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FXUS63 KFSD 152005
AFDFSD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
305 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 253 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL SEE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLE INTO
MINNESOTA THEN GRADUALLY PUSH EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COOL
NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST A
VERY NICE DAY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE GRADUALLY FROM
THE SOUTHEAST AND TEMPERATURES TOP OUT AROUND 80S DEGREES IN MOST
SPOTS.

FOR THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TIMEFRAME UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL
TRY TO DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME SO THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LITTLE
QUIETER PERIOD. HOWEVER...WITH A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE ROTATING
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THERE WILL BE A DECENT POTENTIAL
FOR WAVES TO EJECT ONTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SO WILL HAVE A DECENT
CHANCE FOR NIGHT TIME AND MORNING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS PERIOD
WITH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY LOOKING LIKE THE BEST POTENTIAL.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO MODERATE AND WARM...BUT SUMMERTIME HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS NOT AT THIS TIME EXPECTED WITH HIGHS MAINLY FROM THE
UPPER 70S TO MID 80S AND LOWS IN THE 60S.

.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 253 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WILL SEE HIGH PRESSURE SETTLE INTO
MINNESOTA THEN GRADUALLY PUSH EASTWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A COOL
NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 50S. AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST A
VERY NICE DAY IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AS WINDS INCREASE GRADUALLY FROM
THE SOUTHEAST AND TEMPERATURES TOP OUT AROUND 80S DEGREES IN MOST
SPOTS.

FOR THE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TIMEFRAME UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL
TRY TO DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME SO THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LITTLE
QUIETER PERIOD. HOWEVER...WITH A FAIRLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE ROTATING
OVER THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THERE WILL BE A DECENT POTENTIAL
FOR WAVES TO EJECT ONTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. SO WILL HAVE A DECENT
CHANCE FOR NIGHT TIME AND MORNING THUNDERSTORMS DURING THIS PERIOD
WITH FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY LOOKING LIKE THE BEST POTENTIAL.
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO MODERATE AND WARM...BUT SUMMERTIME HEAT AND
HUMIDITY IS NOT AT THIS TIME EXPECTED WITH HIGHS MAINLY FROM THE
UPPER 70S TO MID 80S AND LOWS IN THE 60S.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1256 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. SKIES SHOULD GRADUALLY
CLEAR ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOP
OVERNIGHT. BASED ON CROSS OVER TEMPERATURE...ONLY HAVE MENTION OF
FOG IN KSUX TERMINAL AT THIS POINT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
INCREASES AFTER 15Z SUNDAY...BUT DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING IN THE TAFS
AS QUESTIONS OF HOW QUICKLY THE CAP WILL BREAK.


&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...08
AVIATION...






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