Damaging Wind in Texas, September 5, 2001

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
300 PM CDT WED SEP 5 2001

CONVECTION JUST BEGINNING TO FIRE ACROSS CWA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF
THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH ISOLATED ACTIVITY
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. CONVECTION MAINLY CAUSED BY
DAYTIME HEATING WITH THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE. UPPER LOW OVER WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS WILL BEGIN TO OPEN UP ON THURSDAY THEN MOVE EAST OUT
OF AREA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WILL DROP POPS FROM FORECAST FRIDAY
NIGHT. THEN NEXT FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY INTO AREA AS INDICTED BY AVN AS
OPPOSED TO TUESDAYS RUN WHICH HAD IT STALLING OVER THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. THUS LAST NIGHTS MRF RUN WITH PRECIP CONTINUING INTO NEXT
WEEK CAN BE TOSSED...AS FRONT SHOULD PASS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTION OF
AREA SATURDAY...AND SOUTHERN ZONES SATURDAY NIGHT. BY EARLY SUNDAY
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BE BUILDING INTO REGION BRINGING DRIER AIR.
WILL INTRODUCE SOME 60S FOR LOWS IN FORECAST BY EARLY NEXT
WEEK...BUT WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...HIGHS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO
PRESENT...ONLY WILL FEEL MUCH MORE PLEASANT. THUS A LITTLE TOUCH OF
FALL WEATHER ON THE HORIZON.

PRELIMS....

SHV 072/092/072/092 3322
MLU 071/092/071/091 2322
TXK 073/090/073/091 3322
TYR 073/090/073/090 4222
LFK 072/091/072/091 3222

.SHV...NONE

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