Special Weather Statement, NWS Fort Worth, TX

Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
616 AM CST Tue Feb 20 2018

.AVIATION...
/12z TAFs/

A very complicated forecast is in store over the next 24-30 hours
(and really through much of the week) as upper-level disturbances
bring numerous chances for showers and storms to the area
terminals. After the early-morning complex of showers and storms,
a brief relative minimum in activity is expected through the mid-
late morning hours within the somewhat more subsident airmass.
Still, some showers and embedded storms will be possible. Skies in
the wake of this activity have gone predominantly VFR. By late
this morning and into the early afternoon, the next round of
showers and storms is expected as another disturbance moves
overhead. Was not quite confident enough in timing to introduce a
TEMPO group for -TSRA, but this may be necessary in the 15z
amendments if high-resolution guidance continues to indicate
similar convective coverage. The sharp cold front should arrive
near or just after 21/00z at the Metroplex airports with a quick
north wind shift. While there may continue to be some embedded
thunder as the front passes, the next batch of more widespread TS
looks to arrive after midnight tonight as the next round of large-
scale ascent overspreads the region.

At Waco, periodic showers may develop and move across the
airfield, with thunder becoming increasingly more likely after 20z
ahead of the approaching cold front. As the front passes, around
21/06z, increasing ascent atop the frontal inversion should result
in an uptick in convective activity through the overnight hours.

Overall, CIGs are expected to favor a mixture of VFR and MVFR,
with gradual deterioration behind the cold front late tonight.

Carlaw

&&

.SHORT TERM... /Issued 352 AM CST Tue Feb 20 2018/
/Today and Tonight/

A rather complex forecast will evolve today and tonight as a
drawn-out active/unsettled weather pattern begins across the
region. In the immediate term, the first wave of ascent is
arriving early this morning out of the Concho Valley, and this
has helped to initiate a cluster of showers and thunderstorms
which will continue to rapidly push north and eastward within
the fast southwesterly flow aloft. Effective deep layer shear
values are running on the order of 40-50 kts, and this has been
supporting persistent mid-level rotation in these storms with high
velocities showing up aloft. Thus far, this enhanced momentum
seems to be having a difficult time making it down to the surface
and high-res guidance insists on a gradual weakening trend, but
this activity may still pose a strong and gusty wind and small
hail threat as it races towards the Metroplex through the 4-6 AM
time frame. Anticipate that additional convection will fire in
northeast to southwest oriented bands through the morning hours,
aligned roughly along and just west of the I-35 corridor where the
highest PoPs have been painted. Some locally heavy rainfall and
associated isolated hydrologic issues are possible with this
initial activity along the I-35 corridor, but most of the shower
and thunderstorm activity should move along at a decent enough
clip to preclude any substantial issues.

During the afternoon hours, the sharp arctic front, which is
currently draped just north of I-40/44 in Oklahoma (and actually
this front is slowly easing back north and west as a warm front at
this hour!) will begin to make its notable southward push. The
faster NAM, 3km NAM, and RAP output was generally followed for
the front timing given the much colder (and denser) airmass
analyzed across far northwest Oklahoma and southern Kansas than
earlier guidance had indicated. With this faster guidance, the
initial north wind shift is forecast to arrive across our
northwest counties around 4 PM, into the Metroplex around 6-8 PM,
and then through our southeastern counties by daybreak Wednesday.
Additional showers and storms should blossom ahead of the surging
cold front late this morning and through the afternoon, and storm
training may begin at this point as upwind corfidi vector
velocities decrease to under 5-10 kts along with boundary-parallel
cloud-bearing flow. PWAT values are forecast to be in the 1.6 to
1.8 inch range, which are easily records for the date, and would
even be near-record values by April and May standards. The
probability-matched mean QPF products from the HREF indicate the
axis of heaviest rainfall into the early evening hours stretching
from near I-35/35W to a Paris to Hillsboro line which seems
reasonable and this appears to be well represented by the current
Flood Watch.

The other threat to contend with today will be the potential for
some strong to perhaps severe storms in the warm sector this
afternoon and evening. Forecast soundings ahead of the front show
a thermodynamic/shear space which could support storms with a
damaging wind or even an isolated tornado threat where surface-
based instability resides (south and east of a Sulphur Springs to
Hamilton line). Given the surging nature of the front, it's
possible any initially surface-based convection gets undercut, but
the presence of very strong 0-1 km shear is a concern, especially
if the front hangs up a bit more than forecast.

Finally, an additional wave of warm advection/isentropic ascent
is forecast to materialize late tonight across the Concho Valley.
This should lead to the development of additional showers and
perhaps some isolated storms above the shallow frontal inversion
across our western counties. Temperatures here will be falling
through the 30s, and am growing a bit more concerned about some
freezing rain potential developing towards daybreak on Wednesday
north and west of an Eastland to Gainesville line. Each subsequent
NAM/SREF run is coming in colder, and forecast soundings are
showing steepening 850-600 mb lapse rates facilitating increasing
MUCAPEs late tonight supporting the potential for elevated
convection. With the exceptionally warm air just off the surface
(+12 to +14 C at 900 mb), any heavier convection may drag this
warmer air to the surface, reducing potential impacts from any
freezing rain, but this threat will continue to be scrutinized
very closely today.

Carlaw

&&

.LONG TERM... /Issued 352 AM CST Tue Feb 20 2018/
/Wednesday through Monday/

The cold front will have moved through the southeastern parts of
the forecast area as of 6 am Wednesday. Lift over the frontal
boundary will be on-going. This along with the upper level trough
remaining across the western United States, will result in
continued chances of rain. The heaviest rain should shift to the
east of the forecast area by Wednesday afternoon but some light to
occasionally moderate rain will continue area wide Wednesday
afternoon. With the cold advection behind the front, cloud cover
and precipitation, temperatures will not rise much, if at all,
during the day. After early morning lows in the lower 30s
northwest to the upper 50s southeast, daytime highs will only be
in the mid 30s northwest to the lower 60s southeast.

Rain chances should decrease some Wednesday night, especially
across the west as we await the next shortwave. However, some
chances will remain and as temperatures will be near or slightly
below freezing across the northwest, have included a mention of
rain of freezing rain for the overnight Wednesday night into the
early morning Thursday period for locations along and northwest of
an Eastland to Bowie line. Fortunately temperatures are expected
to be 30-32 degrees and given how warm we have been, no
significant icing on roads is expected at this time. Rain chances
will increase Thursday afternoon and Thursday night. Lows
Wednesday night will range from around 30 northwest to the mid 40s
southeast. Highs Thursday will range from the lower 40s northwest
to the mid 60s southeast.

Chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue
Thursday night through Saturday. As the upper level trough over
the Southwestern United States moves eastward across the Rockies,
a lee side low will develop. In response to the developing low,
surface winds across the forecast area will come around the south
Friday. Overnight lows Thursday night will range from the upper
30s northwest to the upper 50s southeast and highs Friday will
range from the upper 50s northwest to around 70 degrees southeast.
The upper level trough will finally move east out of the Rockies
and across the Plains Saturday. As this system moves east, rain
chances should end across all but the extreme eastern zones by
Saturday night.

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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Dallas-Ft. Worth    74  37  42  38  51 / 100  90  90  50  40
Waco                74  42  50  40  54 /  90  90 100  50  50
Paris               73  40  46  43  55 / 100  90 100  70  40
Denton              73  35  39  36  49 /  90  70  90  50  40
McKinney            73  36  43  39  51 / 100  90  90  50  40
Dallas              73  37  44  40  52 / 100  90  90  50  40
Terrell             74  39  48  42  55 / 100  90 100  60  40
Corsicana           75  42  51  44  56 /  80  90 100  70  40
Temple              74  44  53  41  54 /  90  90 100  50  50
Mineral Wells       75  34  38  33  46 /  70  50  90  40  60

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Flood Watch through Wednesday evening for TXZ093>095-103>107-
118>123-133>135-144>148-159>161.

&&

90/58

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
740 AM CST Tue Feb 20 2018

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-211200-
Montague-Cooke-Grayson-Fannin-Lamar-Young-Jack-Wise-Denton-Collin-
Hunt-Delta-Hopkins-Stephens-Palo Pinto-Parker-Tarrant-Dallas-
Rockwall-Kaufman-Van Zandt-Rains-Eastland-Erath-Hood-Somervell-
Johnson-Ellis-Henderson-Comanche-Mills-Hamilton-Bosque-Hill-Navarro-
Freestone-Anderson-Lampasas-Coryell-Bell-McLennan-Falls-Limestone-
Leon-Milam-Robertson-
740 AM CST Tue Feb 20 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
There is a chance of thunderstorms across all of North and Central
Texas through tonight. Some severe thunderstorms are possible through
this evening along and southeast of a Goldthwaite to Fort Worth to
Bonham line. The weather hazards from the severe storms include
large hail and damaging winds as well as an isolated tornado or two.
Cloud to ground lightning and heavy rainfall that could lead to
flooding will be a threat with any of the thunderstorms.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Chances of thunderstorms are expected to continue into Wednesday. The
threat of heavy rain should shift to east of I-35/I-35E by Wednesday
afternoon.

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Thursday night through Saturday.
Severe weather is not expected at this time, but additional heavy
rainfall could cause additional instances of flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Limited spotter activation may be requested late this afternoon into
the evening hours along and southeast of a Goldthwaite to Corsicana
to Sulphur Springs line.

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
813 AM CST TUE FEB 20 2018

TXZ101-116-201500-
Palo Pinto TX-Jack TX-
813 AM CST TUE FEB 20 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JACK AND PALO PINTO COUNTIES
UNTIL 900 AM CST...

At 813 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Graford to near Ranger. Movement was
northeast at 50 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Mineral Wells, Jacksboro, Graford, Bryson, Gordon, Possum Kingdom
State Park, Newport, Strawn and Mingus.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3295 9858 3295 9843 3347 9842 3347 9798
      3344 9798 3343 9792 3300 9792 3300 9805
      3251 9807 3252 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 1413Z 226DEG 45KT 3293 9820 3248 9862

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