FXUS64 KAMA 152040
AFDAMA
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
240 PM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
.DISCUSSION...
COLD AIR WILL LOOSE ITS GRIP ON THE PANHANDLES FOR A DAY AS A LEE-
SIDE TROUGH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE ROCKIES ENCOURAGE
DOWNSLOPE WARMING WINDS ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS COULD BE IN THE 20 TO 30
MILE AN HOUR RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE
EASTERN OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE. WINDS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CWA
MAY RELAX SOME IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE LEE-SIDE TROUGH MOVES IN.
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE PANHANDLES ON THURSDAY WITH A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR FRIDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE
TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PANHANDLES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN
THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THIS DISTURBANCE MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH
SQUEEZE OUT SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTH. THEREFORE...
HAVE ADDED SOME 20 PERCENT POPS FOR A RAIN AND SNOW MIX DURING THE
DAY AND SNOW AT NIGHT.
FLOW ALOFT REMAINS NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PANHANDLES
THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST...SO WE CAN EXPECT GENERALLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS COLD FRONTS WILL MOVE THROUGH ABOUT EVERY
OTHER DAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS
THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY AS STRONGER WINDS COMBINE
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME BEYOND WEDNESDAY AND THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX 24 60 28 54 25 / 0 0 0 0 5
BEAVER OK 20 61 20 52 22 / 0 0 0 0 10
BOISE CITY OK 23 58 25 54 27 / 0 0 0 0 5
BORGER TX 27 61 29 57 29 / 0 0 0 0 5
BOYS RANCH TX 20 64 23 57 23 / 0 0 0 0 5
CANYON TX 21 62 25 55 24 / 0 0 0 0 5
CLARENDON TX 23 60 31 57 28 / 0 0 0 0 5
DALHART TX 17 57 23 53 19 / 0 0 0 0 5
GUYMON OK 23 59 23 54 25 / 0 0 0 0 5
HEREFORD TX 23 61 24 55 25 / 0 0 0 0 5
LIPSCOMB TX 21 60 27 52 25 / 0 0 0 0 5
PAMPA TX 24 59 32 54 29 / 0 0 0 0 5
SHAMROCK TX 23 55 29 54 29 / 0 0 0 0 5
WELLINGTON TX 23 56 30 55 29 / 0 0 0 0 5
&&
.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.
&&
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