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264 FXUS64 KFWD 012337 AFDFWD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fort Worth TX 637 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to bring the low potential for flash flooding to the Brazos Valley Wednesday through Thursday morning. - Elevated fire weather concerns will continue across much of the Big Country through the weekend as hot and dry conditions are expected to continue. && .SHORT TERM... (This evening through Wednesday) Issued at 257 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026 Tropical Storm Edouard is currently making landfall near Port Arthur, Texas, steered WNW by a mid-level ridge centered over the Lower Mississippi Valley. These two features will be mainly responsible for our local weather in the short term. Precipitable water values exceeding 2" are moving into the Brazos Valley ahead of Edouard, and mid-to-upper level moisture will continue to build today as the system moves inland toward the Piney Woods. As a result, isolated diurnal showers and storms are possible (10% chance) late this afternoon or early this evening across North and eastern Central TX. High temps will peak between 95-102 degrees this afternoon, and similar heat is expected tomorrow for areas west of I-35 and north of I-20. Meanwhile, temps will be held to the low-to-mid 90s where cloud cover from Edouard is widespread Wednesday. Areas along and east of I-45 and south of I-20 are set to receive beneficial rainfall from Edouard. Precip will begin late tonight across our far southeastern counties, then will likely expand northward along and east of the I-45 corridor on Wednesday. We expect efficient rainfall rates given high PWAT values, and this will create flash flood concerns where locally higher amounts of rain fall. To highlight this potential, a Flood Watch has been issued for Anderson, Freestone, and Leon Counties from late tonight through Wednesday evening. Most likely precip totals through Wednesday are 1-3", with 6" in localized areas of the Piney Woods. Additional pockets of heavy rain are possible Wednesday night as the LLJ increases and supports the remnant low over the region. This may increase the flooding concerns across portions of East TX and the Brazos Valley if the same areas receive multiple rounds of heavy rain through the period. && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday night through next Monday) Issued at 257 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026 Scattered showers will continue on Thursday mainly east of I-35 but the overall coverage should begin to decrease during the evening hours. Pockets of moderate rain or isolated storms are possible in the afternoon. While the flooding threat will begin to diminish on Thursday, we can`t rule out some localized concerns depending on where the highest rainfall accumulations occur tonight through tomorrow night. The upper level ridge to our east will begin to expand towards the Southern Plains Friday into the weekend. This will keep our area mostly dry, but we will see the hot temperatures return with upper 90s to near 100 degree highs over much of the region by Saturday or Sunday. Heat indices near 105 degrees are also forecast to return over the weekend into early next week as some moisture remains in the area. Outside of some isolated daytime showers across portions of East TX and the Brazos Valley region each day, most locations will remain precipitation free through early next week. Fire weather concerns will remain elevated across the Big Country due to the lack of rainfall and hot temperatures to continue through next week. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 630 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026 D10: Over the next hour or two (through 01Z), expect isolated showers and storms to continue near and east of the TAF sites, before convection ends with the loss of daytime heating. Southeasterly winds will prevail within D10 through tomorrow morning, before winds shift more out of the east after 15Z. No additional rain chances are anticipated for D10 tomorrow, and any rain or storms should generally remain east and south. ACT: Winds will remain in E-SE flow through the overnight period. By daybreak (~12Z), winds will shift out of the northeast as they come under the influence of Tropical Storm Edouard. ACT should remain dry tomorrow, as much of the rain associated with TS Edouard will remain east and southeast of the airport. However, we`ll need to keep an eye on any encroaching development in the afternoon. Will keep the forecast dry for now and keep an eye on future forecast guidance. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Issued at 1201 AM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026 Spotter activation is not expected at this time. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Dallas-Ft. Worth 99 79 97 77 / 10 10 20 30 Waco 101 75 96 76 / 10 10 30 40 Paris 100 74 97 74 / 10 10 10 20 Denton 99 76 98 74 / 10 10 10 30 McKinney 100 75 95 73 / 10 10 20 50 Dallas 99 79 97 78 / 10 10 20 40 Terrell 100 75 94 73 / 10 10 40 60 Corsicana 98 75 90 75 / 20 20 70 70 Temple 100 74 97 75 / 10 10 40 30 Mineral Wells 101 73 100 72 / 10 0 0 10 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch from 5 AM CDT Wednesday through Wednesday evening for TXZ147-148-162. && $$ SHORT TERM...Fenske LONG TERM....Sanchez AVIATION...Prater |
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