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Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Issued by NWS Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
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826 FXUS64 KFWD 040538 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 1238 AM CDT Wed Jun 4 2025 ...New Short Term, Aviation... .KEY MESSAGES... - Numerous thunderstorms will continue to spread southeastward through North and Central Texas overnight into Wednesday morning. Some severe storms are possible with damaging winds and large hail being the main threats. - Low storm chances are expected the rest of the week and weekend, with the best chances in North Texas. Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal. && .SHORT TERM... /NEW/ /Through Wednesday Night/ A predominantly linear convective complex continues to move southeastward through the forecast area as of midnight, accompanied by marginally severe hail/wind threats as well as localized flooding due to very heavy rainfall. Central Texas possess the main strong/severe risk for the next 4-6 hours where 50-60 mph wind gusts could accompany more robust convection with hail occasionally approaching 1" in diameter. There is also a low chance for brief spin-up tornadoes within the line, but largely unfavorable low-level shear vector orientation should limit this potential. The main threat may actually transition to flooding in the next few hours as the line slows and convection trains. Impressive rainfall rates of as much as 2.5 inches per hour have already been observed in portions of Denton, Collin, and Dallas counties where Flash Flooding is ongoing. Most of this activity should be exiting the CWA to the southeast around daybreak, and likely will not contain much, if any, severe threat by that time period. The cold front responsible for this round of thunderstorms will also move through the rest of the area in the morning, with post- frontal stratus lingering through much of the day. Broken/overcast skies combined with the slightly cooler post- frontal airmass will hold highs in the upper 70s and 80s with light northerly winds. This boundary will stall through parts of Central/East Texas, and weak low-level convergence along it should result in additional isolated showers and thunderstorms during the daytime tomorrow. This activity would not be strong or severe, and most convection is expected to remain east/southeast of the CWA. Winds will return to the ESE overnight as the frontal boundary quickly washes out, and additional fog and low stratus may fill in by Thursday morning. In addition, another complex of thunderstorms may encroach on North Texas from the northwest towards daybreak Thursday, but most of the rain chances with this system will occur after sunrise. -Stalley && .LONG TERM... /Issued 155 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025/ /Wednesday Night Onward/ Wednesday`s stalled front will lift northward on Thursday and linger near the Red River through late this week. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop near/along the frontal boundary Thursday and Friday, and some of this activity will likely skirt portions of North Texas. Heading into the weekend, an optimal set up is expected for MCS development in western Texas/Oklahoma each night beginning Friday night. West to northwest flow aloft will likely bring some of this MCS activity into portions of North Texas Friday night/Saturday morning, and again Saturday night/Sunday morning. There will be at least a low threat for severe weather both days, but perhaps slightly more favorable on Sunday. A cold front is expected to move through the area on Sunday but will likely stall somewhere in the forecast area. This will bring additional chances for showers and storms early next week, allowing our period of active weather to continue. Temperatures will remain near normal throughout the period with afternoon highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s and warm/humid mornings in the mid 60s to mid 70s. Barnes && .AVIATION... /NEW/ /06z TAFs/ Thunderstorm activity has largely departed the D10 airports to the southeast as of 06z. For Waco, isolated thunderstorms exist in the vicinity of the airport, but more numerous thunderstorms will arrive from the northwest in a few hours and affect the TAF site through 11-12z. While winds are presently variable in direction due to convective influences, they will take on a predominant northerly direction later this morning following the passage of a weak cold front. Post-frontal IFR/MVFR stratus will fill in across most of the area by daybreak, resulting in cigs at 1-2 kft through the morning before lifting above 2 kft heading into the afternoon. New isolated showers and thunderstorms may develop in parts of Central and East Texas during the afternoon in the vicinity of the stalled frontal boundary, but should remain well south and east of all TAF sites. Cigs should eventually scatter out towards 00z, with winds turning more easterly in the evening. Additional fog/low stratus is possible just after the current valid TAF period on Thursday morning. -Stalley && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible overnight. Even if activation is not formally requested, any reports of hazardous weather to the National Weather Service are appreciated. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 70 84 73 88 74 / 80 10 5 20 5 Waco 71 84 73 88 73 / 70 20 5 10 0 Paris 71 84 71 85 71 / 80 40 5 20 5 Denton 67 82 69 87 71 / 80 10 5 20 5 McKinney 70 83 71 87 73 / 80 10 5 20 5 Dallas 71 84 73 87 74 / 80 10 5 20 5 Terrell 73 85 72 89 73 / 80 20 5 10 0 Corsicana 72 86 73 90 75 / 70 30 5 10 0 Temple 71 88 73 92 73 / 60 30 5 5 0 Mineral Wells 64 83 69 88 71 / 70 5 10 20 5 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 2 AM CDT Wednesday for TXZ093>095-104>107-118>123-132>135-142>146-156-157-159. && $$