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FXUS64 KAMA 261131
AFDAMA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
631 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Issued at 245 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

- Dry conditions, above average temperatures, and light winds are
  forecast through this weekend for the Panhandles.

- A weak front looks to move across the Plains on Monday into
  Tuesday with a brief cool down on Tuesday with highs in the 70s.

&&

.SHORT TERM ...
(Today through Friday night)
Issued at 245 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

Dry and pleasant conditions are likely today and tomorrow for the
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Highs will be above average with
clear skies and light winds.

H500 high pressure currently sits across eastern New Mexico early
this morning with a low pressure system starting to become cutoff
across southeastern Illinois. This pattern will remain largely
unchanged through Saturday morning, with the exception being the
high pressure becomes suppressed more to the west by Friday night.
The high pressure will lead to light winds and clear skies for the
Panhandles both today and tomorrow. Low level temperatures will
warm up into the mid 20s Celsius both days which will aid in
warming up afternoon highs into the 80s. These temperatures will
be above average but thankfully overnight lows will drop into the
50s, which are near average for this time of year.

Muscha

&&

.LONG TERM ...
(Saturday through Wednesday)
Issued at 245 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

High pressure is forecast to remain in place across much of the
Rockies into the Plains this weekend. The quiet weather pattern
will continue through Sunday for the Texas and Oklahoma
Panhandles. Afternoon high temperatures are forecast to remain in
the 80s with relatively light winds and clear skies. H500
troughing will dig south across the Canadian Prairies into the
Great Lakes region early next week. This trough will propel a
surface cold front down the Plains and it is forecast to move
across the CWA Tuesday morning. The better push of cold air will
remain well to the north of the forecast area, so only a subtle
drop in temperatures is expected on Tuesday. High pressure returns
on Wednesday which looks to increase temperatures right back up to
above average into the later half of next week.

Muscha

&&

.AVIATION...
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(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 629 AM CDT Thu Sep 26 2024

VFR conditions will prevail with this TAF issuance. Light winds
around or under 10 kts and clear skies are forecast for all
sites.

Muscha
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&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Amarillo TX                87  56  88  56 /   0   0   0   0
Beaver OK                  86  52  86  52 /   0   0   0   0
Boise City OK              87  53  86  52 /   0   0   0   0
Borger TX                  92  56  91  55 /   0   0   0   0
Boys Ranch TX              90  54  89  54 /   0   0   0   0
Canyon TX                  87  54  87  54 /   0   0   0   0
Clarendon TX               84  55  87  57 /   0   0   0   0
Dalhart TX                 86  51  86  51 /   0   0   0   0
Guymon OK                  87  50  86  51 /   0   0   0   0
Hereford TX                89  54  89  55 /   0   0   0   0
Lipscomb TX                86  54  86  55 /   0   0   0   0
Pampa TX                   87  54  87  55 /   0   0   0   0
Shamrock TX                85  55  87  56 /   0   0   0   0
Wellington TX              87  56  89  57 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
OK...None.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...05
LONG TERM....05
AVIATION...05