115 FXUS64 KLUB 272313 AFDLUBArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lubbock TX 613 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
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.KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 613 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
- A few showers and thunderstorms are expected the next few afternoons and early evenings in eastern New Mexico. A few could make their way across the state line.
- The coolest day will be Monday as a weakening upper low brings an increase in cloud cover.
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.SHORT TERM... (This evening through Sunday) Issued at 1249 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
After a pleasantly warm Saturday, storms are expected to fire across eastern NM and persist through the overnight hours remaining west of the state line. There are some weak indications in the CAMs of some activity, mainly overnight, scooting into our western counties, though confidence is too low to explicitly mention in the forecast ATTM. Still...there`s a chance. Most areas, however, will remain seasonably dry as late September often is. With lows in the 50s (to near 60 out east), it will be a coolish start to Sunday though we climb back into the 80s once again Sunday afternoon and most of the storm chances will remain across New Mexico during the evening.
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.LONG TERM... (Sunday night through next Friday) Issued at 1249 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
While the NBM doesn`t indicate on storms in ERN NM much on Monday, there is some hint of activity in deterministic guidance for Monday evening. With the passing of a sharp trough, the window of opportunity would likely be quite fleeting, but the extra forcing could help something get going though not to any great extent based on today`s data. There has been a bit of inter-run variation in the synoptic pattern and the pattern is fairly complex with the wave train of energy being ejected from the large scale system to the west. As such, it wouldn`t be surprising to see a bit more potential than advertised in the official forecast early next week. Right now, the latter half of the week looks quiet in these parts. With the next big system approaching Saturday, some data suggests a decent frontal boundary into the area next weekend. Despite inconsistency in the guidance, it would track given the very subtle MJO entry into phase 2 a couple of weeks back. Temperatures will remain 5 to 10 degrees above seasonal norms (53/79).
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.AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 613 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
VFR conditions will continue through the TAF period. Showers and thunder will stay west of the terminals.
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.LUB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
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SHORT TERM...26 LONG TERM....26 AVIATION...07
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