Issued by NWS Omaha/Valley, NE
000 FXUS63 KOAX 250855 AFDOAX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 255 AM CST WED NOV 25 2009 .DISCUSSION... SHORT WAVE DROPPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL DRAG COLDER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION FOR TODAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES OR FLURRIES. MODERATING TEMPERATURES RETURN ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY BEFORE NEXT SURFACE FRONT AND UPPER WAVE MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD ADVECTION WITH WINDS INITIALLY WARMING TEMPS THIS MORNING DUE TO MIXING. RIDGE AXIS MOVES ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH DECREASING WINDS AND CLOUDS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE 20S. NICE WARMUP INDICATED AFTER THIS FROM THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY. && .AVIATION... TAF SITES KOFK/KOMA/KLNK 06Z TAFS VFR CONDITIONS INITIALLY AT ALL TAF SITES...ALTHOUGH MVFR CIGS ARE FORECAST AT KOFK/KOMA FROM 18Z-02Z. COULD ALSO SEE A SPRINKLE EARLY THIS MORNING AS A BAND OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS QUICKLY MOVES PAST THE TAF SITES...BUT NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO MENTION ATTM. LATER...A -RASN MIXTURE COULD DEVELOP AT KOMA AROUND 21Z-23Z. REGARDING WINDS...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS. NORTHWEST WINDS PREVAIL...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS INCREASING TO 18-22KTS BY LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS 30-32KTS THAT SHOULD LINGER THROUGH 00-02Z. && .OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NE...NONE. IA...NONE. && $$ FOBERT/DEWALD