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FXUS63 KICT 211130
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
530 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLE TODAY.
- MILD TEMPERATURES RETURN THIS WEEKEND PERSISTING INTO NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 339 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMERGING FROM THE ROCKIES MAY BRING A TRANSIENT
SNOW SHOWER TO THE REGION TODAY BUT A FEW SNOW FLURRIES ARE MORE
LIKELY GIVEN THE VERY DRY SUBCLOUD LAYER. AS SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS
TO THE REGION TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY MODERATE. AFTERNOON
HIGHS WILL REMAIN BELOW AVERAGE FOR LATE FEB WITH MOST AREAS SEEING
HIGHS IN THE LOW 20S.
RISING HEIGHTS/INCREASING THICKNESS WILL RESULT IN RISING
TEMPERATURES AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND. HIGHS ON SAT WILL REMAIN
BELOW AVERAGE BUT BY SUNDAY, A LOW LEVEL DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL ALLOW
SEASONABLE VALUES TO RETURN WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S FOR MANY AREAS.
THOSE WITH DEEPER SNOWPACK MAY REMAIN A BIT COOLER.
DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH
HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER 60S FOR MON-TUE. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH
DIGGING OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DRIVE A FRONTAL BOUNDARY
SOUTHWARD OVER THE AREA ON WED USHERING IN SOME COOLER AIR BUT MANY
AREAS COULD STILL SEE HIGHS IN THE LOW 60S. SOME LOW POPS WERE
MAINTAINED IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST KS ON WED BUT MOST AREAS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY. MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
PREVAIL THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK-WEEK WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO
THE 60S BY FRI.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 524 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2025
LIGHT EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN LIGHT
WHILE VEERING TO THE SOUTH THROUGH THE DAY. A SUBTLE STORM
SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN MID
CLOUDS TO THE AREA. A FEW SNOW FLURRIES COULD IMPACT AREAS
MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 BUT VIRGA MAY BE MORE PREVALENT GIVEN
A VERY DRY PBL. LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND VFR WILL PREVAIL
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...MWM
AVIATION...MWM
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