Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 28, 2002

TEXAS/OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
309 PM CDT WED AUG 28 2002

THE EXTENSIVE AREA OF MORNING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...HAS LEFT A CLEAR
BOUNDARY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...EXTENDING FROM BOISE CITY...TO
STINNETT...TO WELLINGTON. ENHANCE CUMULUS DEVELOPED ALONG AND EAST OF
THIS BOUNDARY WHERE DAYTIME HEATING HAS DESTABILIZED THE AIRMASS. THE
MOST FAVORED AREA FOR INITIAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE
NORTHWEST PANHANDLE REGION WHERE LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND UPPER
LEVEL FORCING WILL COME TOGETHER. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WAS
ISSUED FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER UNTIL 8 PM.

UPPER LEVEL FORCING INCREASES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
IMPROVING OUR CHANCES FOR RAIN. ONE LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE THE LOW
CLOUDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO REAPPEAR THURSDAY MORNING. AS THE
SHORTWAVE LIFTS INTO THE MIDWEST ON FRIDAY...CHANCES WILL BEGIN TO
LOWER FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.

BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO THE DRY THE VERTICAL PROFILE...
HENCE A DRIER AND SLIGHTLY WARMER FORECAST THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

FCSTID = 8

AMARILLO    64 85 63 88 /  30 40 40 20
BEAVER      65 88 65 87 /  30 40 50 40
BOISE CITY  60 84 60 86 /  40 50 50 30
BORGER      63 85 63 88 /  30 40 40 30
BOYS RANCH  62 84 61 89 /  30 40 40 20
CANYON      64 84 62 88 /  30 40 40 20
CLARENDON   67 87 66 89 /  30 30 40 20
DALHART     62 83 61 87 /  40 50 50 30
GUYMON      64 88 64 87 /  30 40 50 30
HEREFORD    64 84 63 88 /  30 40 40 20
LIPSCOMB    65 87 66 87 /  30 40 40 30
PAMPA       65 86 65 87 /  30 30 40 20
SHAMROCK    67 88 67 89 /  30 30 30 20
WELLINGTON  67 88 67 90 /  30 30 30 20

.AMA...
TX...NONE.
OK...NONE.