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FXUS63 KABR 051019
AFDABR

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
519 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

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- Southeasterly winds increase this afternoon ahead of an
approaching low. Highest gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected west river.
A Wind Advisory is in effect this afternoon and evening west of the
Missouri River. Strong, gusty winds spread east on Monday.

- Strong low pressure will move into the Dakotas late tonight
through Tuesday morning with showers and thunderstorms. Strong to
severe storms are possible late Monday afternoon through Monday
evening.

- An unsettled and at times wet pattern looks to persist through
Thursday. Temperatures will begin to turn cooler Tuesday with daily
readings near to slightly below normal.
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.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON/...
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Issued at 519 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Sfc high pressure slides east today leaving South Dakota squeezed
between the exiting high and an approaching Rocky Mountains low.
Southeast winds will increase as a result. The wind advisory remains
in effect for west river counties this afternoon as winds gust to 45
to 50 mph. As the low pushes into the Dakotas on Monday, strong
winds will spread east across the region.

Upper ridging and good mixing will help push highs into the 70s
today across much of the area. A strong 979mb low then dominates the
story for Monday. It`s well-stacked with a deep accompanying upper
trough and strong 45 to 55kt llj by Monday. Showers and
thunderstorms will spread from west to east on Monday. As the system
pivots through western South Dakota from 21z Monday through 3z
Tuesday, chances for strong to severe storms may increase. SPC has
yet to expand the marginal risk out of Lyman and Buffalo county, but
models are starting to key into a more expansive risk for low-topped
supercells ahead of the low in the warm sector. Can`t rule out any
types of severe weather at this time, as the tornado composite is
even up to 1 on the border of Stanley, Hughes, and Lyman counties at
21z (at the boundary of the warm sector/dry slot in very strong
turning and shear). However, the main concern is for amplification
of already strong environmental winds and resulting gusts well over
60 mph. CAPE will be the one limiting factor, as there`s only a very
narrow, quickly moving corridor. 0-1km CAPE maxes out at 21z Monday
around 700 to 1000 J/kg over Stanley county then arcs north and east
through 3z, falling as it goes through the evening. Bulk shear
ranges from 45 to 65 kts at this time.
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.LONG TERM /MONDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
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Issued at 519 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Monday evening, we continue to see an upper level trough over the
region. This is expected to continue to circulate over the area for
a few days before moving east to park over the Great Lakes region.
While circulating over MT/ND/SD, models show the low sending out
multiple bands of shortwave energy. These will drive several rounds
of rainfall during the first half of the forecast. Once the low
moves east, we move to more of the upwind side of the trough with
some shortwave energy still remaining in the area. By Saturday
evening the low has moved far enough east that the upper level
pattern can transition for more of a northwest flow and we no longer
have shortwave energy over the region.

Monday evening has significant chances for rain (50-75% decreasing
after midnight) and there is a chance of some possibly strong
storms, although CAPE values are low. NBM shows a consistent low
level chance for some rain Tuesday through Thursday morning, with
some localized increases for heavier showers. As for QPF
probabilities, Monday evening to Tuesday evening areas east of a
line from Hecla to Watertown have a 50 to 65% chance of more than
0.25 inches, as does western Corson county. The rest of the forecast
area has less than 50% chance of more than 0.25 inches. The rest of
the period remains at around or less than a 20% chance of 0.25
inches in 24 hours. Although we still have that shortwave energy in
the region through Saturday, there is not much moisture for it to
bring rain chances, so Friday and Saturday looks pretty dry.

Temperatures through the week look to remain 5 to 10 degrees below
average. However, things start to warm back up towards normal for
the weekend. Winds are still expected to be strong on Tuesday,
especially along the ND/SD border and in north central SD. Winds are
expected to die down after sunset and stay down for the rest of the
period.
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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1207 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG

VFR conditions are forecast across the area through the TAF valid
period. Look for southeasterly winds to increase into the 20 to 35
knot range across central South Dakota Sunday morning, before
gradually spreading over into northeast South Dakota late in the
day, and continuing through Sunday night.


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.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...Wind Advisory from 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to
     midnight CDT /11 PM MDT/ tonight for SDZ003-015-033-045-048.

MN...None.
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SHORT TERM...Wise
LONG TERM...KK
AVIATION...Wise