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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
528 AM CST Fri Mar 6 2015

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 337 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

Meteorological Spring arrived March 1st, and the warm weather
expected over the next week will reinforce the desire for Spring that
has likely sprouted in you.

The last vestiges of the cool surface high, that kept the region
cold Wednesday and Thursday, is sliding off to the east early this
morning under the influence of a northwest flow that will prevail
across our section of the country for much of the next week.
Normally a northwest flow might induce near to below normal
temperatures for its duration, but this particular set up will usher
in warmer weather. Helping temperatures for the next week is the
eastern Pacific Ridge. This ridge will get beet down and eventually
spread east, but the active northern stream will allow the warmer
air under the ridge to advect into the Central Plains as it
flattens, thus keeping the cooler air to our north. However, the
active northern stream will allow an occasional trough to move
through which will prevent temperatures from jumping too high over
the weekend. Expect 40s and 50s Friday, with 50s to around 60 for
Saturday, but expect temperatures to flatten and or retreat a degree
or two for Sunday as a trough sends a weak dry cold front through the
region for Sunday and Monday.

Otherwise, after the Sunday-Monday pause in the warming trend due to
the dry cold front, we will return to the warm air advection of
Saturday. This will lift prevailing readings across eastern Kansas
and Missouri into the 60s for Tuesday, and while we have not
inserted 70s into the forecast yet, there is the potential out there
for temperatures in that range over the later half of the next work
week. Currently, moisture return to the central Plains looks
limited, so in addition to the warmer temperatures we are also
expecting dry conditions through the next 7 days.

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.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday Morning)
Issued at 528 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

VFR conditions will dominate the terminals over the next 24 hours
with scattered high clouds. Only issue to watch will be surface
winds as they prevail from the southwest through much of the day
and into the overnight hours while being a little gusty during the
day.

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.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
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