Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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FXUS64 KOUN 210845
AFDOUN
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
345 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...
.SHORT TERM...
(Today and tonight)
Issued at 345 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Radar mosaic shows some echoes falling from the mid-level clouds.
It does not appear that much of this is reaching the surface given
the high cloud ceilings and the secondary surge of drier air that
has moved into the area, so right now we will not include a
mention of precipitation, but will continue to monitor obs and may
add the mention of sprinkles if needed. Clouds are expected to
erode over much of the area today. Still expect a relatively cool
day with continued northerly flow. The surface ridge moves into
the area this evening and then east of the area by around sunrise
with southerly flow returning west of the ridge overnight.
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.LONG TERM...
(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 345 AM CDT Sun Apr 21 2024
Warmer temperatures are expected Monday with the return of
southerly low-level flow. An amplifying wave moving across the
northern United States looks to nudge a cold front down toward the
area Tuesday. There will be at least some potential for storm
development near the front late Tuesday and Tuesday night,
although there may be some capping issues as well. But the front
is forecast to stall and isentropic lift developing over the
frontal surface will produce some increasing precipitation chances
Tuesday night into Wednesday. By Thursday, southwesterly flow
aloft develops over the area as a large-scale mid-level trough
progresses over the Western United States. Although there remains
a spread in model timing of this system approaching the Plains,
this spread is a little narrower than yesterday morning`s
forecast and the most likely time for this to move into the Plains
appears to be Thursday night/Friday. Of course some questions
remain as the ECMWF ejects the wave much farther north than the
GFS, and capping is always a bit of a question this far out, but
enough instability has developed across the area by this time that
severe weather is certainly possible when this system does move
though. After this system moves by, the associated surface front
does not make it very far south before washing out/lifting back
north and another mid-level trough has developed in the west and
southwesterly flow aloft is reestablished over the area. This may
set the stage for another round of storms potentially developing
Saturday afternoon.
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.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1051 PM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
A cold front is located in central Oklahoma with winds gusting up
to 20 knots behind it. These winds will gradually settle down this
evening, but more slowly than previously forecasted. A gradual
veering from northerly to northeasterly and then even to southerly
out west will occur by late in the afternoon. Skies are VFR with a
short MVFR exception possible in northwest Oklahoma tonight.
Meister
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK 64 41 69 54 / 0 0 0 0
Hobart OK 63 39 71 52 / 0 0 0 0
Wichita Falls TX 64 41 70 53 / 0 0 0 0
Gage OK 62 40 77 52 / 10 0 0 0
Ponca City OK 64 38 72 53 / 0 0 0 20
Durant OK 65 41 69 51 / 0 0 0 0
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.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...None.
TX...None.
&&
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SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM....26
AVIATION...04