Area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 506 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 .AVIATION... 12Z TAFS... FLURRIES/-SN WILL AFFECT KPNC THIS MORNING. MVFR/IFR CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE AND CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY CLEAR TODAY FROM WEST TO EAST. ADDITIONAL CLOUDS /MOSTLY MID AND HIGH LEVEL/ WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. A FEW SNOW FLURRIES MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN OK OVERNIGHT BUT CHANCES TOO LOW FOR MENTION IN TAF AT THIS TIME. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013/ DISCUSSION... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY END THIS MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW SLOWLY EXITS THE REGION. SNOW WILL LINGER THE LONGEST IN NORTH CENTRAL OK THIS MORNING. HOWEVER... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE FA BY LATE MORNING. WILL LEAVE THE WINTER HEADLINES AS IS WITH EVERYTHING EXPIRING AT 6 AM. SOME SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER THIS BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE AREA. MODELS SHOW A SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THE MAIN IMPACT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SOME CLOUDS BUT A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. MODELS SHOW ANOTHER WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY BUT THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD/COOL... ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA... THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH THESE SYSTEMS MAINTAINING NORTHERLY SFC WINDS AND SNOW COVER AFFECTING TEMPS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL FINALLY RETURN TO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH SOME WARMER TEMPERATURES. MODELS SHOW A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PLAINS. MODELS DIFFER ON THE PATH OF THIS UPPER LOW WITH THE ECMWF FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE GFS. SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION MIGHT BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT WILL KEEP FORECAST DRY FOR NOW. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 40 24 42 26 / 10 10 0 0 HOBART OK 38 21 43 24 / 0 0 0 0 WICHITA FALLS TX 49 28 50 27 / 0 0 0 0 GAGE OK 31 17 34 18 / 0 10 0 0 PONCA CITY OK 33 19 36 19 / 20 10 10 0 DURANT OK 49 30 51 29 / 10 0 0 0 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. &&
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