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.

&&

.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.
&&

$$

AVIATION...07





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