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FXUS63 KICT 012328
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
628 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT, BREEZY AND DRY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 325 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
CURRENTLY, 12Z UPPER AIR ANALYSIS DEPICTS THE MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
CENTERED OFF TO OUR EAST. WITH THE FORECAST AREA JUST TO THE WEST OF
THE RIDGE, SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW DOMINATES THROUGHOUT THE COLUMN. TO
OUR WEST, A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH
PLAINS. SPOTTY RAIN CHANCES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS ALONG
THE BOUNDARY WITH DIURNAL HEATING THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE, STRONG RIDGING THAT REFUSES TO BUDGE WILL
DOMINATE THE FORECAST PERIOD LEADING TO DRY WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. WITH THE RIDGE AXIS JUST TO OUR EAST THROUGH THE END
OF THE WORK-WEEK, HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES ARE
EXPECTED. MID RANGE GUIDANCE INDICATES THE RIDGE WILL BUILD BACK
WEST FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK LEADING TO INCREASING
HEIGHTS AND CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S LOOK LIKELY, WITH 100S REMAINING POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE IS SOME HINTING THAT JUST BEYOND THE
FORECAST TIME FRAME, THE PATTERN MAY BECOME A BIT MORE ACTIVE. A
SERIES OF SHORTWAVES MAY HELP TO PUSH THE RIDGE FURTHER SOUTH LATE
NEXT WEEK, POTENTIALLY GIVING US A BREAK IN THE HEAT.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 626 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SOUTHERLY
WINDS WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 10 KT MOMENTARILY. MARGINAL LLWS
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT RSL/GBD OVERNIGHT BUT MAGNITUDES FALL
SHORT OF CRITERIA AND HAVE OPTED TO NOT INCLUDE AT THIS POINT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
KT BY MID-MORNING WEDNESDAY.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...AMD
AVIATION...BRF
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