Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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FXUS64 KOUN 130936
AFDOUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
436 AM CDT MON MAY 13 2013
.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE TO THIS WEEKS FORECAST. ELEVATED WILDFIRE DANGERS
WILL BE REALIZED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND
ADJACENT PARTS OF NORTH TEXAS WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY
AIR...AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND. A LARGER AREA WILL HAVE THE
LOW HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ON
TUESDAY. THE GREATEST CONCERN APPEARS TO BE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...ALTHOUGH EVEN THEN...CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA.
RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY...WITH MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED EAST OF
INTERSTATE-35. ALTHOUGH A FEW SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT
DURING THIS TIME FRAME...GREATER AMOUNTS OF INSTABILITY AND SHEAR
ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 88 61 88 65 / 0 0 0 10
HOBART OK 92 61 89 65 / 0 0 0 10
WICHITA FALLS TX 93 62 90 67 / 0 0 0 30
GAGE OK 92 61 90 63 / 0 0 0 0
PONCA CITY OK 85 62 89 65 / 0 0 0 10
DURANT OK 88 61 88 66 / 10 0 0 30
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&
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