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FXUS63 KMPX 172034
AFDMPX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
334 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Widespread thunderstorms overnight will produce rainfall
  amounts of one to two inches with locally higher amounts.

- Low-end severe thunderstorm risk exists over southern
  Minnesota this afternoon and evening.

- Additional thunderstorms likely Tuesday and Tuesday night,
  some of which could be strong to severe with additional heavy
  rainfall.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 334 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

An active stormy pattern continues today and tomorrow with
multiple additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected
through early Wednesday. For this afternoon and evening, a
surface warm front currently sits over central/northern Iowa
with an elevated 925 hPa boundary further north over southern
Minnesota. Elevated storms have developed near the latter
boundary where the environment is somewhat favorable for some
marginally-severe hail or wind gusts, especially as the surface
boundary lifts north and instability becomes more surface-based.
However, the current activity near Fairmont has developed
before this destabilization can really get going, which may
help to limit the severe threat.

The warm front will steadily lift northward tonight, accompanied
by an impressive 40-60 kt low-level jet. Forcing and moisture
transport associated with this jet will favor additional
widespread storms along the advancing warm front, some of which
will likely produce additional heavy rainfall. Fortunately the
northeastward storm motion will increase so that training along
the front doesn`t appear to be a significant issue, but with
several favorable ingredients for heavy rainfall rates in place,
there could still be some 2" to 4" pockets embedded with in
otherwise broad 1" to 2" amounts. Several high-resolution models
suggest this could occur south of the Twin Cities metro into
western Wisconsin, so the ongoing Flash Flood Watch was expanded
to include these areas.

On Tuesday the entire area will be in the warm sector as the
warm front continues to lift northward, setting the stage for
additional strong to severe thunderstorms with a cold front that
will swing through from west to east during the afternoon and
evening. Much of the severe threat will be dependent upon
airmassdestabilization behind tonight`s activity, which some
indications suggest a strongly unstable airmass across western
and central Minnesota by afternoon. If this occurs, severe
storms will certainly be a possibility particularly over
northern portions of the forecast area where deep-layer shear
will be more supportive. Damaging wind gusts and a few instances
of severe hail will be the main threats. Given the magnitude of
instability and downdraft potential, combined with weaker deep-
layer shear, it seems more likely that activity will become
cold pool dominant and cut back on the threat for widespread
wind potential. However low-level shear will be relatively high,
so will need to watch for some bowing structures just in case.

Due to the progressive nature of Tuesday`s front, the overall
heavy rainfall threat will be somewhat limited. However,
ingredients will remain very supportive of heavy rainfall rates
with this activity, which could again support a widespread 1" to
locally 2" with this activity. Given the wet antecedent
conditions, a localized flash flood threat will persist into
early Wednesday morning when the front finally exits to the
east.

There will be a relative break in the action on Wednesday,
however persistent southwest upper flow will mean a continued
active weather pattern through the rest of the week and into the
first half of the weekend. Some of this activity could again
produce heavy rainfall amounts, so area rivers and streams will
need to be monitored closely for several more days.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 103 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

Mainly light to moderate rain will impact terminals through
much of the day. Cigs will be primarily MVFR/VFR, but brief
periods of IFR are possible. Winds will start out of the east
before shifting more southerly as the frontal boundary lifts
north this afternoon. They will generally persist at 5-10 kts,
but will increase in speed and gustiness overnight, primarily
out of the southeast. Winds turn more southerly on Tuesday
morning gusting 25 to 30 knots. A brief break in rain/clouds
will occur after midnight into Tuesday morning before another
round of showers/storms develop Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday
should start out dry through 18z.

KMSP...Primarily light rain/showers will impact the terminal
through late this evening. -TSRA after 00z this evening as the
warm front lifts north. Winds will be 10 kts this afternoon,
but gusting up to 25-30 kts from the south Tuesday morning.
MSP should remain dry after this evening`s rain and TSRA. The
next round of storms will arrive just after the end of this TAF
period tomorrow evening.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/
WED...VFR/MVFR, chc -TSRA/-SHRA. Wind N 5-10kts.
THU...VFR/MVFR, chc -TSRA/-SHRA. Wind E 5-10kts.
FRI...VFR/MVFR, chc -TSRA/-SHRA. Wind S 10-15kts.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for Anoka-Benton-Carver-
     Chippewa-Chisago-Dakota-Douglas-Goodhue-Hennepin-Isanti-
     Kanabec-Kandiyohi-Le Sueur-McLeod-Meeker-Mille Lacs-
     Morrison-Pope-Ramsey-Renville-Rice-Scott-Sherburne-Sibley-
     Stearns-Stevens-Swift-Todd-Washington-Wright.
WI...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for Barron-Chippewa-Dunn-
     Eau Claire-Pepin-Pierce-Polk-Rusk-St. Croix.

&&

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DISCUSSION...DPH
AVIATION...BPH