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FXUS63 KOAX 271110
AFDOAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
510 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 240 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN THE PRIMARY FOCUS IN THE FORECAST WITH
MILD CONDITIONS INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE COOLER AIR COMES IN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED EARLY
THIS MORNING ON THE PLATTE RIVER IN WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AS THE
WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE RESULTED IN ICE JAMS ALONG THIS REACH OF
THE RIVER.

LITTLE CHANGE TO FORECAST TRENDS IN THE SHORT TERM. MAX
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL APPROACH RECORD HIGHS IN MAINLY
SOUTHEAST PARTS OF THE AREA...PRIOR TO A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LIKELY ONCE AGAIN
BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH A
PERIOD OF SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY EVENING. COLDER
ON THURSDAY WITH MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)
ISSUED AT 240 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015

EXTENDED PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO TREND COLDER AND MORE ACTIVE AS
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE ENERGY INTERACT OVER THE CENTRAL
CONUS. NO MAJOR SYSTEM INDICATED DURING THIS TIME FOR OUR AREA WITH
BETTER MOISTURE AND ENERGY LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
SOUTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTRY...BUT A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

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.AVIATION...
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(12Z TAFS FOR KOFK...KLNK AND KOMA.)
ISSUED AT 509 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015

VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS
BECOME SOUTHEAST BY 16-18Z AND INCREASE TO 10-12 KNOTS.
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&&

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

$$

SHORT TERM...FOBERT
LONG TERM...FOBERT
AVIATION...DEWALD