morning and the early September insolation will allow for highs to rebound into the upper 70s and lower 80s. Winds look to decouple under mostly clear skies Wednesday with another cool morning Thursday in the 50s to lower 60s, but without the wind. However, surface high pressure will build in with dry northwest flow overhead for another pleasant day in the lower to mid 80s. One last cool morning in the 50s/60s will occur on Friday morning, before the surface high shifts east with the Eastern CONUS upper trough exiting east away from us as well. Southeast winds will return with upper ridge filling back in over the region for a gradual warm up back into the mid-upper 80s across the area. Despite the south winds, the upper ridge will keep the skies mostly cloud-free with dry weather throughout next weekend. 05/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 74 93 75 93 76 / 20 20 10 5 5 Waco 72 93 72 93 72 / 10 20 10 5 5 Paris 69 90 71 90 71 / 30 30 5 10 10 Denton 70 92 72 92 73 / 20 10 5 5 5 McKinney 69 92 71 91 71 / 30 20 5 10 5 Dallas 75 93 75 93 76 / 20 20 10 5 5 Terrell 71 92 73 92 73 / 20 30 10 10 5 Corsicana 72 92 73 92 73 / 10 20 10 10 5 Temple 70 92 70 92 71 / 10 20 20 5 5 Mineral Wells 69 93 70 92 70 / 20 10 10 5 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ 82/30
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Gray ME
1054 PM EDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS... Low pressure will approach from the southwest tonight and will lift northeast through the region Sunday and Sunday night. A shallow ridge of high pressure will build east through the area on Monday. A cold front will approach from the northwest Monday night and will gradually stall over the area on Tuesday. Low pressure will track northeast along the front Wednesday through Thursday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/... 1045 PM...Despite solid area of rain to our S and W, latest runs of the HRRR show little more than sprinkles to a couple hundredths of an inch of rain through southern and western zones through 16Z, with it being dry elsewhere. For now have backed off pops a bit overnight by just a bit, but still worth watching, as best WAA shifts offshore in the morning, and best deformation associated with developing doesn`t get going in wrn zones until the afternoon. Otherwise, just a few tweaks to temps and winds. 625 PM...Made some adjustments to temps to show faster fall thru the evening, and then slower falls or steady temps in the SW two thirds of he CWA, where clouds will be moving in. Also tweaked pops a bit, and pushed back likely pops until daybreak or so, as well as the steadier rain, with just some sct SHRA falling out of the mid level WAA deck possible in the SW after midnight. Previously...Remnants of Harvey will approach from the southwest overnight bringing increasing clouds and rain toward daybreak in southwest New Hampshire. Should see a warmer night with lows generally ranging through the 40s to near 50. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Rain will gradually overspread the forecast area on Sunday and will last into Sunday night before tapering to showers after midnight. Rainfall amounts will range from a half to one inch. Highs on Sunday will range from the mid 50s to lower 60s. Lows Sunday night will bottom out in the upper 40s to mid 50s. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Mon looks to be the quiet day of the extended...as the remnants of Harvey race off to the NE and we break into warmer air behind the occlusion. The mtns may see some straggling clouds and maybe a sprinkle...but overall a dry day. H8 temps will be increasing thru the day...especially towards 00z Tue...with gusty WSW flow...so we may make a late run at the 80s across Srn zones. The next s/wv trof and attendant front drops in Tue. With H8 temps near 15C...some mid 80s possible in the typically warmer spots especially if clouds and precip stay W. The problem moving towards midweek however will be a building ridge across the Wrn Atlantic. This will halt the frontal progression...and lead to it stalling over or very nearby the forecast area. This complicates the forecast because it will be a focus for precip...but not always steady precip. Some of it may be tied to diurnal convective processes...while at other times weak waves moving thru the trof may result in more widespread rainfall. The timing of these smaller waves has been jumping around the model guidance in recent runs...so exact timing is highly uncertain. That being said...a wave around midweek...Wed/Thu and another to end the week looks possible before the front moves far enough E to drop PoP to chance or lower. With deep...moist flow along the East Coast some of the precip may be on the heavier side. The afternoon Hurricane Irma update has changed little from yesterday. Any potential impacts are still a week or more away and it being nearly 1500 miles from the nearest land. To put it in perspective...Irma is closer to Africa than it is to the U.S. Its current position in the Atlantic Basin continues to suggest the likelihood of impacts to the East Coast are low...however a SW push over the next couple of days will bring Irma into a more favorable location. Ensemble guidance continues to show a wide range of solutions...so any forecast you see is low confidence at this time. Continue to follow the National Hurricane Center for the most up to date information...and regardless of eventual impacts or lack thereof from Irma it is always a good idea to review your hurricane preparedness and emergency kits. && .AVIATION /03Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Short Term...VFR tonight. IFR/LIFR ceilings developing Sunday and persisting through Sunday night. Long Term...Forecast area should break into the warm sector Mon...allowing for VFR conditions to return to all terminals. This will be followed quickly by the next frontal system Mon night into Tue. HIE and LEB will see MVFR or lower conditions first...as clouds and SHRA move into the region from the W. Eventually MVFR or lower conditions will overspread the entire area Wed. There may end up being variable conditions as a series of waves moves along the stalled front...but overall I expect a large part of the middle of the week to be less than VFR conditions. && .MARINE... Short Term...Winds will be on the increase Sunday and will reach SCA levels by Sunday afternoon. Long Term...Winds and seas will remain near marginal SCA thresholds...especially outside of the bays thru Mon. Winds will diminish towards midweek...but seas look to remain near 5 ft thru the end of the week. && .FIRE WEATHER... && .GYX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ME...None. NH...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 8 AM Sunday to 6 AM EDT Monday for ANZ150>154. && $$ SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM...Cempa/Sinsabaugh SHORT TERM...Sinsabaugh LONG TERM...Legro AVIATION... MARINE... FIRE WEATHER...
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
901 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .UPDATE... Issued at 900 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 A weak surface trough/front progressing south through Illinois is creating a band of lift and showers in NE IL and west-central IL. So far, the middle portion of the line (over our forecast area) has not developed enough lift for showers, or even weak radar returns/sprinkles. Many of our high resolution models are depicting the line of showers filling in across our counties in the next couple hours, and progressing south the rest of the night. The 00z ILX sounding indicated an increase in moisture in the 850-750mb layer, supporting increasing potential for isolated showers. Will continue with progressing a band of slight chance PoPs from N to S through our area tonight. Areas without much cloud cover in eastern IL have seen temps drop quickly toward forecast lows, with 58 already in Champaign, 57 in Danville, and 54 in Robinson. Farther west under the mid clouds, temps have remained warmer in the mid 60s. Have adjusted low temps down a degree or two, but do expect advancing clouds to slow the temp falls in the eastern areas, stabilizing the diurnal swing. Updates this evening included the weather/PoPs, sky, and low temps/hourly temps. The latest forecast info is already available. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday) ISSUED AT 245 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 Latest surface map shows upstream frontal boundary extending from near the Minnesota Arrowhead into southeast Nebraska. Clouds head of this feature have been struggling to make much headway into central Illinois, with dry low levels seen in GOES-16 water vapor imagery and surface temp-dewpoint spreads on the order of 20-25 degrees. So far, the associated shower and thunderstorm activity has been ahead of the boundary in Wisconsin, as a shortwave pushes through that area. However, the lower levels will begin moistening as the southwest flow gets more established over the next several hours. While not a great amount, a few showers continue to be indicated on high-resolution models, as well as the NAM and ECMWF to an extent. 20% evening PoP`s were added across the northern CWA earlier, and will go ahead and add some to the south half after midnight. Any lingering rain should be out of the far southeast CWA early Sunday, with sunshine prevailing the rest of the day. .LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday) ISSUED AT 245 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 Still looking like a toasty Labor Day. With 850 mb temperatures near +21C and good mixing from southwest winds gusting to near 25 mph, have gone with highs at or above 90 over most of the CWA. Some small variations in the morning model guidance regarding the speed of the strong cold front, but in general the front should be through most of the CWA by midnight. Currently looks like the front should be through the northwest CWA before the rain really gets going, so will only go with slight chance PoP`s there. Elsewhere, have continued with the 40-50% PoP`s Monday night, with just a few showers lingering in the far southeast Tuesday. Evolution of the colder, long-wave pattern continues to be the main focus from Tuesday onward. 850 mb temperatures progged to be down to around +4C by midday Wednesday, and MOS guidance and blends are starting to latch on to a downward trend in lows midweek. May not be cold enough though, given dew points in the mid 40s early Wednesday morning, so this remains the concern going forward. Regarding rain chances, steep mid level lapse rates and the deep trough overhead will be conducive to a few showers, though most of them will be downwind of Lake Michigan. The trough will slowly lift out late week, but temperatures should remain below normal through the end of the week. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening) Issued at 704 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 The approaching warm front/surface trough will continue to drift E-SE across our forecast area tonight. At this point, there is plenty of dry air in place ahead of the front, so precip will be limited by that. However, a majority of the high resolution models depict a band of radar returns developing from west to east across central Illinois this evening. The band is projected to slowly progress south of I-72 after midnight, with a few sprinkles even possible toward Lawrenceville at sunrise on Sunday. The MVFR BKN050 clouds and VCSH were left in several hours of the evening portion of the 00z TAFS at all sites. Most areas will remain dry, and even the locations that see rain will probably just get trace amounts. The next concern is IFR/LIFR fog and IFR clouds late tonight mainly NW of the Illinois river, but possibly as far south as SPI. The HRRR is most pessimistic with fog and low clouds around PIA, with IFR clouds also at SPI. Have introduced a tempo for IFR VIS at PIA and MVFR vis at BMI and SPI. Winds will start out SW to W at less than 10kt tonight, then become northwest tomorrow at 7-9kt. && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ UPDATE...Shimon SHORT TERM...Geelhart LONG TERM...Geelhart AVIATION...Shimon
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
944 PM EDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .UPDATE... Tonight...Cluster of convection has pushed offshore with lingering light rain just exiting the north coast. The MAV MOS doesn`t show any POPs after 06z, but currently there`s an upstream cluster of convection off the southwest Florida coast. The HRRR model shows it falling apart, but it does show that some light rain might affect the south. Will carry small shower chances there until around midnight Considerable debris cloudiness may linger due to the diminishing convection in the Gulf. Noticed MOS had quite a few min temps of 71 or 72 degrees, but this looks a little too low and will stay our current forecast of mid 70s, except for a pocket of lower 70s over the interior south. Overall, very little change to the previous forecast. && .AVIATION...Conditions look VFR overnight and past sunrise Sunday. the GFS and ECMWF MOS POPs came in lower for tomorrow, so coverage of afternoon storms shouldn`t be nearly as high as today. && .MARINE... Tonight-Sunday...Weak high pressure ridge over the waters will provide a light south-southwest wind tonight, then the models show variable winds less than 10 knots on Sunday. Seas near shore are 1-2 feet and around 3 feet offshore and don`t see much change tomorrow. The models are indicating less coverage of afternoon storms over land, so the prospects for offshore moving storms will be lower than today. && .MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. AM...None. && .Climate... The Melbourne Airport had a 4.62 inch deluge on Saturday, which easily broke the daily rainfall record. The previous record rainfall for Sep. 2 in Melbourne was 2.35 inches set in 1977. && $$ Forecasts...Lascody Impact Wx/Aviation...Sedlock/Combs
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
936 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .UPDATE... Updated the the chance of rain for this evening/tonight. Also updated temperatures/cloud cover/wind forecast based on current observations/short-term models. && .DISCUSSION... Showers/storms have dissipated across Oklahoma this evening as surface temperatures cool and convective inhibition increases. GOES-16 mid-level water vapor imagery and RAP analysis indicates a mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) is currently centered across western north Texas. Ascent from the MCV will result in a continued chance showers/storms across parts of western north Texas--primarily across Wichita, Clay, Archer, and Baylor counties--this evening. Do not expect any severe weather due to decreasing instability. Short-term models indicate that this MCV is forecast to slowly shift southward through tonight. Therefore, with the lack of any mid/upper-level ascent and no forecast low-level jet tonight, kept a dry forecast after 06Z for now. Mahale && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 558 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ AVIATION... Light east and southeast winds will continue with some mid clouds early this evening across the south. Otherwise, mainly clear skies expected through remainder of forecast. Isolated storms possible across southern Oklahoma south into north Texas next few hours, but chances remain too low to mention in the TAFs at this point. 30 PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 158 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ DISCUSSION... Latest loop of GOES-R water vapor channels shows a mid-level circulation at the base of a shortwave trough over western north Texas. Weak low-level convergence and diabatic heating of a fairly moist environment may lead to at least isolated convection from mid-afternoon through early evening. This would be confined mostly to north Texas and far southern Oklahoma. Instability and shear are not supportive of organized/severe thunderstorms, but a deeply mixed boundary layer could support microburst potential with brief strong to severe gusts, especially over far southwestern portions of our area where mid-level dry air is most extensive. Any activity should diminish and/or shift south later this evening. Deep subsidence is evident in the water vapor imagery behind this shortwave upstream across Kansas and northern Oklahoma, and this will support clear and dry conditions through Sunday. The only exception will be perhaps some diurnal cumulus development Sunday afternoon. Most locations will reach the low 90s for high temperatures Sunday which would be one of the few days of the last several that we`ve been above normal. On Monday, slight veering of low level flow may support temperatures that are a few degrees warmer than Sunday. We will transition quickly into a much more amplified large scale pattern early next week. A fairly potent mid-upper trough will emerge from the Canadian prairies region into the northern Plains and quickly move southeast late Monday. This will force a fairly substantial cP cold surge through the Plains into our area Tuesday morning. Surface pressure rises of around 15 hPa are indicated in the models across the Colorado plains and although this will lessen some with equatorward extent Tuesday, it should still support breezy conditions. Increasingly deep mixing late Tuesday morning into Tuesday afternoon could support wind gusts to 35 mph, particularly across western Oklahoma, before pressure gradient weakens late in the day. We increased winds above model consensus and much closer to raw guidance. These progressive frontal regimes tend to underwhelm us with regards to precipitation production, and this case will probably be no exception. Band of stronger mid-level flow and ascent will be confined to the cold side of the boundary. It seems that our best chances for convection will be 1.) if any anafrontal convective development across east and central Kansas can make it into northeast portions of our area in the predawn hours Tuesday morning, and 2.) if diurnal convection can form Tuesday afternoon along the slower segment of the front to the east near the southern extent of the Ouachita mountains where deeper moisture will reside, and possibly further west into our far southeast counties. Scenario #2 seems unlikely to impact our area given the trend in model guidance for a faster frontal progression. Thermodynamic profiles north of the front will be unfavorable for convection given sharp frontal inversion and resultant stable boundary layer seen in model forecast soundings. We weighted temperatures Tuesday toward the cooler raw guidance and away from statistical and bias corrected guidance. This may not be cool enough, particularly if mid-level clouds are more extensive and further limit diabatic heating. Temperatures should be around 10 degrees below normal for at least the northern 2/3rds of the area. Little moderation is expected until Thursday when low level flow veers to easterly/southerly and mid-level heights increase. Differences in medium range deterministic guidance and large ensemble spread develops by late week. Smaller-scale shortwave troughs that show up in deterministic guidance were washed out in the EPS and GEFS ensemble mean. Nevertheless, the larger scale pattern of eastern CONUS troughing/low height anomalies and high amplitude ridging in the west is apparent. Trends in ensemble mean guidance suggests perhaps a slower eastward progression of eastern trough and overall shorter wavelength of the flow pattern. This generally means mean northwesterly flow for us and below climo PWATs, and generally and unfavorable pattern for impactful weather. BRB && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 68 91 69 94 / 0 0 0 0 Hobart OK 67 92 69 96 / 0 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 70 93 71 96 / 10 10 0 0 Gage OK 64 92 64 96 / 0 0 0 0 Ponca City OK 67 93 68 96 / 0 0 0 0 Durant OK 71 90 70 92 / 10 10 10 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && $$ 10/30
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Seattle WA
259 PM PDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A strong upper ridge will be over the region through Wednesday. High temperatures will be well above average. A weak upper trough will bring cooler weather Thursday and Friday. && .SHORT TERM...Sunny warm weather will continue through Tuesday. Some night and morning low clouds and fog is possible for the coast and through the Strait and some areas between Everett and about Mt. Vernon--but any fog or low clouds that do form will burn off pretty quick Sunday morning. The marine air will be even shallower Monday morning for just some patches of fog. The warm thermal trough over the western U.S. will bulge north toward Western Washington through early next week and temps should peak Tuesday. Some smoke will arrive as well as winds turn southerly aloft and light low level offshore flow develops early next week. .LONG TERM...A weak upper trough and southerly flow aloft could bring a chance of showers or thunderstorms around the middle of the week. Onshore flow will develop and cooler temps are in the forecast as marine air moves back into Western Washington--and the chance of showers might continue into the end of the week. The GFS and ECMWF differ quite a bit in the timing and details. && .FIRE WEATHER...Fuels are already about as dry as they get around here, and now we have a prolonged stretch of hot and dry weather ahead. Monday and Tuesday will be the most critical fire weather days due to low-level offshore wind flow. Wind: Northeast gradients will develop early Monday morning. Over the northwest Olympic Peninsula near Forks, northeasterly downslope breezes will lead to critically low RH with a moderate breeze on Monday and possibly Tuesday morning. On Tuesday morning, the Seattle-Wenatchee pressure gradient will strengthen to -4 to -7 mb. This will support east winds on Tuesday morning between the Cascade Crest and the lowlands gusting around 20 to 30 mph. When combined with RH less than 35%, this will be another area of critical fire weather. The mid-level Haines Index will rise to its highest value of 6 on Monday, in combination with ground-level relative humidity below 25 percent over the mountains. Mid-level Haines 6 indicates a dry and unstable mid-level air mass (850-700 mb). It is associated with active fire behavior on new and existing fires, especially above 1500-2000 feet elevation, i.e. the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. Mid-Level Haines 6 will last until Wednesday morning over the Olympics, and it will last until Wednesday evening over the Cascades. For all of these reasons, have issued Fire Weather Watches this afternoon for the mountain zones, and for the northwest Olympic Peninsula. Even where Fire Weather Watches are not in effect, fuels are impressively dry. Even a little wind will cause rapid rates of spread through tall grass and volatile Scotch Broom fuel types. Please do your part to avoid starting new wildfires. Haner && .AVIATION...A broad and strong upper ridge over the area will give westerly flow aloft through this evening. The flow aloft will become more southwesterly late tonight through Sunday as the ridge moves off to the east. At the surface, a ridge of high pressure extends west from southern British Columbia across northern Vancouver Island then southward through the offshore waters. A thermal trough sits from Western Oregon into eastern Washington. The air mass is stable and dry with shallow moisture off the coastline. Expect very good VFR conditions to continue through this evening. Smoke from forest fires in the Cascades is expected to remain east of the Cascade crest. Visible satellite imagery shows an area of stratus and fog extending from about Cape Flattery southwestward over the coastal waters. This low level moisture will move just onshore over the Pacific coastal zones this evening and persist through midday Sunday before burning off over land areas. Some of this stratus and fog will get pulled eastward through the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the western portions of Whidbey Island late tonight and will burn off by midday Sunday. Stratus and fog is not expected to affect any of the terminals except for KHQM and possibly KCLM. As the flow aloft becomes more southwesterly late tonight through early Sunday morning, an extensive area of elevated smoke from wildfires over southwestern portions of Oregon is expected to clip the southern half of Western Washington. The HRRR model`s smoke depictions take the elevated smoke east of the area by midday Sunday. Albrecht KSEA...Clear skies. Northerly wind 5-10 knots. Elevated smoke moving by to the southeast of the terminal may reduce visibility aloft to the south and east of the terminal between 09Z and 16Z. Albrecht && .MARINE...A ridge of high pressure extends west and southwest from Southern British Columbia into the Oregon offshore waters. A weak thermal trough extends from the interior of Western Oregon into eastern Washington. The combination of ridging to the north and some troughing to the south and east of the area will result in north to northwest flow over the waters through Sunday. Small craft advisories are in effect for the coastal waters from James Island southward and for the eastern two thirds of the Strait of Juan de Fuca through midnight tonight. Little change in the weather pattern is expected on Sunday. Another round of small craft advisories is likely from midday Sunday through Sunday evening for the same locations. A stronger thermal trough will develop northward into the coastal waters Monday and Tuesday as offshore flow increases. The thermal trough will shift inland midweek giving a marine push starting late Tuesday night or Wednesday with timing uncertain at this point. Albrecht && && .SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...Fire Weather Watch from Monday morning through Tuesday afternoon for North Coastal Lowlands. Fire Weather Watch from Monday afternoon through Wednesday evening for West Slopes of the Central Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet. Fire Weather Watch from Monday afternoon through Wednesday evening for West Slopes of the North Cascades Generally above 1500 Feet. Fire Weather Watch from Monday morning through Wednesday morning for East Portion of the Olympic Mountains-West Portion of the Olympic Mountains. Red Flag Warning from noon to 8 PM PDT Sunday for East Portion of North Cascades National Park/Lake Chelan National Recreational Area. PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM PDT Sunday for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm-Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca. && $$ www.weather.gov/seattle You can see an illustrated version of this discussion at www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/gafd/latest_webafd.html
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
1014 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .UPDATE... To wx/pops/sky for many of our counties and parishes. && .DISCUSSION... Water vapor shows a really vigorous vort S of the Red in TX. It is going where is does not want to go like Peter. Is being forced S by the upper ridge, but should shear Eastward. Then new Nam is on it and so are we with neighbors too. It will not be much and mostly middecky to start with showers, but any mature cells will progate SE with NW flow aloft. Spell check got my 1013. /24/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 633 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ AVIATION... VFR conditions will continue through the 03/00Z TAF period. Areas of AC and cirrus will expand this evening and overnight across NE TX/SW AR/N LA, along and ahead of a weak E to E shortwave trough over the Red River Valley of Srn OK/N TX that will drift S into the region late. Can`t rule out patchy FG developing late tonight, but this may be negated by the elevated cloud cover expected to expand over the region. Isolated -SHRA may also develop overnight through Sunday across portions of extreme NE TX/SE OK/SW AR near the trough, but low confidence precludes mention in the TXK/ELD terminals attm. Another sct cu field should develop over the region by 16-17Z, with areas of AC/cirrus expected to persist as well. Lt/Vrb or calm winds tonight will remain Vrb 5kts or less Sunday. /15/ PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 355 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ DISCUSSION... A weak shortwave trough is moving south out of Southwest Oklahoma and into Western North Texas. An enlongated area of ascent and vorticity with this trough has supported the development of some isolated showers along and north of Interstate 30. The better upper support and better chances for rain will be far to the west tonight into Texas. Several of the models keep isolated showers in the forecast through the overnight hours across Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and adjacent portions of Southwest Arkansas. It is also worth noting that the latest HRRR completely dissipates any shower activity early this evening with the loss of daytime instability. I will stay conservative and maintain slight chance PoPs through the overnight hours. Rain chances may be slightly better Sunday morning as daytime heating results in some more instability, but rain chances will be decreasing through the day as the shortwave drifts southwest and farther away from the area. After a quiet and dry Monday, our attention will turn to the next major cold front due to arrive on Tuesday. A strong upper trough will move southeast from Canada and dig into the eastern half of the country. Combined with the front, this will provide more than enough large scale forcing for scattered showers and thunderstorms across most of the area on Tuesday and into early Wednesday. A widespread severe weather threat is not anticipated at this time. In fact, much of the rain may be post-frontal. Rain chances should end by the daytime hours of Wednesday as the cold front quickly progresses southward. A drier and significantly cooler airmass will filter into the region behind the departing front on Wednesday. Daytime high temperatures will likely only warm into the upper 70s and low 80s through the remainder of the extended periods. Overnight low temperatures should fall into the 50s areawide Wednesday night/Thursday morning and Thursday night/Friday morning. I would not be surprised to see temperatures Thursday morning in the upper 40s in a few locations in the terrain of Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas. A building upper ridge over Mexico and Texas combined with a strong surface high pressure should keep the weekend rain free. CN && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 70 91 72 91 / 10 20 10 10 MLU 66 90 68 92 / 10 10 0 10 DEQ 68 90 69 91 / 30 20 0 10 TXK 69 90 70 90 / 20 20 0 10 ELD 66 89 69 90 / 10 20 0 10 TYR 70 89 71 90 / 20 30 10 10 GGG 70 90 70 91 / 10 20 10 10 LFK 70 92 71 92 / 10 20 10 10 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && $$ 24/15/09
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service San Angelo TX
639 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .AVIATION... /00Z TAFS/ The main aviation forecast concern is with thunderstorms this evening and early tonight. Scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Big Country and Concho Valley areas will continue to move/develop to the south-southeast through this evening and into early tonight. Most of the convection should dissipate by or shortly after Midnight. The main efects should be at the KABI, KSJT and KBBD terminals. Temporary reductions in ceilings and visibilities are expected in locally heavy rain accompanying the convection, and localized wind gusts over 35 knots are possible. Following dissipation of the showers/thunderstorms, gradually clearing skies and VFR conditions are expected overnight into Sunday. A few showers and thunderstorms will be possible by Sunday afternoon along/south of a San Angelo to Brownwood line, but low confidence in placement precludes a mention in our TAFs at this time. Outside of convective activity, wind speeds will be mostly less than 10 knots. 19 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 324 PM CDT Sat Sep 2 2017/ SHORT TERM... (Tonight and Sunday) Scattered showers and storms developing across the Big Country as expected this afternoon, as a potent shortwave dives south across the South Plains. High resolution models like the TTU WRF and the HRRR allow this convection to blossom and sag south this evening into the Concho Valley and Heartland as well. Increased rain chances for this evening across much of the area. Upper level support fades across the area for Sunday, but afternoon heating and adequate low level moisture will remain. Will keep the isolated storms in the forecast for Sunday, roughly along and south of a Brownwood to San Angelo line. As for temperatures, temperatures have returned to seasonal normals after a few days of relatively cool readings. 07 LONG TERM... (Sunday night through Monday) Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible Sunday evening, mainly for areas south of Interstate 20. Overnight lows will be close to seasonal normals, in the mid to upper 60s. Highs on Monday will remain near normal, in the low to mid 90s, with south winds of 5 to 10 mph. A large upper level trough is forecast to swing across the northern Plains late Monday, then toward the Great Lakes Tuesday. This will send a cold front into the northern Big Country Tuesday afternoon, then through the rest of the area Tuesday evening. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible along and just behind the front, with rain chances decreasing from north to south late Tuesday into early Wednesday. Cooler temperatures are anticipated behind the front along with gusty north winds. Highs Wednesday and Thursday will mainly be in the 80s, with overnight lows in the mid 50s to near 60 degrees. A slow warm up is then forecast for the end of the week. Daniels && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Abilene 68 91 69 93 / 40 10 10 5 San Angelo 68 93 67 93 / 50 20 20 5 Junction 68 91 66 92 / 20 20 20 5 Brownwood 69 90 68 91 / 50 20 20 5 Sweetwater 68 91 69 91 / 30 5 5 5 Ozona 67 91 66 90 / 20 20 20 5 && .SJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
300 PM MST Sat Sep 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...A chance of showers and thunderstorms continues mainly west of Tucson into Sunday. We`ll then keep enough moisture for isolated to scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms during the upcoming week. && .DISCUSSION...Fairly thick cloud shield has limited shower and thunderstorm development across southeast Arizona during the past several hours. KEMX WSR-88D depicted an isolated cell near Picacho Peak moving rapidly northwestward as of this writing. Isolated to scattered areas of virga or perhaps sprinkles extended from near the Tucson metro area westward into central Pima County. Meanwhile, stronger showers/tstms were just north of western Pima County but outside of this forecast area. The official forecast continues with scattered showers/tstms from western Pima County southeastward into Santa Cruz County this evening. Isolated showers/tstms may yet occur across the Tucson metro area northwestward into southern Pinal County early this evening. There is the potential for blowing dust northwest of Tucson into south central Arizona if strong thunderstorms develop. Various HRRR solutions as well as the Univ of AZ WRF-GFS suggest that the bulk of showers/tstms will be west of this forecast area later tonight. The PoPs were reduced to depict a slight chance of showers/tstms west of Tucson late tonight into Sunday. If the high resolution solutions are reality, dry conditions will occur Sunday morning, then another round of showers/tstms west of Tucson Sunday afternoon. Perhaps more detail than is necessary, but am trying to refine the forecast. Thereafter, there were only very minor modifications made to the gridded data PoPs and temps Labor Day into next Saturday. The 02/12Z GFS/ECMWF/CMC deterministic solutions continued to depict strong high pressure aloft to remain over the western CONUS Monday into next Saturday. A fairly low grade shower/tstm potential exists daily Monday through Friday. However, a cold front moving westward across southern New Mexico and encroaching upon eastern sections, as well as enhanced northeasterly mid-level steering flow, may provide increased shower/tstm coverage area-wide Tuesday afternoon/evening. High temperatures this forecast period will mainly be quite close to seasonal normals of a few degrees above normal depending upon location. && .AVIATION...Valid thru 04/00Z. Scattered -TSRA/-SHRA mainly west to south of KTUS this evening, then isolated -TSRA/-SHRA west of KTUS late tonight into Sunday afternoon. Otherwise, VFR conditions into Sunday afternoon. Surface wind diminishing to less than 12 kts early this evening and continuing variable in direction into Sunday afternoon. Aviation discussion not updated for TAF amendments. && .FIRE WEATHER...Scattered showers and thunderstorms west to south of Tucson this evening, then isolated showers and thunderstorms west of Tucson late tonight into Sunday. Isolated to scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms area wide Monday into next Saturday. 20-foot winds will generally be terrain driven less than 15 mph Sunday and Monday. A return to an east to southeast component for the 20-foot winds is forecast to occur Tuesday and continue into the latter part of the upcoming week. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. && $$ Francis Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
850 PM PDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .SYNOPSIS...Isolated shower and thunderstorm activity is expected to weaken late this evening over the Mojave National Preserve and the Colorado River Valley. Chances for storms will spread to the rest of the region Sunday as moisture overspreads the area. Storm chances will decrease in most areas Monday as high pressure begins to build. However, storms may continue each afternoon as low-grade monsoon moisture is recycled each day. && .UPDATE...Line of strong thunderstorms that produced gusty winds/heavy rainfall between Dolan Springs and Kingman is starting to weaken over far southern Nevada and the Mojave National Preserve. Center of Tropical Depression Lidia was located just northeast of the Baja Spur. Satellite indicates outer band of high clouds as far north as Lake Havasu City. Outflow boundary has pushed deeper moisture northward as far as Las Vegas. Can not rule out a stray thunderstorm or shower popping up overnight. No update this evening. && .PREV DISCUSSION...201 PM PDT Sat Sep 2 2017 .SHORT TERM...Through Monday. The Gulf Surge that came up the Colorado River Valley earlier today has all but stopped between Lake Mohave and Lake Mead this afternoon. To the south, dew points in the 60`s were present along the river, with upper 40s and 50s elsewhere south of I-15. This low-level moisture will provide a decent environment for storms to propagate west into the area from the Mogollon Rim. Though the latest HRRR runs have decreased in strength, there are still indications that a cold-pool driven complex could push into Mohave County to the Colorado River Valley late this afternoon and this evening. If this does occur, gusty (potentially severe) winds will be the primary concern. Additional showers (possibly virga) will then be possible overnight in an arch from Kingman to the Spring Mountains, to Owens Lake overnight as the leading edge of the moisture boundary (associated with remnants from TS Lidia) pushes north across the region. For Sunday, ample moisture will be in place for isolated to scattered storms. Storms will be most likely over the high terrain across the region, with little more than diurnal heating creating lift. Moisture will be to wane on Monday as high pressure begins to build over the region. However, storm chances will continue across the high terrain of the southern Great Basin and Mojave Desert with moisture trapped under the ridge. .LONG TERM...Tuesday through Friday. The medium range models indicate a possible transition to a fairly deep trough by next weekend, especially the ECMWF solution. Meanwhile, an amplified ridge is forecast to be over the western states Tuesday while a closed slow spins off the central California Coast. This will provide hot conditions with temperatures several degrees above normal. In addition, the east to southeast flow between the two circulations will persist through Wednesday over our forecast area and allow some moisture to be drawn up from Arizona leading to chances for afternoon and evening thunderstorms, particularly over the higher terrain. A deep trough extending from the Pacific Northwest to central California then comes into the picture Thursday and is forecast to progress inland late Thursday through Saturday. The ECMWF digs it down over southern California Saturday as a closed low while the GFS keeps it over northern Nevada and Utah as a more open wave. Confidence in the details is low for next weekend and we will need to watch for increasing shear Thursday and Friday combined with any lingering moisture which can lead to more organized thunderstorms. Temperatures will be on the decline and will be almost cool (at night) next weekend if the ECMWF comes close to verifying. && .AVIATION...For McCarran...Outflow wind gusts to 30 kts from the S-SE expected thru 05z, with southerly winds around 10 kts overnight. Light and variable winds Sunday morning will tend to favor an easterly direction less than 10 kts Sunday afternoon. SCT to BKN above 14kft through the forecast period. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California... Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible across northwest Arizona, far southern Nevada, and eastern San Bernardino County overnight. Gusty winds associated with an outflow boundary will continue moving westward across San Bernardino County tonight. SCT to BKN above 14kft through the forecast period with cigs down to 10kft at times. The rest of the region will see generally light diurnal winds with FEW to SCT above 14kft. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && $$ Update...Pierce SHORT TERM...Wolcott LONG TERM....Adair AVIATION.....Kryston For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: http://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter