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FXUS64 KOUN 161147
AFDOUN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
647 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014

.AVIATION...
LOW CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST FROM CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA
TODAY. VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL NOT DIMINISH UNTIL
LATER AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 424 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014/

DISCUSSION...
RAIN IS QUICKLY MOVING OUT OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OK THIS
MORNING. CLOUDS SHOULD SLOWLY LIFT IN CENTRAL OK AND GIVE WAY TO A
FAIR AMOUNT OF SUN LATER TODAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SLOWLY
START TO DECREASE BY MID-AFTERNOON IN WESTERN OK. THE COOLER AIR
OF TODA WILL QUICKLY SHIFT EAST MONDAY AND A SURFACE TROUGH IN THE
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS WILL BRING WARMER AIR FROM THE
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST. THE APPROCH OF AN UPPER TROUGH IN FAST WESTERLY
FLOW NORTH OF OKLAHOMA ON TUESDAY WILL CAUSE VERY DRY AIR TO MOVE
INTO SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND AREAS SOUTH. STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND
A COLD FRONT WILL INCREASE WILDFIRE POTENTIAL DURING THE DAY.
LITTLE TEMPERATURE CHANGE IS EXPECTED AND THE MIDDLE WEEK WILL BE
INFLUENCED BY LIGHTER WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND FEW DAY TO DAY
CHANGES. A FRONT FRIDAY MAY INTERACT WITH INCREASING BOUNDARY
LAYER MOISTURE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA AND BRING
SHOWERS/THUNDER INTO THE EARLY WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  45  28  63  42 /  20   0   0   0
HOBART OK         48  26  64  41 /   0   0   0   0
WICHITA FALLS TX  48  30  65  42 /   0   0   0   0
GAGE OK           48  25  73  41 /   0   0   0   0
PONCA CITY OK     44  24  61  42 /  30   0   0   0
DURANT OK         51  31  59  40 /  30  10   0   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR OKZ004>031-
     033>042-044>046-050.

TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ083>090.

&&

$$

26/09/09