Area Forecast Discussion
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308 FXUS63 KABR 101005 AFDABR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 505 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 .KEY MESSAGES...
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- There is a 40 to 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon through tonight. Some storms along and west of the Missouri River may become strong to severe this evening. Main threats are winds gusting around 60 mph, with hail up to quarter size. - There is a 20-40% chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday into Wednesday night, mainly along and east of the James River Valley. Some storms may become strong to severe.
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&& .SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON/...
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Issued at 505 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 A few light showers/sprinkles have popped up across central SD this morning, but have quickly dissipated as they encounter the sfc high to the east and lack of instability/forcing. South to southeast winds will increase today. There are two different model scenarios for the focus point for this evening`s thunderstorms. One extends a trailing sfc front down into SD from a low at the Canadian border with a reinforcing upper trough and its associated PVA. The other has a Rocky Mountain low moving into the Plains and extending an inverted sfc trough into central SD. Either solution provides enough forcing for strong to severe storms. Models start bringing storms into our west river counties around 0z. Latest RAP only shows 1000 to 2000 J/kg of CAPE right around a narrow corridor near the inverted sfc trough but strong shear of 40 to 50 kts. Lapse rates are not that impressive at about 5 to 6. A very concentrated marginal area seems the most appropriate. Will likely see storms weaken quickly as they progress east of the Missouri and the best parameters weaken. Showers and general thunderstorms will spread east overnight with the upper trough and cold front. For Tuesday, sfc high pressure builds in again, but the upper trough will keep temperatures seasonable.
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&& .LONG TERM /TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY/...
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Issued at 505 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 The long term portion of the forecast will feature an active weather pattern with a couple storm systems crossing the region. The period begins on Tuesday night with an area of low pressure over the western Dakotas with warm air advection over the eastern Dakotas. A few storms may develop early Wednesday morning with the WAA and weak LLJ. The surface low pressure and associated frontal boundaries will move eastward on Wednesday, with convection possible along a cold front over eastern SD and western MN. The latest rendition of the NBM suggest mostly dry conditions on Wednesday, with only a 15-20% chance of storms. The thunderstorm potential increases to 25-40% after 0Z Thursday, which may be too high based on some deterministic models with the frontal boundary east of the CWA. There is some consistency among models with another storm system crossing the region Wednesday night through Thursday morning with the NBM showing a 20-40% chance of pcpn. After a brief period of dry conditions Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, a couple of storm systems will track across the region Father`s Day weekend, with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms.
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&& .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1220 AM CDT Mon Jun 10 2024 Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG VFR conditions for all terminals. Late in the TAF period storms will move near the KMBG and possibly the KPIR terminals, weakening as they move towards KABR. Winds will shift around to the south. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Wise LONG TERM...SD AVIATION...Wise