418 FXUS63 KICT 100848 AFDICT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 348 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 .SHORT TERM...(Today through Friday night) Issued at 347 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 Today-Thu: As expected, the deep upper-deck trof that had been situated over the western U.S. is being kicked NE across the southern & central plains early this morning by the broad upper-deck trof, that last night was situated from Alberta to along the WA/OR state line, as it digs across the NV/UT state line. Both waves will shear as they phase with each other as they cross the Upper MS Valley early this eve. This would enable a semi-inverted surface ridge to punch SE across KS tonight/early Thu morning. This would produce the coldest weather we've seen this fall with temps along I-70 dipping to around 35F early Thu morning. There has been some discussion as to whether a Frost Advisory is warranted for these areas. Checked swing on issuance as the NW winds ~10 mph should prevent maximum radiational cooling from being realized. Thu to be coolest day of the week as N-NE winds would limit highs to the 50s with the cooler temps in the 3 northwestern-most counties. Thu Night-Fri Night: Rain returns late Thu night as the remnants of Hurricane Sergio, which has been approaching Baja CA during the night, begin to inject much higher octane moisture from roughly the Western Rio Grande to the TX/OK Panhandles. Rain would develop across the western & southern plains then spread across KS from late Thu night until Fri eve. With so much flooding having occurred over the past 3 days the QPFs will need to be watched closely. .LONG TERM...(Saturday through Tuesday) Issued at 347 AM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018 Sat-Sunday Night: A predominantly wet weekend is still anticipated as strengthening low pressure moves generally E/NE across the southern plains from Sat afternoon thru Sat night. The resulting pronounced wrap-around will likely produce copious rainfalls, especially across southeast KS Sat night. Mon-Tue: Dry weather returns as large high pressure spreads east across the southern plains. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday night) Issued at 1130 PM CDT Tue Oct 9 2018 IFR/MVFR conditions still expected for much of the night, with improvement for most locations in the morning. Some sprinkles and mist possible in mainly central KS for a few more hours. Anticipating few stratocumulus deck in the afternoon, this in spite of subsidence and due to insolation and moist ground. -Howerton && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Wichita-KICT 57 39 55 45 / 0 0 0 70 Hutchinson 55 37 54 44 / 0 0 0 80 Newton 55 37 54 44 / 0 0 0 70 ElDorado 56 38 55 44 / 0 0 0 60 Winfield-KWLD 58 40 57 46 / 0 0 0 60 Russell 52 34 51 41 / 0 0 0 80 Great Bend 54 35 51 42 / 0 0 0 80 Salina 53 35 54 43 / 0 0 0 80 McPherson 54 36 54 43 / 0 0 0 70 Coffeyville 60 42 59 45 / 0 0 0 30 Chanute 58 40 56 44 / 0 0 0 40 Iola 57 39 56 43 / 0 0 0 40 Parsons-KPPF 59 41 58 45 / 0 0 0 40 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...EPS LONG TERM...EPS AVIATION...PJH