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FXUS63 KOAX 261724
AFDOAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1124 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 315 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015

SHORT TERM FORECAST CONCERNS WILL MAINLY BE TEMPERATURES.

AS THE BIG STORM BEARS DOWN ON THE MID ATLANTIC AND NEW ENGLAND
STATES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...LOCALLY WE ARE LOOKING AT
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S AND 60S. WARM
DOWNSLOPING FLOW FROM THE WEST WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
FORECAST FOR TODAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROF MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. MUCH WARMER H85 TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR
TUESDAY...HOWEVER THE SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW...WILL MEAN THAT
THE WARM AIR ALOFT WILL NOT BE FULLY REALIZED IN THE MAX TEMP
FORECAST. MID LEVEL RIDGING IS FLATTENED WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE
BREAKS IT DOWN. THERE MAY BE SOME LOW CLOUDS/DRIZZLE TO CONTEND
WITH AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORTWAVE

.LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 315 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015

A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND APPEARS TO COME
THROUGH DRY WITH BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS FOR THURSDAY. THE MODELS
DIVERGE FRIDAY- SUNDAY REGARDING SNOW CHANCES. FOR NOW USED THE
UKMET/GEM WHICH IS DRY AND COLDER. COOLER HIGHS IN THE 30S/40S FOR
THURSDAY - SATURDAY WITH COOLER HIGHS IN THE 30S FOR SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...(18Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.)
ISSUED AT 1122 AM CST MON JAN 26 2015

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25KT ARE FORECAST THROUGH
23Z...THEN SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO 10KT OR LESS. LIGHT SOUTHEAST
WINDS RETURN BY 15Z TUESDAY. OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES CAN BE
EXPECTED.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...ZAPOTOCNY
LONG TERM...ZAPOTOCNY
AVIATION...DERGAN