FXUS63 KOAX 250855
AFDOAX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
255 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009

.DISCUSSION...

SHORT WAVE DROPPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL
DRAG COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION FOR TODAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE
OF SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. MODERATING TEMPERATURES RETURN ON
THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE NEXT SURFACE FRONT AND
UPPER WAVE MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE COLD ADVECTION WITH WINDS INITIALLY WARMING TEMPS THIS
MORNING DUE TO MIXING. RIDGE AXIS MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH
DECREASING WINDS AND CLOUDS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE 20S.
NICE WARMUP INDICATED AFTER THIS FROM THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
TAF SITES KOFK/KOMA/KLNK 

06Z TAFS

VFR CONDITIONS INITIALLY AT ALL TAF SITES...ALTHOUGH MVFR CIGS ARE 
FORECAST AT KOFK/KOMA FROM 18Z-02Z. COULD ALSO SEE A SPRINKLE EARLY 
THIS MORNING AS A BAND OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS QUICKLY MOVES PAST THE 
TAF SITES...BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO MENTION ATTM. LATER...A 
-RASN MIXTURE COULD DEVELOP AT KOMA AROUND 21Z-23Z. REGARDING 
WINDS...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL 
INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. NORTHWEST WINDS PREVAIL...WITH SUSTAINED 
SPEEDS INCREASING TO 18-22KTS BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS 30-32KTS 
THAT SHOULD LINGER THROUGH 00-02Z.

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&

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FOBERT/DEWALD