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FXUS64 KOUN 200939
AFDOUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
339 AM CST THU NOV 20 2008
.DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT CONT TO MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
WITH STRONGER CAA KICKING IN AS SEEN IN THE WIND FIELDS. THE WINDS
ALONG WITH THE MUCH COOLER TEMPS WILL BE THE STORY TODAY. MANY
LOCATIONS WILL BE SOME 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW YESTERDAYS HIGHS...
AND ALONG WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS IT WILL FEEL EVEN COLDER. ON THE
FENCE FOR A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS BOTH
NAM/GFS SHOW AREA OF STRONGER WINDS DEVELOPING IN THIS AREA FROM
MID-MORNING THROUGH A GOOD PART OF THE AFTN. FOR NOW WILL KEEP IT
JUST UNDER ADVISORY SPEEDS... BUT WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED. ALSO
BECAUSE OF THESE WINDS ALONG WITH THE DORMANT VEGETATION THERE WILL
AGAIN BE SOME ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS TODAY.
COLD SFC RIDGE SETTLES SOUTH OVER THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS AND LOW 20S... IF THE WINDS CAN DROP OFF LATE
IT SETS UP TO BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE SEASON SO FAR. NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION TO SEE SOME TEENS ACROSS THE NORTH FRI MORNING. ANOTHER
COOL/COLD DAY ON FRI BEFORE MODEST WARMING TREND OVER THE WEEKEND.
MODELS STILL BRING NEXT COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUN/SUN
NIGHT WITH PERHAPS A FEW SHWRS... AGAIN MAINLY CENTRAL AND EAST. SFC
HIGH BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL BE MORE PACIFIC IN ORIGIN AND THEREFORE
NOT A COLD AS CURRENT ONE. SEASONAL TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE TEMPS ARE
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
AS WE CLOSE IN ON THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY... MODELS ARE STRUGGLING TO
DEAL WITH ENERGY DROPPING SOUTH OFF THE WEST COAST AND HOW TO BRING
IT EAST INTO THE PLAINS. SYSTEM COULD BRING SOME RAIN TO THE AREA BY
THURSDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 50 26 47 30 / 0 0 0 0
HOBART OK 50 25 50 30 / 0 0 0 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 53 28 52 33 / 0 0 0 0
GAGE OK 47 20 50 25 / 0 0 0 0
PONCA CITY OK 49 22 45 29 / 0 0 0 0
DURANT OK 56 28 48 31 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&
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