641 
FXUS63 KLBF 260916
AFDLBF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
317 AM CST FRI MAR 26 2004

...FORECAST FOCUS POTENTIAL FOR PRECIPITATION IN NEAR TERM...

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISO TRW CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CWA 
EARLY THIS AM. HAVE LEFT MENTION IN FOR THIS AM. BOTH MODELS HAVE 
SLOWED SYSTEM DOWN OVER YESTERDAY MORNINGS RUN BY ABOUT 3-6 HRS. H5 
TROUGH STILL NEGATIVELY TILTED. CYCLOGENESIS OCCURS OVER THE 
NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND SPREADS OUT ONTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL 
PLAINS TONIGHT. MAIN FORCING LAGGING BEHIND BUT ENTIRE CWA OUTLOOKED 
FOR SLIGHT CHANCE IN DAY1. WARM SECTOR SHOULD BE PRIME FOR A FEW 
ISOLATED APPROACHING SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE DRY LINE. META 
MOVING NEAR 35OO CAPES INTO SOUTHWEST THIS PM WITH LOW CINH VALUES. 
THETA E RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA NO REAL KICKER TO GET THEM GOING UNTIL 
LATE TONIGHT. HAVE REMOVED MENTION THIS PM. WITH MOST ENERGY STILL 
TO THE NORTH HAVE ADJUSTED POPS TO REFLECT THIS NORTH TO SOUTH. WITH 
A BLEND OF GFS AND ETA FOR THE SATURDAY FORECAST FOR PRECIPITATION 
HAVE NOT ENDED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT OVER 
EAST CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WITH 
THE RIDGE BUILDING BACK INTO REGION ON SUNDAY NITE AND WARM DRY 
FORECAST THROUGH EXTENDED. WINDY CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY WITH FROPA 
WILL HAVE TO MONITORED FOR ADVISORY. ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO EXTENDED 
TEMPERATURES. 

.LBF...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

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