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FXUS63 KUNR 261139
AFDUNR

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
539 AM MDT SAT JUL 26 2014

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
ISSUED AT 233 AM MDT SAT JUL 26 2014

WEAK SHORTWAVE TROF IS ZIPPING ALONG ZONAL FLOW...AND WILL MOVE
INTO EASTERN SD THIS MORNING. SURFACE LOW IS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SD
W/ TROF NORTHWARD ALONG MISSOURI RIVER. THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED
AHEAD OF TROF EARLIER THIS EVENING...BUT HAVE MOVED INTO EAST
RIVER. ALTHOUGH MODELS CONTINUE TO KEEP A THETA-E RIDGE EXTENDING
INTO SOUTH CENTRAL SD...WILL LOWER POPS OVER THAT AREA FOR THE
MORNING. STRATUS AND FOG ARE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF TROF...BUT WOULD
BE BRIEF AS DEWPOINTS ARE MUCH LOWER BEHIND IT. AS DEEP UPPER LOW
DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM SOUTHERN SASK TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES...
AND UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE ROCKIES...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER
FORECAST AREA TRANISTIONS FROM CYCLONIC TO ANTICYCLONIC FLOW...
SHIFTING WEAK VORTICITY EASTWARD AND BRINGING DRIER AIR. SURFACE
RIDGE PUSHES INTO NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS WITH GUSTY WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS OVER NORTHWESTERN SD TODAY. WINDS WILL APPROACH ADVISORY
CRITERIA WITH CAA...GOOD MIXING WITH DAYTIME HEATING...AND
FORECAST SOUNDINGS HAVE MOMENTUM TRANSFER NEAR 40KT. TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO BE COOLER THRU SUNDAY AS SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS OVER
PLAINS...AND WINDS SWITCH FROM NW TO NE.

&&

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
ISSUED AT 233 AM MDT SAT JUL 26 2014

UPPER RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN CONUS THROUGH THE 3 TO 7
DAY PERIOD. THE MAIN AXIS IS FORECAST TO REMAINING ALONG AND WEST OF
THE CONTDVD. NW FLOW ALOFT IS EXPECTED WITH A FEW WEAK WAVES
CROSSING THROUGH...MAINLY TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
WARRANT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STORMS PERIODICALLY...MAINLY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...BUT OVERALL A DRY EXTENDED PERIOD IS EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 535 AM MDT SAT JUL 26 2014

AN AREA OF LOW ST/BR HAS PUSHED NORTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA IN THE VICINITY OF THE SURFACE TROUGH... FM VTN TO NORTH OF PHP. THIS
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD BURN OFF EARLYT HIS MORNING UNDER FULL
SUN. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD.

&&

.UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
WY...NONE.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...55
LONG TERM...CARPENTER
AVIATION...CARPENTER