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000 FXUS64 KEWX 041020 AFDEWX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 420 AM CST TUE NOV 4 2008 .DISCUSSION...PATCHY FOG OR DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A DEVELOPING UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BRING A PACIFIC FRONT THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON THURSDAY. THE TIMING OF THE FRONT WILL BE A BIT TRICKY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES. CURRENTLY LOOKS AS IF THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...ALLOWING HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 80 BEFORE THE WINDS CHANGE AROUND TO THE NORTH. IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT...THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN AREAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL BRING SOME DRY AND COOL AIR TO THE REGION...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY IN THE LOW TO MID 70S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 50S. A SECONDARY UPPER TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS BRINGING ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY THROUGH THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER QUICK SHOT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND REINFORCE THE COLL AND DRY AIR. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AUSTIN CAMP MABRY 82 65 85 67 78 / - - 10 10 10 AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT 82 63 88 63 79 / - - 10 10 10 DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT 84 65 85 61 81 / - - - 10 10 SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT 83 66 84 65 79 / - - 10 10 10 && .EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ 03/10