FXUS63 KGLD 262026
AFDGLD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
126 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...
105 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

THE STORM THAT JUST WILL NOT QUIT APPEARS TO FINALLY BE LOSING
ITS PUNCH IN TERMS OF STRONG SFC WINDS AND THE AREAL EXTENT OF
PRECIP. SFC OBS WEBCAMS AND 88D TRENDS FAVOR ALLOWING THE CURRENT
WSW TO BE CANCELED PRIOR TO 00Z WHICH WILL BE CLOSELY EVALUATED BY
22Z WHEN THE PRODUCT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. THINK THE SFC FLOW WILL
BE SLOW TO RELAX TONIGHT AND THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SPOTTY
-SHSN. HAVE PAINTED THE GRIDS WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES AS I DO NOT
SEE ANY ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING AND INCLUDED PATCHY BLSN. FOR
TOMORROW... WE SHOULD WARM A BIT BUT THE ANTICIPATED CLOUD COVER
AND RESIDUAL SNOW MAY HAMPER THE EFFORT ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS
UNDER 30 MPH.

THE ONLY BIG CHANGE TO THE FCST WAS THE INTRODUCTION OF -SN ACROSS
THE SRN AND ERN ZONES ON TUE NIGHT ASSOC WITH A SYSTEM THAT IS
PROGGED TO CLIP THE AREA AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF THE CWA. GIVEN
TIMING PLACEMENT AND ISC ISSUES I DID NOT INTRODUCE POPS ON WED.
NOTE...ALTHOUGH HPC GRIDS WERE UTILIZED IN THE DAY 6/7 TIME FRAME
BOTH THE GFS AND EC DEPICT A LARGE ARCTIC AIRMASS TO ARRIVE
SOMETIME ON THR. THE LATEST PROGS KEEP THE COLDEST AIR EAST OF THE
CWA. SOMETHING TO WATCH AS WE MOVE INTO NEXT WEEK.

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.AVIATION...
1030 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009

18Z TAFS...MVFR CIGS AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD SLOWLY TRANSITION TO 
VFR AS NORTHWEST WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH AND LIGHT SNOW SLOWLY 
DISSIPATES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VFR IS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL AFTER 
00Z.

MCGUIRE
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.GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON 
     FOR KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029.

NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON 
     FOR NEZ079>081.

CO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR 
     COZ090>092.

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