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AFDDDC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
436 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
..UPDATED AVIATION/KEY MESSAGES
KEY MESSAGES
- UNSEASONABLY HOT AFTERNOONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK,
WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES OF 100-105 COMMON EACH DAY.
- ELEVATED WILDFIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE EACH AFTERNOON FOR THE
NEXT WEEK, WITH HOT TEMPERATURES CREATING LOW HUMIDITY, AND
COMBINING WITH BREEZY SOUTH WINDS.
- SOUTHWEST KANSAS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE NEXT
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1237 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
HOT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST WITH HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S EACH DAY AND UPPER 60S TO UPPER
70S EACH NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A PERSISTENT TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN KANSAS THROUGHOUT THE
FORECAST IN WHICH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY FORM ALONG DURING PEAK
HEATING. OTHERWISE EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS WITH WINDS FROM A
SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. APPARENT TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REACH TOWARDS
105 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND A HEAT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION, LOW RHS AND
BREEZY CONDITIONS LOOK TO ELEVATE FIRE WEATHER RISK THROUGH THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 436 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
VFR/SKC WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS TAF PERIOD, WITH LIMITED
AMOUNTS OF CIRRUS. ELEVATED TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS IN
PROGRESS AT 2130Z SAT WILL DIMINISH SOME AFTER 00Z SUN, BUT
REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET AND EFFICIENT BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING. MODELS PROG
850 MB WINDS NEAR 2K FT AGL NEAR 45 KTS OVERNIGHT, AND
INCLUDED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IN ALL TAFS. VFR WILL CONTINUE
SUNDAY, WITH ELEVATED SOUTHWEST WINDS RESUMING AFTER 15Z SUN.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 122 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
THERE IS AN ELEVATED RISK OF WILDFIRE SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY AFTERNOON GIVEN THE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND DRY AIR.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35-40 MPH TODAY ALONG AND EAST OF A
LINE FROM LIBERAL TO JETMORE TO HAYS, WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN
THE 20-25% RANGE.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...HOVORKA_42
AVIATION...TURNER
FIRE WEATHER...FINCH
KEY MESSAGES...TURNER
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