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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
530 AM CST MON NOV 3 2003

...AN ABRUPT RETURN TO FALL WEATHER EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEK...

THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS NORTH TEXAS IS EXPECTED TO SEE MANY
CHANGES AS THIS FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER PROGRESSES. AN UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN KEEPING THE WESTERN STATES VERY
COOL AND WET...WILL BEGIN MOVING EAST TOWARDS THE PLAINS
STATES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. THE RESULT WILL BE SEVERAL COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGES MOVING INTO NORTH TEXAS BY MID-LATE WEEK.
THESE FRONTS WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER...POLAR AIR INTO THE
REGION. THE FIRST COLD FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
MAINLY AFFECT AREAS FROM INTERSTATE 20...NORTHWARD TO THE RED RIVER
VALLEY...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER 50S AND 60S DURING
THE DAY. THESE SAME AREAS WILL MOST LIKELY SEE THEIR HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING...ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. AREAS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AROUND WACO...TEMPLE AND
PALESTINE...SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON
WEDNESDAY...AS THE FRONT STALLS OUT SOUTH OF THE DALLAS AND FORT
WORTH METROPLEX.

HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONGER POLAR COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON
THURSDAY...USHERING SOME OF THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES OF THIS
FALL SEASON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO RISE OUT OF THE 50S
AND LOWER 60S THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MOST AREAS. A RESPITE
IN THE VERY COOL WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY LATE NEXT WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK...WHEN SOUTHERLY WINDS AND MORE SUNSHINE...HELP WARM
TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE 70S...OR MORE NEAR NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

50's and 60's? That's a heat wave here! LOL Our normal temp is supposed to be in the 50's, but we haven't seen much of that in the last month or so, it is either wayyyy under, or way over!! (But the over part has only happened two or three times)

Friday's forecasted high here is a nippy 36°F!!

It got down to 47° the other night, a bit early for that IMO. Last night we hit 49° and it is only 58° right now. :o

Well it's about time the cooler weather finally got here, the past few weeks have been a real bummer with temp's reading in the mid to upper 80's. Last year at this time we were in the 50's for high's and it had been that way for a week or so.

I have been reading allot on what this winter will hold for the nation as a whole, but what I haven't read was anything on the possibility of a eastern blocking ridge setting up due to the number of alantic hurricanes that moved north toward Iceland and Nova Scotia bringing allot of warm water to that region. The water temp around there is still fairly warm and could influence the atmosphear above it. if that were to happen that would force more of the artic fronts south through the center of the country.

Does any of this make since to anyone else??

Hi CaptinCrunch - welcome to storm2k !!! Where id Kennedale at in Texas? I am from SE Texas near Baytown.

If you need anything let me know - I am one of the Admins.

I can't wait till the Coldfront gets here - cooler weather and return to normal temps.

Patricia aka Ticka1

Kennedale is just south of Fort Worth about 17 miles and north of Mansfield , it's a small country town of about 5200 people. Home of Cowtown and Kennedale speedway (Dirt tracks).

Thanks for the BIG welcome

Hi CaptinCrunch, I'm in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area as well, I'm in Irving (10 miles from Dallas) and things are lookin' up for my hometown.