Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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363 FXUS64 KOUN 171051 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 551 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 250 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Oklahoma will exist between week southwesterly flow aloft to the north and an upper ridge to the south. The hot and humid airmass will keep temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average today. it will be quiet windy today with a strong lee trough over eastern Colorado. Sustained speeds and gusts are expected to remain just below && .LONG TERM... (Tuesday through Sunday) Issued at 250 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Earlier in the week, weak southwesterly flow will remain to the north of Oklahoma with an upper ridge to the south. Hot and humid conditions will continue. Gusty south winds will continue with the strong southeast Colorado surface low and front extending northeastward. This front is expected to approach northwestern Oklahoma early Wednesday with low thunderstorm chances. Also by Wednesday, the synoptic pattern will become more mid-summer like with a very strong upper high over the eastern half of the U.S. and with its ridge extending into Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico. This will keep temperatures above normal and low storm chances around the periphery of the ridge through most of the week. && .AVIATION... (12Z TAFS) Issued at 550 AM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 Gusty southerly winds will affect all TAF sites today. MVFR ceilings are expected across portions of western and southern Oklahoma, and western north Texas around the latter part of the period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 91 74 90 72 / 0 0 0 0 Hobart OK 93 73 92 71 / 0 0 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 93 75 92 72 / 0 0 0 0 Gage OK 96 72 94 69 / 10 10 0 10 Ponca City OK 93 74 92 72 / 0 0 0 0 Durant OK 91 72 91 72 / 0 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...09 LONG TERM....09 AVIATION...13