000 FXUS64 KAMA 140857 TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX 355 PM CDT MON AUG 14 2000 PERSISTENCE THE RULE THRU 48 HRS AGAIN. UPPER LVL RIDGE TO REMAIN PARKED OVER THE SRN HI PLAINS WITH WEAK VORT LOBES TRAPPED WITHIN IT. SFC TROF TO BE IN THE VCNTY AS WELL. ABV NORMAL TEMPS EXPECTED NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SLGT CHC POPS INHERITED FROM PREV PCKG LOOK GOOD TOO BASED ON LAST SVRL DAYS AND A RELATIVELY UNCHANGING PATTERN. NEW LONG RANGE PROGS SUPPORT MORE OF THE SAME. AGAIN...ONLY PROBLEM WILL BE THE SW GULF OF MEX TROPICAL SYSTEM. FOR NOW...BEST TO PLAY A WAIT AND SEE GAME. .AMA... TX...NONE. OK...NONE. ANDRADE