Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
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730 FXUS64 KFWD 062102 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 402 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...New Long Term... .SHORT TERM... /Issued 1122 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024/ /This Afternoon through Sunday Night/ Mostly sunny and pleasant conditions prevail across North Texas at this hour behind yesterday`s cold front. The old boundary is draped across Central TX this morning and lower 70s dewpoints have already crept back into our southeast counties. While synoptic lift is generally weak across the Southern Plains this afternoon, heating along a broadly convergent zone in Central TX should lead to some scattered thunderstorms. This activity would mainly be across our far southern and southeastern counties and diminish in coverage this evening with loss of heating. Southerly flow will return to North Texas tonight and begin to pull moisture northward making it feel a little more humid. Overnight lows will be several degrees warmer as well with temperatures in the mid 70s expected. On Sunday, North and Central TX will be between an approaching cold front off to the north and Tropical Storm Beryl which will be making a run at the TX coastline. This will lead to relatively quiet conditions, although we will warm back into the mid 90s with increasing humidity. Heat indices will again climb back above 100 degrees for most locations. By Sunday night, thunderstorms are expected to erupt along the cold front across parts of Oklahoma and will likely move across the Red River late overnight. Areas north of I-20 will have the best chance for thunderstorms and some locally heavy rainfall. Rain chances will continue through the middle of the week with influence from the tropical system. More details on that below... Dunn && .LONG TERM... /NEW/ /Monday through Next Week/ Bottom Line: Heavy rainfall leading to areas of flash flooding associated with TS Beryl (anticipated to make landfall as a hurricane along the TX Coast) will impact portions of North & Central Texas through early next week. * Most Likely Rainfall Amounts: * West of I-35: Up to 1" * East of I-35: 2 - 6" (highest totals SE) * Isolated (10% Coverage) Amounts: * West of I-35: 1 - 3" * East of I-35: 6 - 10" (highest totals SE) * Greatest Flood Threat Timing: Late Mon. Evening - Midday Tues. Discussion: No significant adjustments have been made to the forecast since the overnight update. Confidence is increasing that periods of heavy rain will impact the region as Beryl moves inland, resulting in an increased threat for flash flooding. Beryl is forecast to make landfall Monday morning near the Middle TX coast, before shifting north and weakening to a Tropical Depression as it reaches Central Texas. The southernmost counties in the Brazos Valley will start to see showers and storms ahead of the main core of the system around mid-morning Monday, with coverage expanding northward through the day. Most guidance has a tight gradient of rainfall, with a narrow corridor of the highest totals confined to the southeasternmost counties of the forecast area. However, we`ll have to monitor the potential for dry air entraining into the system, which would result in a less confined area of precipitation and allow for heavier rainfall to expand further north and west, impacting areas near the I-20 corridor. This would result in a sharp drop-off of rain totals further to the south and west near the Big Country. For the DFW Metroplex, conditions will be feast vs famine when it comes to rainfall totals. The further east, the better chances of totals near the 1.5" to 3" range, however areas only a handful of miles to the west may receive next to nothing. We`ll also have to closely monitor the threat for tornadoes late Monday and into Tuesday as the system moves inland. Rain chances taper off by Tuesday evening as the system shifts out of the area and phases with an upper level trough heading for the Great Lakes. The unsettled pattern sticks around through the end of the week with daily storm chances through Friday. Highs mostly in the 80s Monday and Tuesday will gradually warm into mid 90s generally by Thursday. Gordon && .AVIATION... /Issued 1122 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024/ /18Z TAFs/ VFR with light east-northeast winds will prevail for the next few hours with winds becoming more southerly 5-10 kt later this afternoon. While a few storms may develop across parts of the region, this activity should be to the south of the major airports. South winds and VFR will prevail through Sunday with attention turning to approaching storms late Sunday night and a more active period Monday through midweek thanks to the tropical system in the Gulf. Dunn && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 77 96 75 89 72 / 0 0 20 50 30 Waco 75 96 75 87 71 / 5 5 5 50 40 Paris 71 94 72 88 69 / 0 5 30 60 40 Denton 74 98 71 89 71 / 0 5 30 60 30 McKinney 73 95 73 89 71 / 0 5 20 60 40 Dallas 77 97 74 90 72 / 0 0 20 60 40 Terrell 73 95 73 88 71 / 0 5 10 60 50 Corsicana 76 97 76 89 73 / 0 10 10 60 60 Temple 75 97 76 86 72 / 10 5 5 50 40 Mineral Wells 72 97 72 89 69 / 0 0 20 40 20 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$