New area forecast discussion from National Weather Service

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 326 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012 .

DISCUSSION… CHANGES TO THE FORECAST THIS AFTERNOON WERE MINIMAL. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING AS THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. WE CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE ECMWF/NAM TEMPERATURES…AND HAVE RETAINED THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST…AS THE ECMWF CONTINUES TO SHOW A DISTURBANCE OVER THE RED RIVER AREA THAT MIGHT BRING A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS AT LEAST TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

OTHERWISE…A RIDGE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN HOT AND GENERALLY RAIN- FREE CONDITIONS ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS… OKLAHOMA CITY OK 72 97 72 98 / 10 0 0 0 HOBART OK 71 100 71 100 / 10 0 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 73 101 74 101 / 10 0 0 0 GAGE OK 71 98 71 98 / 0 0 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 73 99 72 98 / 0 0 0 0 DURANT OK 72 97 73 98 / 10 0 0 0

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