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FXUS63 KSGF 191905  
AFDSGF  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
105 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- GUSTY WINDS TODAY INTO FRIDAY. SINGLE DIGIT TO TEEN WIND  
CHILLS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY.  
 
- WARMING TREND TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND INTO  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
- OFF AND ON RAIN POTENTIAL MONDAY THROUGH THE REST OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 1215 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
A TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS TODAY  
AHEAD OF THE FRONT, THEN TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT.  
LOOK FOR COOLER CONDITIONS WITH LOWS IN THE 20S TONIGHT (WIND  
CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS) AND HIGHS IN THE 30S  
FRIDAY. NOTE THAT WIND CHILLS SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER  
20S FRIDAY. OTHERWISE, NO PRECIP AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH CHRISTMAS/  
 
ISSUED AT 1215 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND: LOOK FOR MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND A WARMING  
TREND. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 40S SATURDAY, THEN THE MID 40S TO  
MID 50S SUNDAY.  
 
MONDAY THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK: OFF AND ON CHANCES FOR RAIN ARE  
IN THE FORECAST AS MULTIPLE SHORTWAVES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION  
NEXT WEEK. NO CONCERNS AT THIS TIME FOR MIXED PRECIP AS HIGHS  
ARE FORECAST TO MAINLY BE IN THE 50S WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE  
40S. THE GREATEST POPS ARE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH VALUES  
OF 50-70%, WHILE OTHER DAYS HAVE POPS OF 15-30%. CONFIDENCE IN  
DETAILS DECREASES FROM CHRISTMAS THROUGH LATE WEEK.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 1120 AM CST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TURN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME  
GUSTY TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.  
 
 
   
SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
KS...NONE.  
MO...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...TITUS  
LONG TERM...TITUS  
AVIATION...TITUS  
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