Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
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FXUS64 KAMA 171054
AFDAMA
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
554 AM CDT MON JUN 17 2013
.DISCUSSION...
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
FAVORABLE WNW TO NW FLOW ALOFT COUPLED WITH RESIDUAL BOUNDARIES FROM
PREVIOUS TSTM COMPLEX...A WEAK COLD FRONT SETTLING SWD THRU THE
AREA...LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE...FAST MOVG
MINOR UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROFS GRAZING THE FCST AREA...AND
ADEQUATE ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY SUGGESTS THREAT FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF
SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND THEN AGAIN
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SLGT CHC TO HIGH CHC POPS FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. USED AREAL QUALIFIER DESCRIPTIVE WORDING FOR
THE FIRST TWO PERIODS OF THE FCST PCKG. CHC POPS FOR TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT AS WELL ACROSS THE PNHDLS. SVR THREAT AND LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN POTENTIAL ARE BOTH PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...AND THEN
AGAIN TUE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY
HAZARDS.
LATEST MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO HINT THAT THE UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE SRN HIGH PLAINS
BEGINNING WED AND PERSISTING INTO THE WEEKEND. ISOLD TSTMS MAY OCCUR
AROUND THE WRN AND NRN PERIPHERY OF THIS RIDGE WED THRU THE WEEKEND
TO SOME DEGREE. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THIS SCENARIO WITH
RESPECT TO WHEN...WHERE...OR EVEN IF STORMS WILL DEVELOP DURG THIS
TIME PERIOD SO HAVE MAINTAINED INTEGRITY OF PREVIOUS PCKG BY
CONTINUING TO KEEP POPS BELOW MENTIONABLE AFTER TUE NIGHT AT THIS
TIME. TEMPS REBOUNDING TO ABV NORMAL VALUES BEGINNING WED AND LASTING
THRU THE END OF THE WEEK.
ANDRADE
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
NEITHER ELEVATED NOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
THIS WEEK.
ANDRADE
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX 89 63 83 65 94 / 20 50 30 40 5
BEAVER OK 88 64 85 64 94 / 20 50 30 40 10
BOISE CITY OK 87 62 82 61 93 / 20 50 30 40 10
BORGER TX 91 67 86 67 94 / 20 50 30 40 10
BOYS RANCH TX 90 62 83 65 95 / 20 50 30 40 5
CANYON TX 89 63 83 64 94 / 20 50 30 40 5
CLARENDON TX 91 66 85 67 95 / 20 50 30 40 10
DALHART TX 89 62 83 62 94 / 20 50 30 40 5
GUYMON OK 88 64 85 64 94 / 20 50 30 40 10
HEREFORD TX 89 62 83 63 94 / 20 50 30 40 5
LIPSCOMB TX 87 65 83 66 92 / 20 50 30 40 10
PAMPA TX 89 65 84 65 92 / 20 50 30 40 10
SHAMROCK TX 91 66 85 67 94 / 20 50 30 40 10
WELLINGTON TX 93 68 86 68 96 / 20 50 30 40 10
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.
&&
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