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408 FXUS63 KABR 290527 AAC AFDABR Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 1227 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 .KEY MESSAGES...
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- The weekend looks dry with 10 to 15 degree below normal temperatures expected for both highs and lows. - The next opportunity for severe storms looks to be organizing on Monday as a low pressure system and plenty of moisture will move back into the region. Details on timing and threats will become more clear in the coming days.
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&& .UPDATE...
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Issued at 1225 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 See updated aviation discussion below. UPDATE Issued at 613 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 The forecast remains on track this evening. No major changes are planned.
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&& .SHORT TERM /THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 150 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 At 1 PM CDT, skies are partly to mostly sunny and temperatures are warming through the 70s. Winds are west or northwest and breezy (10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph) at times. Isolated (~15% coverage) to widely scattered (~25% coverage) showers and thunderstorms have been seen developing along a trof axis/pseudo warm front across the Dakotas over the past few hours. Once any ongoing convection dissipates/shifts out of the CWA early this evening, surface high pressure will take up residence over the CWA. It looks like there will just be one interruption to that late tonight/early Saturday morning when a cold front pushes south through the region. Expect there will be some stratus clouds associated with that fropa to have to deal with on Saturday. Not sure how long it will take to burn off the low clouds, but suspect there will be, at least, a few hours of afternoon/evening sunshine potential on Saturday. Regardless of whether there is much sunshine or not on Saturday, the amount of cool, dry air advecting into the region with this area of high pressure tonight and Saturday (~10C degrees of cooling noted at 925hpa and 850hpa) should result in high temperatures only reaching into the 60s to low 70s. Likewise Saturday night, there shouldn`t be much left for low clouds to contend with Saturday night while the surface high begins to shift into Minnesota. A dry airmass, light wind and clear sky night should end up placing low temperatures down into the 40s to low 50s. These high and low temperatures Saturday and Saturday night would be solidly into the 10 to 15 degrees cooler than normal range. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 150 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 A tranquil upper level ridging/surface high pressure pattern will dominate most of Sunday, however the pattern will change quickly as we head into the workweek. Southwest flow aloft ahead a western CONUS long wave trough will take over by Monday. At the surface return flow winds will set up and gulf moisture is able to stream northward. By Monday afternoon models are projecting dewpoints to be back in the mid 60s to low 70s, with corresponding CAPE values ranging from 1000-2000 J/KG across much of central and eastern South Dakota. Shear profiles will be deepening. While warm air does spread aloft initially (700 MB temps 12-14C), capping doesn`t seem to be long lived. Even by 18Z Monday 500 MB heights will be falling and a pretty distinct shortwave (although it appears multiple waves of energy may be at play) will be sliding across the region. Overall, the set up is very conducive for severe thunderstorm development on Monday afternoon. As such, our entire region is in the SPC 15% Day 4 risk outlook. Details on timing and threats should be more apparent in the coming days. There could be lingering shower and thunderstorm development into Tuesday under a passing trough, cold air advection and steep low level lapse rates. High pressure will make a brief appearance Wednesday, but won`t last long as the next system moves into the region Wednesday night and Thursday, continuing the active weather pattern. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/...
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Issued at 1225 AM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG VFR conditions will deteriorate overnight as MVFR stratus moves in from the north. Cigs are expected to improve to VFR levels by early afternoon.
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&& .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && $$ UPDATE...Wise SHORT TERM...Dorn LONG TERM...Serr AVIATION...Parkin