Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
Issued by NWS Amarillo, TX
953 FXUS64 KAMA 100501 AFDAMA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Amarillo TX 1101 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 ...New KEY MESSAGES, SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Issued at 1026 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 -No impactful weather conditions are expected over the next seven days, with fair weather conditions expected. && .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Thursday night) Issued at 1026 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 No major impacts to speak of, with no major changes to the forecast. Both here in the short term, but also in the long term. Temperatures return to near normal this afternoon behind a weak cold front. Expecting northerly winds around 10 to 15 mph early this morning. Winds then shift around the clock, returning to the south to southwest as a surface traverses the combined Panhandles from northwest to southeast. As winds return to the southwest and H85 temperatures return to near 17-20 degrees C, afternoon temperatures for Thursday are expected to rise to above normal once again approaching the upper 60s to lower 70s. && .LONG TERM... (Friday through next Tuesday) Issued at 1026 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 Dry and benign weather expected to continue through the long term. Only mentionable thing is the potential for a stronger cold front on Saturday to potentially drop temperatures below normal. Both Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon. Sunday afternoon is a bit in question as winds may still return to the south to southwest. H85 temperatures may still take some time to rise keeping things on the cooler side. For now the NBM has temperatures in the mid 40s to the eastern half of the combined Panhandles, while the west may get to the lower 50s. There is about a 20 to 35 degree difference between the NBM10 and NBM90 on Sunday afternoon. Not much else to discuss with temperatures returning to the upper 50s to lower 60s Monday and Tuesday afternoon. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1026 PM CST Tue Dec 9 2025 VFR conditions expected to prevail through the next 24 hours. West winds should be shifting to the north right at or shortly after the start of this 06Z TAF period. The cold front causing this shift is expected to have a low level jet causing some LLWS early in this period just behind the boundary. That is, as long as the winds don`t mix down to the surface. Otherwise, some amendments may be needed to add gusts upwards of 35 to maybe 40 kts taking away the need for LLWS. && .AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. OK...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...36 LONG TERM....36 AVIATION...36