FXUS63 KOAX 040801
AFDOAX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
301 AM CDT MON OCT 4 2010
.DISCUSSION...
QUIET WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS MID/UPPER
LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS THANKS TO
OMEGA BLOCKING PATTERN. MAIN CONCERN WL CONTINUE TO BE
TEMPS/DEWPOINTS AS NO PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST. S/SERLY SFC FLOW
WL KEEP AREA FROM FULL MIXING POTENTIAL TODAY. STRONGER 850MB WAA
WL TAKE PLACE ON TUE SO HIGHS WL LIKELY BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES HIGHER
THAN TODAY. BY WEDNESDAY...A FAIRLY STRONG SFC CDFNT WL PUSH THRU
THE CWA IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS WL BE CHALLENGING WITH MIXING
POTENTIAL AHEAD OF FRONT POSSIBLY PUSHING TEMPS CLOSE TO 80. MUCH
DRIER AIRMASS MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT AND SO HAVE DROPPED
DEWPOINTS QUITE A BIT AS DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE
FRONT.
STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION TAKES PLACE LATER IN THE WEEK WHICH
SHOULD KEEP HIGH TEMPS AROUND 80 FOR A FEW DAYS. NO CHANGES WERE
MADE TO THE EXTENDED PERIODS. SOUTHWESTERN UPPER LOW IS FINALLY
FORECAST TO KICK OUT INTO THE CNTRL CONUS BY THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...
TAF SITES KOFK/KOMA/KLNK
06Z TAFS
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT ALL THREE TAF SITES INTO TUESDAY
AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS IL. SRLY SFC WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
OF 14-16 KTS FORECAST AT TAF SITES FOR THIS AFTN. IN
ADDITION...OCNL GUSTS OVR 20KTS LIKELY AT KOFK AND POSSIBLY AT KLNK.
WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF TO 10KTS OR LESS BY 05/00Z.
&&
.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...NONE.
IA...NONE.
&&
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KERN/CHERMOK