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FXUS64 KAMA 280325
AFDAMA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
1025 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014

.AVIATION...
06Z TAF CYCLE
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AMARILLO TAF SITE BY 06Z FRIDAY
SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTHEAST AND NORTH 5 TO 15 KNOTS. THIS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. ELSEWHERE...NORTHEAST TO
NORTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AT THE GUYMON AND DALHART TAF
SITE THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST PERIOD...06Z SATURDAY. VFR CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL WITH MAINLY SOME SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDINESS AT ALL THREE TAF SITES.

SCHNEIDER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 640 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014/ 

AVIATION...
FOR THE 00Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES.
WINDS AT KAMA AND KDHT WILL BE WESTERLY AND GUSTY TO AROUND 25 KTS TO
START THE PERIOD...WHILE WINDS AT KGUY WILL BE LIGHT TO START. AT
KAMA...WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATER THIS EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT SLOWLY BRINGS NORTHERLY WINDS. WINDS AT KDHT AND KGUY
SHOULD BE NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW BEHIND
THE FRONT...WITH WINDS AT KAMA BECOMING PREDOMINATELY NORTHERLY BY
AROUND 15Z.

NF

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 335 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2014/ 

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE.  WINDS
WILL DIMINISH NICELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT.  HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

SOUTH WINDS INCREASE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.  WARM AND WINDY WEEKEND
WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S ON SUNDAY.  SOUTH WINDS BRING LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE BACK TOWARD THE EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.  SOME
CONCERN FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN SECTIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT AT THIS POINT EXPECTING ATMOSPHERE TO REMAIN
CAPPED.

COLD FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGS MAXIMA ON MONDAY CLOSER TO CLIMO.
HAVE RETAINED LOW POPS FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF PANHANDLES...AND HAVE SPREAD SAME TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO MOST OF OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE...AS STRONGER COLD FRONT
ARRIVES.  03

COCKRELL

FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.  LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON
FRIDAY.  ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.  ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...WITH THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
PANHANDLES MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.  LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY.   ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON TUESDAY ACROSS WESTERN
SECTIONS.  03

&&

.AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.

&&

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