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FXUS64 KAMA 062312
AFDAMA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
612 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM ...
(This evening through Friday night)
Issued at 240 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Northwest flow aloft can be seen in this mornings upper air
sounding, as well as current GOES-16 water vapor imagery. GOES
water vapor paints a bigger picture of the upper level pattern
with an negatively tilted trough located over the Great Lakes
Region and a ridge over the Desert Southwest. At the surface,
northerly winds are observed in the northwestern quarter to
third of the combined Panhandles. Elsewhere southerly winds are
being observed. This is from a stalled cold front, which may play
a role in some afternoon/evening thunderstorms, mainly across
central to eastern portions of the FA.

With PWATs above an inch, dewpoints in the 60s, and H7 theta-e
advection near 340K, there is plenty of moisture available for
some possible thunderstorms this afternoon/evening. Especially
along the stalled frontal boundary where some surface convergence
may help if convective temperatures struggle to hit. This mornings
upper sounding from KAMA does depict a dry layer from about H85
to H5, one could say an onion sounding. This will lead to a
possibility of severe wind gusts up to 70 mph, potentially higher.
This morning sounding does give a DCAPE value around 1500 J/Kg.
The best chances for the afternoon/evening thunderstorms will be
along the Canadian Valley southward towards the I-40 corridor.
There is some uncertainty to the westward extent of this activity
and if Amarillo will see any thunder.

A shortwave in the northwest flow aloft is progged to develop and
help spark some storms, but this will be later tonight into
tomorrow morning primarily in the northeastern combined
Panhandles. Overnight the frontal boundary will retreat to the
northeast with easterly upsloping winds across the northern half
of the FA. Surface winds are progged to return to the the south
tomorrow and a LLTR should build into the FA bringing H85
temperatures near 32 degrees C. Wide spread temps in the upper 90s
to triple digits are expected for Friday afternoon because of
this. Another Heat Advisory is expected to be needed again for
PDC.

Later in the day Friday, models are hinting at some shortwaves
moving across the area with semi-zonal flow in place aloft. This
will bring some chances for thunderstorms again, mainly to the
northern combined Panhandles. With high DCAPE values around 1500
to 2000 J/Kg, and MLCAPE values near 1000 J/Kg severe storms are
possible once again with the main threat being damaging winds.

36

&&

.LONG TERM ...
(Saturday through nexI t Wednesday)
Issued at 240 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Thunderstorm chances continue through the weekend. Mainly Sat
night and again Sun night, with Sun night looking more favorable
for widespread showers and thunderstorms with upsloping easterly
surface winds and the possibility of a stout shortwave trough
moving across.

For Saturday, one last hoorah under the ridge will allow
widespread temperatures in the lower triple digits for much of the
Texas Panhandle. Temperatures across the far northern Texas
Panhandle and the Oklahoma Panhandle are only expected to be in
the upper 90s do to the encroachment of a cold front. As far as
thunderstorm chances go, have stayed with NBM PoPs which gives
widespread 40s across the area going into Sat evening. The cold
front will help, but a shortwave is progged to move across the
area Sat evening as well. Thanks to this front, much cooler
temperatures are in store for Sun, with highs in the 70s to the
north and 80s to the southern FA.

Moisture should not be a problem on Sunday as PWATs approach 200%
of normal. Also, with a much more robust shortwave trough progged
to move through the area, PoPs on Sunday are upwards of 70 for
the southwestern half of the combined Panhandles. For Sunday night
GFS Bufkit soundings have a very tropical look favoring some
decent rain producers.

Some thunderstorms may return Monday afternoon/evening, but after
that conditions look to dry out as another ridge is expected to
build over the area. Tues and Wed are looking mostly dry with
temperatures returning well into the 90s by Wed afternoon.

36

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 606 PM CDT Thu Jun 6 2024

Thunderstorms are ongoing in the vicinity of Amarillo and should
continue through at least 01z. Amendments may be needed if
thunderstorms persist past that time. Thunderstorms will be
possible again later tomorrow afternoon in KDHT and KGUY but
confidence is too low to include in the TAF at this time.
Otherwise, breezy winds expected during the day tomorrow.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Amarillo TX                67 100  73 102 /  20  10  20  10
Beaver OK                  65 101  70  96 /  30  30  30  10
Boise City OK              62 101  63  92 /  10  30  20  20
Borger TX                  68 104  73 105 /  20  10  30  10
Boys Ranch TX              67 104  72 104 /  20  10  20  10
Canyon TX                  67  99  71 102 /  20  10  10  10
Clarendon TX               67  97  72 101 /  20  10  10  10
Dalhart TX                 63 102  65  98 /  10  20  20  20
Guymon OK                  63 102  66  95 /  20  20  30  10
Hereford TX                67 101  71 103 /  20   0  10  10
Lipscomb TX                65  98  71 101 /  40  20  30  10
Pampa TX                   66  98  72 101 /  30  10  20  10
Shamrock TX                67  97  71 101 /  20  10  10  10
Wellington TX              68  98  73 103 /  20  10  10   0

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for TXZ317.

OK...None.
&&

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SHORT TERM...36
LONG TERM....36
AVIATION...52