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Marine Weather and Tides Grand Prairie, TX Version 3.4

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Sunrise 6:57AM

Sunset 8:02PM

Monday August 26, 2019 1:50 AM CDT (06:50 UTC)

Moonrise 1:37AM

Moonset 4:12PM

Illumination 19%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Grand Prairie, TX

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Area Discussion for - Fort Worth, TX

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Fxus64 kfwd 260432 afdfwd area forecast discussion national weather service fort worth tx 1132 pm cdt Sun aug 25 2019 Aviation 06z tafs no aviation weather concerns through Monday evening with only a few daytime CU and scattered high clouds. A south to southeast wind less than 12 knots overnight will increase between 12 and 16 knots during the day Monday along with some higher gusts. 79 Short term issued 320 pm cdt Sun aug 25 2019 tonight isolated showers and storms associated with a shortwave trough should end by sunset, with all precipitation moving east into the mississippi valley tonight. Light south winds, a strengthening ridge aloft and a muggy surface layer will keep tonight's lows between 75 and 80 degrees. Veering low level flow should shunt stratus mainly to the east of the region, keeping skies mostly clear this evening and overnight. 30 Long term issued 320 pm cdt Sun aug 25 2019 Monday onward Monday is shaping up to be one of the most oppressive days of the year in terms of heat and humidity. This will be due to a deepening surface low across the texas panhandle region and a weak upstream cold front, which will reposition the thermal ridge axis eastward into our area. Some very warm 850mb temperatures should result in afternoon highs reaching near 105f across our western zones, with the remainder of the forecast area likely within a couple degrees either side of 100f. In addition, afternoon dewpoints in the mid 60s to low 70s will contribute to heat index values in the 105-112 degree range. As a result, a heat advisory has been issued for the entire CWA effective Monday afternoon. The only bit of relief may be a more stout southerly breeze of 15-20 mph throughout the day, owing to the tightened pressure gradient accompanying the deepening surface low to our northwest. The heat advisory may need to be extended into Tuesday, particularly for areas south of i-20, although there are a couple of complicating factors regarding Tuesday's forecast that will need to be ironed out first. By Monday evening, a band of convection should develop through south-central oklahoma along the approaching cold front. This activity is expected to consolidate into perhaps a couple of linear segments in the presence of ~20 kts of 0-3 km shear, and move southward off the boundary into north texas sometime Tuesday morning. However, the environment won't be terribly favorable for mcs maintenance as any convective clusters move farther south, due to weak and veered low-level flow ahead of the boundary along with modest instability. We'll be monitoring mainly wind and flooding threats overnight and into Tuesday morning, particularly

along and north of hwy 380. Some backbuilding of an MCS could begin occurring in this region of 2"+ precipitable water, and measured rain rates near 2" per hour will be a possibility. Outflow from fairly widespread morning convection may force the effective frontal zone to become repositioned farther south on Tuesday afternoon, possibly leading to some additional isolated development around the i-20 corridor. There will continue to be the potential for a few strong or marginally severe storms during the day, mainly owing to a small increase in deep-layer shear as northwest flow aloft strengthens slightly. Widespread cloud cover and lingering rainfall throughout the day should result in substantially cooler conditions across parts of north texas, with some locations struggling to make it out of the 80s. Meanwhile, a majority of central texas should remain hot and mostly dry, which may necessitate an extension of the heat advisory through Tuesday afternoon for locations south of i-20. A relative lull in precipitation is expected Tuesday night before some renewed development occurs near the stalled frontal zone and any residual outflows on Wednesday afternoon. Once again, decent coverage of convection and cloud cover should hold highs a bit below normal for much of north texas. A low-end strong severe storm potential will continue through Wednesday with mainly a wind threat. However, heavy rain will continue to be of concern, particularly across areas that will have already received rainfall on Tuesday. Lower convective chances will prevail through the rest of the workweek as the front beings to slowly lose its identity. Temperatures will rebound a bit as well with less convective cloud coverage during the daylight hours. The picture becomes less clear heading into next weekend. Occasional operational model runs and some individual ensembles attempt to bring a secondary front into the area over the weekend that would deliver additional rain chances and slightly cooler temperatures. However, this solution hasn't been consistent enough to look like a promising bet at this point. Have maintained some near-normal temperatures and low rain chances through the remainder of the extended forecast. -stalley Preliminary point temps pops Dallas-ft. Worth 80 102 81 95 76 5 0 10 50 40 waco 79 102 79 100 78 0 0 0 20 20 paris 74 98 75 86 71 5 5 20 60 50 denton 79 101 79 89 73 5 0 20 60 40 mckinney 78 101 79 89 74 5 5 20 60 40 dallas 81 102 82 94 76 5 0 10 50 40 terrell 78 101 80 93 76 5 5 10 40 30 corsicana 78 101 79 98 77 5 5 5 20 20 temple 78 102 79 100 76 0 0 0 10 20 mineral wells 76 103 77 97 72 5 0 10 30 40 Fwd watches warnings advisories Heat advisory from 1 pm to 7 pm cdt Monday for txz091>095- 100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175. 79 22

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, TX	2 mi	3.9 hrs	ESE 6	10.00 mi	Fair	91°F	67°F	47%	1008.1 hPa
Arlington Municipal Airport, TX	4 mi	2 hrs	SSE 10	10.00 mi	Fair	88°F	71°F	57%	1006.9 hPa
Dallas, Redbird Airport, TX	8 mi	2 hrs	S 10	10.00 mi	Fair	87°F	71°F	59%	1007 hPa
Dallas Love Field, TX	15 mi	2 hrs	SSE 10	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	90°F	71°F	54%	1007.1 hPa
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TX	16 mi	2 hrs	SSE 11	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	88°F	71°F	57%	1006.4 hPa
Fort Worth Spinks Airport, TX	17 mi	3.9 hrs	SSE 4	10.00 mi	Fair	87°F	68°F	55%	1008.5 hPa
Lancaster Airport, TX	17 mi	3.9 hrs	SE 4	10.00 mi	Fair	89°F	69°F	53%	1008.1 hPa
Fort Worth, Meacham International Airport, TX	20 mi	2 hrs	SE 13 G 17	10.00 mi	Fair	87°F	70°F	57%	1006.5 hPa
Dallas / Addison Airport, TX	22 mi	2.9 hrs	SE 7	10.00 mi	Fair	90°F	68°F	49%	1008.8 hPa
Fort Worth, Naval Air Station, TX	22 mi	4 hrs	SE 5	10.00 mi	A Few Clouds	92°F	68°F	46%	1006 hPa

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Wind Forecast for Fort Worth, TX (2,6,7,8)

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