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FXUS64 KAMA 030850
AFDAMA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
330 AM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

.DISCUSSION...
NO MAJOR CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO EARLIER FORECAST.  WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE TROF DEEPENS.  TODAY
EXPECTED TO BE WARMEST DAY OF THE FORECAST WITH HIGHS IN THE MID
80S TO MID 90S.

COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY HAS BEEN SLOWED SLIGHTLY...WITH
NOTABLE COOLING STILL EXPECTED FOR NORTHWESTERN SECTIONS.  WINDY
DOWNSLOPE FLOW ON FRIDAY WILL ALLOW SOUTHEAST HALF OF FORECAST AREA
TO RISE INTO 80S AND EVEN LOWER 90S IN FAR SOUTHEAST.  DUE TO SLOWER
FRONTAL PASSAGE...HAVE INTRODUCED SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST TEXAS PANHANDLE.  NO POPS
THEREAFTER AS DRY AIRMASS QUICKLY INVADES THE REGION.

COOLER ON SATURDAY WITH HIGHS MOSTLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.
CONTINUED COOL ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN LOWER TO MID 70S.  LOWER 30S
MAY BE REACHED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS IN NORTHWESTERN PART OF
FORECAST AREA.  WARMER MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS SOUTHERLY LOW
LEVEL FLOW RESUMES.  03

COCKRELL

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AREA WIDE TODAY AS AS
DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 20
PERCENT. ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY
DEVELOP ON FRIDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE PANHANDLES.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  NO ELEVATED OR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ACROSS FAR
WESTERN PARTS OF THE PANHANDLES.  03

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AMARILLO TX                90  56  84  37  61 /   0   0   0   5   0
BEAVER OK                  92  57  81  38  61 /   0   5   0  10   0
BOISE CITY OK              88  51  69  32  59 /   0   0  10   0   0
BORGER TX                  90  63  82  40  61 /   0   0   0   5   0
BOYS RANCH TX              91  54  78  39  61 /   0   0   0   5   0
CANYON TX                  90  53  83  37  61 /   0   0   0   5   0
CLARENDON TX               91  62  89  42  63 /   0   0   5  10   0
DALHART TX                 87  48  76  33  60 /   0   0   5   5   0
GUYMON OK                  92  53  78  35  61 /   0   0   5   5   0
HEREFORD TX                88  53  82  36  60 /   0   0   0   5   0
LIPSCOMB TX                91  63  84  41  61 /   0   0   5  10   0
PAMPA TX                   89  58  84  41  61 /   0   0   0   5   0
SHAMROCK TX                93  64  89  46  63 /   0   0  10  20   0
WELLINGTON TX              94  65  92  47  65 /   0   0  10  20   0

&&

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

&&

$$

14/03