Severe Thunderstorm Warning 144, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
230 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2003

NEXT 7 DAYS IS A GRADUAL TRANSITION.  THE UPPER HIGH NEAR THE
TEXAS/NEW MEXICO BORDER IS NUDGED WEST AND NORTH AS PROGRESSIVE
SYSTEMS RIDE OVER THE RIDGE AND BLEND WITH THE EASTERN U.S.
TROUGH.  THE RESULT IS A RETROGRADING TROUGH, PUTTING BETTER UPPER
DYNAMICS OVER CENTRAL TEXAS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.  AN UPPER
LOW PINCHES OFF FROM THE MEAN TROUGH AND IS PUSHED WEST THROUGH
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY THE BUILDING BERMUDA RIDGE. LOOKS LIKE A GOOD
TROPICAL TAP IN STORE FOR THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPS
RETURNING TO SEASONAL NORMALS.

ALL AVAILABLE MODELS IMPLY MCCS DEVELOPING ALONG THE SURFACE
BOUNDARY AND DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF CWA.
GRADUALLY THE SFC BOUNDARY WORKS INTO THE HILL COUNTRY MONDAY GIVING
ALL AREAS A CHANCE OF RW/TRW. THE FULL TROPICAL TAP PROGGED FOR
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BRING AMPLE RAIN TO ALL AREAS.

ONE MORE HOT DAY THEN TEMPS GRADUALLY RETURN TO SEASONAL NORMALS.

RECORDS FOR SATURDAY
AUS    106  1962
ATT    106  1953
SAT    106  1953
DRT    107  1953

.EWX...NONE.

NUMBERS...
AUS 77 102 77 96 75      23233
DRT 78 105 79 99 78      02122
SAT 78 101 78 96 77      12233

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
549 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ISOLATED SUMMERTIME HEATING SHOWERS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

ANOTHER HOT EARLY AUGUST DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY.  THE HIGH EARLY
AUGUST SUN WILL ADD TO THE HEAT...ESPECIALLY IN THE LATE MORNING TO
THE AFTERNOON.

HIGHS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 100 TO 105 OVER THE EAST PART
OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND AROUND 100 TO 106 OVER WEST PARTS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.  THIS IS AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
FOR EARLY AUGUST.  HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL REACH BETWEEN 100 AND
114 IN THE HOT PART OF THE AFTERNOON.

COMPLICATIONS FROM HEAT EXPOSURE CAN BE AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED BY
USE OF HATS TO PROTECT FROM THE SUN...USE OF LIGHT COLORED AND
LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING...USE OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES...AVOIDING OUTSIDE WORK IN THE HOTTEST PART OF THE
DAY...AND AVOIDING POORLY VENTILATED AREAS.

OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S
TONIGHT...PROVIDING SOME BREAK FROM THE HOT DAYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
WIDELY SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM IN THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.