Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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942 FXUS64 KOUN 300818 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 318 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 318 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 Showers and storms are widespread just to the north in Kansas, and again it has been a mixed bag with the models on forecasting this. Expect this activity to persist and likely spread south into northern Oklahoma this morning. Meanwhile, as the front sinks south slowly Sunday, models in general show little CIN near the front by early to mid afternoon. A lot of models do show showers and storms redeveloping through the day. The NBM POPs seem a bit low for today with both scenarios and have increased POPs for today. There is enough instability forecast for some strong storms late this afternoon and this evening. Somewhat cooler air (well, at least it is not as hot) will filter into northern Oklahoma, and warming will also be reduced by the clouds and expected precipitation today across the north and portions of central Oklahoma. But it still looks to be hot again in southern Oklahoma and north Texas. Heat Index values will again be near or above 105 across southeast and south central Oklahoma and north central Texas today and have issued a heat advisory for today in these areas. The showers and storms may linger into the early evening hours before dissipating. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Saturday) Issued at 318 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 For those who get a little relief from the heat Sunday in northern Oklahoma, it is back to reality on Monday as front washes out/ lifts north and allowing the hot airmass to return, and we will not have as many clouds tomorrow. So heat index values are expected to be back over 100 degrees areawide with values at or above 105 across the eastern two-thirds or so of the forecast area where dewpoints and humidity will be the highest. And this heat will persist at least through Thursday. But later in the week, the ridge weakens and a mid-tropospheric trough moves across the northern and central Plains which will give us a better chance for precipitation and perhaps another front moving into the area late this week. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1021 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 VFR/MVFR ceilings expected this TAF period. Some storms will be possible overnight/early Sunday and then again Sunday afternoon. A frontal boundary will shift south Sunday with E to NE winds north of the boundary and S to SE winds south of the boundary. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 92 75 98 79 / 40 30 0 0 Hobart OK 96 77 101 80 / 30 20 0 0 Wichita Falls TX 99 78 101 81 / 10 10 0 0 Gage OK 87 73 100 77 / 30 20 0 0 Ponca City OK 86 72 98 78 / 40 10 10 0 Durant OK 97 76 98 77 / 20 10 10 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Heat Advisory from noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening for OKZ031-032-037>048-050>052. TX...Heat Advisory from noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening for TXZ086-089-090. && $$ SHORT TERM...26 LONG TERM....26 AVIATION...25