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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
329 PM CST Mon Jan 17 2022
.SHORT TERM (Tonight through Tuesday Night)...
Tonight will be approximately 10-15 degrees warmer than last night
in response to a strengthening southerly flow. Shallow moisture is
also expected to advect northward tonight. Models prog an embedded
short wave to track across S TX overnight in an increasingly zonal
flow aloft. In spite of the short wave, the moisture will remain too
limited and shallow for any precipitation. A couple of models did
prog very isolated weak showers over the waters where the moisture
will be a tad deeper, thus kept 5 PoPs along the coast.
With the shallow moisture advecting northward, the possibility of
light patchy fog increases toward early Tue morning. The SREF and
NAM show fog advecting northward across the Rio Grande Plains, while
the HRRR shows fog developing across the Victoria Crossroads. Have
included a mention of patchy fog for all inland locations briefly
Tue morning. Visibilities are expected to be 5SM or higher. The
chance for areas of thicker fog and lower visibilities increases
Tuesday night as the low level moisture continues to advect across S
TX while the mid/upper levels remain fairly dry. The caveat for Tue
night, however, will be a strengthening LLJ up to 30 knots and
increasing cloud cover which could hinder fog development.
During the day Tuesday, more clouds and warmer temps can be
expected. Highs around 80 are forecast across the western 2/3rd of
the CWA. Southerly winds will also strengthen with breezy conditions
expected by Tuesday afternoon across the Coastal Bend. This is in
response to a deepening surface low moving eastward across the TX
Panhandle and tightening the pressure gradient along the TX coast.
&&
.LONG TERM (Wednesday through Monday)...
A very warm day will be in store on Wednesday as a pre-frontal
trough moves into the area. Temperatures will be well above normal
in the low to mid 80s as surface winds turn to southwest over
the coastal plains and northwest over the Brush Country.
A strong cold front will be surging down the plains Wednesday as
an upper trough dives into the upper Midwest. The cold front is
expected to reach the northern counties Wednesday evening and
be offshore before daybreak Thursday. Rain chances will be limited
to along the coast with the front Wednesday night.
A short wave trough over southern Arizona/New Mexico Wednesday night
will move southeast into southwest Texas/northern Mexico Thursday.
Expect areas of light rain will develop Thursday as isentropic lift
increases over south Texas. Cloud cover and precipitation will lead
to a colder day with highs in the 40s Thursday.
The fun part of the forecast occurs Thursday night into Friday.
There are some slight discrepancies between the medium range models
on the timing of the short wave trough moving across the region
during this period. ECM was the most progressive with the trough
east of the area by Friday morning, while the GFS holds some energy
back that does not move through until Friday evening. CAN and ICON
are in between. This also affects the timing of when the deeper cold
air reaches south Texas. NBM continues to show conditional
probabilities of snow increasing late Thursday night into Friday
morning over the Brush Country into the inland coastal plains. Some
of the ensemble members of the GEFS show low probabilities for
frozen precipitation also. However, GFS/ECM show a deep warm layer
even over the Brush Country. Reluctant to mention a change over to
snow at this time. But will show the possibility of light freezing
rain across the northern counties as surface temperatures fall to
around freezing early Friday morning.
Expect rain chances will diminish from west to east on Friday as the
short wave trough moves through. Expect cold and dry conditions for
Friday night. Could see wind chill readings around 20 degrees over
the Victoria Crossroads, northern Coastal Bend and northern Brush
Country Friday night with low temperatures in the upper 20s. It will
be slightly warmer on Saturday. Another short wave trough diving
through the Rockies Friday will become a cutoff low over the
northwest Mexico Saturday. The upper low will move east across
northern Mexico Sunday leading to another chance for rain over
the region Sunday into Sunday night.
&&
.MARINE...
A weak southerly flow this evening will strengthen to moderate
levels overnight. The southerly flow will gradually strengthen
throughout the day Tuesday, becoming moderate to strong by late
afternoon and continuing Tuesday night with advisory conditions
possible. This is in response to deepening low pressure across the
Texas Panhandle. A moderate onshore flow/SCEC conditions will
continue over the Gulf waters Wednesday, then weaken Wednesday
evening as a cold front moves into south Texas. The cold front
will move into the Gulf waters by early Thursday morning. A strong
offshore flow will occur behind the front with SCA conditions
persisting from Thursday through Friday. Gusts may reach gale
force over the offshore waters Thursday night. Scattered showers
and a few storms will be possible ahead of the front Wednesday
night, then areas of light rain are expected Thursday through
Friday. The offshore flow will weaken to moderate by Saturday with
rain chances decreasing.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi 50 76 60 83 44 / 0 10 10 0 20
Victoria 46 75 59 80 40 / 0 0 0 0 10
Laredo 47 80 56 84 45 / 0 0 0 0 10
Alice 45 80 57 86 42 / 0 10 10 0 10
Rockport 56 72 63 78 44 / 0 10 10 0 20
Cotulla 45 81 54 81 42 / 0 0 0 0 0
Kingsville 47 79 58 85 45 / 0 10 10 0 20
Navy Corpus 59 71 66 78 47 / 0 10 10 0 20
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
GM...None.
&&
$$
TE/81...SHORT TERM
TMT/89...LONG TERM
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
448 PM MST Mon Jan 17 2022
.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 200 PM MST Mon Jan 17 2022
Gusty winds will remain the primary weather threat early in the
short-term period. Fast gradient flow over southeast Wyoming is
currently resulting in gusts in the low to mid 50mph range across
the northern Snowy Range foothills. The expectation is for this
faster flow to increase and translate eastward through the
afternoon, affecting the southern Laramie range as well. As the
gradient relaxes and faster flow aloft shifts eastward, winds at
the surface should drop back below high warning criteria around
sunset, when the current High Wind Warnings are set to expire.
Overnight lows will run slightly above average across Wyoming and
western Nebraska as cloud cover and breezy flow remain in place.
A secondary maximum in surface wind flow is likely on Tuesday
afternoon as a frontal system approaches from the northwest. Local
wind guidance does not support wind increasing enough to
necessitate any high wind headlines, however gusts in the 35-45
mph range are likely for much of the southern Laramie range and
I-25 corridor on Tuesday. Mild temperatures will continue, with
favorable downslope flow resulting in highs around 5-10 degrees
above average. Clouds will thicken as our next system approaches
from the north, however dry subcloud layers will keep any
precipitation at bay until after dark on Tuesday evening.
.LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday)
Issued at 200 PM MST Mon Jan 17 2022
Forecast guidance has trended slightly upward with both chances of
precipitation as well as precipitation amounts for our next storm
system. This event will arrive in the form of a cold front on
Tuesday evening and overnight. Light snow with perhaps some light
rain on the front end is expected on Tuesday evening, mainly over
the Nebraska panhandle and far eastern Wyoming. Some forecast
guidance, most notably the HRRR does depict a brief window for
some freezing drizzle early in the event on Tuesday evening,
assuming a warm nose above the surface front/cold pool can remain
in place. However, most guidance members now eradicate any form of
warm nose aloft on Tuesday evening as of the 12z guidance cycle.
Any mixed precipitation will quickly change to light snow on
Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as cold air at all layers
pours southward behind the frontal boundary. QPF forecasts have
trended upward across the board, with the HRRR leading the way
showing around 0.1 to nearly 0.25" of liquid, mainly focused on
the Sioux/Dawes County and Pine Ridge areas, as well as the higher
elevations south of the Platte River. Other high-res guidance is
in the same ballpark, and confidence is growing in a 1-2" event
over much of the Nebraska Panhandle on Tuesday night ending
Wednesday morning. Southeast Wyoming is a less certain forecast,
as most guidance keeps the corridor of better moisture east of
I-25. Still, a coating to a half inch or so remains possible for
Torrington, Cheyenne, Scottsbluff and the I-80 summit before
things come to an end late-morning on Wednesday.
A dry stretch featuring below-average temperatures will follow
from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning as northwest flow
remains in place. The next major weather system will arrive in
southeast Wyoming on Friday morning. Differences in timing between
the faster GFS and slower ECMWF/CMC/NAM become evident by this
time and forecast confidence decreases. What is certain is that
another shot of cold air is in the works as a strong front pushes
southward on Friday afternoon. Snow is likely in the mountains,
and perhaps in the high plains east of I-25. However, surface flow
does not favor a very long period of upslope over the plains and
moisture quickly translates eastward by Friday night/Saturday
morning. Ensemble guidance also supports this idea, with the
mountains heavily favored in this event and the plains east of
I-25 seeing a model average of 0.1" of liquid or less by Saturday
morning. Below-average temperatures will continue on Saturday
afternoon behind the front, with warming trend with dry weather
likely by the end of the weekend.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through Tuesday afternoon)
Issued at 448 PM MST Mon Jan 17 2022
Quiet weather expected with low impacts to Aviation. Any mountain
wave activity looks to be brief and confined close to the mountains
tonight with low chances of any LLWS above 30 knots. SCT-BKN clouds
expected above 15,000 to 20,000 feet AGL through 18z Tuesday.
HAZARDS/WEATHER TRENDS: VFR conditions with winds gusts of 30 knots
early this evening rapidly diminishing after sunset.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 200 AM MST Mon Jan 17 2022
A ridge of high pressure to the west will maintain a dry northwest
flow aloft into Tuesday. Strong and gusty west to southwest winds
will prevail along and west of the Laramie Range today. Minimum
relative humidities will remain at or above 25 percent. A strong
cold front arrives Tuesday night, bringing much colder temperatures
and chances for light snow through Wednesday.
&&
.CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WY...None.
NE...None.
&&
$$
SHORT TERM...MAC
LONG TERM...MAC
AVIATION...TJT
FIRE WEATHER...MAJ
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
528 PM CST Mon Jan 17 2022
...Updated for the 00z Aviation Discussion...
.DISCUSSION.../Tonight through Monday/
Issued at 310 PM CST Mon Jan 17 2022
Primary messaging highlights:
* Fog expected central and especially north overnight
* Warmer tomorrow, then turning bitter cold Tue Night into early Fri
* A few potential precip windows starting late this week, but mainly dry
There has been little change in forecast expectations since this
time yesterday with Iowa staying in northwest flow to varied
degrees, including several short waves reinforcing the eastern
CONUS long wave trough. This will keep our weather regime mainly
dry with an extended period of below normal temperatures.
Heading into this evening conditions are near seasonal normals
however with patchy mid level cloudiness and areas of lingering
stratus east. The 20z surface analysis notes a ridge across
eastern sections, aligned with the back edge of the departing
stratus, with a downslope warm front/trough along the MO River.
The trough component won`t advance much, but a subtle warm front
will advance into Iowa late this evening. Areas of fog are
expected to develop along and ahead of this feature as it advances
north into tomorrow, possibly dense at times, leading into one
last warm day Tuesday before the bottom drops out later in the
day.
Short waves are expected to cross the Canadian provinces with low
pressure tracking across the northern Plains into the Great
Lakes, and an accompanying strong cold front through Iowa during
the early evening hours. This will usher in gusty northwest winds
and possibly some shallow blowing snow north (streamers across
roads) in the stronger gusts into early Wednesday. After this
bitter cold will be the main weather story Wed into Fri morning
with several periods of Wind Chill Advisories possible across the
north half of the state. Lows should be well below zero Wed and
Thu Nights with highs no better than +/- zero north and the single
digits south Thu.
Some minor temperature moderation is anticipated by Friday and
Friday Night as return flow strengthens, but still staying normal
or just below. This will start several weak cold front or low
pressure system cycles into early next week keeping our forecast
just below normal and potentially introducing some minor precip
chances, with ensemble guidance and the NBM mainly suggesting
Friday north and possibly Monday. Confidence is low however with
models not showing great consensus with timing, track, and
strength of any forcing windows.
&&
.AVIATION.../For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening/
Issued at 528 PM CST Mon Jan 17 2022
Main concern will be fog potential over northern areas KFOD, KMCW,
and KALO as warm air advances northeast into overnight. HRRR has
been consistent in developing lower cigs/br/fog across the north
mainly right along the warm front edging into western Iowa at 22z.
Some uncertainty with increasing thickness overnight which may
offset some of the fog potential. Timing would place the bulk of
restrictions between 08-14z with lower MVFR/IFR cigs holding on
above sites 16-18z while KOTM/KDSM should be back to VFR earlier.
Will continue to monitor trends for 06z package./rev
&&
.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...Small
AVIATION...REV
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
209 PM MST Mon Jan 17 2022
.SHORT TERM...Tonight through Wednesday night. Upper ridge stays
in place through most of the short term. Weak shortwave passing
through the panhandle and Montana Tuesday, flattening the ridge
slightly and allowing some moisture to creep into the northeast
corner Tuesday night into Wednesday. Moisture is limited and the
system is weak, therefore accumulations are expected to remain
light. Interestingly, there is some indication from the higher-
percentile ranges of the NBM that some of that moisture could
creep further south into the southern highlands as well. In the
meantime, surface based inversions and fog appear to be the main
threats. Have spread patchy fog across most lower elevation areas
each night throughout the short term. DMH
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY...
A ridge of high pressure centered just off the Pacific coast will
actually be building and increasing it`s influence across the west
throughout the period, but it just won`t be quite strong enough to
prevent an organized shortwave trough from cutting through it and
crossing the forecast area in the Thu afternoon through Fri
afternoon timeframe (splitting as it does so). The split itself
should be of little consequence as it mostly occurs once the trough
axis swings through...focus is more on how much moisture will we be
able to wring out of this system? Deterministic models continue to
advertise this as the best push of moisture we`ve seen in a couple
weeks under our dry pattern of late, but still relatively modest as
current storm total snow expectations are coming in at a dusting to
1 inch in the Snake Plain corridor and 1-4 inches across the srn/ern
highlands, with the highest totals as you increase in elevation. One
500mb height ensemble cluster is actually dry (representing about
28% of the model space, ECMWF-heavy), and cluster analysis is quite
weak overall with this feature as the ridge dominates the overall
synoptic signal. The EC EFI (Extreme Forecast Index) does not
advertise any unusual or high-impact snowfall compared to the model
climatology. All pretty bland, right? That said, a handful of GFS/EC
ensemble members do produce 2-4 inches of snow for places like
Pocatello and Idaho Falls (which roughly matches the NBM 90th
percentile) with wide spreads in box-and-whisker distributions, so
there is a non-zero chance of the system either 1) overperforming in
general or 2) perhaps resulting in some convergence-zone enhancement
over the Snake Plain Thu night/Fri AM (based on the forecast sfc
wind evolution with west winds coming in from the ern Magic Valley
interfacing with sharp north winds coming down across the Snake).
It`s difficult to diagnose this further just yet as we have no high-
res guidance that goes out that far. Winds aren`t looking terribly
impressive at all with this system. Largely ran with NBM guidance
for the forecast for now. Dry wx is likely to ensue for the weekend
as the ridge amplifies and drives the active storm track northward
into Canada. - KSmith
&&
.AVIATION...
As has been the case for several days, fog and low stratus remain
our forecast focus and greatest concern on the aviation front,
otherwise coupled with continued very light winds and SCT to BKN
high-level clouds streaming over the region. We`ve trended just
slightly drier with slightly less fog/stratus coverage each of the
last two nights, yet LIFR TEMPOs continued to verify Sun AM at
KBYI/KPIH/KIDA, with briefer incursions still this AM at KBYI/KPIH.
Overall we think tonight should mimic last night with a NE flow down
the Snake Plain confining residual low stratus to srn reaches of the
Magic Valley including near KTWF and KBYI...we`ll then have to watch
for this activity to expand as the sfc cools/saturates, and for any
new development elsewhere. NBM guidance (which is often too overdone
with low cigs/vsbys) is actually running quite dry/optimistic
tonight, but on the other hand, the HRRR (which has done fairly well
over the last few nights) insists on greater coverage (fog in
particular) tonight compared to last night. This may be overdone,
but confidence in declaring that is low. Forecast temp/dew point
depressions and very light winds should continue to support at least
some potential...enough that we have again carried LIFR TEMPOs at
KBYI (after 06z/11pm) and KPIH (after 09z/2am). We`ll hold at VFR
for now at KIDA and KDIJ. KSUN will remain on it`s normal diurnal
cycle...SE afternoon winds shouldn`t have enough fog/stratus to tap
into to advect anything up the Wood River Valley, and NW overnight
winds will maintain a hint of downslope drying, so only high-level
clouds to deal with there. Precip impacts generally seem unlikely
until Thu for all TAF terminals, and strong winds are not in the
forecast. - KSmith
&&
.AIR STAGNATION...Patchy fog remains a concern through midweek as
weak upper ridging holds surface inversions in place. A weak
feature will help to flatten the ridge slightly Tuesday into
Wednesday, but impacts on the inversions will likely be limited. A
stronger system is still forecast to arrive Thursday into Friday.
DMH
&&
.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
$$