959
FXUS63 KOAX 170432
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1132 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DENSE FOG WILL BLANKET THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS
WHERE VISIBILITIES COULD DROP AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE.
- REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING, PARTICULARLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-80.
- CHANCES FOR MORE STORMS ON FRIDAY, WITH A 5% CHANCE THAT SOME
COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE. OFF AND ON RAIN CHANCES PERSIST
INTO THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1118 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
A SUBTLE VORT MAX WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT,
AS SOUTHWESTERLY MIDLEVEL WINDS PULL WARM MOIST AIR INTO THE REGION.
A FEW SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE, WITH THE BEST CHANCE OVER
SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. OTHERWISE, THE
COMBINATION OF LIGHT SURFACE WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES WITHIN
THE MOIST AIRMASS HAS YIELDED MORE EXPANSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG
THIS EVENING. LATEST RRFS AND HREF RUNS SUGGEST A FEW LOCATIONS
COULD SEE VISIBILITIES DROP UNDER 1/4 SM, FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. THUS, A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AS WINDS PICK UP
AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES RISE. AFTERNOON HIGHS ARE CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO REACH THE LOW TO MID 70S IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, WITH LOW
TO MID 80S EXPECTED OVER FAR SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.
ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL SPILL INTO THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF WET WEATHER, THIS TIME TO
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S FRIDAY, ALLOWING
1000-2000 J/KG OF INSTABILITY TO POOL OVER THE REGION. A COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING, BRINGING AT LEAST A
CHANCE FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. SIMILAR TO THE EVENT WE HAD ON
MONDAY, FORECAST HODOGRAPHS FEATURE A NOTABLE AMOUNT OF TURNING IN
THE LOW LEVELS. HOWEVER, DEEP LAYER SHEAR LOOKS FAIRLY MARGINAL, AT
AROUND 20-30 KTS, WITH BETTER SHEAR TRAILING BEHIND THE FRONT.
SATURDAY AND BEYOND...
BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, THE COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH OFF TO OUR
SOUTHEAST. A FEW MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE FRONT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE IT EXITS THE FORECAST
AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT, MOST AREAS REACH THE LOW TO MID 70S,
WITH A FEW OF OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES REACHING THE LOW 80S.
SUNDAY WILL SEE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL WAVE EJECT FROM COLORADO TOWARD
THE AREA. THE FEATURE WILL HELP TRIGGER OR NEXT ROUND FOR RAINFALL,
PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. PERIODIC
CHANCES FOR MORE RAINFALL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS WE SEE
MORE DISTURBANCES TRAVERSE THE REGION, BUT CHANCES REMAIN LOW
AT 15 TO 30%.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 608 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026
MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE
PERIOD AS FOG AND LOW CEILINGS BUILD INTO THE REGION. SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE PERIOD, BUT SHOULD
MOVE NORTHEAST OF KOMA AND KOFK BY 02Z. PATCHY FOG WILL BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD AND DENSE AFTER 06Z TONIGHT AND REMAIN UNTIL
14-18Z, WHEN CONDITIONS GRADUALLY IMPROVE. VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO RETURN AROUND 20Z THURSDAY.
OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR NEZ030>033-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>090-092.
IA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR IAZ056-069-079-
080-090-091.
DISCUSSION...KG
AVIATION...KG
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