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FXUS63 KDDC 110518
AFDDDC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1118 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Dry conditions likely through the end of the week.

- Unseasonably warm high temperatures through Friday.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 200 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025

WV imagery indicates a northerly flow aloft prevailing across the
Western High Plains downstream of a weakening upper level ridge in
the Intermountain West.

Ongoing dry pattern will persist tonight into Tuesday as the SREF
indicates riding aloft breaking down further, returning more of a
northwest flow to the Western High Plains. Meanwhile, an upper level
shortwave perturbation tracking southeast through the Dakotas early
Tuesday, will help send a weak attendant frontal boundary through
western Kansas by early afternoon. This will further reinforce a
much drier air mass across the region, keeping precip chances out of
western Kansas through the end of the week.

Temperatures will not be quite as cold tonight as a developing lee
side trough in southeast Colorado begins to edge into extreme
southwest Kansas, bringing about a west-southwest downslope flow
to the area overnight. With the HREF painting a widespread 60-80%
probability for temperatures dropping below 40F, expect lows generally
in the 30s(F) with the lower 40s(F) in extreme southwest Kansas where
there is only a 10-30% probability for temperatures slipping below
40F. Unseasonably warm temperatures are likely Tuesday as westerly
downsloping draws warmer air into western Kansas, pushing H85
temperatures up above 15C in central Kansas to near 20C in extreme
southwest Kansas ahead of an approaching cold front. Look for
widespread afternoon highs in the 70s(F) with the HREF indicating
a 70-90% probability for temperatures nudging above 65F in central/south
central Kansas to a 70-90% probability of exceeding 70F across all
of southwest Kansas. The projected frontal passage late Tuesday will
likely stall the warming trend briefly before a gradual warming trend
resumes Wednesday through Friday with medium range ensembles pointing
to ridging aloft transitioning slowly east out of the Colorado Rockies
into/through the Western High Plains and Central Plains during the
period.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1116 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025

South winds were found across west central and southwest Kansas
terminals at the onset of this TAF period, and this will
continue through the night into the mid to late morning hours.
There will be a gradual wind shift to the northwest later in the
day Tuesday and increase slightly in speed to 12 to 16 knots
sustained. The downslope pattern will keep the entire region in
VFR flight category through Tuesday Night.

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.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

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DISCUSSION...JJohnson
AVIATION...Umscheid