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FXUS63 KEAX 090528
AFDEAX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1228 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

...Updated 06z Aviation...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Windy conditions expected Thursday.

- Warm up expected late week, though magnitude is uncertain.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 245 PM CDT Mon Apr 8 2024

Center of the country is split by two areas of low pressure- one
over Minnesota and the other over Texas.  The system over Minnesota
is expected to lift northeast towards the Hudson Bay by mid-week.
Weak cold front associated with this system is expected to move
across the region tonight leading to a wind shift.  Northerly winds
are expected to remain across region as region remains on the
northern periphery of intensifying low moving east across Texas
lifting northeast through the Mississippi Valley. As the pressure
gradient increases Wednesday night into Thursday, expect winds to
increase potentially gusting to near 40 knots on Thursday.

Surface ridge late week is expected to slide east of the area with
southerly flow developing Friday into the weekend.  NBM is very
aggressive with warming and winds; however, timing of a frontal
boundary (which is a bit uncertain at this time), threatens the
amount of weekend warming.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1226 AM CDT Tue Apr 9 2024

High level clouds continue to move in from the southwest during
the overnight hours but bases will remain VFR for most of the
TAF period. Winds will generally be 5 to 10 kts across most of
the area on Tuesday. Lower ceilings possible Wednesday morning
but most impacts are outside of the current TAF period.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...None.
KS...None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...BT
AVIATION...Krull