Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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783 FXUS64 KOUN 141730 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1230 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 226 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024 Quiet weather? After the last few weeks of activity, we`re as surprised as you are, but the short-term period really does feature no meaningful chances for precipitation and no frontal passages. It will be a touch warmer today than yesterday, especially out west where winds will return to southerly as weak lee troughing returns. It should otherwise be another beautiful afternoon with abundant sunshine and highs in the low-to-mid 80s. A weak wave will eject into the central Plains tonight, with precipitation chances increasing mostly across Kansas. There is a weak signal for some of those showers and storms to get into north central Oklahoma just before daybreak tomorrow. Otherwise, another quiet evening is expected with lows dropping to around 60. Meister && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 226 AM CDT Tue May 14 2024 We can`t stay quiet forever, especially in the month of May. West- southwest flow up to 40 knots at 500 mb will overspread the region on Wednesday, with another one or two subtle wave ejections promoting the development of a surface trough across western north Texas up to a weak surface low in northern Oklahoma. Within this region, some compressional heating will produce one of the warmer days of the year so far, with highs potentially reaching 90 as far north as Alfalfa/Grant Counties. The complicating/mitigating factor for this will be the expected development of precipitation within the peak of the diurnal cycle. HREF guidance is really cueing in on southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas as the likeliest location for this diurnal convection as the dryline pushes east. Marginal boundary layer moisture and some capping will inhibit the threat from reaching a higher level, but 1,500 J/kg of MLCAPE and a dry layer should lead to some damaging wind potential. Further storm development is likely Wednesday night along the surface trough/weak front, which will likely have a tendency to get shunted southeastward overnight by convection. This will place the greatest chance for storms further to the south and east by daybreak Thursday. Redevelopment of storms is probable Thursday afternoon, and by then greater surface moisture could lead to another severe threat. Beyond Thursday, the forecast looks to dry out again for the next several days. We might get another one of those beautiful May days on Friday with highs hanging out around 80. Following that, the subtropical ridge looks to amplify from Mexico into the southern Plains for the next several days, so we`ll likely see another stretch of temperatures from the upper 80s to low 90s for the weekend and into early next week. Meister && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1229 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024 VFR conditions with gradual shift from northerly to southerly winds through the forecast period. Some TSRA is likely in Kansas late this evening and overnight, some of which may try to move across the northern Oklahoma border. Probabilities are too low for mention now, but may need to add at least PROB30 in northern Oklahoma terminals in later issuances, primarily KPNC/KSWO. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 81 60 86 63 / 0 10 30 60 Hobart OK 84 60 89 61 / 0 10 40 80 Wichita Falls TX 84 62 90 64 / 0 0 20 60 Gage OK 86 57 87 56 / 0 10 30 80 Ponca City OK 79 57 85 62 / 0 20 30 80 Durant OK 82 60 88 67 / 0 0 0 20 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. TX...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...04 LONG TERM....04 AVIATION...11