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FXUS63 KDDC 051110
AFDDDC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
610 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- MILD TEMPERATURES ALL WEEK LONG.
- LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION CHANCES (LESS THAN 5%) THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1221 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026
05Z SYNOPSIS SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH AND RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN
CONUS AND NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS WHILE AT THE
SURFACE A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER WESTERN
KANSAS LEADING TO LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES.
SHORT TERM MODELS KEEP THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN CONUS
TO START THE WORKWEEK. WITH A FEW UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES IN THE
NORTHWEST FLOW GOING OVER THE COLORADO ROCKIES WE WILL SEE A SURFACE
LOW IN THE FRONT RANGE THAT SHOULD LEAD TO BREEZIER SOUTHERLY WINDS
MONDAY AFTERNOON. MILD TEMPERATURES SHOULD CONTINUE WITH HIGHS IN
THE LOW TO MID 70S. THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH SHOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY
EASTWARD ON TUESDAY LEADING TO LIGHTER WINDS AND WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW
AND ANOTHER DAY OF SUNSHINE WE SHOULD SEE HIGHS GET INTO THE 80.
LONG TERM ENSEMBLES KEEP THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES LOW THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND WITH FEW IF ANY POP CHANCES GREATER THAT 5%. UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN KEEPS THE RIDGE AND UPPER LEVEL HIGH THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN CONUS KEEPING THE STORM SYSTEMS AND FRONTAL BOUNDARIES
MAINLY IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION. HIGHS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE IN
THE 80S.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 610 AM CDT MON OCT 5 2026
VFR FLYING CONDITIONS THIS TAF CYCLE FOR ALL TERMINALS. CURRENT
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH INTO THE
12-15KT RANGE GUSTING TO 22-25 KTS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON, BUT WEAKEN BACK TO AOB 12 KTS AFTER SUNSET.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...TATRO
AVIATION...SPRINGER
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