Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
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259 FXUS64 KOUN 061713 AFDOUN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Norman OK 1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today and tonight) Issued at 233 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 Cooler surface ridge over the area this morning will shift east today with south winds returning to the area. This along with more insolation will result in warmer temperatures across Oklahoma and north Texas as compared to Friday. Afternoon highs will top out around 90 degrees across nearly the entire area. Complex of storms is expected to develop late today across the central Plains and then head south toward northern Oklahoma tonight. Models are showing an embedded shortwave trough dropping southeast out of the Rockies as well as developing WAA and strengthening LLJ overnight. This looks to lead to MCS developing and dropping south at least into northern Oklahoma toward 12Z. Some models have it even further south as we approach sunrise Sunday. Will need to watch trends for this potential. Storms would pose mainly a damaging wind risk as they move into northwest Oklahoma along with heavy rainfall. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Friday) Issued at 233 AM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 This complex is expected to weaken/diminish as we go into the day Sunday, but does not completely go away and by afternoon storms are expected to reintensify. The effective shear and instability would suggest both a large hail and damaging wind risk. With a transition to more of a wind risk as upscale growth occurs and larger MCS develops. This system would then translate south across much of the area late Sunday, Sunday night into Monday morning. Very heavy rainfall will also be a concern. This potential heavy rainfall along with the recent precip events may lead to some more widespread flooding potential as we go through the day Sunday and Sunday night/early Monday. Have gone ahead and issued a Flood Watch for a good portion of the area for Sunday afternoon into Monday morning. Some lingering precip chances continue Monday into Tuesday as we get a reinforcing shot of cooler air move into the area from the north along with an associated shortwave dropping through the base of longer wave trough over the central part of the CONUS. Still will need to watch remnants of Beryl, but latest indications are that this system will traverse north and northeast through the Arklatex region, keeping impacts off to our south and east. Temperatures will recover some as go through the middle and latter part of the week, but still look to remain below normal for early July. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1213 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024 VFR conditions will continue through this evening with south to southeast winds. Overnight into Sunday morning, a complex of thunderstorms will likely affect northern Oklahoma with the greatest impacts expected from KWWR to KPNC/KSWO. There is a chance of impacts as far south as KCSM to KOKC, but confidence is not as high at these terminals (PROB30s were included at these terminals). Gusty and variable winds along with reductions in visibility (IFR conditions) are possible in the most intense thunderstorms. Mahale && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Oklahoma City OK 90 70 89 66 / 0 10 50 70 Hobart OK 91 72 93 66 / 0 10 40 70 Wichita Falls TX 93 72 97 69 / 0 0 20 50 Gage OK 90 66 83 63 / 0 40 70 70 Ponca City OK 91 68 83 65 / 0 20 70 70 Durant OK 93 71 94 69 / 0 0 20 50 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...Flood Watch from Sunday afternoon through Monday morning for OKZ004>031-033>042-044>046-050. TX...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...30 LONG TERM....30 AVIATION...10