FXUS64 KEWX 222132
AFDEWX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
332 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ANOTHER ROUND OF A SOUPY MIX OF FOG
AND PATCHES OF DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW WITH
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE CWA MAINLY
DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. CHANCES FOR RAIN INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THEN EXIT THURSDAY MORNING AS THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH THE REGION. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS
GENERALLY CONFINED TO EAST TEXAS AND WESTERN LOUISIANA...BUT COULD
SEE A FEW ISOLATED STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORMS ACROSS OUR
EASTERN-MOST COUNTIES LATE TOMORROW.

COOLER AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL SETTLE IN ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL REACH 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. A COLDER AIRMASS WILL SLIDE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 90. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL BE 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL WITH LOWS IN THE
LOWER 30S TO UPPER 20S ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY...AND HIGHS STAYING
IN THE 50S.

FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...THE OVERALL EXPECTATION IS A
CONTINUANCE OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS MODELS ARE INDICATING
ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH AND COLD FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HOWEVER...MODELS AREN'T IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE TIMING AND
LOCATION OF THIS SYSTEM QUITE YET. NONETHELESS...CHANCES FOR RAIN
WILL RETURN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              60  74  45  56  34 /  20  30  60  -   -  
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  59  73  45  59  31 /  20  30  60  -   -  
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     58  74  45  60  32 /  10  20  60  -   -  
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            58  69  44  51  30 /  20  30  50  -   -  
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           52  73  46  61  32 /  -   -   10  -   -  
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        59  73  46  50  31 /  20  30  60  -   -  
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             56  72  45  62  32 /  -   10  30   0  -  
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        59  74  47  61  32 /  20  30  60  -   -  
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   62  75  48  58  35 /  30  40  50  -   -  
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       58  74  46  62  35 /  -   10  50  -   -  
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           59  74  48  63  36 /  -   10  50  -   -  

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

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