000 FXUS63 KGLD 251727 AFDGLD AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1027 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009 .DISCUSSION... 222 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009 A CLIPPER SYSTEM WAS DIGGING INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AREA EARLY THIS MORNING DRIVING A COLD FRONT SOUTH ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES. A NARROW LOBE OF H7-H3 DIV Q WILL BE JUXTAPOSED WITH A TRANSIENT AREA OF H7 FRONTO-G HELPING TO MAINTAIN LIGHT MIXED PCPN EARLY IN THE FIRST PERIOD. A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF LIQUID WILL BE POSSIBLE, BUT ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED. NOT A GREAT DEAL OF LOW LVL CAA EXPECTED, AND WITH CLEARING BY LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND TO SEASONABLE READINGS IN THE MID/UPPER 40S. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ANOTHER CONCERN THROUGH THE DAY. UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS ARE GUSTING INTO THE 29-32KT RANGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND X-SECTIONS OF WIND/MIXING LAYER HEIGHT SUPPORT NEAR ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS. GIVEN LACK OF STRONG LOW LVL CAA WILL RAMP UP SPEEDS, AND MAINTAIN NO HEADLINES. THU-FRI...GREAT HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING 70 BY FRI. DAYS 4-7...NO CHANGES. MCGUIRE && .AVIATION... 1026 AM MST WED NOV 25 2009 FOR THE 18Z TAFS... VFR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH BREEZY NNW WINDS EXPECTED BEFORE SUBSIDING AROUND SUNSET. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. NE...NONE. CO...NONE. && $$