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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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107 FXUS64 KOUN 280802 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 302 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 244 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 Showers and occasional thunderstorms will linger for the next several hours across northern Oklahoma but are expected to gradually dissipate and/or move east of our area toward sunrise. The main story for today will continue to be the potentially dangerous heat, with air temperatures near or over 100 degrees and heat indices of 105-115 expected. Storms will once again be possible across far northern Oklahoma this evening and overnight as a cold front approaches the area, but the bulk of the activity is expected to be to our north. The stronger storms will be capable of large hail and damaging wind gusts. Ware && .LONG TERM... (Saturday through Thursday) Issued at 244 AM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 Hot temperatures will continue into the weekend but the aforementioned cold front could bring with it increased rain chances and cloudiness across at least the northern third to half of Oklahoma, along with a (brief) reprieve from the oppressive heat. Shower and storm chances appear highest Saturday evening and overnight along the front for these areas, but could linger into the day on Sunday. Temperatures on Sunday will be lower north of the boundary, but high humidity will keep heat indices near 90-100 degrees. Heat indices to the south of the front will be hotter, but not as hot as they have been, near 105 degrees. The center of the mid-upper ridge will begin to translate eastward on Monday, with the front retreating quickly north of our area. This will lead to a return of very hot temperatures to the region Monday. The ridge will begin to position itself even further eastward by Tuesday and Wednesday, which could open the door to another cold front and rain chances toward the middle of next week. Ensemble guidance then suggests we could see a bit of a pattern shift toward the end of next week, with higher heights across the western US and more troughing across the central and eastern US. This could allow for slightly cooler temperatures and additional rain chances during this period. Ware && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1032 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2024 VFR ceilings will continue this TAF period with high and mid clouds. S and SE winds will continue overnight except for the potential for a brief shift in winds with any outflow boundaries. Winds will then become S to SW Friday and gusty. LLWS also expected in northern OK overnight into Fri morning. Showers/storms will move across portions of the area overnight into early Friday with highest chances in northern OK. Additional showers/storms could be possible late Fri afternoon/evening in NW OK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 101 81 99 76 / 0 10 20 40 Hobart OK 104 80 101 77 / 0 10 10 40 Wichita Falls TX 104 80 101 79 / 0 0 0 10 Gage OK 104 74 97 69 / 20 30 20 60 Ponca City OK 103 80 98 70 / 10 20 30 60 Durant OK 99 78 98 78 / 0 0 0 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening for OKZ004>007-009>012-014>018-021>024-027-033>038-044. Excessive Heat Warning from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening for OKZ008-013-019-020-025-026-028>032-039>043- 045>048-050>052. TX...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 9 PM CDT this evening for TXZ083>090. && $$ SHORT TERM...08 LONG TERM....08 AVIATION...25