378  
FXUS64 KAMA 211718  
AFDAMA  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX  
1118 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
   
..NEW UPDATE, AVIATION
 
 
   
UPDATE
 
 
ISSUED AT 1118 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
ANOTHER NICE DAY IS IN STORE FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA  
PANHANDLES! THE FORECAST REMAINS LARGELY UNCHANGED WITH ONLY MINOR  
ADJUSTMENTS MADE. TEMPERATURES LATE THIS MORNING HAVE WARMED UP  
INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S AND HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT  
IN THE LOWER 60S SOUTH TO MID 50S NORTH. LIGHT WINDS UNDER 10 MPH  
ARE VERY LIKELY THE REST OF TODAY ALONG WITH CLEAR SKIES.  
 
MUSCHA  
 

 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
ISSUED AT 312 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
- MILD WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH NEAR TO ABOVE AVERAGE HIGH  
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY.  
 
- A COLD FRONT LOOKS TO COOL TEMPERATURES DOWN TO POTENTIALLY  
BELOW AVERAGE LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM
 
 
(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 312 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
ANOTHER CHILLY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND OR BELOW FREEZING  
ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 60, WITH MID 30S TO THE SOUTH AND EAST  
OF THE HIGHWAY. GRADUAL HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD OVER  
THE AREA STARTING TODAY. THIS WILL TRANSITION OUR TEMPERATURES A  
BIT WARMER EACH DAY, WITH TODAY'S HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID  
60S. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL  
ALLOW ANOTHER NIGHT OF STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING. SIMILAR  
OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, BUT MAY BE A FEW DEGREES  
WARMER THAN WE ENDED UP WITH THIS MORNING'S LOWS. WITH THE RIDGE  
MORE IN PLACE ON FRIDAY, WE CAN EXPECT HIGHS TO CREEP UP A BIT  
MORE, AND WIDESPREAD 60S ARE EXPECTED. THE PALO DURO CANYON AREA  
MAY GET CLOSE TO 70 FOR A HIGH ON FRIDAY, AND LIMITED CLOUD COVER  
SHOULD MAKE FOR A NICE ABOVE AVERAGE DAY. AND FRIDAY NIGHT'S LOWS  
WILL BE FOLLOWING THE SAME TREND. STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING AGAIN  
WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS BEING A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER THAN THURSDAY  
MORNING.  
 
WEBER  
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 312 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL  
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE WARMEST  
ON SATURDAY, BUT SUNDAY COULD STILL BE QUITE MILD, WE'RE STILL  
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WIND SHIFT AND FRONTAL TIMING. IT DOES LOOK  
AS THOUGH A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT WILL BE IN PLACE EARLY ON SUNDAY  
FOR AREAS NORTH OF I-40. SO HIGHS IN THE NORTH MAY STRUGGLE TO  
BREAK 60, WHILE THE SOUTH WILL LIKELY SEE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.  
WE DO HAVE AN OUTLIER MODEL THAT HINT'S AT A SLOW FRONT ARRIVAL,  
BUT WHEN IT ARRIVES IT WILL SURGE THROUGH QUICKLY. THAT WOULD  
SUPPORT POSSIBLE HIGHS IN THE SOUTH TO APPROACH 80. RIGHT NOW THAT  
CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT 10%, BUT THIS MODEL HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR  
SEVERAL DAYS, THAT THIS FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATER, BUT SURGE FASTER.  
BACKING UP TO SUNDAY MORNING IS ANOTHER INTERESTING THING TO  
NOTE. WE'RE EXPECTING A SURFACE LOW TO THE WEST TO KEEP WINDS UP  
IN THE 15-20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT. THIS WOULD SUPPORT GOOD MIXING  
AND KEEP THE OVERNIGHT LOWS UP NEAR 60, AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RECORD WARMEST LOWS TO BE SET IN AMARILLO AND  
DALHART FOR SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
MONDAY ONWARD, THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH, BUT  
AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF MODELS WITH THE STRENGTH OF  
THE FRONT AND POSSIBLE WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW TO RETURN, AN BRING  
HIGHS BACK INTO THE 60S ON TUESDAY. AGAIN, THERE'S A LARGE  
DISAGREEMENT WITH WARMER SOLUTIONS GETTING CLOSE TO 70 ON  
TUESDAY, AND COLDER SOLUTIONS BARELY GETTING ABOVE 50 FOR A HIGH.  
THIS DISCREPANCY WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL OVER TO WEDNESDAY, WITH  
AGAIN SOME HIGHER END MODELS SUGGESTING WE GET TO 70, AND THE COLD  
SOLUTIONS SUGGESTING 40S TO NEAR 50. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO IF WE  
REMAIN UNDER THE COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME SUPPRESSING THE  
WARMER AIR TO THE SOUTH, OR IF WE CAN GET ANOTHER RIDGE TO BUILD  
AND ALLOW FOR WARMER AIR TO RETURN. ALL IN ALL, IT LOOKS LIKE VERY  
LIMITED CHANCES AT PRECIPITATION IN THE EXTENDED, AND HIGH  
UNCERTAINTY ON THE TEMPERATURES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
WEBER  
 

 
   
LONG TERM
 
 
(SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)  
ISSUED AT 312 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL  
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL MOST LIKELY BE THE WARMEST  
ON SATURDAY, BUT SUNDAY COULD STILL BE QUITE MILD, WE'RE STILL  
KEEPING AN EYE ON THE WIND SHIFT AND FRONTAL TIMING. IT DOES LOOK  
AS THOUGH A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT WILL BE IN PLACE EARLY ON SUNDAY  
FOR AREAS NORTH OF I-40. SO HIGHS IN THE NORTH MAY STRUGGLE TO  
BREAK 60, WHILE THE SOUTH WILL LIKELY SEE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S.  
WE DO HAVE AN OUTLIER MODEL THAT HINT'S AT A SLOW FRONT ARRIVAL,  
BUT WHEN IT ARRIVES IT WILL SURGE THROUGH QUICKLY. THAT WOULD  
SUPPORT POSSIBLE HIGHS IN THE SOUTH TO APPROACH 80. RIGHT NOW THAT  
CONFIDENCE IS ABOUT 10%, BUT THIS MODEL HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR  
SEVERAL DAYS, THAT THIS FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATER, BUT SURGE FASTER.  
BACKING UP TO SUNDAY MORNING IS ANOTHER INTERESTING THING TO  
NOTE. WE'RE EXPECTING A SURFACE LOW TO THE WEST TO KEEP WINDS UP  
IN THE 15-20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT. THIS WOULD SUPPORT GOOD MIXING  
AND KEEP THE OVERNIGHT LOWS UP NEAR 60, AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE THE  
POTENTIAL FOR RECORD WARMEST LOWS TO BE SET IN AMARILLO AND  
DALHART FOR SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
MONDAY ONWARD, THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH, BUT  
AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF MODELS WITH THE STRENGTH OF  
THE FRONT AND POSSIBLE WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW TO RETURN, AN BRING  
HIGHS BACK INTO THE 60S ON TUESDAY. AGAIN, THERE'S A LARGE  
DISAGREEMENT WITH WARMER SOLUTIONS GETTING CLOSE TO 70 ON  
TUESDAY, AND COLDER SOLUTIONS BARELY GETTING ABOVE 50 FOR A HIGH.  
THIS DISCREPANCY WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL OVER TO WEDNESDAY, WITH  
AGAIN SOME HIGHER END MODELS SUGGESTING WE GET TO 70, AND THE COLD  
SOLUTIONS SUGGESTING 40S TO NEAR 50. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO IF WE  
REMAIN UNDER THE COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME SUPPRESSING THE  
WARMER AIR TO THE SOUTH, OR IF WE CAN GET ANOTHER RIDGE TO BUILD  
AND ALLOW FOR WARMER AIR TO RETURN. ALL IN ALL, IT LOOKS LIKE VERY  
LIMITED CHANCES AT PRECIPITATION IN THE EXTENDED, AND HIGH  
UNCERTAINTY ON THE TEMPERATURES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  
 
WEBER  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(18Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1118 AM CST THU NOV 21 2024  
 
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS TAF ISSUANCE. LIGHT WINDS  
UNDER 10 KTS ARE VERY LIKELY WITH CLEAR SKIES.  
 
MUSCHA  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
AMARILLO TX 61 33 64 34 / 0 0 0 0  
BEAVER OK 54 29 62 31 / 0 0 0 0  
BOISE CITY OK 56 28 61 29 / 0 0 0 0  
BORGER TX 60 32 66 33 / 0 0 0 0  
BOYS RANCH TX 59 30 62 30 / 0 0 0 0  
CANYON TX 60 31 64 33 / 0 0 0 0  
CLARENDON TX 59 34 61 35 / 0 0 0 0  
DALHART TX 58 27 62 27 / 0 0 0 0  
GUYMON OK 55 26 61 27 / 0 0 0 0  
HEREFORD TX 62 31 65 33 / 0 0 0 0  
LIPSCOMB TX 56 32 62 35 / 0 0 0 0  
PAMPA TX 58 34 62 36 / 0 0 0 0  
SHAMROCK TX 59 34 61 34 / 0 0 0 0  
WELLINGTON TX 59 33 61 34 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
TX...NONE.  
OK...NONE.  

 
 

 
 
SHORT TERM...89  
LONG TERM....89  
AVIATION...05  
 
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