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Area Forecast Discussion
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FXUS64 KOUN 052349
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
549 PM CST WED MAR 5 2014

.DISCUSSION...
REFER TO THE 00Z AVIATION FORECAST BELOW...

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.AVIATION...
THE FIRST HALF OF THE TAF PERIOD WILL BE MESSY...ONGOING BATCH OF
-RA AND RASN WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT EAST OF TAF SITES THROUGH
AROUND 05Z TO 06Z. MAJORITY OF PRECIP WILL REMAIN LIQUID...BUT
BRIEF TRANSITION TO MAINLY SNOW MAY OCCUR BEFORE ENDING. VSBYS
EXPECTED TO FALL TO MVFR/IFR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS FROM KHBR/KPNC
EWD. MVFR TO IFR CIGS WILL ALSO FILL IN BEHIND THE PRECIP...BUT
DRIER AIR SHOULD WORK IN OVERNIGHT...ALLOWING CIGS TO RISE.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO RETURN OVERNIGHT AND CONDITIONS SHOULD
RETURN TO VFR BY 12Z TO 15Z THURS.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 306 PM CST WED MAR 5 2014/

DISCUSSION...
AREA OF PRECIP WILL CONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE FA THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS TROUGH AXIS MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. THE
PRECIP WILL MAINLY FALL AS LIGHT RAIN AND/OR SNOW BUT SOME POCKETS
OF MODERATE ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR AT TIMES. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY WITHIN THESE POCKETS OF MODERATE
SNOWFALL BUT NO SIGNIFICANT WINTER PRECIP IS EXPECTED. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL CONT TO END FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING. TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT COULD CAUSE
SOME OF THE ROADS THAT ARE STILL WET AFTER THE PRECIP TO BECOME
SLICK IN SPOTS DUE TO ICE.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE FA THIS WEEKEND BRINGING
ANOTHER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
MOST OF THE AREA WILL JUST RECEIVE RAIN EXCEPT FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE FA WHERE SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT
WEEK WILL WARM INTO THE 60S AND 70S. MODELS SHOW ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM COULD AFFECT THE REGION THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK BUT DISAGREE
ON TIMING AND EFFECTS OF THIS SYSTEM.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  25  51  34  65 /  60   0   0  10
HOBART OK         24  54  34  66 /  20   0   0  10
WICHITA FALLS TX  29  56  37  72 /  50   0   0  10
GAGE OK           22  58  32  62 /  10   0   0  10
PONCA CITY OK     22  48  33  60 /  60   0   0  10
DURANT OK         32  54  35  65 /  40   0   0  10

&&

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