Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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726 FXUS63 KARX 111759 AFDARX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1259 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Will there be enough recovery this afternoon and early evening for some isolated strong to severe storms to develop? If the atmosphere is able to recover, the main threats would be damaging winds and hail up to 1-inch in diameter. - Still some uncertainty of how long discreet supercells will last prior to becoming line/lines of storms. The discreet storms will be capable of producing tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds. As cold pools coalesce, these storms will evolve into line/lines with damaging winds becoming the primary threat. - From Fathers Day weekend into early next week, still uncertainty on the position of a strong 500 mb ridge. This impacts the tracks of mesoscale convective complexes and temperatures. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 332 AM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 Through early this evening... A convectively induced shortwave trough will move east through the area this morning and early afternoon. There is little CAPE across the area during this time period, so just looking at some showers for this time period. From mid-afternoon into early this afternoon, a cold front will be moving east through the area. Still plenty of uncertainty on whether the atmosphere will be able to recover enough for showers and thunderstorms to develop. The 11.00z LREF has up to a 30% chance of surface-based CAPES reaching 500 J/kg and less than a 10% chance of the surface-based CAPES reaching 1000 J/kg. The high-resolution FV3 and 4 km NAM have the most robust storms and greatest coverage. Meanwhile, HRRR and RAP only have isolated showers and storms. If there is enough recovery in CAPES in the afternoon, soundings would suggest that there could be some damaging wind gusts and hail approaching 1-inch in diameter. Wednesday and Wednesday night... The models continue to show that a 60-80 knot mid-level jet moving along the US and Canadian border during the afternoon and evening. The CAMs are differing on timing issues and what areas will be impacted by strong to severe storms. Overall, they are in decent agreement that the convection will initially start out as discreet supercells over western Minnesota and then they evolve into line or lines of storms. The discreet supercells will be capable of producing tornadoes, large hail (possibly in the excess of 2-inch in diameter) and damaging winds. The main question is how fast will it take for the supercell cold pools to coalesce and evolve into line/lines. Both the NAM and GFS show strengthening winds below 3 km. This results in helicities in the 200 to 400 range along and west of the Mississippi River. However, there is also concern that there may be some convective feedback in these models and this might be causing these winds to be too high. Once the storms develop into lines, the primary threat will likely turn more into a wind threat. The latest CAMS are suggesting that the showers and storms will be moving south of the area by early evening, so concerned that the rain chances are too high for overnight Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Fathers Day Weekend... The 500 mb ridge will be building north and moving east at the same time. Still some uncertainty on how far north this front will build. This impacts the tracks of a couple of mesoscale convective complexes and the potential high temperatures. If this ridge does not build as far north as expected, high temperatures would be in the 70s and lower 80s. If the ridge builds further north, high temperatures would range from the mid-80s to lower 90s. Early Next Week... The strong 500 mb ridge will be centered somewhere from the Mid-Atlantic to the southern Great Lakes. There continues to be some uncertainty on the western periphery of the 700 mb capping. This will impact the track of a series of mesoscale convective complexes and temperatures. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1259 PM CDT Tue Jun 11 2024 VFR conditions have prevailed through this early afternoon across the forecast area, with this mornings showers continuing to exit eastward. As a cold front pushes across the region, there remains potential for the development of isolated to widely scattered showers and storms this afternoon and evening. Confidence still remains low on exact impacts to the TAF sites, especially due to uncertainties in coverage. With this have left the mention of thunder out right now and will monitor conditions through the afternoon/evening. Expect there will be near/short term updates, especially to any restrictions/thunder, as details become more clear. Otherwise, increased winds this early afternoon will ease tonight before increasing into the day on Wednesday. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...None. IA...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Boyne AVIATION...EMS