Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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936 FXUS64 KOUN 051708 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1208 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 251 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 A cold front will continue to push southward through the rest of Oklahoma and western north Texas today. Sometimes the wind shift and drier air never reaches the lower terrain of southeast Oklahoma. Despite modest dry air advection behind the front, with the recent rainfall, evapotranspiration will certainly play a part in elevating afternoon humidity, especially across southern Oklahoma and western north Texas. However, don`t expect to see the ridiculous upper 70 to near 80 dewpoint temperatures like Tuesday afternoon. So it does appear we will finally get at least one day without thunderstorms. A southerly wind will return by this evening, but wind speeds are expected to be light. With a mainly clear sky, it`s possible that areas of fog (perhaps shallow ground fog) will develop. Another cold front (weak) will begin to move into far northern Oklahoma by sunrise Thursday. The current Flood Watch goes through 7 am, but most of the heavy rainfall will be south of the Red River by 4-5 am, so we will likely be able to cancel the watch a few hours early. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 251 AM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 The cold front Thursday is expected to be near I-40 during peak heating. Enough convergence/moisture pooling along the front may result in isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms. Although the low-level flow will be weak, there is expected to be modest flow aloft. Could see a few strong storms, but storm coverage will likely result in any storms dissipating by early evening. Very warm 700mb temperatures are expected to overspread at least the western half of Oklahoma and western north Texas Friday with return flow. This should result in mainly dry conditions. A strong low- level jet Friday night into Saturday may foster elevated convection. Most of this should be north of Oklahoma, but there is a chance some of this activity may develop across northern Oklahoma. After a hot day Saturday, models agree on a better chance of storms developing along the high terrain to our northwest. Storms are expected to organize (MCS) and move across Oklahoma and perhaps north Texas Saturday overnight/Sunday morning. A little unsure after Sunday morning. Models diverge on how far a cold front may push into Texas Sunday into Monday. It possible that a strong enough front may limit additional chances Sunday night into about Tuesday. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1208 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024 VFR category is expected to prevail through the period. Generally light north-northeasterly winds will continue to veer through the day, becoming southerly at most sites near/after sunset. Towards daybreak Thursday morning, a cold front is expected to push into portions of northern Oklahoma. A return of northerly winds is expected behind this feature. Safe travels! Ungar && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 66 93 68 89 / 0 20 20 10 Hobart OK 68 98 68 94 / 0 20 20 10 Wichita Falls TX 68 96 71 93 / 0 0 0 0 Gage OK 68 92 65 95 / 10 20 20 10 Ponca City OK 65 88 64 87 / 0 0 10 10 Durant OK 65 92 68 90 / 0 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...06 LONG TERM....06 AVIATION...34