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FXUS63 KSGF 030841
AFDSGF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
241 AM CST Tue Mar 3 2015

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 240 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

Warm air advection was in progress across the area early this
morning with fairly stout southwesterly 850 mb winds of 35 to 45
kts. Dewpoints ni the southwest CWA were already recovering into
the mid 30s and temperatures were around freezing or above across
the whole CWA. Parts of south central MO may remain at or just
below freezing through the night, but not expecting the
precipitation to really develop until after it warms above freezing.

Main focus will be with the wintry precipitation expected
beginning tonight and continuing through Wednesday night.


&&

.SHORT TERM...(Today through Wednesday night)
Issued at 240 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

For today, may see some early morning drizzle associated with the
strong warm advection ongoing across the area. A shortwave and
associated cold front will begin to push into the area later today
with rain shower chances increasing...especially over the eastern
CWA. Not particularly looking for much in the way of measured
rainfall with best moisture transport to our east. Previous shift
had removed thunder from the forecast due to a lack of instability
and this still looks good. Highs today should reach the low to mid
50s across the area with the lower readings where the front will
go through the earliest in west central MO.

Tonight is when the transition will begin. A cold air mass will
force a cold front through the entire area during the evening,
with temperatures eventually dropping below the freezing mark from
around 11 pm onward from northwest to southeast. Precipitation
will begin to expand overnight as upper level energy moves towards
the area from the northwest and a very strong upper level jet
intensifies. Initially a warm layer above freezing (800-700mb)
will be in place over the southeastern half of the CWA, but this
will be eroded in time as cold air moves in from the northwest. So
there may be an initial period of rain changing to freezing rain
then sleet and eventually snow along and south of I-44.

This transition line should push totally south of the area by late
morning Wednesday with all snow expected after that point. Models
continue to show drastic differences in the QPF fields with the
NAM remaining the most aggressive. All are showing pretty
substantial lifting from late tonight through Wednesday, and while
the NAM may be a significant outlier, I don`t want to completely
rule it out at this point. All are expecting the highest
probability of accumulating snowfall along and southeast of the
I44 corridor which is what we have been advertising and will
continue to do so. Still have lower confidence in specific amounts
at this time due to continued model differences, but given the
intensity of the dynamics, would not be surprised to see amounts
move towards what the NAM is suggesting. Fly in ointment for this
time of year will be the higher sun angle we start seeing in March
and daytime snowfall is harder to accumulate because of this.

For now we are going with a half inch to inch in our northwestern
CWA...to 1-3 inches along the I-44 corridor...and a 3-6 inch
amount over south central MO. For ice...we are going with a
glazing to around 0.05 hundredths along and south of the I-44 corridor.

NAM holds on to snowfall through Wednesday night and the new ECMWF
to a lesser degree does as well. Have extended our snow chances
into Wednesday night because of this.

Leaning towards no headlines at this point and wait for one more
model run before making that decision.

.LONG TERM...(Thursday through Monday)
Issued at 240 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015

Everything should clear out by Thursday morning with a very cold
air mass moving into the area. The surface ridge will be directly
overhead Thursday and begin to shift to the east by Thursday
night. Coldest temperatures are expected in those locations
impacted by the snowfall and we have single digits going there
both Wednesday night and Thursday night and could see some wind
chills dip below zero.

Remainder of forecast looks dry at this point and we should see a
pattern change after the cold air shifts to the east. We should
have a moderating trend beginning late in the week and continuing
into next week.


&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday Night)
Issued at 1147 PM CST MON MAR 2 2015

For the KSGF/KJLN/KBBG tafs: A strong cold front will pass through
the region late in the taf period. Veering sfc s-sw sfc winds
ahead of the front will continue to transport low level moisture
n-ne into the region with lowering MVFR then IFR ceilings and some
ocnl light drizzle/light rain developing. We may see some modest
improvement in flight conditions during the day after 16z-18z, but
lowering ceilings are again expected behind the front after
04/00z.


&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

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SYNOPSIS...Lindenberg
SHORT TERM...Lindenberg
LONG TERM...Lindenberg
AVIATION...DSA