Warm and Windy

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

ABILENE SET A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE MONDAY MORNING WHEN WE REACHED 37 DEGREES. HOWEVER, THE SAME DRY AIR WARMED UP QUICKLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

OUR WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. NO RAIN IN THE FORECAST RIGHT NOW FOR THE WORK WEEK BUT I HAVE ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR THIS SUNDAY.

AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, THE WIND WILL PICK UP AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEK. A FIRE WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND.

MONDAY NIGHT : CLEAR AND 50 WITH A LIGHT SOUTH WIND.
TUESDAY: SUNNY AND 83 WITH SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20.
TUESDAY NIGHT: CLEAR AND 58.
WEDNESDAY: SUNNY AND 85.

Pleasant Weather To Start The New Week:

Good Morning From Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* As I write this about 20 minutes until 4:00 AM... Abilene Regional Airport sits at 39 degrees which ties the record low for this day of 39 from back in 1997. It is a pretty safe bet this record will fall this morning, as will the temperatures another few degrees...

* Sunny and pleasant weather for all of West Texas today as an area of high pressure sits over the Big Bend region. The weather looks quiet for the week. A cold front will drop southward the next few days but the model runs show this front running out of gas along the Red River and slowly falling apart thanks to the high pressure that will drift across south Texas and keep the front stuck to the north.

Today: Sunny & Warmer
Highs: 76-79
Wind: SW 5-15
Rain Chance: 0%
Severe Weather Risk: None

Tonight: Mostly Clear & Not as Cold
Low: 48-53
Wind: SW 5-15
Rain Chance: 0%
Severe Weather Risk: None

Friday: Mostly Sunny
High: 82-85
Wind: SW 10-15
Rain Chance: 0%
Severe Weather Risk: None

NICE WEATHER TO BEGIN THE WEEK

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

THE RAIN IS OVER FOR A WHILE HERE IN THE BIG COUNTRY TONIGHT. STORMS WHICH DEVELOPED ALONG AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT LAST NIGHT CARRIED INTO MID-DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE BIG COUNTRY. RAIN AMOUNTS VARY CONSIDERABLY FROM A QUARTER INCH TO SEVERAL INCHES. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST RAIN FELLFROM SWEETWATER TO ROBERT LEE TO BALLINGER AND SOUTHERN COLEMAN COUNTY WHILE THE LIGHTEST RAINS TENDED TO BE NORTH OF I-20.

NEXT COMES SOME VERY COOL TEMPERATURES TO GREET US TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. LOWS TONIGHT DROP TO AROUND 40 DEGREES WHICH IS ABOUT 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

DRY WEATHER IS FORECAST THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. THURSDAY IS THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM BUT AS OF NOW ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE RAIN STAYING NORTHEAST OF US BUT WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. BY NEXT SUNDAY, MORE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE.

TONIGHT: CLEAR AND VERY COOL, AROUND 40 WITH LIGHT WIND.
MONDAY: SUNSHINE AND 77 WITH SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15.
MONDAY NIGHT: CLEAR AND 51.

T-Storm Watch Until 1:00 AM Sunday

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 1:00 AM Sunday for the following counties:

(4/26/2008 6:06:14 PM) iembot: SJT issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Brown, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crockett, Fisher, Haskell, Irion, Jones, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Shackelford, Sterling, Sutton, Taylor, Throckmorton, Tom Green [TX] till 1:00 AM CDT

(4/26/2008 6:04:53 PM) iembot: MAF issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Borden, Dawson, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Reagan, Scurry, Terrell [TX] till 1:00 AM CDT

Stormy Weather Late Saturday & Saturday Night

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

ONE COLD FRONT CAME THROUGH TODAY BUT THE MAIN COLD FRONT WHICH SHOULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD RAIN WON'T ARRIVE UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT.

DURING THE DAY SATURDAY, WE'LL SEE CLOUDS GATHERING AND YOU'LL NOTICE THE SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING. LATE DAY SATURDAY, A DRY LINE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST WHILE THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. A FEW STORMS, WHICH COULD TURN SEVERE, ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE KRBC VIEWING AREA.

THEN, SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES, MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS, SOME SEVERE, WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT. YOU ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY SATURDAY NIGHT FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE STORMS. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO BRING A FEEL OF FALL-LIKE WEATHER SUNDAY AS HIGHS DROP BACK INTO THE 60'S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS DROP INTO THE LOW 40'S.

FRIDAY NIGHT: CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, LOW NEAR 52. EAST WIND 5 TO 15.

SATURDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY, HIGH 77, SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT A FEW LATE DAY STORMS, SOME SEVERE, BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS SATURDAY NIGHT.

SATURDAY NIGHT: RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, SOME SEVERE, LOW IN THE MIDDLE 40'S WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND.

SUNDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY TO BEGIN THE DAY, TURNING SUNNY LATE, COOL, IN THE MID TO UPPER 60'S.

Storm Chances This Weekend:

Good Morning From Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* A cold front will move into the area today and bring slightly cooler air to West Central Texas. The front may kick off a few storms that could be strong in our eastern and southeastern counties this afternoon... mainly along a line from Eastland to Santa Anna to Brady and points eastward. Highs will be back into the lower to middle 80s today. Lows tonight will be cooler as well into the middle 50s.

* Quiet weather for most of Saturday with highs in the middle to upper 70s. The front that moves through on Friday will stall in South Texas and lift northward as a warm front and interact with a storm system moving into West Texas and kick off a good chance for thunderstorms Saturday night and into Sunday. The best severe weather threat looks to be centered over the Concho Valley, but the slight risk of severe weather runs roughly along and South of US 180 in the Big Country and south into the heart of West Central Texas.

Today: Partly Cloudy, Breezy & Slightly Cooler.
Isolated Storms in Eastern Counties
Highs: 79-84
Wind: NW 15-25
Rain Chance: 20% (East)
Severe Weather Risk: Slight- East (SPC Outlook)

Tonight: Partly Cloudy, Breezy & Slightly Cooler
Lows: 53-55
Wind: S# 15-20
Rain Chance: 0%
Severe Weather Risk: None

Saturday: Partly Cloudy. A Few Isolated Thunderstorms Late Afternoon
Highs: 76-79
Wind: SE 15-20
Rain Chance: 20%
Severe Weather Risk: None

Sat. Night: Showers & Thunderstorms. Some Storms Severe
Lows: 45-48
Wind: SW 10-15
Rain Chance: 70%
Severe Weather Threat: Slight (SPC Outlook)

* Have a Great Weekend... More on your forecast and the severe weather threat late this weekend coming up here on West Texas Today and with Nathan Motz this evening on KRBC News.

MORE CHANCES FOR STORMS

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

THE STORMS STAYED AWAY TODAY BUT THEY ARE STILL IN THE FORECAST FOR LATE FRIDAY, LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT THANKS TO TWO COLD FRONTS COMING OUR WAY.

HIGHS TODAY TOUCHED 90 ALL AROUND THE AREA BUT WE SHOULD SEE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER ON FRIDAY THANKS TO A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. AS IT DOES SO IN THE AFTERNOON, AREAS MAINLY EAST AND SOUTH OF ABILENE STAND A CHANCE TO SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP, STORMS WHICH COULD BE SEVERE.

ON THE HEELS OF THE FIRST FRONT IS ANOTHER FRONT LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THAT FRONT HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF CAUSING STORMS AND RAIN ACROSS THE KRBC VIEWING AREA. AS ALWAYS THIS TIME OF YEAR, ANY STORM WHICH DEVELOPS MAY BECOME SEVERE.

ONCE THE RAIN MOVES EAST ON SUNDAY, WE SHOULD SEE A DRIER PATTERN WITH SLOWLY WARMING TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK. SPEAKING OF TEMPERATURES, DOWNRIGHT COOL FEELING SUNDAY IN THE UPPER 60'S WHICH IS WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

TONIGHT: AN ISOLATED STORM, OTHERWISE CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY, LOW OF 62. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20.
FRIDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A COLD FRONT ARRIVING. HIGH AROUND 80 WITH A 20% CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON STORMS.
FRIDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY AND COOL, LOW 50'S, AN ISOLATED STORM POSSIBLE.
SATURDAY: MOST OF THE DAY PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM BUT LATE DAY AND INTO SATURDAY NIGHT LOOK FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO INCREASE AROUND THE AREA. HIGH SATURDAY NEAR 80.
SUNDAY: COOLER WITH MORNING SHOWERS, HIGHS MID TO UPPER 60'S SUNDAY.

Warmer Today, Rain Chances Return:

Good Morning From Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Areas that saw rain on Wednesday picked up a good soaking. Abilene officially picked up 1.31" of rain, while Doppler Radar estimates show that areas along US 180 from the Snyder to Breckenridge corridor picked up 2 to 3 inches of rain.

* Expect much warmer weather today as breezy southwesterly winds will impact the area today. The dryline will mix into our the western portions of the Big County this afternoon and could kick off a very isolated storm ahead of the dryline... mainly from about a Haskell to Abilene to Ballinger and points eastward line. Highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s today and lows tonight in the low to middle 60s.

* Another cold front will push across the area on Friday and will help kick off a few thunderstorms. Severe weather threat looks low, with the best chance of severe storms east of our area. Another storm system will impact West Texas on Sunday. There is a slight risk of severe weather outlined by the SPC for West Central Texas on Sunday for this event.

Today: Partly Cloudy, Breezy & Warmer. A Very Isolated PM Storm
Highs: 88-92
Wind: SW 15-25
Rain Chance: 10%
Severe Weather Risk: None

Tonight: Partly Cloudy & Breezy. An Isolated Evening Storm
Low: 62-65
Wind: SW 15-25
Rain Chance: 10%
Severe Weather Risk: None

Friday: Partly to Mostly Cloudy. A Few Isolated Thunderstorms
High: 78-82
Wind: SW/NW 15-20
Rain Chance: 20%
Severe Weather Risk: None

Strong to Severe Storms Today & Tonight:

Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Severe thunderstorms are likely across the Big County, Heartland and Northern Concho Valley today and tonight as both a dryline and an upper level storm system move into West Central Texas. Given the instability and wind shear likely, storms that do develop may quickly reach severe levels. Although all of West Central Texas will see a threat of severe storms, there is an enhanced threat area along and north of a San Angelo to Brownwood line or roughly along and north of US 67. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threat. However, especially in the enhanced threat area, there will be the potential for very large hail perhaps golfball to baseball size and isolated tornadoes as well.

* KRBC Forecast:

Today: Mostly Cloudy with Scattered T-Storms. Some Storms Severe
Highs: 80-83
Wind: SE 15-25
Rain Chance: 40%
Severe Weather Threat: Slight (SPC Outlook)

Tonight: Showers & T-Storms. Some Storms Severe
Lows: 64-67
Wind: S 15-25
Rain Chance: 60%
Severe Weather Threat: Slight (SPC Outlook)

Thursday: Rain Ending Early, Decreasing Clouds & Warmer
Highs: 87-90
Wind: SW 15-25
Rain Chance: None
Severe Weather Threat: None

* Stay with KRBC throughout the day for the lastest on the severe weather threat and of course I will have an complete forecast this morning on West Texas Today...

Slight Risk for Severe T-Storms Wednesday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

TEMPERATURES SOARED ONCE AGAIN TODAY MAKING IT FEEL MORE LIKE SUMMER THAN SPRING. ALL SIGNS STILL POINT TO SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

I'LL PUT THE RAIN CHANCE AT 40% WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY SHOT AT RAIN IN MY SEVEN DAY FORECAST.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY, IT IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE AT LEAST A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. I'LL LEAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS IN THE FORECAST ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS WELL.
AS FAR SEVERE WEATHER, THE KRBC VIEWING AREA IS INCLUDED IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. IT APPEARS THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY, AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20, STAND THE BEST CHANCE TO SEE MORE STORMS WHICH WOULD MORE LIKELY BECOME SEVERE SO WE'LL WATCH THAT FOR YOU CLOSELY ON WEDNESDAY.

TONIGHT: TURNING CLOUDY WITH AN ISOLATED STORM POSSIBLE BY MORNING, LOW OF 67.
WEDNESDAY: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A 40% CHANCE FOR STORMS, HIGH NEAR 80. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: CLOUDY, 40% CHANCE FOR STORMS, LOW NEAR 64.
THURSDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM, NEAR 90 AGAIN.

SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS FRIDAY WITH A 30% CHANCE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

One More Warm Day... Rain Chances Return:

Good Tuesday Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* One more warm and humid day across West Central Texas before changes take place. Highs again will approach and exceed 90 in the area today as the dryline mixes into our western counties and humid conditions continue across the rest of the Big County, Heartland, and Concho Valley.

* There is an islolated chance for a storm today and tonight, but the best chance will come on Wednesday as a weak cold front will push southward and give lift to the very moist and humid air across our area to get a few showers and thunderstorms going. The cap is holding decently, but I think the front will give enough lift to get a few storms developing. It will be "cooler" on Wednesday with highs back into the lower 80s.

* Isolated rain chances will continue to at least Saturday with highs remaining in the 80s and overnight lows in the upper 50s and 60s.

Today: Morning Clouds, then Partly Cloudy & Warm, Isolated Storms
Highs: 89-91
Wind: SW/SE 10-15
Rain Chance: 10%

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy with Isolated Thunderstorms
Low: 64-66
Wind: SW 5-15
Rain Chance: 20%

Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy, Scattered Storms, Some Could Be Severe
High: 80-83
Wind: SW 15-20
Rain Chance: 40%
Severe Weather Risk: Slight (SPC Outlook)

Have a great Tuesday...

Nice & Warm To Start The Week...

Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Not much happening in the forecast the next few days other than the heat. Low clouds have developed to our south this morning and will drift north so expect overcast for a while this morning then as we get into the late morning the sky becoming partly cloudy. Although the dryline will be situated across our western counties, the cap should hold so I don't expect any storms. Highs the next two days will be in the lower 90s and overnight lows will be in the lower 60s.

* Rain chances return by mid-week as a couple of disturbances make their way into West Texas. It looks as if Wednesday is the best shot for rain, while the end of the week looks to be only slight chances.

Today: Morning Clouds, then Partly Cloudy & Warm
High: 91
Wind: SW 10-15

Tonight: Mostly Clear, A Few Clouds By Daybreak
Low: 62
Wind: S 5-15

Tueday: Partly Cloudy & Warm
High: 92
Wind: SW 15-20

Have a great Monday...

Dry & Slightly Cooler Friday:

Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

Quiet weather this morning across West Texas as high pressure has built in behind the front that passed through last night. As I write this, temperatures at 5:00 AM are ranging from 37 in Synder to 46 in Brownwood. Dry and cool airmass in place so highs today will be cooler and another cool night in store.

A warming trend will back in store over the weekend with highs climbing into the upper 80s and lower 90s into early next week. The dryline will make its way back and forth across the area over the weekend so an isolated storm could pop... but for now I will keep things dry. The next changes of rain (about 20%) come at the middle of the week.


Today: Sunny & Slightly Cooler
High: 75
Wind: NW 5-15

Tonight: Clear & Chilly
Low: 48
Wind: SW 10-15

Saturday: Sunny & Warmer
High: 83
Wind: SW 15-25

Have a great weekend...

GREAT WEEKEND WEATHER AHEAD

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

STORMS STRUCK THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN BIG COUNTRY THURSDAY NIGHT BUT QUICKLY PUSHED TO THE EAST. SOME STORMS PRODUCED HAIL AND HIGH WIND. COOL NORTH WIND WILL BLOW THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING MAKING FOR A CHILLY START TO THE DAY BUT MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REALLY WARM UP THIS WEEKEND WELL INTO THE 80'S WITH EVEN A FEW 90'S.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LOOKS TO BE NEXT TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND !!

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10:00pm

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10:00PM THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHEASTERN BIG COUNTRY. RESIDENTS OF THROCKMORTON, SHACKELFORD, STEPHENS, EASTLAND AND CALLAHAN COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR UPDATES. HERE IS A COMPLETE LIST OF COUNTIES ...

CALLAHAN CLAYCOLLIN COOKE DALLAS DENTON EASTLAND ELLIS ERATH GRAYSON HOOD JACK JOHNSON MONTAGUE PALO PINTO PARKER SHACKELFORD SOMERVELL STEPHENS TARRANT THROCKMORTON WISE YOUNG

The Wind Machine Works Overtime

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

I FEEL YOUR PAIN AND HAVE HAD ALL THE WIND I WANT. HOWEVER, THE PERSISTENT GUSTY WIND WON'T BE GOING AWAY ANYTIME SOON.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE ROCKIES IS CAUSING OUR WIND TO GUST BUT THE SAME SYSTEM WILL ALSO SEND A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH, YOU GUESSED IT, EVEN MORE GUSTY WIND, ONLY FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION.

CAN THE FRONT CAUSE ANY STORMS? POSSIBLY, BUT A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES OF THE KRBC VIEWING AREA - TOWNS LIKE THROCKMORTON, BRECKENRIDGE, CISCO, EASTLAND, COLEMAN, BROWNWOOD AND COMANCHE MAY SEE AN ISOLATED STORM LATE DAY THURSDAY OR THURSDAY NIGHT.

AFTER THAT, WARM, SUNNY AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND!

MORE WIND THAN THE LAW ALLOWS

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

ARE YOU FED UP WITH THE PERSISTENT GUSTY WIND? TWO MORE DAYS OF IT BEFORE IT SHOULD CALM SOME.

AS FORECAST, THE WIND BLEW STRONG TODAY AND WILL DO THE SAME ON WEDNESDAY. A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE ROCKIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED. THE DOWN SIDE IS THE GUSTY CONDITIONS, THE UP SIDE IS WARM TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL RETURN TOMORROW.

A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY, LOOKS LIKE MID-DAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BRING WITH IT COOLER TEMPERATURES SO INSTEAD OF HIGHS IN THE 80'S, HIGHS CLOSER TO 70 LOOK REASONABLE ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A COOL TEMPERATURE NEAR 40 TOMORROW.

RAIN LOOKS TO BE HARD TO COME BY WHEN THE FRONT ARRIVES BUT IF ANY RAIN DEVELOPS IT WILL ONLY AFFECT OUR EASTERN COUNTIES.

TONIGHT: TURNING PARTLY CLOUDY BY MORNING, LOW 58 WITH SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20.
WEDNESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY, HIGH 82. SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY AND 61.
THURSDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY, HIGH NEAR 70 OR A LITTLE ABOVE BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES.

Turning Warmer and WINDY

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A NICER DAY THAN WHAT WE HAD TODAY, IF YOU DIDN'T MIND THOSE CHILLY TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. WE GOT AS COOL AS 38 THIS MORNING IN ABILENE WHILE BROWNWOOD ACTUALLY HIT 30 DEGREES FOR A SHORT TIME AROUND SIX MONDAY MORNING.

THE COOL WEATHER IS BEHIND US, TEMPERATURES ARE SET TO RETURN TO A MORE SEASONABLE SITUATION. I'M LOOKING FOR LOWS TONIGHT TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 40'S BUT HIGHS TOMORROW NEAR 79. WEDNESDAY'S HIGH SHOULD BE AROUND 80.

THE GUSTY WIND IS GOING TO BE OUR BIG STORY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS IN THE ROCKIES AND OUR SOUTHEAST WIND RESPONDS AND BECOMES GUSTY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH OUR DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTING, THE FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY BUT OUR MOISTURE SUPPLY IS EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED SO THE BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN STAYS TO OUR EAST.

MONDAY NIGHT: CLEAR AND 49.
TUESDAY: SUNNY AND WINDY, HIGH NEAR 79. SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 AND GUSTY.
TUESDAY NIGHT: CLEAR AND 58.
WEDNESDAY: SUNNY AND 80 WITH WINDY CONDITIONS.

Monday Forecast:

Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

*** See Below For Information on Frost Advisories***

Today: Frost Advisory Until 9 AM
Sunny & Warmer
High: 74
Wind: S 5-15

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Not as Cold
Low: 49
Wind: SE 10-15

Tuesday: Mostly Sunny
High: 76
Wind: SE 10-15

Frost Advisories Until Mid-Morning:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SAN ANGELO TX
1044 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

...FROST AGAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS....

LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...COMBINED WITH DRY AIR AND CLEARSKIES...WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 32 TO 36 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD. TEMPERATURES IN THIS RANGE WILL ENHANCE THEPOTENTIAL FOR FROST TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS.

TOM GREEN-CONCHO-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...ELDORADO...SONORA...COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON

1044 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE 32 TO 36 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY...HEARTLAND...CONCHO VALLEY...AND NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU REGIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE RIVER VALLEYS.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1048 PM CDT SUN APR 13 2008

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-

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

A SIGNIFICANT FROST IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNINGAS A COLD HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SETTLES INTO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 30S ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT DUE TO VERY LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES.

WHILE AIR TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING AT MOSTLOCATIONS...FROST CAN FORM AT AIR TEMPERATURES AS WARM AS 38 DEGREES UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS.FROST CAN DAMAGE OR KILL COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROTECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD PROTECT ANY TENDER PLANTS THATHAVE RECENTLY BLOOMED OR BEEN PLANTED. COVERING THEM WITH A LIGHT BLANKET OR MOVING THEM BENEATH A COVERED PORCH SHOULD PROVIDEENOUGH PROTECTION FROM THIS LATE SEASON COLD SPELL.

Frosty Weather to Begin the Week

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A FROSTADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY.TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE 32 TO 36 DEGREE RANGETONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY...HEARTLAND...CONCHOVALLEY AND NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU REGIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THERIVER VALLEYS.A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOORPLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED

Weekend Forecast - Breckenridge Tornado Damage Survey

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

I'LL BREAK THIS INTO TWO PARTS - YOUR SHORT WEEKEND FORECAST AND A SUMMARY OF THE TORNADO DAMAGE AT BRECKENRIDGE.

WEEKEND WEATHER WILL BE GREAT - MORNINGS WILL BE COOL, HOWEVER, A FROST IS EVEN POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING BUT AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL BE AROUND 70. IT SHOULD BE SUNNY ALL WEEKEND.

NOW TO THE BRECKENRIDGE TORNADO DAMAGE. AN INVESTIGATIVE TEAM FROM THE FORT WORTH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPENT THURSDAY LOOK AT THE DAMAGE AND DISCOVERED TWO SEPARATE TORNADO PATHS.

#1 - RATED AN EF 0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE - WINDS WERE ESTIMATED 80-85MPH. IT DEVELOPED ALONG FM 576 EAST OF THE EOLIAN COMMUNITY, STAYED ON THE GROUND 2.3 MILES AND HAD AN AVERAGE PATH WIDTH OF 75 YARDS.

#2 - RATED AN UPPER END EF 1 WITH WINDS NEAR 110MPH. THE DAMAGE STARTED 1/2 MILES WEST OF U.S. 183 AND SOUTH OF FM 2231. DID LOTS OF DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 150, WAS THE TORNADO THAT HIT THE AIRPORT AND DAMAGED MANY HOMES ON AIRPORT ROAD. IT CONTINUED FOR 7.1 MILES BEFORE LIFTING. AVERAGE PATH WIDTH WAS 400 YARDS.

TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8PM

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED MOST OF THE KRBC VIEWING AREA IN A TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 8:00PM TONIGHT. HERE ARE THE COUNTIES ...

BOSQUE BROWN CALLAHAN COKE COLEMAN COMANCHECONCHO CORYELL CROCKETTEASTLAND ERATH FISHERGLASSCOCK HAMILTON HASKELLHOOD HOWARD IRIONJACK JONES KIMBLELAMPASAS MASON MCCULLOCH MENARD MILLS MITCHELL MONTAGUE NOLAN PALO PINTO PARKER REAGAN RUNNELS SAN SABA SCHLEICHER SCURRY SHACKELFORD SOMERVELL STEPHENS STERLING SUTTON TAYLOR THROCKMORTON TOM GREEN WISE YOUNG

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG TORNADOES ALONG WITH VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA A LARGE PART OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN TEXAS SURROUNDING THE HIGHEST RISK AREA...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM SOUTH TEXAS NORTH AND EAST INTO PARTS OF KANSAS...SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...ARKANSAS AND LOUISIANA.

A VERY STRONG HIGH-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM NOW OVER ARIZONA AND NEVADA...WITH 120 MPH JET STREAM WINDS...WILL SWEEP EAST INTO FAR WEST TEXAS AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...A SURFACE LOW THAT WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS ARE ALREADY SPREADING VERY WARM AND HUMID AIR NORTHWARD ACROSS CENTRAL INTO NORTHERN TEXAS. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND BREADTH THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AS THE NEW MEXICO LOW HEADS EASTWARD. THE COMBINATION OF INCREASINGLY WARM AND HUMID AIR NEAR THE SURFACE...WITH THE FAST JET STREAM FLOW ALOFT...WILL CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINED ROTATING THUNDERSTORMS CALLED SUPERCELLS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. SCATTERED STORMS WITH HAIL MAY OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.

MORE SIGNIFICANT STORMS...HOWEVER...LIKELY WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FROM WEST CENTRAL TEXAS NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND NORTH TEXAS...THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG TORNADOES...IN ADDITION TO VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES...HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

THIS THREAT WILL ALSO EXPAND NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE OZARKS INTO A LARGE PART OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND LOWER TENNESSEE VALLEYS LATER THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.

Stay Alert to Severe Weather Threat Through Tonight

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

WE'RE STILL EXPECTING A WIDESPREAD OUTBREAK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE KRBC WEATHER TEAM IS MONITORING THE SITUATION AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO THROUGH MID-DAY TOMORROW - THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOULD BE THE GREATEST THREAT TIME FOR OUR AREA. BELOW IS A DISCUSSION FROM THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER ..

TORNADO WATCH WILL BE NEEDED SOON FOR PARTS OF SW INTO CENTRAL AND N TX. EARLY AFTERNOON SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWED A WARM FRONT CONTINUING TO SPREAD NWD...AND CURRENTLY EXTENDED ENEWD FROM THE MAF AREA TO THE ERN PART OF THE DAL/FTW METROPLEX INTO SERN OK AND SRN AR. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATED CLOUDS HAVE CLEARED ALONG AND S OF WRN EXTENT OF THE WARM FRONT.

ADDITIONAL SURFACE HEATING AND INCREASING CONVERGENCE ALONG THIS BOUNDARY PER OBJECTIVE ANALYSES SUGGESTS NEW TSTM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LIKELY BETWEEN 1:00 PM AND 3:00PM AS SURFACE BASED INHIBITION CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. MODERATE INSTABILITY AND STRONG DEEP LAYER AND LOW LEVEL SHEAR VALUES WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF TORNADIC SUPERCELLS.

Severe Weather Threat Today & Tonight:

From Meteorologist Chris Whited in the KRBC Triple Doppler Weather Center...

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SAN ANGELO TX
503 AM CDT WED APR 9 2008

FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-MASON-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER...STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS...MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...HASKELL...
THROCKMORTON...WOODSON...STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN
...ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD...CROSS PLAINS...
COLEMAN...BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA
...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON

503 AM CDT WED APR 9 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY OVER THE SOUTHWESTERNUNITED STATES WILL MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS THURSDAY MORNING. A WARMFRONT WILL MOVE BACK NORTH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY.SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT THIS MORNING AS THE WARM FRONT LIFTS TO THE NORTH. WITH AWARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS WEST CENTRALTEXAS THIS AFTERNOON...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODEVELOP AS THE DRYLINE MOVES INTO THE WESTERN POSITIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO VALLEY. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOMESEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOES. ALSO...A FEW STRONG TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY AND NORTHERN HEARTLAND. AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO TEXAS TONIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE....MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THEBIG COUNTRY AND THE HEARTLAND.

LISTEN TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.

STORMS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..


THUNDERSTORMS, SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE, ARE BACK IN THE FORECAST AND COULD START AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE KRBC VIEWING AREA.

WE HAVE SEVERAL FACTORS TO CONSIDER. FIRST IS THE ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE WHICH WILL RETURN TO THE REGION TONIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WILL RETURN NORTH AS A WARM FRONT WEDNESDAY, ANOTHER FOCUS FOR STORMS. COMBINE A DRY LINE PUSHING IN FROM THE WEST AND AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA FROM THE WEST AND THE STAGE IS SET FOR POTENTIAL RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT ANYTIME FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT, PROBABLY SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS BY THE TIME IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE.

THE STORMS WILL POTENTIALLY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND AND COULD ALSO SPIN UP A TORNADO OR TWO.
RANDY'S FORECAST - LET'S PLAN ON A FEW STORMS TO BE UNDERWAY TOMORROW MORNING FOLLOWED BY A BREAK DURING THE MID-DAY THEN A REKINDLING OF STORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE THE END OF THE STORMY WEATHER UNTIL MID-DAY THURSDAY. WATCH KRBC FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

LOW TONIGHT - 53 UNDER CLOUDY SKIES AND STORMS POSSIBLE BY MORNING.
HIGH TOMORROW - 77 WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, SOME SEVERE.
LOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT 54 WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, SOME SEVERE.

Forecast:

Good Morning From KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

***See Blog Post Below For Details On Severe Weather Threat Tomorrow***

* A cold front will move through West Texas today and bring slightly cooler air. The front will work on some moisture in place over the eastern areas and may kick off an isolated storm or two.

* The front will lift back north tonight and tomorrow as a warm front and also keep isolated storms in the forecast.

* Tomorrow looks to be an active day with isolated severe storms possible along the warm front as it lifts northward. A dryline will mix to the east late in the afternoon and evening and will help fire strong storms. A cold front will move in later in the evening. The warm, moist airmass and dryline/cold front combo will set the parameters for a severe weather threat from Wednesday into early Thursday.

* Quickcast:
- Today: Partly Cloudy, Breezy, Isolated Storms (East)
High: 77 Wind: SW/N 15-20

- Tonight: Increasing Clouds, Breezy, Isolated Storms
Low: 52 Wind: N 15-20

-Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy, Thunderstorms, Some Severe
High: 78 Wind: Se 10-15

Moderate - Slight Risk For Severe Weather From Wednesday - Thursday AM:

SPC Day 2 (Wednesday) Outlook

DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER

NORMAN OK

1253 AM CDT TUE APR 08 2008

VALID 091200Z - 101200Z

...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TX AND SOUTHERN OK...

...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS/ARKLATEX/OZARKS...

...MUCH OF TX/OK INTO THE ARKLATEX/OZARKS...

POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 00Z NAM/GFS/ECMWF AND 21Z SREF GUIDANCE SUGGEST A MID/UPPER TROUGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS DURING THE DAY...TAKING ON A NEUTRAL TO NEGATIVE TILT BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. AT THE SURFACE...CYCLOGENESIS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS...WITH BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE /60S F DEWPOINTS/ RETURNING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS TX. STALLING FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS THE ARKLATEX AND NORTH/CENTRAL TX ON DAY 1 IS EXPECTED TO RETREAT NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTH TX DURING THE DAY...AND INTO OK DURING THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT.

THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO FOR SURFACE BASED RMS/SUPERCELLS DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST/WEST CENTRAL INTO NORTH CENTRAL TX AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW/DRYLINE AND NEAR THE WARM FRONT INTERSECTION. AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO SHIFT EASTWARD...50 KT MID LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ATOP SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL YIELD STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR FOR SUPERCELLS. AMPLE HEATING/INCREASINGLY STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH 60S F DEWPOINTS ACROSS TX WILL LEAD TO MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY BY AFTERNOON...WITH MLCAPE OF 2000-3000 J/KG. THE SUPERCELLS WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES /A FEW POTENTIALLY STRONG/...WITH AN APPRECIABLE SEVERE RISK CONTINUING WELL INTO THE NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER RISKS...A DAMAGING WIND THREAT MAY INCREASE DURING THE LATE EVENING/OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTH/CENTRAL TX IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EASTWARD SURGING DRYLINE/PACIFIC FRONT.

FARTHER NORTH ACROSS NORTHWEST TX/WESTERN OK INTO SOUTHERN KS...A LEAD IMPULSE MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING/AFTERNOON WITHIN THE ELEVATED BAROCLINIC ZONE. A HIGHLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT AND SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WOULD RESULT IN AT LEAST SOME LARGE HAIL POTENTIAL. ALTHOUGH POSSIBLY IMPACTED BY ONGOING CONVECTION ACROSS TX...THE WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NORTHWARD FROM NORTH TX INTO OK DURING THE EVENING/OVERNIGHT. AT LEAST A LARGE HAIL THREAT WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS OK INTO ADJACENT PORTIONS OF KS/MO/AR. HOWEVER...A SURFACED BASED SEVERE THREAT /INCLUDING TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS/ CANNOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS CENTRAL/SOUTHERN OK DURING THE NIGHT.

Isolated Storms Monday Evening

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

AFTERNOON HEATING AND THE DRY LINE MAY SPARK A THUNDERSTORM THIS EVENING ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY. ANY STORM WHICH DEVELOPS MAY RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAJORITY OF THE STORM ACTIVITY SHOULD STAY NORTH OF OUR AREA ALONG THE RED RIVER BUT WE'LL MONITOR LOCALLY FOR THE CHANCE FOR STORMS.SEVERE WEATHER WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT IN THE AREA.WEDNESDAY, THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT, WE'LL HAVE OUR BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS, SOME WHICH COULD BE SEVERE.

TONIGHT: ISOLATED EVENING STORMS, OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY, LOW 63. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20.

TUESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY, ISOLATED LATE DAY STORM, UPPER 70'S WITH NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20.

TUESDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE FOR STORMS, LOW 53.

WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT: A 50% CHANCE FOR STORMS.

Fire Danger For Western Big Country, Front Tomorrow, Severe Weather Mid-Week:

* From the KRBC Weather Center...

- Red Flag Warning for Scurry and Mitchell Counties This Afternoon.
- Fire Weather Watch for Nolan, Fisher, & Haskell Counties Today

* Good morning... Quiet morning across West Texas today as a front has stalled just across our southern counties. This front will retreat northward today as a warm front helping warm highs today into the middle 80s. The dryline will drift into our western counties and will elevate the fire danger this afternoon.

* Tomorrow a cold front will move across the area and will bring a slight chance for storms across the eastern areas where there will be the best moisture content. Highs tomorrow will drop back into the middle and upper 70s.

* Severe Weather Mid-Week: A strong system will swing through West Texas on Wednesday helping develop showers and thunderstorms across the area. The Storm Prediciton Center has the entire Big Country, the Northern Concho Valley, and the Heartland outlined for the Slight Risk of severe weather on Wednesday. The long range outlook from the SPC has suggestion for some severe weather Thursday... mainly early in the morning as the system moves out of our area. We will watch this system take shape and sharpen our forecast accordingly.

* Quickcast:
-Today: Partly Cloudy, Warm, Windy High: 85-87 Winds: S 15-25 mph
-Tonight: Partly Cloudy, Mild, Windy Low: 58-61 Winds: S 15-25 mph
-Tuesday: Partly Cloudy, WarmHigh: 77-79Winds: S 15/NW 15

* Have a Good Monday...

-KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited

Dry Through Tuesday, Then Rain Mid-Week

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

HARD TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WEATHER WE ENJOYED THIS WEEKEND - WARM SUNSHINE AND PLENTY OF IT. WE WILL KICK OFF THE WORK AND SCHOOL WEEK WITH SIMILAR WARM AND DRY WEATHER BUT CHANGES START TO TAKE PLACE AS SOON AS TUESDAY NIGHT.

WE'RE EXPECTING A COLD FRONT TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND LINGER WEDNESDAY WHICH MEANS WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS TIME OF YEAR, A FEW OF THOSE COULD BE SEVERE. WE LOSE THE CHANCE FOR RAIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND RETURN TO DRY WEATHER WITH NICE CONDITIONS FOR YOUR NEXT WEEKEND.

TONIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A LOW NEAR 55.
MONDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND 84.
MONDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A LOW NEAR 59
TUESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY, HIGH OF 79.
WEDNESDAY: A 40% CHANCE FOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS, HIGH 65.

Tornado Watch Issued:

* From Meteorologist Chris Whited in the KRBC Weather Center...

The Storm Predicition Center has issued a Tornado Watch until 9:00 PM for
the following counties: Taylor, Callahan, Nolan, Fisher, Haskell, Shackelford,
Jones, Stephens, Throckmorton, and Eastland

* Stay with KRBC for the latest weather information from Chief Meteorologist
Randy Turner this evening and myself...

Severe Weather Threat This Afternoon & Tonight:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
406 AM CDT THU APR 3 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHTISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OFF A DRYLINE LATE AFTERNOON...FROM IRAAN TO STERLING CITY TO SWEETWATER...MAY BECOME SEVERE AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO VALLEY THIS EVENING. A SECOND ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH MAY HAVE THE MORE INTENSE SEVERE WEATHER... IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOPAS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH INTO THE BIG COUNTRY TOWARD MIDNIGHTAND THROUGH THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS BY DAYBREAK. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE STORMS EAST OF AN ALBANY... ABILENE...SAN ANGELO... JUNCTION LINE TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE REST OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILLALL BE POSSIBLE.

...SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

Severe Weather Expected Thursday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST ..

Consider this your "Heads Up" for the potential for severe weather late Thursday and Thursday night across the Big Country. The Storm Prediction Center has placed all the KRBC viewing area in a Slight Risk for severe storms while from Abilene northeast toward Breckenridge and Throckmorton the risk is greater, in the Moderate category. Damaging hail, high wind and isolated tornadoes will all be possible Thursday and Thursday night. Heavy rain will also fall from many of the storms. Once the storms push east Thursday night, a strong cold front blows through making for windy and cooler weather Friday. Weekend weather, however, still looks nice.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, highs middle 80's, gusty south wind with a 40% chance of late storms.

Thursday Night: Severe thunderstorms likely areawide, more prominent from Abilene east and south. Low 45.

Friday: Gusty north wind, partly cloudy, middle 60's.

Weekend: Sunny and warm, middle 70's.

Moderate Risk For Severe Weather Thursday:

* Mostly cloudy conditions will continue across West Central Texas for today with a slight chance for isolated thunderstorms. Highs will reach the middle 60s. Same story for tonight with isolated storms possible. Lows should be around 60.

* Tomorrow: The Storm Prediction Center has place most of the Big Country under a Moderate Risk For severe weather on Thursday afternoon, evening and early Friday. Here is the NWS/San Angelo Hazardous Weather Outlook:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
550 AM CDT WED APR 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS

..DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE BIGCOUNTRY AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME

..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAYAFTERNOON AND NIGHT...IN THE BIG COUNTRY FROM HASKELL TO ANSON TO ABILENE...AND FOR AREAS TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THESE CITIES. ASLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS EXTENDS ACROSS THE REST OF WEST CENRALTEXAS. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE FROM THE WEST WILL DESTABILIZE THEATMOSPHERE. A DRYLINE IN WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE CONCHO VALLEY AND BIG COUNTRY WILL BE A FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENTDURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT LATE EVENING AND AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL THEN BE AN ADDITIONAL FOCUS FOR STRONG TOSEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAINTHREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

CLOUDY WEATHER TONIGHT, GRADUAL WARMING

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

OUR SPRING ROLLER COASTER RIDE CONTINUES IN TERMS OF TEMPERATURE AND IN SPEED OF WEATHER SYSTEMS RAPIDLY COMING AND GOING THROUGH THE AREA.

NEXT ON TAP IS A WARM FRONT WHICH WILL COME FROM THE SOUTH AND THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SOME DRIZZLE AND FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS THE COOL AIR NEAR THE GROUND IS OVERRUN BY THE WARMER AIR ABOUT A MILE ABOVE THE GROUND. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED T-STORM ON WEDNESDAY BUT CHANCES AREN'T THAT GREAT AND FAVOR MAINLY THE NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY.

WE'LL WATCH AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON THURSDAY. ONCE AGAIN, AREAS NORTH OF I-20 ARE FAVORTED TO SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK WE'LL SEE A LARGE NUMBER OF STORMS ON THURSDAY. ANY THAT DEVELOP, HOWEVER, WILL BE CAPABLE OF BECOMING SEVERE. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THURSDAY NIGHT MAY BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS AREAWIDE WITH YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. WEATHER FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND LOOKS WARM AND DRY.

TONIGHT: TURNING CLOUDY, MIDDLE 40'S, DRIZZLE AND FOG POSSIBLE.
WEDNESDAY: A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED STORMS, HIGH NEAR 65 AS SOUTH WINDS GRADUALLY RETURN.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: BECOMING HUMID, LOW NEAR 60.
THURSDAY: A 20% CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS, HIGH 84.
FRIDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND 68.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: SUN AND CLOUDS WITH 78-83 FOR HIGHS.

Cooler Tuesday, Chance of Storms Wednesday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

THE THUNDERSTORMS DIDN'T PAN OUT MONDAY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF BROWN AND COMANCHE COUNTIES. THE DRY LINE PUSHED THROUGH AS FORECAST, PRETTY MUCH AT MID-DAY AS FORECAST, BUT THE GREATER INSTABILITY EAST OF ABILENE KEPT THE SEVERE WEATHER AWAY.

TUESDAY MORNING COOL NORTH WIND WILL BE BLOWING AND TEMPERATURES TUESDAY SHOULD BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES COOLER THAN MONDAY.

BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, AS A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS OUR AREA, A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE, ABOUT A 20% CHANCE. SOME STORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT COULD BE SEVERE SO STAY TUNED TO KRBC AND WATCH THIS BLOG FOR MORE INFORMATION.

TUESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY AND 68 WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND.
TUESDAY NIGHT: SLIGHT CHANCE FOR STORMS, 50.
WEDNESDAY: 20% CHANCE FOR STORMS, NEAR 68.
THURSDAY: WARMER, NEAR 82.

Isolated Storms Today, Fire Threat Afternoon

Good Morning from Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Watching the radar early this morning for thunderstorms but so far as of the time I am writing this just after 5:00, things are quiet. Dryline sits well back to our west with dewpoints this morning in the 50s and 60s across the area and temperatures in the lower 70s.

* Today: The dryline will advance eastward as we go through the day and will fire off a few thunderstorms in areas. The best chance for storms will be across the eastern areas of West Central Texas...roughly along and east of US 283. There is a slight risk of severe storms across the eastern parts of the KRBC viewing area as we go into the day. Isolated storms across the Big Country could be severe today as well. As the dryline moves though the area, the fire danger will begin to elevate across the area. Red Flag Warnings are in place over the Permian Basin this morning. It will be warm today with highs in the lower and middle 80s. Rain Chances: 20% for most of the area with 30-40% chances east of US 283. Winds will be southwesterly at 15-25 mph.

* Tonight: Mostly clear and cooler across the area with lows in the middle 40s and winds easing back some to 5-15 from the southwest.

* Tuesday: A cold front will move across West Central Texas and allow for a cooler day with highs in the lowe to middle 70s and winds switching to the north at 10-20 mph.

* Have a good Monday...

Expecting Storms Monday Morning

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER...

IT'S A FAMILIAR SCENARIO - DRYLINE WITH SOME UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT MOVES EAST, DRYLINE CAUSES T-STORMS TO DEVELOP, DRYLINE MOVES EAST, ENDING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN, COLD FRONT ARRIVES EARLY TUESDAY.

THE DIFFERENCE IN MONDAY'S SETUP IS THE DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE STORMS STARTING EARLY IN THE MORNING, SAY SUNRISE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS IT SLOWLY PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. SO RATHER THAN THE TYPICAL AFTERNOON STORMS, EXPECT THEM FROM EARLY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. ONE OR TWO MAY BECOME SEVERE.

HIGHS MONDAY AROUND 80, RAIN CHANCE 40%, SSW WIND 15 TO 20.

LOWS MONDAY NIGHT NEAR 50, PARTLY CLOUDY.

HIGHS TUESDAY NEAR 64 WITH GUSTY NORTH WIND ALL DAY.

LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT NEAR 49.

HIGHS WEDNESDAY NEAR 70 WITH A SLIGHT CHNACE FOR SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WARM THURSDAY, LOW TO MID 80'S.

MID TO UPPER 70'S AND DRY FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OF THE COMING WEEKEND.

Cooler Today... Rain Chances This Weekend:

Good Morning From Meteorologist Chris Whited at KRBC...

* Much cooler this morning as a cold front has swept through our area this morning. Highs today will only be in the upper 50s to near 60...compare that to yesterday when we had upper 80s to near 90.

* The cold air won't stick around too long, as the cold front will retreat northward on Saturday as a warm front and will return warmer and moist air. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow as the front lifts through the area... the southern areas of the Big Country and Heartland could see some isolated storms late tonight.

* Isolated chances for thunderstorms will be possible on Sunday but the best chance of storms will be on Monday with a dryline pushing through followed by a cold front. There could be some severe weather with that system so we will need to watch it the next few days.

* Down the road... Cooler on Tuesday and warming up by the middle of next week. Computer forecast runs this morning are introducing some rain chances for Wednesday and Thursday so for now, will only introduce a 20% chance for the area.

* Have a great weekend...

A Few Weekend Storms Possible - Better Chance Monday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

TWO COLD FRONT BETWEEN NOW AND MONDAY BRING RAIN BACK INTO OUR FORECAST AND TEMPERATURES ARE ABOUT TO MODERATE, COMPARED TO THE VERY WARM WEATHER WE'VE HAD THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

THE FIRST COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATER TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. IT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE TEMPERATURE. INSTEAD OF HIGHS IN THE MID 80'S, I'M FORECAST HIGHS IN THE LOW 60'S ON FRIDAY. COUPLE THAT WITH A NORTH WIND AND YOU WILL HAVE A CHILLY FEELING DAY TOMORROW.

I'LL INCLUDE SHOWERS WITH AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO IN THE SATURDAY FORECAST AS THE COLD FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH ACROSS THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT.

YOU'LL NOTICE VERY HUMID AIR ARRIVING SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS GULF MOISTURE SURGES IN PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEXT FRONT ON MONDAY.

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY APPEAR TO BE OUR BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SOME OF THE STORMS ON MONDAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SEVERE SO STAY ALERT SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

TONIGHT: COLD FRONT EASES INTO THE AREA, UPPER 40'S.
FRIDAY: MAINLY CLOUDY AND CHILLY, HIGHS NEAR 60.
FRIDAY NIGHT: MOSTLY CLOUDY, UPPER 40'S.
SATURDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY, 30% CHANCE FOR RAIN, LOW 70'S.
SUNDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY, 20% CHNACE FOR RAIN, UPPER 70'S.

Changes Ahead...

Good Morning From KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Expect a very warm day today with temperatures not too far from the records. The record for Abilene today is 92 from 1971... I am forecasting a high of around 90 for the Abilene area and lower 90s for the Heartland and Western Big Country. A dryline will move across the area today dropping relative humidity and dewpoint values, which in turn will help raise the temperatures.

* A cold front will move in late tonight and early Friday and will bring a drastic cool down with highs back into the middle to upper 60s for Friday and cooler overnight. The front will retreat back northward on Saturday as a warm front so highs will climb back to the middle 70s.

* Rain chances: A slight chance of rain over the weekend as moisture will surge in with the warm front and with daytime heating. Another front will move in by Monday and will bring a better chance of rain and storms for the area.

* Have a good Thursday...

Very Warm Thursday / Cooler Friday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

WARM WEATHER IS THE BIG STORY ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH OR EVEN EXCEED 90.

CHANGES COMING FRIDAY WITH A COLD FRONT ARRIVING DURING THE EARLY PART OF FRIDAY, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60'S INSTEAD OF NEAR 90. IT IS DOUBTFUL THE FRONT WILL CAUSE ANY RAIN FRIDAY BUT PERHAPS SOME ISOLATED STORMS TRY AND BUILD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN HOLDS OFF UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WHEN YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT ARRIVES.. WE'LL HAVE A 40% CHANCE FOR RAIN ON MONDAY.

TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY, 59.
THURSDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, NEAR 90, BREEZY SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20.
FRIDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY, UPPER 60'S.
WEEKEND: HIGHS IN THE 70'S, SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN.

Have the A/C Ready !

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

HELLO, THANKS FOR STOPPING BY OUR BLOG. THE HEADLINE SAYS IT ALL - WARM WEATHER IS HERE TO STAY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR ARRIVES FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND.


WE ENJOYED WARM TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON BUT FEW OF US PROBABLY ENJOYED THE GUSTY WIND. NOT QUITE AS MUCH WIND TOMORROW, ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE BREEZY, AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TOO.

I HAVEN'T MADE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST - HOLDING STEADY WITH MID 80'S ON WEDNESDAY AND UPPER 80'S ON THURSDAY. WE'LL DROP BACK TO BETWEEN 70 AND 75 THIS WEEKEND. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS NOW IN THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT WHICH LOOKS DESTINED FOR OUR AREA DURING THE DAY MONDAY.

WHAT YOU WILL NOTICE OVER THE NEXT FEW MORNINGS IS THE ABUNDANCE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE - WE'LL LIKELY SEE THOSE LOW CLOUDS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH TO BEGIN OUR DAY - AND THAT'S ESPECIALLY THE CASE THIS WEEKEND.

THE ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AT NIGHT AND OCCASIONAL GUSTY WIND WILL COMBINE TO KEEP OUR OVERNIGHT LOWS ON THE MILD SIDE.

ENJOY THE WARMTH!!

Let the Warm Begin

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

GOOD EVENING - HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY AND HOPE YOU ARE READY FOR REALLY WARM WEATHER AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEK. NO MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE COMING OUR WAY THROUGH MID-WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 80 TUESDAY, CLOSER TO 85 WEDNESDAY AND UPPER 80'S THURSDAY. I'LL LEAVE JUST THE ISOLATED HIT AND MISS STORM IN THURSDAY'S FORECAST, DUE TO THE DRY LINE, BUT COUNTIES MAINLY EAST AND SOUTH OF ABILENE WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THAT, IF ANY AT ALL. I'LL JUST MENTION A POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY BUT THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO WATCH TO SEE IF IT ACTUALLY DEVELOPS.

TONIGHT - CLEAR WITH UPPER 40'S.
TUESDAY - SUNNY, NEAR 80 WITH GUSTY SOUTH WIND.
TUESDAY NIGHT - PARTLY CLOUDY, 55 TO 58.
WEDNESDAY - BREEZY, WARM, 85.
THURSDAY - PARTLY CLOUDY, WARM, 88.

Warming Trend Ahead...

Good Monday Morning From KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* After a cold start this morning with areas of frost a quiet Monday across West Central Texcas. Not much is happening in the forecast this week other than a gradual warming trend this week. Daytime highs will climb into the middle and upper 80s by the middle of the week, well above our normal highs in the 70s. Winds will pick up over the next few days and I do expect the fire danger to elevate some across West Texas.

* We don't any rainfall this week as it looks to be rather dry. Moisture will return my mid-week and a sharp dryline takes shape over West Texas but it doesn't look too promising for any rainfall. A cold front will move across the Big Country, the Heartland, and the Northern Concho Valley by Friday cooling our daytime highs back into the middle 70s. There may be enough lift to squeeze out a shower with the front, but for now I am not including a rain chance in the forecast.

* Enjoy your Monday...

The Week Ahead

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO FLIRT WITH FREEZING MONDAY MORNING AS WE BEGIN OUR WORK WEEK. FROST IS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE WITH LOWS 32-35 AREAWIDE.

AFTER A COLD START TO THE WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM UP NICELY TO SOME OF THE WARMEST WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS YOUNG SPRING SEASON. LOOK FOR HIGHS TO BE 80 OR ABOVE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RAIN CHANCES APPEAR PRETTY SLIM THIS WEEK, HOWEVER THE DRY LINE MAY BE ABLE TO PRODUCE AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO THURSDAY.

THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY OR FRIDAY NIGHT CAUSING A BIG DIP IN TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE LOW 60'S FOR HIGHS ON SATURDAY. ALL IN ALL, PRETTY QUIET WEATHER THIS WEEK.

Dry End To Week, Wet Easter Sunday...

Good Morning on this Good Friday to everyone in the Big Country, the Heartland, and the Northern Concho Valley from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* A weak cold front will move across the area today, not doing much other than shifting our winds from the south back to the north. A few clouds will be possible today with highs in the lower 70s and approaching the middle 70s ahead of the front. Saturday will be quiet ahead of the next system and front that will move in overnight Saturday and into Sunday.

* Easter: The front and low pressure will move in early and could produce rain early enough to make some sunrise services wet. We will see our high temperature overnight, with temperatures holding in the 40s most of the day with rain showers. Easter egg hunts in the afternoon will most likely be wet.

* Next week looks to be dry and cool to start off on Monday with a gradual warming trend by the middle of the week with highs again near 80 degrees.

* Have a safe weekend and Easter...

Cold and Wet on Easter

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

AS IT SHAPES UP RIGHT NOW, WE SHOULD PLAN ON A CHILLY AND WET EASTER SUNDAY, THANKS TO A COLD FRONT WHICH ARRIVES ON SATURDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS SHOULD FORM ACROSS OUR NORTHERN BIG COUNTRY COUNTIES ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD SOUTHWARD WITH THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES ON EASTER SUNDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO GET TO 50. IT ISN'T OUT OF THE QUESTION THAT NORTHERN COUNTIES MAY SEE SOME FROZEN PRECIPITATION MIX IN WITH THE RAIN BUT TOO EARLY TO SAY WITH ANY CONFIDENCE AT THIS TIME.

WEATHER LEADING UP TO EASTER WILL BE PLEASANT, A LITTLE ABOVE 70 ON FRIDAY, CLOSE TO 70 SATURDAY BUT ONLY ABOUT 50 ON SUNDAY. THE WARM AND DRY WEATHER RESUMES ON MONDAY AS HIGHS REBOUND INTO THE 60'S FOLLOWED BY WARM 70'S ON TUESDAY.

Welcome To Spring:

Good morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Today is the first day of spring here in Texas as the vernal equinox came at 12:48 AM CDT early this morning.

* A quiet weather continues through at least Saturday as high pressure continues to dominating our area. The warm continues with highs in the middle and upper 70s for the end of the week as we enter the Easter Weekend. Clouds will be on the increase on Saturday ahead of the next cold front and system that will bring rain chances back on late Saturday, and most of the day on Easter Sunday. This mornings data runs still suggest the bulk of the rain will be on Sunday itself, so sunrise services on Sunday could be wet. Easter will aslo be a cool day with highs only be in the upper 50s and wet for those Easter egg hunts. The first few days of next week look mostly sunny to partly cloudy temperatures gradually increasing back to the 70s by mid-week.

* Today: Sunny, warmer and windy with a highs in the upper 70s. South winds of 15-25 mph

* Tonight: Clear and not as cool. Lows in the middle 40s. South winds 10-20 mph

* Good Friday: Sunny and warm. Highs in the middle 70s. Winds becoming northeasterly at 5-10 mph.

* Enjoy your Thursday...

Last Day of Winter:

Good Wednesday from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

* Today is the last day of winter here in the Northern Hemisphere as we will begin the vernal equinox at 12:48 AM CDT Thursday morning.

* On a side note, what a well needed rain across the Big Country, Heartland and the Northern Concho Valley on Monday night and Tuesday. In all, most areas saw an average of 2 to 3 inches while a few isolated spots approaches 4 inches. Checking on the climate numbers this morning as I am putting together my forecast package for West Texas Today show we are now +1.98 inches above normal based on numbers at Abilene Regional Airport. While we sit in the short term above normal, the US Drought monitor update on March 11th still has our area placed under a Drought Stage 2 - Severe (Agricultural) drought.

* A quiet weather pattern for the next few days as high pressure will be the dominating weather feature for our area. A warm up is in store with highs back in the upper 60s today and middle and upper 70s for the end of the week as we enter the Easter Weekend. Good Friday will be our warmest day with highs approaching 80. Clouds will be on the increase on Saturday ahead of the next cold front and system that will bring rain chances back on late Saturday, and most of the day on Easter Sunday. This mornings data runs suggest for now it looks the bulk of the rain will be on Sunday itself, but sunrise services on Sunday could be wet. As anticipated as we always see at or around Easter, our "Easter Snap" of cooler weather will arrive with the rain on Sunday so daytime highs will only be in the upper 50s and wet for the Easter egg hunts. The first few days of next week look mostly sunny to partly cloudy temperatures gradually increasing back to the 70s by mid-week.

* Looking at the models out days 7-14 we see a couple of rain chances and mostly dry and warm weather. I will stress that this far out on model runs is "voodoo land" and expect the outlook for the second week to change between now and them. This far out on these forecast models is just a "guess."

* That's it for this morning/evening. Randy Turner is away tonight so I will be back in the saddle tonight on KRBC News at 5, 6, and 10:00. Unless there is a change in forecast data, I will let this blog cover the evening shift as well. Enjoy your Wednesday and the last day of winter!

Rain Ends Tonight

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

AFTER SEVERE WEATHER AND WELCOMED RAINS LAST NIGHT AND TODAY, THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STORMS WILL MOVE EAST OF OUR AREA TONIGHT, BRINGING AN END TO THE RAIN.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGE FROM 1.65 IN SANTA ANNA TO 3.66 IN BRECKENRIDGE. BAIRD REPORTS 2.75 WHILE COLEMAN ALSO HAD 2.75.

ONCE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST TONIGHT, CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. WE SHOULD SEE ABUNDANT SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY AND SUNNY SKIES THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS A SLIGHT CHANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND EASTER SUNDAY, THANKS TO ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT NEAR 39 IN ABILENE. HIGHS TOMORROW MID 60'S FOLLOWED BY LOW 70'S THURDAY AND MID 70'S ON FRIDAY.

SEVERE T-STORM WATCH IN EFFECT

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 124
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
130 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2008
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 124 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ARCHER BAYLOR BROWN
CALLAHAN CLAY COKE
COLEMAN COMANCHE CONCHO
EASTLAND ERATH FISHER
FOARD HARDEMAN HASKELL
IRION JACK JONES
KNOX MCCULLOCH MILLS
MONTAGUE NOLAN PALO PINTO
RUNNELS SAN SABA SHACKELFORD
STEPHENS TAYLOR THROCKMORTON
TOM GREEN WICHITA WILBARGER
YOUNG

Heads Up for Severe Weather

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

MY BEST ADVICE IS STAY ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BIG COUNTRY IS PRIMED FOR A ROUND OF SEVERE WEATHER .. PLENTY OF MOIST AIR - APPROACHING DRY LINE - UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY. SEVERAL WILL LIKELY BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL, HIGH WINDS AND TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED.

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS UPGRADED OUR AREA TO A MODERATE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION IN PLACE, SOMEWHERE SAFE TO GO IF / WHEN WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. MAKE SURE YOUR WEATHER RADIOS ARE OPERATIONAL.

STAY TUNED TO KRBC FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

TUESDAY SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE A RAINY DAY WITH COOL TEMPERATURES IN THE 50'S. THE WORST OF THE SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD MOVE EAST SOMETIME TONIGHT BUT LINGERING RAIN IS EXPECTED TUESDAY.

RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY IN PARTS OF THE AREA, SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE ESPECIALY EAST AND SOUTH OF ABILENE.

Plan for a Stormy Monday & Tuesday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

WE ARE IN FOR A WET PERIOD OF WEATHER FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY HERE IN THE BIG COUNTRY. THE GOOD NEWS IS RAIN IS LIKELY, THE BAD NEWS IS WE MAY HAVE TO CONTEND WITH SEVERE WEATHER, HAIL AND HIGH WINDS, TO GET THE GOOD RAIN. A COMPLEX PATTERN IS SETTING UP. HERE ARE THE INGREDIENTS...

1. UPPER LEVEL LOW OUT IN ARIZONA TONIGHT WILL DRIFT SOUTH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO BY TOMORROW - CAUSING A FEW STORMS LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING IN OUR AREA.
2. A DRY LINE WILL DEVELOP WEST OF OUR AREA TONIGHT AND MOVE EAST TOMORROW, CAUSING STORMS.
3. A COLD FRONT ATTACHED TO THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY BRINGING MORE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.
4. BY TUESDAY NIGHT - THE RAIN IS EAST AND WE WILL HAVE HOPEFULLY RECEIVED APPRECIABLE RAINFALL TOTALS, AT LEAST 1 TO 2 INCHES IN MANY AREAS.

BUT IT ISN'T JUST RAIN - MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT, BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS - HAIL, HIGH WINDS, ISOLATED TORNADOES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN AND STORMS LOOKS TO BE MONDAY NIGHT.

TEMPERATURES - MILD TONIGHT AS MOISTURE SURGES INTO THE AREA, AROUND 60. HIGH MONDAY NEAR 73. AROUND 50 MONDAY NIGHT AND NEAR 60 AS COOLER AIR ARRIVES TUESDAY. 70'S MIDWEEK, NEAR 80 BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

Severe Weather Possible:

* From our friends at the NWS/San Angelo:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
120 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-
140-154-155-168>170-171000-
FISHER-NOLAN-STERLING-COKE-RUNNELS-IRION-TOM GREEN-CONCHO-
CROCKETT-SCHLEICHER-SUTTON-HASKELL-THROCKMORTON-JONES-SHACKELFORD-
TAYLOR-CALLAHAN-COLEMAN-BROWN-MCCULLOCH-SAN SABA-MENARD-KIMBLE-
MASON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROTAN...ROBY...SWEETWATER...
STERLING CITY...ROBERT LEE...BRONTE...BALLINGER...WINTERS...
MERTZON...SAN ANGELO...EDEN...OZONA...ELDORADO...SONORA...
HASKELL...THROCKMORTON...WOODSON...STAMFORD...ANSON...HAMLIN...
ALBANY...ABILENE...CLYDE...BAIRD...CROSS PLAINS...COLEMAN...
BROWNWOOD...BRADY...SAN SABA...MENARD...JUNCTION...MASON
120 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER THE BAJA REGION WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO...AND INTO TEXAS MONDAY NIGHT. GULF
MOISTURE WILL RETURN NORTH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING DRYLINE. AN ISOLATED SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS MAINLY
THE BIG COUNTRY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...A WARM...MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AS THE DRYLINE MOVES EAST
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME
THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS. ALSO...ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
MAINLY THE HEARTLAND AND NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY. AS THE MAIN UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT MONDAY NIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION.

Extremely Critical & Dangerous Fire Weather Day:

Good Morning From KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
218 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS WESTCENTRAL TEXAS TODAY...

CRITICAL TO POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHERCONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO SET UP LATER TODAY. A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TX PANHANDLE WILL PRODUCE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A SURGING DRY LINE. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH VERY DRY RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AS TEMPS SOAR INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. FOR THIS REASON...OUTDOOR BURNING OF ANY KIND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. DO NOT THROW CIGARETTE BUTTS OUT OF YOUR CAR WINDOWS

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS...AT 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...WILLDEVELOP IN THE RANGE OF 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS...AS TEMPERATURES SOAR INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S. CRITICAL TO POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
340 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF WESTCENTRAL TEXAS...

A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTENSIFYING IN THE TEXAS PANDANDLE WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS TO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN ANGELO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUSTY TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE BIG COUNTRY...CONCHO VALLEY AND NORTHERN EDWARDS PLATEAU. THIS AREA IS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF AANSON...ABILENE...BALLINGER...SAN ANGELO...SONORA LINE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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A very dangerous weather day across our area as we have prime factors in place for a critical threat for wildfires and grassfires across the Big Counrty, the Northern Concho Valley and the Heartland. The Texas Forest Service officials are alerting residents that this is "the most extreme wildfire conditions this state has seen in recent history." The conditions will be in place throughout the day across the area. A dryline will advance into the area early today and late tonight and early Saturday we will see a cold front drop into the area. It is between the dryline and cold front that the worst conditions are in place for the fire threat. A low pressure area tracking to our north over the Panhandle, South Plains and Texoma regions is strengthening and the pressure gradient is helping pick up the winds today.

Today's Forecast: Sunny and very warm. Very high winds out of the southwest and west of 25-40 miles per hour. There could be wind gusts to 50 miles per hour. Highs: 89-91

Tonight: Mostly clear and still windy. Lows around 50 with west winds at 15-20 miles per hour.

Weekend: Sunny and cooler. Highs in the lower to middle 70s and lows in the lower to middle 50s.

Stay with KRBC throughout the day on any breaking news related to the critical fire threat and of course with the KRBC weather team.

Have a great weekend and stay safe...

The Answer, My Friend, is Blowing in the Wind

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

SORRY, COULDN'T RESIST THE HEADLINE ALLUDING TO THE WIND, A VERY SERIOUS WIND SITUATION WHICH IS SHAPING UP ON FRIDAY.

THE WIND WILL BE RELENTLESS FRIDAY, STRAIGHT OUT OF THE WEST, THE AIR VERY DRY AND TEMPERATURES VERY WARM - WHICH IS WHY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE TEXAS FORESTRY SERVICE ARE URGING EVERYONE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION FRIDAY WHEN IT COMES TO FIRES. NO OUTDOOR BURNING IN ANY WAY WOULD BE IDEAL .. IF YOU SMOKE, KEEP THOSE CIGARETTE BUTTS IN THE CAR, DON'T THUMP THEM OUTSIDE.

A LOW PRESSURE AREA NORTH OF US, IN OKLAHOMA AND ALONG THE RED RIVER, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND AND AS THAT SYSTEM MOVES EAST TOMORROW, IT WILL BE REPLACED BY SLIGHTLY COOLER, BUT NOT COLD AIR, ON SATURDAY. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE WE WILL SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS IN THE KRBC VIEWING AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE EARLIEST, MORE LIKELY DURING THE DAY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THOSE COULD BE SEVERE. PAST THAT, MILD AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.

TONIGHT: CLEAR AND 50 WITH SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15.
FRIDAY: VERY WINDY, WARM, HIGH OF 88. WEST WIND 30 TO 40, MAY BE SOME BLOWING DUST DURING THE AFTERNOON. CRITICAL FIRE DANGER ON FRIDAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT: CLEAR AND 45.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: SUNSHINE WITH HIGHS NEAR 70.
MONDAY: 30% CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS.

WILDFIRE WEATHER ALERT FRIDAY

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...


WARM AND WINDY - THOSE ARE THE MAIN WEATHER WORDS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES IN THE 80'S CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. FRIDAY IS A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY ALL ACROSS THE KRBC VIEWING AREA. THE WIND WILL BE VERY GUSTY, TEMPERATURES VERY WARM AND HUMIDITY VERY LOW LEADING TO A GREATER LIKLIHOOD OF WILDFIRES. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WHICH COMES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. WE'LL PROBABLY SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY SO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF CONDITIONS COME TOGETHER AS WE THINK THEY WILL.
TONIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY AND 51.
THURSDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY, HIGH 83.
FRIDAY: CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DANGER - VERY WINDY, VERY WARM - 88
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: A LITTLE COOLER, HIGHS NEAR 70.
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY: OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.

Even Warmer & Increased Fire Danger:

Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chris Whited...

Quiet weather continues across our area as a center if high pressure will settle over West Central Texas the next few days. A low pressure area developing to our north will help increase the pressure gradient and thus pick up winds across the area the next few days. Highs will be very warm in the lower 80s today and tomorrow and approaching close to 90 by Friday.

With the warm, dry and windy conditions our fire weather threat will be at critical levels the next few days. Friday looks to be the most serious day for fires in our area. The National Weather Service in San Angelo has already put out a Fire Weather Watch for all of our area on Friday. It is a good possibility it will be elevated to Red Flag Warning status by then as conditions will be met.

A weak front will push into the Big Country on Saturday and will cool our daytime highs closer to the normal with temperatures near 70 (the normal high is about 68). Our next storm will take shape over the later half of the weekend and will bring some rain chances back on Monday and Tuesday. The exact amount of rainfall is still in question as forecasted model data is developing different senarios with this system. Lets just hope for a nice rain as we definately need it here in our area.

Enjoy your Wednesday!

YOU'RE GETTING WARMER !!

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE WARM OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ACROSS THE KRBC VIEWING AREA. WE SHOULD CLIMB INTO THE UPPER 70'S, IF NOT A FEW LOW 80'S ON WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWED BY THE MID 80'S ON THURSDAY AND THE UPPER 80'S ON FRIDAY. ALONG WITH THE WARM WEATHER COMES AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS OUR DRY SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASES. A COLD FRONT ON FRIDAY NIGHT WILL LOWER TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE UPPER 60'S FOR THE WEEKEND. AS FOR RAIN - THIS AFTERNOON SOME LIGHT SHOWERS FORMED IN A SMALL DISTURBANCE DOWN BY SAN ANGELO BUT THEY ARE WEAK AND SHORT LIVED - BUT A SLIGHT CHANCE IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS COMING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH MONDAY BEING AROUND A 30% CHANCE. WARM AND WINDY IS THE WEATHER STORY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

Fire Threat Increases

DESPITE RECENT RAINS THE FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.ON WEDNESDAY A STRONG SURFACE TROUGH IN THE PANHANDLE WILL BRING BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY AND CONCHO VALLEY. A PACIFIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSSTHE REGION ON THURSDAY BRINGING BREEZY WEST WIND SATURSDAY 10 TO 15 MPH . THE FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO BE CRITICALON FRIDAY AS CONDITIONS REACH RED FLAG CRITERIA...WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

Dense Fog Possible Tonight / Tuesday AM

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD MAKE A RETURN TO THE AREA TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20. WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS, EXPECT FOG TO DEVELOP IN AREAS THAT RECEIVED RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. THE FOG MAY BE PRETTY THICK AT TIMES SO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AND DRIVE SAFELY.

Warm Weather This Week

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ...

IT WAS NICE TO GET THE RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING, ALTHOUGH WE HAD TO PUT UP WITH SOME HAIL AND HIGH WIND IN THE PROCESS. THE AFTERNOON TURNED OUT TO BE VERY NICE.

ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COME OUR WAY TUESDAY FROM THE NORTHWEST BUT MOISTURE FOR THE SYSTEM IS LIMITED SO I'M NOT EXPECTING RAIN, HOWEVER, YOU MAY SEE VIRGA OR SOME RAIN FALLING FROM THE CLOUDS, THEN EVAPORATING BEFORE IT REACHES THE GROUND.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE WARM THIS WEEK - NEAR 70 ON TUESDAY, NEAR 78 ON WEDNESDAY, AROUND 80 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS GOING TO BE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, MUCH LIKE THIS PAST WEEKEND.

WIND WILL LIKELY INCREASE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SO THE FIRE DANGER WILL LIKELY INCREASE TOO.

Storms Sunday Night / Monday Morning

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

THERE IS RAIN IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT, THUNDERSTORMS LOOK LIKELY TONIGHT AND SOME COULD BE SEVERE. WE ARE MONITORING FOR THE SEVERE THREAT OF HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS FROM SOME OF THE STORMS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BIG COUNTRY, ABILENE INCLUDED. AS YOU COULD SEE BY THE LOW LEVEL CLOUDS WE HAD AROUND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MOISTURE HAS RETURNED TO THE AREA WHICH IS ONE OF THE INGREDIENTS WE NEED FOR STORMS. IN ADDITION, A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN NEW MEXICO WILL HELP WITH LIFTING SOME OF THE MOISTURE TO ALLOW STORMS TO DEVELOP. WE'LL BE MONITORING THIS STORM THREAT THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHT HERE AT KRBC. ONCE THE RAIN IS OVER TOMORROW, THE REST OF THE WEEK IS DRY BUT WE MAY BE TALKING ABOUT RAIN AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND, WE'LL MONITOR THAT CHANCE FOR YOU HERE AT KRBC. TWO COLD FRONTS THIS WEEK, ONE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ANOTHER ON FRIDAY NIGHT BUT NEITHER WILL PROVIDE A MAJOR COOL SPELL.
TONIGHT - RAIN AND T-STORMS, LOW OF 46.
TOMORROW - MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN MAINLY IN THE MORNING, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY, HIGH ONLY AROUND 60.
MONDAY NIGHT: PARTLY CLOUDY AND 40.
TUESDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY AND 72.

Cool Friday - Warmer This Weekend

After record snowfall for March 6 of .70" in Abilene, and amounts from 1 to 6 inches over the KRBC viewing area, sun returns Friday, but it will remain cool. Then, temperatures will be in the 60's Saturday and near 70 on Sunday.

Eastland and Breckenridge areas received the most snow on Thursday with 3 to 6 inches common across the eastern Big Country.

The next chance for moisture will be in the form of rain on Monday .. enjoy your warmer weekend.

Randy

Winter Weather Issues Today...

From Meteorologist Chris Whited in the KRBC Triple Doppler Weather Center...

...Winter Weather Advisory for Knox, Haskell, Throckmorton, Fisher, Jones, Shackelford, Nolan, Tayor and Callahan County from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM CST...

... Winter Weather Advisory extended to include Brown, Coleman, Runnels and Coke County as well as of 8:00 AM this morning. The advisory for these counties is also in effect until 6:00 PM CST...

...Snow Advisory for Stephens and Eastland County from Noon until 3:00 AM CST Friday morning...

* Precipitation will develop this morning as a mix of rain and snow with some sleet possibly mixed in at times. As the air just above the surface cools, precipitation will change over to all snow after lunchtime. Some accumulation will be possible across the northern areas of the Big Country (I will us US Hwy. 180 and northward as the boundary) while ground temperatures will be a little too warm southward. Having said that, just like earlier this week, we could see some light accumulation of grassy spots in areas along Interstate 20. Temperatures will hold in the middle to lower 30s across the area today.

* Light snow will continue into the evening before tapering off this evening. Overnight will be cloudy and cool with lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.

* Looking ahead a nice warming trend as we head into the weekend and early next week with highs climbing back to the lower 70s. Another chance of rain will enter the picture Monday and Monday night for the area.

* Time change: Don't forget the time changes this weekend. You may recall Congress passed the law to extend Daylight Saving Time so it will start earlier now in March and the time will not change again until November. Remember.... "Spring Forward" ahead one hour at 2:00 AM on Saturday Night/Early Sunday morning.

* Enjoy your day and stay with KRBC for the latest on the weather situation throughout the day.

Cold / Rain /Snow on Thursday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

PLAN ON NASTY WEATHER ON THURSDAY - COLD WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN EVEN COLDER WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE ENTIRE KRBC VIEWING AREA SHOULD RECEIVE RAIN AND SNOW.
RAIN AMOUNTS COULD TOTAL UPWARDS TO A HALF INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT, MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS, DUE TO THE WARM GROUND CONDITIONS, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAD ON MONDAY BUT A TRACE TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE.

EXPECT HIGHS THURSDAY TO STAY IN THE 30'S. IN FACT, THE MORNING SHOULD BE WARMER THAN THE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD AIR SINKS IN FROM MID-DAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL STAY IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

BY FRIDAY, THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST BUT WE REMAIN COOL, HIGHS AROUND 50.

THE WEEKEND LOOKS SUNNY AND WARM WITH HIGHS AROUND 70.

ANOTHER SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE FORECAST ON MONDAY.

Front Arrives Today, Rain Chances Tomorrow:

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE.HIGHS TODAY WILL BE MUCH COOLER FOR THE BIG COUNTRY.

AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO FORCE WARM MOIST AIR UP AND OVER THE SURFACE COLD AIR
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AND PEAK AROUND NOON THURSDAY. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE, A RAIN SNOW MIX FOR THE BIG COUNTRY THURSDAY. THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH MOVES EAST. SURFACE COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES FRIDAY WITH NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS. HOWEVER...DECREASING CLOUDS WILL ALLOW MORE SUNSHINE TOWARM TEMPERATURES INTO TO MID TO UPPER 50S FRIDAY AFTERNOON

THE WEEKEND LOOKS GREAT IF YOUR HEADING OVER TO SWEETWATER FOR THE RATTLESNAKE ROUND-UP ACTIVITIES. THE COOLER AIRMASS WILL MODIFY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS DAYTIME HIGHS WILL CLIMB BACK INTO THE 70S.

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It's going to be chilly tonight across the Big Country.  Temperatures Wednesday in the low 60's as a cold front arrives.  Dreary and cool Thursday, highs mid 40's, slight chance for rain.

Cooler Air Arrives Wednesday, Lingers Thursday

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ....


ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS ON THE WAY AND WILL BE HERE AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE WARM WEATHER TODAY BECAUSE TEMPERATURES TOMORROW SHOULD BE A LITTLE COOLER, AND TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE COLD AGAIN.
LOWS THIS MORNING DIPPED INTO THE 20'S BUT HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON REBOUNDED INTO THE MIDDLE 60'S. LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD FALL INTO THE UPPER 30'S BEFORE MAKING THE LOW 60'S TOMORROW. THE FRONT WILL KEEP A CHILL IN THE AIR THROUGH FRIDAY, BUT WE'LL WARM UP AGAIN THIS WEEKEND INTO THE 60'S AND 70'S. THE BIG QUESTION IS WILL WE GET RAIN FROM THE FRONT? WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY, A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IS IN THE FORECAST, BUT I'M NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN TERMS OF ACCUMULATION, MOSTLY LIGHT.

TONIGHT - CLEAR AND 38.
WEDNESDAY - SUNNY AND 62 WITH A COLD FRONT ARRIVING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND 35.
THURSDAY - MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COLD, HIGHS MIDDLE 40'S, LIGHT SHOWERS.

Nice Weather Today...

FROM METEOROLOGIST CHRIS WHITED...

A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS ANDNEW MEXICO BORDER BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN RESPONSE TO THIS DEVELOPING TROUGH...SURFACE WINDS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY. THIS SOUTHWESTERLYFLOW...ALONG WITH SUNNY SKIES...WILL HELP PUSH AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY BACK INTO THE 65 TO 70 DEGREE RANGE. AN APPROACHING COLDFRONT WILL PUSH THE SURFACE TROUGH EAST ACROSS OUR COUNTIES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. CONTINUED SOUTHWESTERLY LOW-LEVEL FLOW TONIGHT WILL HELP HOLD OVERNIGHT LOWS ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK...MAINLY INTHE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE.ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WEDNESDAY. INCREASING CLOUDS AND SURFACE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL HOLD AFTERNOON HIGHS A COUPLE CATEGORIES LOWER THAN HIGHS TODAY.


WINDS WILL RETURN FROM THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL GIVE WESTCENTRAL TEXAS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

WATCH FOR PATCHY ICE

FROM THE KRBC WEATHER CENTER ...

WINTRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY ANDNORTHERN CONCHO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORMS SYSTEM ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WILLCONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT TOMODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURSALONG AND NORTH OF A SAN ANGELO TO BROWNWOOD LINE. IN GENERAL...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE ONE INCH OR LESS. ANY SNOW THAT DOESACCUMULATE WILL MELT QUICKLY AS GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTEDTO REMAIN ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK.MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TOCONTINUE FALLING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...WITHTEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW THE FREEZING MARK BY LATE EVENING. ONCETEMPERATURES FALL BELOW THE FREEZING MARK ANY MOISTURE ON ROADWAYSWILL REFREEZE...MAKING ROADWAYS SLIPPERY...ESPECIALLY ACROSSBRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOWTHE FREEZING MARK UNTIL MID MORNING ON TUESDAY

8:45pm Update

FROM KRBC ..

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX819 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008TXZ054-127-030315-NOLAN TX-TAYLOR TX-819 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM CST FOR NOLAN ANDTAYLOR COUNTIES...AT 817 PM CST...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 4 MILES NORTH OF HYLTON...OR ABOUT 10MILES NORTHEAST OF BLACKWELL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAKE ABILENE BY 840 PM CST MERKEL BY 845 PM CST VIEW AND BUFFALO GAP BY 850 PM CST DYESS AFB AND TYE BY 855 PM CST IMPACT AND ABILENE BY 905 PM CSTPEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM.HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TOMONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPERACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED.

Storms Tonight - Snow Monday?

FROM KRBC CHIEF METEOROLOGIST RANDY TURNER ..

GOOD EVENING - GET READY FOR ALL TYPES OF WEATHER OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TONIGHT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE UPPER LOW PROVIDES THE NEEDED LIFT OR TRIGGERING MECHANISM FOR STORMS. BUT, SO DOES A DRY LINE / COLD FRONT ONE TWO PUNCH COMING IN TONIGHT. ANY STORM THAT DEVELOPS THIS EVENING WILL DO SO RAPIDLY AND MAY CONTAIN HAIL AND HIGH WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL HAPPEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT BUT SO WILL THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. ONCE THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE ENTIRE KRBC VIEWING AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE, ANY MOISTURE LEFT OVER WILL PROBABLY FALL AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX.

THE KEY THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT MONDAY - IT IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY COLD - HIGHS STAYING IN THE 30'S FOR MUCH OF THE KRBC VIEWING AREA. FACTOR WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30MPH RANG AND THAT MAKES WIND CHILLS TOMORROW IN THE 20'S.

ANY SNOW THAT DOES FALL ISN'T EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE DUE TO OUR VERY WARM GROUND, BUT IT COULD CAUSE SOME TRAVEL ISSUES ACROSS OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES. AS QUICKLY AS IT GETS COLD, IT'LL WARM UP TUESDAY BACK TO THE LOW 60'S.

WATCH KRBC FOR THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

Severe Weather Threat:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX
601 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MUCH OF WEST
CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNON WEST OF A LINE
FROM THROCKMORTON TO SWEETWATER TO SAN ANGELO TO OZONA...AS A
DRYLINE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH TEXAS FROM NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ALSO DROP SOUTH ACROSS
WEST CENTRAL TEXAS MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WITH UNSTABLE
AIR AND STRONG LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE WEATHER FEATURES...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD QUICKLY DEVELOP AFTER 11 PM
TONIGHT AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK EAST ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY
ON MONDAY. RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE BIG COUNTRY EARLY MONDAY
MORNING COULD CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS AS THE COLD AIR WITH THIS
STORM SYSTEM OVERSPREADS THE REGION. WITH A WARM GROUND AND
TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING HOWEVER...NO ACCUMULATION OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.