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FXUS63 KICT 180815
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
215 AM CST WED DEC 18 2024
KEY MESSAGES
- UP AND DOWN TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 214 AM CST WED DEC 18 2024
A COLD FRONT HAS USHERED IN MORE SEASONABLE AIR ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AND WE COULD SEE SOME STRATUS LINGER OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
KANSAS, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL
REMAIN NEAR CLIMATE NORMALS WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 40S.
LOW LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO MODERATE WITH HIGHS IN THE MID AND UPPER
50S ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL DRIVE A
COLD FRONT SOUTH OVER THE AREA LATE IN THE PERIOD ON THURSDAY.
SEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS
STRUGGLING TO CLIMB OUT OF THE 30S FOR MANY AREAS.
SAT-SUN...RISING HEIGHTS AND INCREASING THICKNESS WILL SUPPORT
RISING TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. SEASONABLE
TEMPERATURES ON EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID
40S. BY SUNDAY, MOST AREAS WILL SEE HIGHS AROUND 50 AS BREEZY
SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN TO THE AREA.
MONDAY-TUESDAY...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING OVER THE CENTRAL CONUS
MAY BRING SOME INCREASE IN POPS FOR SOUTHEAST KS LATE MONDAY BUT
MUCH OF THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY. SEASONABLY MILD
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S
MON-TUE. A QUICK LOOK AHEAD TO CHRISTMAS DAY...MILD CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S/AROUND 60. AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE AREA LATE IN
THE PERIOD BUT CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING REMAINS FAIRLY LOW AT THIS
TIME.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1037 PM CST TUE DEC 17 2024
A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE STATE WITH NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
ON THE INCREASE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 38 KT HAVE BEEN NOTED AT RSL
WITHIN THE LAST HOUR AND GUSTS NEAR 30 KT WILL BE COMMON
THROUGH THE NIGHT AT ALL SITES. IN ADDITION, A BATCH OF LOW
STRATUS CURRENTLY ACROSS CENTRAL NE WILL OVERSPREAD EASTERN KS
TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO 10-15 KT CONCURRENTLY WITH
CIGS SCATTERING BACK TO VFR DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING
HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MID-AFTERNOON.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...MWM
AVIATION...BRF
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