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Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
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688 FXUS63 KDDC 151932 AFDDDC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 232 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Severe weather risk exists Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday afternoons before a dry stretch - A hot week ahead; a moderate heat risk is present this week other than a relatively cooler Wednesday && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 229 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025 A cluster of sub-severe , heavy rain and small hail producing thunderstorms moved across the far southwest this morning. This suggests previous runs of the HRRR were a little less aggressive on the eastward potential of the convection developing over the eastern Colorado surface trough. This forecast challenge for later Today through tomorrow morning is none the different with the inherent uncertainty on convective location and maintenance potential. Parts of the forecast area, namely western counties on Monday and southeast counties on Tuesday will teeter in the moderate (level 2 of 4) category heat risk, affecting people most sensitive to heat, without cooling or hydration. Wednesday is a bit of a respite from the heat. Friday however becomes a bit more oppressive as a more widespread Moderate to areas of Major heat risk which effects anyone without hydration and cooling. By the numbers, the expected highs at DDC for Tuesday, Friday ans Saturday, are in a range of outcomes from at least the mid 90s, to about 101/102 degrees at the NBMs 75th percentile. The aforementioned cooler temps on Wednesday appear a result of expected precipitation modifying the boundary layer, as the NBM is producing man pops of 60% across the I-70 corridor and around 30% pops in the extreme southwest counties. This appears related tot he breakdown of the upper synoptic pattern with a pacific upper jet segment extending into the central Rockies by Tuesday and carving out a broad upper trough from Wyoming into New Mexico. The CSU machine learning forecasts peg reasonably good possibility (15-30%) for severe weather over the entire region Tuesday night. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/... Issued at 1237 PM CDT Sun Jun 15 2025 No restrictive impacts to area terminals this afternoon or evening as the convection risk is going to be isolated and of low predictability. The most confidence we have is in the timing of any convective threat which is in the second half of this TAF set, basically after about 7z. A marginal severe risk outlook is in place isolated storms Monday morning will be most likely similar to Sunday mornings storms, with small hail and sub severe winds, but locally very heavy rain dropping visibility to a half mile locally. Much too early to consider mentioning in any TAF, even as either PROB or VC. Winds remain prevailing out of the southeast for the entire period. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Russell AVIATION...Russell