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FXUS64 KAMA 112012
AFDAMA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
212 PM CST WED DEC 11 2013

.DISCUSSION...
THROUGH TONIGHT: YOU`LL WANT TO HAVE THE FIRE ON AND THAT CUP OF
COFFEE OR HOT COCOA ON STANDBY IN THE MORNING BECAUSE IT`S GOING TO
BE COLD WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS.

THURSDAY-THURSDAY NIGHT: TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER IN MOST
LOCATIONS AS WINDS SWITCH AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BECOME BREEZY.
HIGHS WILL TOP OUT IN LOWER 40S IN THE SOUTHEAST (DUE TO CLOUD COVER)
TO LOWER 50S IN THE WEST. THERE`S A SMALL CHANCE FOR SOME SPRINKLES
OR FREEZING SPRINKLES TO OCCUR IN THE EASTERN PANHANDLES AFTER 4 AM,
BUT DUE TO THE DRY AIR IN THE LOW-LEVELS, CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO
INSERT IN THE FORECAST. EVEN IF FREEZING SPRINKLES OCCUR, THEY WON`T
HAVE ANY IMPACT.

FRIDAY-FRIDAY NIGHT: SOME LINGERING SPRINKLES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE FAR EAST IN THE MORNING HOURS, BUT OTHERWISE, THE REST OF THE
DAY WILL BE DRY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA
DURING THE DAY, SO WE`VE TRENDED TEMPS COOLER IN THE NORTH AND
WARMER IN THE SOUTH.

SATURDAY-WEDNESDAY: COOL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT SATURDAY, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY TREND UPWARD
BEGINNING SUNDAY. IN FACT, WE MAY EVEN SEE QUITE A FEW 60S ON MONDAY.
DRY CONDITIONS LOOK TO PREVAIL THROUGH THIS PERIOD WITH A DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PATTERN IN PLACE.

DON`T GET USED TO THE MILDER TEMPERATURES FOR TOO LONG. LOOKING
BEYOND THIS FORECAST PERIOD, THERE`S A GOOD CHANCE WE`LL TURN MUCH
COLDER BY LATE NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER ARCTIC FRONT WILL LIKELY BLAST
ACROSS THE AREA.

JACKSON

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
NO ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS EITHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20
PERCENT AND/OR 20-FOOT WINDS REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                17  50  32  54  21 /   0   0   5   0   0
BEAVER OK                  13  50  31  47  20 /   0   0   5   5   5
BOISE CITY OK              17  52  26  49  21 /   0   0   0   0   5
BORGER TX                  19  53  31  51  24 /   0   0   5   0   0
BOYS RANCH TX              17  55  30  55  23 /   0   0   5   0   0
CANYON TX                  15  50  32  57  21 /   0   0   5   0   0
CLARENDON TX               19  44  32  57  25 /   0   0  10   5   0
DALHART TX                 14  53  25  49  18 /   0   0   0   0   0
GUYMON OK                  15  52  25  50  19 /   0   0   5   0   5
HEREFORD TX                15  50  31  56  22 /   0   0   5   0   0
LIPSCOMB TX                14  49  33  48  22 /   0   0  10  10   0
PAMPA TX                   17  42  32  49  21 /   0   0  10   5   0
SHAMROCK TX                16  43  32  53  25 /   0   0  10  10   0
WELLINGTON TX              18  41  32  56  26 /   0   0  10  10   0

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.

&&

$$

EA/JJ