Forecast Discussion
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 1038 AM CST SUN FEB 5 2012 .DISCUSSION... A SFC RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING TO USHER IN COOLER AIR. PERSISTENT CLOUD COVER WILL LINGER AS MODELS HOLD A DECENT AMOUNT OF BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE IN THE AREA...AND PACIFIC MOISTURE CONTINUES TO FEED THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS VIA THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. AS A RESULT OF THESE TRENDS...I WILL BACK OFF THE BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WORDING...AND RIDE MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. WE MAY SEE A FEW BREAKS OF SUN IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT CLOUDS WILL REMAIN PREVALENT. 20 CENTS AT THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF THE CWA LOOK GOOD AT THIS TIME. MORNING UPDATE WILL BE OUT BY 1100 AM. ELEVEN && .AVIATION... POST-FRONTAL MVFR CIGS WILL BE LINGERING AT SEVERAL TERMINALS AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER THE TX COASTAL BEND IS PILING IN THE MOISTURE AT ALL LEVELS OVER THE COAST AND INTO THE MIDSOUTH. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD FILTER INTO THE PICTURE IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW LATE TODAY. SFC HIGH BUILDING SOUTH OVER THE SRN PLAINS WILL KEEP NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10KTS WITH SOME OCCASIONAL GUST TO MID TO UPPER TEENS. ALOFT...NORTHERLY FLOW IS 4 TO 5KFT DEEP AND BACKS TO WESTERLY THROUGH THE MID LEVELS INCREASING TO WSW AT 90KTS BY FL300. /24/ && .PREVIOUS POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 56 38 58 36 59 / 10 10 0 10 10 MLU 56 38 56 38 58 / 0 0 0 10 10 DEQ 52 32 57 32 58 / 0 0 0 10 10 TXK 51 36 55 37 58 / 0 0 0 10 10 ELD 54 37 56 34 57 / 0 0 0 10 10 TYR 54 35 55 38 60 / 10 10 0 10 10 GGG 54 37 57 36 59 / 10 10 0 10 10 LFK 57 41 59 40 61 / 20 20 0 10 10 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. LA...NONE. OK...NONE. TX...NONE.
