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FXUS64 KTSA 300706
AFDTSA
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
206 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025
..NEW SHORT TERM, LONG TERM
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 205 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025
- THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP ALONG COLD FRONT TODAY W/ MUCH
COOLER TEMPS BEHIND THE FRONT.
- UNSETTLED MID / LATE WEEK WITH SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
- RAIN CHANCES CONTINUE FOR LATE WEEK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
SHORT TERM
(TODAY)
ISSUED AT 205 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025
WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING AS INFLUENCE OF MID LEVEL WAVE
PASSES AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 44
CORRIDOR. EXPECTATIONS IS STORM COVERAGE LESSENS LATER TONIGHT
WITH MINIMAL COVERAGE REMAINING BY SUNSET. COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY AND LIKELY EXTENDS FROM FAR
NW AR INTO FAR SE OK BY MID AFTERNOON. RENEWED STORM DEVELOPMENT
IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT BUT MORE SO FURTHER EAST AS LOW LEVEL
WINDS VEER AND LIMIT FRONTAL CONVERGENCE. ANY STORMS WHICH DO
DEVELOP ALONG OR AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL POSE A RISK OF SEVERE
WEATHER.
LONG TERM
(TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 205 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025
SEASONABLY COLD TONIGHT WITH NORTHERN AREAS FALLING INTO THE UPPER
30S AS SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. COLDER TEMPS
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT.
RAPID AIRMASS CHANGE OCCURS ON TUESDAY AS SFC LOW QUICKLY DEEPENS
OVER SE CO BY SUNRISE TUESDAY AND TRACKS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST BY
SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL INCREASE THROUGH
THE DAY WITH LOCALLY STRONG GUSTS INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NE OK BY WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE FRONT AND STORMS PUSH THROUGH THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA DURING
THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH A SEVERE WEATHER RISK.
THE FRONT IS LIKELY TO STALL NEAR THE RED RIVER BEFORE LIFTING
NORTHWARD ON THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE WARM FRONTAL ADVANCE WITH AREAS OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL ACCUMULATING BY THURSDAY. A SIMILAR SCENARIO UNFOLDS ON
FRIDAY AS DEEP TROUGHING REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CONUS AND
PERSISTENT ZONE OF SYNOPTIC LIFT REMAINS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. THE EXACT FRONTAL PLACEMENT DETAILS ARE MORE UNCERTAIN BUT
EXPECT AN UNSETTLED LATE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND PATTERN WITH DAILY
PRECIP CHANCES AND POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD RAINS.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1231 AM CDT SUN MAR 30 2025
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL
REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO IFR CONDITIONS AT TIMES. STORMS WILL
LIKELY WEAKEN AS THEY TRACK EAST, WITH LESS CERTAINTY IN HOLDING
TOGETHER TO IMPACT NW AR SITES LATER THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT
WILL ALSO MAKE STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING A
CHANGE TO NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING ACROSS NE OK SITES AND THIS
AFTERNOON FOR NW AR TERMINALS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE ACROSS W AR AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON, BEFORE PUSHING EAST BY EVENING. PROB30'S HAVE BEEN
MAINTAINED FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S CHANCES WITH STILL LOW CONFIDENCE
IN STORM INITIATING OVER FAR WESTERN ARKANSAS.
BOWLAN
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
TUL 66 41 61 45 / 10 0 0 0
FSM 80 47 68 46 / 30 10 0 0
MLC 76 45 65 47 / 10 0 0 0
BVO 64 37 60 39 / 10 0 0 0
FYV 75 39 62 42 / 30 0 0 0
BYV 74 40 60 42 / 40 10 0 0
MKO 67 42 62 44 / 10 0 0 0
MIO 64 39 59 41 / 30 0 0 0
F10 66 43 62 44 / 10 0 0 0
HHW 82 48 67 48 / 20 10 0 0
TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OK...NONE.
AR...NONE.
SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM....07
AVIATION...04
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