941
FXUS61 KILN 221413
AFDILN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1013 AM EDT Wed May 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
Seasonably warm temperatures continue through the entire week
into the upcoming weekend. Periods of showers and storms will
occur at times through the upcoming weekend and early next
week, with an unsettled pattern expected through at least
Monday.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
Radar imagery at 10AM continues to show the best convection from
the decaying MCS lingering across southwest OH into portions of
north-central KY. An MCV also visible on radar is barreling
towards central OH, but this feature will not really impact our
fa. While convection is expected to continue to weaken in
overall intensity as it tracks further eastward, the
environmental air mass may continue to support thunder/lightning
across portions of our south through the remainder of the late
morning and perhaps early afternoon hours.

A relative minimum in convection is expected through the bulk
of the afternoon hours. CAMs continue to be fairly meager with
any initiation during peak heating hours when CAPE and lapse
rates (particularly in the lower levels) will be most conducive
for strong/severe storm potential. Thus, while the afternoon
period will still have to be monitored for any CI, it does not
appear favorable. If any storms do happen to materialize, the
primary threats would be localized downbursts and large hail -
wind shear is not strong/favorable enough to warrant a tornado
concern.

There is a better signal in CAMs for convection during the
evening and overnight period when forcing increases. With better
forcing, we will also slightly improve wind shear values as
well, which could lead to a better window of severe potential
mainly during the late evening and early overnight period.
However, this potential will likely still be limited and does
not have the greatest signal given latest trends.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/...
For late this evening into tonight, some lingering SHRA/TSRA
will persist through the nighttime, mainly near/S of the OH
Rvr, but the prospect of a more widespread strong to severe
storm potential for tonight is quite low.

Coverage of activity should increase gradually past midnight
into the predawn hours, particularly near/S of the OH Rvr, with
one or more clusters of storms possible in these areas overnight
into Thursday morning. So a few rumbles are expected from time-
to-time through the night tonight across srn parts of the area.

By the afternoon, the stalled front will attempt to nudge back
to the N, perhaps getting somewhere in the vicinity of the I-70
corridor. This will occur as a S/W ejects E through KY, with
better instby advecting back into the srn half or so of the ILN
FA. The forcing for convection Thursday appears to be
(ironically) better/greater than will be the case today,
particularly for srn parts of the local area and N KY where
SHRA/TSRA activity by early to mid afternoon should be fairly
widespread. Suppose that an isolated strong to severe storm
cannot be ruled out Thursday morning into the afternoon,
especially if ample destabilization can take place with an
influx of better LL moisture to the N into early afternoon.
Gusty winds again would be the primary threat, along with very
heavy downpours and brief ponding of water on roads in the most
persistent storms (as PWATs will be >=125% seasonal norms).
Expect the best coverage during the daytime Thursday to be near,
and especially S of, a line from Franklin Co IN to Fairfield Co
OH.

More expansive cloud cover and pcpn should keep high temps a
bit cooler (mid/upper 70s) in N/NE KY and the lower Scioto
Valley compared to other locales further to the NW in WC OH and
EC IN (lower 80s) where there will be some sunshine.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/...
The extended period will begin in a zonal flow pattern as periodic
pieces of shortwave energy push east across the Ohio and Tennessee
Valleys. The first of these should bring an increase in cloud cover
and precipitation on Friday, mainly across our southern reaches of
the CWA.

A drying period looks to arrive on Saturday before a stronger
disturbance approaches Sunday. At this time, guidance shows a rather
deep surface low tracking across Wisconsin and Lake Michigan on
Sunday/Sunday night which would increase the potential for strong to
severe storms (increased vertical wind profile, better forcing).

An upper trough moves into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley late
Monday into Tuesday, finally bringing a return to near normal
temperatures after an extended warm spell.

&&

.AVIATION /14Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Several loosely-organized clusters of SHRA/TSRA are moving in
from the W, impacting KCVG/KLUK/KILN at the beginning of the
TAF period. Although this activity is expected to wane with
eastward extent through 15z, do think that TSRA, or at the very
least VCTS, will be near KCVG/KLUK/KILN through the first
several hours of the TAF period.

The broken/loosely-organized convection will likely fall apart
toward/beyond 15z, with some ISO SHRA/TSRA expected to develop
in its initial wake between 15z-18z or so. Activity through the
daytime, especially for the afternoon, will be very disorganized
and somewhat spotty, with some indications for better coverage
of development past 22z near KCVG/KLUK, but confidence is rather
low in whether any of the local sites will have much SHRA/TSRA
activity beyond the AM convection. A chance of SHRA/TSRA may
linger through the night, especially for srn sites of
KCVG/KLUK.

Some MVFR CIGs cannot be ruled out between about 14z-18z in the
immediate wake of the AM activity, but conditions (outside of
SHRA/TSRA) should be mainly VFR. Southerly winds around 5-10kts
will increase to 10-15kts, and gust to around 20-25kts, out of
the SW past 14z or so. The gustiness should subside just a bit
toward/beyond 21z, with sfc flow going more westerly at around
5kts by 06z. A weak front will bisect the area late in the
period, with northerly winds expected for nrn sites and
light/VRB winds expected for srn sites toward daybreak Thursday.

OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms possible at times through Sunday. MVFR
ceilings possible early Thursday.

&&

.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
KY...None.
IN...None.

&&

$$
SYNOPSIS...KC
NEAR TERM...Clark
SHORT TERM...KC
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...KC