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FXUS63 KTOP 290536
AFDTOP

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Topeka KS
1236 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Scattered thunderstorm chances increase late Saturday through Monday
  as a cold front/upper disturbance slides through the region.

- After highs in the upper 70s this weekend, another surge of
  cooler air drops highs to the 70s and lows in the lower 50s
  next week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 207 PM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

Active northwest flow pattern regime is observed across the central
CONUS, featuring the departing embedded trough into OK with an
additional shortwave trough upstream towards WY and MT. In the
meantime, sfc high pressure settles into the area this evening,
accompanied by mid and high clouds increasing from the west. Areas
that received rainfall earlier today are more likely to see lower
stratus and/or fog develop.  Highest probabilities for this to occur
are towards central and far east central Kansas around sunrise
Friday.

The aforementioned embedded wave along with several weaker vort
maxes will slowly round the upper ridge Friday, eventually impacting
northeast Kansas late Saturday through Monday in the form of
scattered thunderstorm chances. Forcing aloft and efficient
convergence along the front is somewhat misaligned between ensemble
guidance with current indications for most widespread measurable
precip in the Sunday evening - Monday time frame. QPF in this period
is not impressive enough to alleviate the dry soils unfortunately,
ranging from a trace to 0.75 inches in north central Kansas for the
25th-75th percentiles. The active flow pattern lends to uncertainty
in pops and subsequent temps Tuesday-Thursday as latest NBM is
trending cooler and faster with the surge of cooler airmass, from
the upper 70s on Tuesday to the low 70s by Wednesday.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1231 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

Expect ground fog to develop at the terminals through 13Z FRI.
The BKN stratus at KMHK will probably clear out in the next 1 to
2 hours but some upstream high clouds may occasional limit the
ground fog at the terminals through the morning hours.
Visibilities will probably bounce around between 1/4SM back up
to 4 to 5 SM. After 13Z FRI the fog should disperse and then
expect VFR conditions.

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.TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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DISCUSSION...Prieto
AVIATION...Gargan