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FXUS64 KOUN 291734
AFDOUN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1234 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1222 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
- LINGERING SHOWER/STORM CHANCES TODAY, MAINLY SOUTH OF I-40.
- COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THIS WEEK, WARMING
CLOSER TO AVERAGE THIS WEEKEND.
- SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES CONTINUE EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
AHEAD OF A DRYLINE.
NEAR TERM
(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 103 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS
NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA, WITH AN OVERALL WEAKENING TREND
OBSERVED OVER THE LAST 1-2 HOURS. INSTABILITY CONTINUES TO
DECREASE AND EXPECT THE WEAKENING TREND TO CONTINUE OVER TIME,
THOUGH REMNANT ACTIVITY COULD LINGER INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING HOURS. MANY CAMS SHOW REDEVELOPMENT ALONG A COLD FRONT
THIS AFTERNOON, MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF I-40. BETTER INSTABILITY
WILL BE FOUND TO THE SOUTH OF OUR AREA, BUT UP TO 1000-2000 J/KG
OF CAPE COULD BE ENOUGH FOR A STRONG TO MARGINALLY SEVERE STORM OR
TWO THIS AFTERNOON DOWN NEAR THE RED RIVER. SHOWER AND STORM
CHANCES WILL LIKELY LINGER INTO THE EVENING IN THESE AREAS,
TAPERING OFF BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS INSTABILITY DECREASES.
WARE
SHORT TERM
(FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 103 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
DRIER AIR AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY AS
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE REGION. HIGHS WILL BE IN
THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE EXPECTED. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
ON SATURDAY, BRINGING A RETURN TO SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES WITH 80S MAKING A RETURN TO MUCH OF THE AREA. STORM
CHANCES SATURDAY NIGHT REMAIN UNCERTAIN AS MODELS CONTINUE TO
DISAGREE REGARDING THE TRACK/STRENGTH OF A SHORTWAVE TRACKING
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY NIGHT.
FOR NOW STUCK WITH NBM WHICH GIVES 10-20% POPS SATURDAY NIGHT.
WARE
LONG TERM
(SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 103 AM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSITION TO SOUTHWEST FLOW EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS WESTERN US TROUGHING DEVELOPS. COUPLED WITH INCREASING
MOISTURE AHEAD OF A SHARPENING DRYLINE, AND OCCASIONAL SHORTWAVE
ENERGY TRACKING ACROSS THE REGION, INGREDIENTS APPEAR FAVORABLE
FOR AT LEAST LOW SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES MOST DAYS NEXT WEEK
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SOME SEVERE RISK ALSO APPEARS
POSSIBLE, THOUGH THE MAGNITUDE OF SUCH RISK WILL DEPEND ON
MESOSCALE DETAILS AND THE DEGREE OF MID-LEVEL FLOW THAT IS ABLE
TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION, BOTH OF WHICH ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS
RANGE.
WARE
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1222 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2025
GENERALLY MVFR CEILINGS ARE PREVAILING AT ALL TERMINALS THIS
AFTERNOON. WITH CONTINUED HEATING, CEILING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE
SLOWLY, WITH SOME VFR CEILINGS POSSIBLE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHERN TEXAS
MAY HELP WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THE COVERAGE
OF STORMS WILL LIKELY BE LIMITED. OTHER ELEVATED STORMS MAY
DEVELOP THIS EVENING, GENERALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
OKLAHOMA. A FEW STRONG STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, AS A MID-
LEVEL TROUGH SKIRTS THE REGION. THIS SHOULD BRING MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
OKLAHOMA CITY OK 55 78 57 84 / 10 0 0 0
HOBART OK 54 78 57 86 / 20 10 0 0
WICHITA FALLS TX 60 78 59 85 / 40 10 0 0
GAGE OK 49 78 55 87 / 10 0 0 0
PONCA CITY OK 52 78 55 85 / 0 0 0 0
DURANT OK 61 79 59 83 / 40 10 0 0
OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
NEAR TERM...08
SHORT TERM...08
LONG TERM....08
AVIATION...06
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