Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
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039 FXUS63 KGLD 171047 AFDGLD Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Goodland KS 447 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Tranquil but warm weather continues today. A 10-15% chance of a thunderstorm does exist this afternoon between Goodland and McCook. - Active pattern then begins Saturday night through at least mid week with the potential for torrential rainfall and severe weather nearly each day. - Low (10-15%) chance of frost Wednesday morning currently favoring eastern Colorado. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 208 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024 Surface trough is moving into the area from the north bringing some upper level cirrus along with it. WSW winds will be present for much of the day bringing with it warm temperatures for the entire area including some low 90s thanks in part to downsloping. A surface convergence boundary looks to be across the area roughly from a Goodland to McCook line this afternoon which may bring the potential for a rogue thunderstorm along it. Inverted v soundings will be in place across nearly the entire area which if a storm does form think an isolated damaging wind threat due to downbursts would be the most likely outcome. Rainfall may be difficult to come by if something were to develop as virga may be all that would be in play. Opted to go silent pops (10-14%) for today due to concerns regarding virga and if development will even occur in the first place. Saturday will see a weak cold front clip northern portions of the area during the morning hours with nothing but a wind shift the NNW being the most noticeable feature with this front. A surface high then sets up across Nebraska which will turn our winds to the east allowing moisture advection to move into the area. This will be important as this will help fuel evening and overnight thunderstorms. GFS and NAM are both bullish on moisture being available with PWATS well in excess of an inch across the majority of the area. Despite the high PWATS think any flooding potential will be minimal as Corfidi vectors are in excess of 25-35 knots both upstream and downstream. With easterly upslope flow present with ample moisture think any flooding threat would be back building and training over certain locales. An isolated severe storm mainly for large hail can`t be completely ruled out especially if the NAM verifies which is the most aggressive with MUCAPE in excess of 2000 j/kg and 0-6 shear of 35 knots. This will all be setting the stage for Sunday. A longwave trough will be present with an embedded wave ejecting during the afternoon. Triple point looks to be set up across W Kansas; guidance is not currently agreeing on the exact placement but using the NAM which has handled similar setups fairly well thus far this spring would put the dryline down in SW Kansas and nearly the entire CWA in the warm sector with the warm front draped roughly along Highway 34 in SW Nebraska. This will be setting the stage for the areas next organized severe thunderstorm threat. All hazards are possible, but currently am thinking large hail, potentially in excess of 2 inches would be the primary threat with MUCAPE in excess of 2500 j/kg, steep lapse rates and favorable EBWD in excess of 40 knots. Hodographs look to mainly straight line which supports hail and storm splits. There does appear to be a slight elongation around 00Z Monday as the LLJ increases which may be the window for any tornado threat. Do think this would favor mainly the triple point intersection at this time. PWATS will also be fairly high in excess of inch which again may pose a limited hydro threat especially if heavy rain does occur Saturday night into Sunday. Depending on where the dryline does set up may see some fire weather potential behind it. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 208 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024 The active pattern then looks to continue into the extended period as well. Moisture looks to remain in place throughout the day Monday. Another surface low looks to develop across SW Kansas throughout the day Monday with the longwave trough from the previous day ejecting out another wave. Severe weather may again be on the table with two rounds in the realm of possibility with the first energy ejection, then a potential MCS or squall line moving NW to SE across the area during the evening hours. With potentially three consecutive days of heavy rain potential flooding may continue to pose an issue. However again, Corfidi Vectors do not support classic widespread flooding concerns. Continued daily chances for showers and storms continue through the remainder of the period. Shear thus far does continue to appear to remain in place which suggests that some severe threat may present itself each day; although exact location, timing, specific hazards are to far out to say with enough certainty at this time. Temperatures for the extended period do appear to start off near to below normal with highs in the 60s to 70s on Tuesday and then slowly warming back into the 70s to 80s towards the latter portion of the weak. A cold front, fairly strong for mid to late May looks to move through the area Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning dropping lows into the upper 30s to low 40s for most of the area. Do have some concerns about clouds clearing out along with light winds which may make it cooler. If the precipitation forecast through Wednesday morning does pan out then some concern for frost, especially in low lying areas mainly across eastern Colorado as lighter winds, clear skies and ample moisture would support the development. Confidence in frost at this time is less than 15% as some guidance does suggest clouds and even rain continuing Wednesday morning which would eliminate any frost threat. It is worth mentioning however the potential as the entire area is past its average last freeze date and most to all vegetation is now susceptible to frost damage. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/... Issued at 443 AM MDT Fri May 17 2024 VFR conditions remain forecasted at each terminal. Opted to take the LLWS out of the TAF for KGLD as the VAD wind profile is not showing as much of a signal for it. For KMCK did leave it as the KUEX VAD wind does continue to show the LLWS along with guidance supporting this through at least 14Z. Winds throughout the day will generally be WSW around 12 knots with occasional gusts up to 20 knots as deep mixing should occur. A low chance does exist for a pop up shower or storm along a surface convergence boundary in between the two terminal does exist from 20-23Z; confidence is very low in if a terminal would be affected or if a storm is even able to develop so have opted to leave out of the TAF but will have to be monitored through the day. Towards the end of the period a weak, quick moving front will move through each terminal bringing a sudden wind shift to the NW along with another round of LLWS. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. CO...None. NE...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Trigg LONG TERM...Trigg AVIATION...Trigg