Severe Thunderstorm Warning 374, NWS Fort Worth, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED TO ADD THE AVIATION DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
515 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 2000

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN AND
WESTERN PARTS OF THE METROPLEX THROUGH MID EVENING. THESE STORMS
SHOULD START TO WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET. DOWNBURST WINDS ARE THE BIG
THREAT. OUTSIDE OF THESE STORMS THIS EVENING...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS
TO PREVAIL THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY.   #58

340 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 2000 PUBLIC FORECAST DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING THIS AFTERNOON ALONG A WEAK SLOW-MOVING
COLD FRONT...EXTENDING NEAR A GRAHAM...TO DENTON...TO TEXARKANA
LINE.  THOUGH DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE A MAJOR INGREDIENT...LOW LEVEL
FORCING ALONG THE FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES SHOULD SUSTAIN
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WELL INTO THE EVENING.  BY SATURDAY...
INCREASING WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WASH OUT THESE BOUNDARIES THEREFORE
REDUCING THE ALREADY LOW CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION.

THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.  HEAT INDICES WILL
REACH THE 105 TO 115 RANGE WITH THE HELP FROM INCREASED LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE POOLED ALONG THE FRONT/BOUNDARIES.  LOW TEMPERATURES
HOWEVER...MAY BE A CATEGORY OR TWO COOLER WITHIN THE LIGHT SURFACE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE FRONT.

SUNDAY AND THE EXTENDED PERIOD...ANOTHER COLD FRONT OVER THE NRN PLAINS
WILL PRESS SOUTH AND THE LEE-SIDE TROUGH INTENSIFIES.  WITH STRONGER
SURFACE WINDS...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL CREEP UP A DEGREE AT A TIME
WHILE HIGH READINGS WARM UP AT A SLOWER RATE.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN APPEARS TO BE A WEEK FROM NOW WHEN AN
EASTERLY WAVE UNDERCUTS THE RIDGE.

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DFW 77/102/79/102
ACT 76/103/77/1003

.FTW...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY FOR ALL BUT EXTREME
       SOUTHEAST SECTION.

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-142100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1200 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 2000

...HEAT...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF
NORTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105
AND 110. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
ELDERLY AND THE YOUNG.  WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO
AVOID DEHYDRATION AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM THE
TEXAS HEAT BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT:

www.srh.noaa.gov (click on Fort Worth)

...THUNDERSTORMS...
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH A SLOW-MOVING...BUT WEAK COLD FRONT THAT
STRETCHED FROM GRAHAM TO DENTON TO TEXARKANA AT NOON.  IN
ADDITION...SURFACE AND SATELLITE ANALYSES REVEALED OTHER WEAK
BOUNDARIES THAT COULD BE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM FORMATION LATER
TODAY...PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF A WACO TO CANTON LINE.  THOUGH
CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT STORMS SHOULD RSEMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

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TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-142100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
400 PM CDT FRI JUL 14 2000

...HEAT...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS
OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.  THE COMBINATION OF HEAT
AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND
115.  VERY LITTLE RELIEF IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS LOW TEMPERATURES
BRIEFLY COOL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S.  THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE
HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE YOUNG.  WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS TO AVOID DEHYDRATION AND TAKE FREQUENT
BREAKS FROM THE HEAT.

YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM THE
TEXAS HEAT BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT:

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV (CLICK ON FORT WORTH)

...THUNDERSTORMS...
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING
ALONG AND SOUTH A WEAK...SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT THAT STRETCHED FROM
GRAHAM TO DENTON TO TEXARKANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  IN ADDITION...
SURFACE AND SATELLITE ANALYSES REVEALED OTHER WEAK BOUNDARIES THAT
COULD BE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM FORMATION LATER THIS EVENING
...PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF A WACO TO CANTON LINE.  THOUGH
CONDITIONS INDICATE THAT STORMS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

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