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FXUS63 KDDC 011715
AFDDDC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1215 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 7 DAYS WITH HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S
- A STRAY THUNDERSTORM MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING PEAK HEATING THIS
WEEKEND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. FAR WESTERN KANSAS
LOOKS TO HAVE THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1214 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE AREA WITH AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST.
THIS WILL PLACE SOUTHWEST FLOW ABOVE WESTERN KANSAS. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BE THE DOMINATE FEATURE AT THE SURFACE WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVING CLOSER TO WESTERN KANSAS THIS WEEKEND INTO THE FIRST
PART OF NEXT WEEK. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST, BUT A FEW STRAY THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE DURING PEAK
HEATING THIS WEEKEND INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK WITH NO FRONTAL PASSAGES EXPECTED. VERY HOT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS WITH HIGHS REACHING
INTO THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S WITH LOWS RANGING FROM THE MID 60S TO
MID 70S.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1132 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS OVERNIGHT.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, GUSTING TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1218 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
VERY HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OF 100-105 WILL CONTINUE TO
LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO 20-25% EACH AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN ELEVATED EACH DAY, GUSTING 20-30 MPH. AS FUELS
CONTINUE TO CURE AND DRY OUT IN THIS REPEATING REGIME OF HOT DRY
AFTERNOONS, THE RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD WILL BE ELEVATED DURING
THE PEAK HEATING HOURS. OUTDOOR BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...HOVORKA_42
AVIATION...HOVORKA_42
FIRE WEATHER...TURNER
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