Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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FXUS64 KTSA 171735
AFDTSA
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1235 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
LOW CLOUDS CURRENTLY ACROSS SE OK CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY LIFT
NORTHWARD INTO NE OK...PRODUCING MVFR TO OCCASIONAL IFR
CONDITIONS. LARGELY FOLLOWED A PERSISTENCE FORECAST WITH THE CLOUD
BLANKET EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF ADVANCING WARM FRONT.
PATCHY FOG IS AGAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT PRIMARILY OVER WESTERN AR.
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1124 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013/
..UPDATE...
DISCUSSION...
EXPANSIVE LOW CLOUD SHIELD CONTINUES FROM NW OK INTO SW AR...AND
SHOWS NO SIGNS OF DISSIPATING GIVEN ITS FAVORABLE ORIENTATION
NORTH OF THE SFC WARM FRONT LYING JUST SOUTH OF THIS ZONE. DESPITE
THE CLOUD COVER TEMPS HAVE TRACKED NEAR FORECAST VALUES AND WILL
LEAVE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPS IN PLACE. UPDATED FORECAST WILL
INCREASE CLOUD COVER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH OTHER ELEMENTS ON
TRACK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 83 70 89 72 / 0 10 10 20
FSM 84 69 89 68 / 10 10 10 10
MLC 82 69 87 71 / 0 10 10 20
BVO 83 66 89 70 / 0 10 10 20
FYV 80 63 86 68 / 10 10 10 10
BYV 80 64 87 68 / 10 10 10 10
MKO 83 68 87 70 / 0 10 10 20
MIO 82 66 87 71 / 10 10 10 20
F10 82 69 87 71 / 0 10 10 20
HHW 81 68 87 70 / 0 10 10 20
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
&&
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AVIATION...07