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FXUS64 KAMA 290509
AFDAMA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1209 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 1223 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

Less coverage of storms today and tonight but increasing potential
on Sunday and Monday with wind gusts and heavy rain being the main
hazards.

Chances of showers and thunderstorms remain present through the
holiday week with each day seeing roughly 15 to 40% chances each
day.

Increasing heat toward the holiday weekend with temperatures
returning to the lower 90s.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Monday night)
Issued at 1206 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025

Chances of precipitation look to be present once again as we move
into Sunday afternoon, with multiple models seeing the first of
many short-wave troughs move into the Panhandles. At this time
latest guidance is giving us a roughly 30 to 50% chance of seeing
precipitation, with the high chances looking to follow in late
evening hours thanks to the passage of a cold front. Add to this
will be some of the moisture retreating back and giving us PWAT
values around 1.25 to 1.4 inches that could lead to more moderate
to heavy rainfall. However, the severe potential is still a little
questionable as many of the CAMs do show MLCAPE values of 1000 to
2000 J/kg but little to no wind shear to keep it organized.
Regardless, the combined effort of the excess moisture and cold
frontal passage could see storms run into overnight, especially
for the southeast. Moving into Monday, will see another round of
chances for showers and thunderstorms present for the Panhandles
with models seeing a secondary mid-level short-wave push in.
Unlike Sunday, latest CAM analysis is seeing better wind shear
present, but with CAPE values falling off instead. Still, there
may be enough to see a storm organized enough to create severe
weather, but current indications would be more focused on winds.
Regardless, the presence of this mid-level disturbances under weak
upper-level flow could see storms stay present for much of Monday
with potential to once again run into the overnight hours.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Tuesday through Saturday)
Issued at 1206 AM CDT Sun Jun 29 2025

A more stagnate pattern looks to form as we inch closer to the
holiday with models seeing a new upper-level high build over the
Southern United States. However, this stagnate upper-level flow
does not necessarily mean that we cant see precipitation with
many models seeing a series of short-wave troughs move across the
mid-levels of the atmosphere through Wednesday. After which, we
see a main upper-level trough follow and break down the high
pressure for the holiday and it following weekend. These troughs
will help provide enough instability to create 15 to 35% chances
of showers and thunderstorms clear into Independence Day and the
weekend that follows. Of course these chances will also come with
the threat of severe weather. However, the expected atmospheric
set may see chances being similar to what we saw this week, which
was high CAPE values that can create quick pop-up storms but no
wind shear to keep it organized or sustained. Regardless these
chances will aid in keeping temperature down under this stagnate
pattern with afternoon highs staying in the 80s to low 90s clear
into the holiday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 647 PM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025

VFR conditions will prevail at all TAF sites over the next 24
hours. There`s a slight chance that a storm may make it`s way over
any of the TAF sites between 0-6z, but not enough for a PROB30 or
TEMPO. If a storm looks to impact a TAF site, we`ll deal with it
via amendments, due to low probabilities at this time. Winds
generally out of the south in the 10 to 15kt range with scattered
mid to high clouds, assuming no thunderstorms develop.

Weber

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
OK...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...11
LONG TERM....11
AVIATION...89