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Area forecast discussion 
National Weather Service Wichita Kansas 
1120 PM CST Monday Jan 5 2009 


Aviation...06z tafs krsl/ksln/khut/kict/kcnu 
MVFR ceilings or possible IFR conditions will affect southeast Kansas 
and the cnu taf site through the middle-morning hours. 
Meanwhile...VFR conditions are expected over central and south 
central Kansas with a weak frontal boundary sinking southward 
during the day. This will veer the winds around to a northwest 
direction. 


Jakub 


Previous discussion... /issued 311 PM CST Monday Jan 5 2009/ 


Discussion... 
main forecast concerns are temperatures over the next few 
days...along with cold frontal passages every couple days. 


Tonight-wednesday: 
visible satellite shows most of Kansas under sunny skies...with the 
exception of far southeast Kansas which is on the northwest fringe 
of a cirrus shield. Temperatures have struggled to climb today 
despite southerly surface winds...and are generally in the middle to 
upper 30s across the forecast area. 


Still looks like precipitation will remain off to the south and east 
of the forecast area tonight as the previous forecaster stated...so 
will keep southeast Kansas dry. A frontal boundary will come through 
on Tuesday...but the only noticeable change will be a wind shift and 
maybe some gusty winds in central Kansas. 


Temperatures will climb above normal on Wednesday...as northwest 
flow aloft continues and westerly winds provide some downslope flow. 
Highs on Wednesday will climb into the 50s at most locations across 
the forecast area. 


Thursday-sunday: 
northwest flow continues during this period. Another dry cold front 
will come through the area on Friday...bringing highs back down to 
near normal or slightly below for the weekend. Lows in the teens 
look like a good bet for Saturday night with a surface high 
overhead. The main concern during this time will be the timing of 
the cold front...which will be watched over the coming days. 


Schreck 


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Preliminary point temps/pops... 
Wichita-kict 20 45 24 54 / 10 10 0 0 
Hutchinson 19 45 23 54 / 10 10 0 0 
Newton 20 45 23 53 / 10 10 0 0 
Eldorado 23 44 24 52 / 10 10 0 0 
Winfield-kwld 24 43 25 54 / 10 10 0 0 
Russell 15 45 23 54 / 10 10 0 0 
Great Bend 16 45 23 55 / 10 10 0 0 
Salina 18 45 22 54 / 10 10 0 10 
McPherson 19 45 23 53 / 10 10 0 0 
Coffeyville 28 44 25 51 / 10 10 10 0 
Chanute 25 43 24 50 / 10 10 10 10 
Iola 25 43 23 50 / 10 10 10 10 
Parsons-kppf 27 44 24 50 / 10 10 10 0 


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Ict watches/warnings/advisories... 
none. 
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