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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
325 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Strong to severe storms remain forecasted for today/tonight
  with hail around two inches in diameter and wind gusts around
  70 mph possible. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for
  far SE/E counties.

- Storms; some severe north of Interstate 70 are forecast
  Monday. Main hazards are large hail, damaging winds and
  torrential rainfall.

- Cooler with frost concerns mid week.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 139 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #260 is now in effect through 03z
Monday for the following NW Kansas counties: Gove, Greeley,
Graham and Wichita. These areas will be most prone based on
currently developing/moving through the DDC CWA. Same threats as
before, mainly wind and hail. Isolated tornado/landspout
possible and heavy rainfall as well.

Will be monitoring the current activity to possibly add in
additional counties later today.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 240 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024

Across the region this afternoon, skies are a mixed sunny down to
partly sunny. Not much remains from the morning veil of low cloud,
as storms are starting to develop around the outskirts of the CWA.
Temperatures as of 200 PM MDT are ranging in the 60s and 70s. The
cooler temperatures are those locales still being affected by
clouds. Winds are southerly with gusts into the 20-30 mph range at
times.

The main wx threats in the short term period continue to be focused
on strong to severe thunderstorms potential this afternoon/evening,
as well as Monday/Monday evening and possibly on Tuesday.

For this afternoon/evening, the storm threat will focus on the
environment east of a dryline around the Palmer Divide. Morning
rainfall east may have helped to stabilize portions of the region,
but with storms popping up around the outskirts of the CWA, any CIN
from this morning is quickly eroding. In the south and west, SBCape
has already jumped to 3000-4500j/kg, DCape in the 1000-1300j/kg
range and with high dewpts still over the CWA, the airmass is primed
for storms. SPC has a Severe Thunderstorm Watch out for KS counties
from Graham southwest to Greeley. The main activity should stay east
of these counties. It will be the storms that are forming along
dryline/front which is slowly pushing towards the CO/KS/NE border.
Hail/wind still main threats, but can`t rule out an isolated tornado
or land spout. Heavy rainfall continues to accompany any storms that
have occurred, so flooding still occur.

Storm activity tapers by 06z tonight, allowing for clouds/precip to
clear from west to east. Guidance is hinting at some fog potential
east, so have a mention in around 12z Monday.

As with past model runs, the Mon-Tue timeframe will continue to
focus rw/trw activity mainly north of I-70, especially north of
Highway 36. the aforementioned front/dryline does develop a low on
its southern edge, settling south of the CWA Monday. A couple
shortwaves will move eastward along the northern tier late Monday
and again late Tuesday. The currently track will focus the highest
pops(80-90%) from Highway 36 north. Ample low level moisture on
Monday along the surface feature will interact with the passing
shortwave to trigger convection. There are Slight/Marginal risk
areas, divided by I-70. Wind/hail threats look most impactful.
Isolated tornadoes can`t be ruled out either. Tuesday will see
similar conditions, ending with a cold frontal passage during the
day.

Accompanying the storm threats, will be the potential for torrential
rainfall. The pace of these storms through the CWA this morning has
been mixed and did allow for 1-3" of rain in northeast zones. WPC
does have a Marginal Risk for Excessive Rainfall mainly east today
and for Monday, Highway 36 north. The shift to the Mon-Tue rain
setup will put most areas in flooding potential, especially those
seeing ample QPF today and tonight.

For temps, looking for daytime highs on Monday to range from the mid
70s north into the lower and mid 80s south especially along/south of
Highway 40. With the slow passage of the cold front, Tuesday will be
much cooler with highs ranging from 60F in the northwest to the mid
70s in the south and far eastern zones. Central portions of the CWA
will see a mix of 60s.

Overnight lows tonight and for Monday night will have a range from
the mid 40s west into the mid and upper 50s east. Tuesday night
however, with a cooler airmass still in place, upper 30s to the mid
40s are expected west of Highway 25. East of there, mid to upper
40s.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1238 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024

The latest runs of the GFS and ECMWF continue to show chances(20-
40%) for rw/trw activity. Several shortwaves set to traverse the CWA
during this time, based on current track of each system, areas north
of the area will see the best chance for convection. Both models do
show differences as to the timing and placement of convection due to
the movement of a surface low/front components, but overall the
convection will mostly occur during the evening hours. Best
instability/moisture will reside in the eastern portions of the CWA
as dewpts will range in the 40s/50s through Friday before expanding
area-wide for next weekend.

For temps, looking for near to below normal daytime highs for
Wednesday in the lower to mid 70s. Going into the remainder of the
week into next weekend, daytime highs will peak in the lower to mid
80s Thursday, with a mix of mainly 70s thereafter. Warmest locales
from Thursday onward will be south of the Interstate. Some areas
south of Highway 40 though could approach the 80F mark. These areas
will see the lowest chances for clouds/rain. Overnight lows will
range from the mid and upper 40s west into the lower to mid 50s
east. Warmest overnight areas will occur along/east of Highway
83.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 324 PM MDT Sun May 19 2024

Mainly VFR conditions expected for both terminals. KGLD could
see VCTS from 01z-03z Monday, and KMCK from 02z-04z. KMCK could
see MVFR ceilings from 08z-12z Monday. Winds for KGLD, south
10-15kts veering west-southwest from 01z-11z. From 11z Monday
onward, northeast 10-20kts. Winds for KMCK, southeast 10-15kts
through 02z, then northeast 5-15kts.

&&

.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...None.
CO...None.
NE...None.

&&

$$

UPDATE...JN
SHORT TERM...JN
LONG TERM...JN
AVIATION...JN