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FXUS63 KDDC 131024
AFDDDC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
524 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD WITH EXCEPTION OF
CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY EVENING
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
- LOW RHS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER EACH
AFTERNOON THIS WEEK
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1248 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORECAST WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
WEDNESDAY WHEN A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRIEFLY SHIFTING
WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND AGAIN LATE WEEK. SKIES WILL WILL BE CLEAR
TODAY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS TONIGHT. THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
LOOKS TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. THE COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER THIS
WEEK. CHECK THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES FOR MORE INFORMATION.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES, LOWS THIS MORNING AND TOMORROW MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM THE MID 40S WEST TO LOW 60S EAST WITH HIGHS TODAY AND
TOMORROW IN THE 80S. THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING OVER 90 DEGREES IS
GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS EACH DAY. LOWS
TOMORROW NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S WEST TO UPPER 50S EAST.
EXPECT 70S AND 80S THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A DIP INTO THE 60S SATURDAY
BEHIND A POSSIBLE COLD FRONT. WE QUICKLY REBOUND INTO THE 70S
SUNDAY.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 523 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026
HIGH CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL CLEAR AS STRONGER WINDS IN THE
BOUNDARY LAYER MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BETWEEN 15Z AND 18Z
TODAY. BY 18Z THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
OCCASIONALLY GUSTING NEAR 35 KNOTS BEING POSSIBLE AT TIMES
THROUGH 21Z. THESE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO
15 KNOTS BY SUNSET.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 1248 PM CDT MON APR 13 2026
BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND RHS IN THE TEENS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS INCREASING FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA. ERGO, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL COUNTIES IN OUR
CWA.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT
/8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-
084>090.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090.
DISCUSSION...HOVORKA_42
AVIATION...BURGERT
FIRE WEATHER...HOVORKA_42
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