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FXUS63 KSGF 200437
AFDSGF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1037 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 SATURDAY/
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 /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/
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 /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1035 PM CST THU DEC 19 2024
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE OCCURRING NEAR 06Z
TONIGHT. WINDS SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHWEST.
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BECOME GUSTY BEHIND THE FRONT GUSTING UP TO
25 KNOTS THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS DROP TO AROUND 10 KNOTS FOR
THE REST OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SKIES CLEARING OUT.
SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
SHORT TERM...TITUS
LONG TERM...TITUS
AVIATION...SORIA
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