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FXUS63 KOAX 162203
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
403 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- 20-50% CHANCE OF RAIN MONDAY, ALONGSIDE BREEZY WINDS OUT OF
THE SOUTHEAST GUSTING TO 20-35 MPH.
- ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY, BRINGING A 20-50% CHANCE FOR RAIN AND POSSIBLY
SOME SNOW HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 402 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
TODAY:
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS AFTERNOON SHOWS A COMPACT MID/UPPER LOW
SPINNING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION, AMPLIFYING RIDGING TO ITS
EAST OVER THE HIGH PLAINS WHILE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW SPILLS EASTWARD
FROM THERE. DRILLING DOWN TO THE SURFACE, RECENT HAND ANALYSIS
PLACES A WARM FRONT SURFACE WARM FRONT JUST TO THE WEST OF THE
FORECAST AREA, EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TO THE
SOUTHEAST TOWARDS NORTH-CENTRAL KANSAS. WITH THE FORECAST AREA BEING
NEAR ENOUGH TO THAT FRONT AND WEST OF THE HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST,
WE'VE ENJOYED LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND JUST ENOUGH SUNSHINE TO
MAKE THE TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S TODAY FEEL JUST A TOUCH WARMER.
THOSE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE SET TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS, AND SHOULD HELP KEEP TONIGHT WARMER IN THE MID-TOUPPER 30S
COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS.
MONDAY AND BEYOND:
BY EARLY MONDAY, THE AFOREMENTIONED FOUR CORNERS LOW WILL HAVE
EJECTED NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE WYOMING/COLORADO AREA, WITH A
SURFACE LOW CENTERED OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN KANSAS. DESPITE
THE SYSTEM GENERALLY DEAMPLIFYING AS IT LEAVES THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN FRONT RANGE, A POTENT WARM AIR ADVECTIVE REGIME WILL
BE SET OVER THE FORECAST AREA, QUICKLY CLOUDING THE SKIES AND
PROVIDING FORCING FOR ASCENT TO GO WITH THE FALLING MID-LEVEL
HEIGHTS. THE MAIN SNAG THAT WE WILL RUN INTO WILL BE THE WILDLY
VARYING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE PROFILE. THERE IS STILL CONSIDERABLE
SPREAD IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH DRY THE AIR WILL BE IN THE LOW-
LEVELS, BUT REGARDLESS OF THE MODEL, INITIAL ECHOES ON RADAR
WILL FAIL TO REACH THE GROUND INITIALLY -- GRADUALLY WORKING
AWAY THE DRYNESS FOR AREAS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND IOWA TO
SEE AROUND 0.05" OF RAIN. MODELS CONTINUE TO HOLD THE WARMER
THERMAL PROFILE, WITH NEBRASKA STRUGGLING TO SEE 850
TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING, LET ALONE HAVING ANY REALISTIC
CHANCE TO SEE ANY SNOW. MONDAY'S GUST POTENTIAL HAS HELD STEADY,
WITH GUSTS OF 25-35 MPH FORECAST UNDERNEATH THE CLOUD COVER.
RAIN CHANCES GENERALLY BEGIN BY NOON (10-20%), PEAK FROM 7P-12A
(25-40% CHANCE), AND TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AND TRANSITIONING INTO
AREAS OF DRIZZLE.
BY TUESDAY, WE'LL HAVE THE MONDAY SYSTEM IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR
WHILE THE MID/UPPER PATTERN TRANSITIONS THE REMAINING RIDGE AXIS
OVER THE AREA, LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF COOLING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.
HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY IN THE UPPER 40S TO WELL INTO THE 50S,
DESPITE NORTHERLY WINDS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK, MOST OF
THE FORCING FOR ASCENT WILL BE FOCUSED SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA,
ONLY GLANCING FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA LATE THURSDAY WITH OUR FIRST
CHANCE FOR MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION ARRIVING FRIDAY AS ANOTHER
SYSTEM PIVOTS FROM THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. SIGNIFICANT SPREAD EXISTS
BY THIS POINT IN REGARDS TO THE WEATHER SYSTEM'S PLACEMENT GOING
INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ACROSS THE BOARD DO GIVE US A
MUCH BETTER SHOT AT SEEING SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW COMPARED TO MONDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1123 AM CST SUN NOV 16 2025
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH NEARLY
UNIDIRECTIONAL WINDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST. SPEEDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY INCREASE TO
AROUND 10 KTS OR JUST BELOW, HOLDING STEADY OVERNIGHT BEFORE
INCREASING AFTER 13Z WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 KTS ARRIVING TO ALL
THREE TAF SITES BY 14/15Z. INCREASING LOW-LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL
ARRIVE WITH THE GUSTS, WITH QUITE A BIT OF SPREAD IN TIMING OF
MVFR CONDITIONS JUST BEYOND THE CURRENT TAF PERIOD ENDING AT
18Z. AT THE MOMENT, THE FORECAST IS MORE OPTIMISTIC CEILING-
WISE, WITH POTENTIAL THAT MVFR CONDITIONS COULD MOVE IN BY 16/17
TOMORROW MORNING AT KOFK/KLNK.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...PETERSEN
AVIATION...PETERSEN
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