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Area Forecast Discussion
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FXUS63 KLSX 162344
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
644 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

.SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 252 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

EYES FOCUSED TO OUR WEST WHERE ONE OR MORE MCS WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT AND TRACK SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY AND OZARKS REGION AFTER 06Z. SHORT TERM MODEL GUIDANCE IS
REALLY ALL OVER THE PLACE IN REGARDS TO PLACEMENT AND TRACK OF
THESE SYSTEMS. GENERALLY HAVE RAMPED UP POPS AFTER 06Z...THINKING
THAT THERE MAY BE SOME CONVECTION DEVELOPING ON THE WARM ADVECTION
WING AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING MCS. HAVE MAINTAINED LIKELY POPS
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA ON MONDAY AS WEAKENING
CONVECTIVE SYSTEM OR REMNANT CIRCULATION MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
CWA.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD SOUTH INTO THE REGION
ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
A DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

CVKING

.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 252 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

A TRANSITION FROM A RELATIVELY COOL NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO A
MORE SUMMER LIKE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE MID SECTION
OF THE COUNTRY WILL TAKE PLACE. COULD SEE A COUPLE CHANCES OF
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE THE RING OF FIRE LIFTS
NORTH OF THE CWA. OTHERWISE...AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE INTO THE 90S BY NEXT WEEKEND.

CVKING

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.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 644 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2013

WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS FORECAST AREA TO REMAIN OVER REGION
THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH PLENTY OF
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...SO SOME PATCHY FOG/MVFR VSBYS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
OTHERWISE...STILL HARD TO PIN DOWN PCPN CHANCES...TAFS TO REMAIN
DRY THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD...EXCEPT FOR KCOU. BELIEVE THEY WILL
BE ON EASTERN FRINGES OF MCS THAT DEVELOPS OVER KS TONIGHT...SO
KEPT VCTS MENTION IN TAF AFTER 15Z MONDAY.

SPECIFICS FOR KSTL...WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS FORECAST AREA TO
REMAIN OVER REGION THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS WITH PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...SO SOME PATCHY FOG/MVFR
VSBYS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 09Z-13Z MONDAY. OTHERWISE...STILL HARD TO PIN
DOWN PCPN CHANCES...TAF TO REMAIN DRY THROUGH FORECAST PERIOD.

BYRD
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.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

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WFO LSX

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