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FXUS63 KDMX 070543
AFDDMX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1243 AM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

 ...Updated for the 06z Aviation Discussion...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Scattered showers/storms tonight through Monday
- Seasonal Temps Through Next Friday
- Western Ridge Builds East Late in Period

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 135 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

.Short Term /Tonight through Sunday Night/...

Confidence Short Term:  Medium to High

Rather weak summer synoptic flow over the region early today.
Northern stream wave and developing Lee side trough expected to
approach the area slowly by this evening. Currently, a broken area
of convection has fired over central/northeast Nebraska in zone of
warm air advection. Aloft we continue to see the large +15C pool of
moisture now more confined to the southwestern states and the deep
south up to New England. Though we remain in westerly flow this
morning, southerly flow will return both at the surface and aloft
this afternoon and evening. This will set the stage for showers and
scattered thunderstorms to drift into the region this evening;
generally after 8 pm in the west and building east overnight.
Parameters for any severe storms still look rather meager with shear
under 25kts and a low level jet around 25kts as well. MUCAPE is
around 1500 J/kg early on and weakening thereafter. PWATs are
expected to increase to 1.25 over the region with a slightly higher
max in the south nearing 1.75. Over the south two thirds of the
area, warm cloud depths rise to over 11 kft. Models continue to
advertise spotty half inch to inch totals in some of the heavier
showers/iso storms each period tonight, tomorrow afternoon and
tomorrow night. The best chances for any multiple day totals over 2
inches appear to be in the south. HREF output supports spotty 1 to 2
inch totals in the far south for the next 2 days where efficient
rainfall processes are more likely. Tonight will see milder temps as
overnight mins drop to the lower 60s northwest while the southeast
half remains in the mid 60s. Sunday will see similar highs to today,
but with the clouds and periods of showers/isolated storms highs
will slightly lower. Tomorrow night lows will again range from the
lower 60s northwest to the mid 60s south.

.Long Term /Monday through Saturday/...

Confidence: Medium to High

The weak, large scale trough over the central US will not make much
progress east through Monday. Consequently, we will continue to be
in weak southwest flow aloft. By this time, the deeper moisture and
higher PWATs will be shifting east. Though warm cloud depths will be
favorable for efficient rainfall, the forcing will be weaker and
instability less by Monday afternoon. Generally lingering showers
and a few thunderstorms are anticipated east of I35 Monday. Highs
Monday will fall within the same range as Sunday; upper 70s to lower
80s across the area.  A rather weak synoptic pattern ensues after
Monday as the remnants of Beryl track northeast from Texas to
northeast AR by 18z Wednesday. With a weak ridge over the Northern
Plains and no synoptic system to pull the former hurricane
northwest, we will remain out of the plume of moisture it will pull
through the lower Mississippi River Valley to Ohio Valley by
Thursday. Over Iowa, we will be generally be recycling boundary
layer moisture from night to day. It looks more likely that early
morning fog/thick dew will be replaced by afternoon cumulus and from
time to time partly sunny to mostly cloudy conditions. Isolated
airmass thunderstorms may also occur Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon. Highs will remain range bound in the lower to mid
80s with dewpoints in the lower to mid 60s. Looking out to the
end of the workweek and into the weekend, the strong H500 ridge
over the western states will slowly begin a shift eastward. This
will increase temps/thickness aloft and result in a warming
trend by Saturday. Also, with the transition to a more
southwesterly flow aloft, we should see lessening chances of
late day showers or isolated storms.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1243 AM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

Generally VFR conditions for much of the period although MVFR to
IFR conditions will exist in and around any thunderstorms.
Surface winds remain mostly from some south component for
tonight into Sunday.

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.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 135 PM CDT Sat Jul 6 2024

With spotty rainfall and generally the chances for any isolated,
heavier totals through Monday across the south, we will continue to
see gradual improvement across the current flooded basins. Other
than some localized urban issues, should a quick 2 or more inches
occur in the next 48 hours south of I80, the remainder of the region
should be fine.

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.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None.

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DISCUSSION...REV
AVIATION...Cogil
HYDROLOGY...REV