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FXUS63 KLMK 181227
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
827 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2017

.Forecast Update...
Issued at 826 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2017

A small line of showers will slowly drift eastward this morning
across the Ohio River. These showers should dissipate in the next
couple of hours with more redevelopment expected this afternoon.
Some minor adjustments were made to pops based on current radar
trends. Otherwise, no changes were made.

&&

.Short Term (Now through Wednesday)...
Issued at 247 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2017

Surface obs and analysis reveal a very subtle southwest to northeast
oriented boundary across southern Indiana and western Kentucky this
morning. This boundary has surprisingly fired off some weak, low-top
showers over northwestern portions of the CWA, despite recent AMDAR
soundings showing dry air and a weak cap in place around 850mb. The
HRRR does seem to have a decent handle on the showers, and has the
activity slowing drifting off to the east through the morning before
dissipating near sunrise. See no reason to deviate from this so will
keep the forecast close to the HRRR solution.

The weak surface boundary will slowly drift eastward this afternoon
and serve as a focal point for redevelopment of afternoon showers
and storms. Model soundings do show a weak cap in place this
afternoon, but surface convergence near the boundary should be
enough to get isolated showers/storms going. Not expecting any
severe weather today, but with weak deep layer shear, storm movement
will be slow, so some isolated heavy downpours are a possibility.
Any shower/storm activity should begin to dissipate near sunset and
give way to a mostly clear and mild evening.

Upper level ridge over the central US will begin to drift closer to
our region tomorrow, and result in temperatures being a few degrees
warmer than today. With dewpoints in the upper 60s to low 70s, the
heat index will be in the mid to upper 90s, with the highest values
along and west of I-65.

.Long Term (Wednesday Night through Monday)...
Issued at 257 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2017

Upper level ridge will continue to build into the region late in the
week, with the core of the warmest air aloft staying west of the
region. GEFS 850mb temperature anomalies still showing about 1
standard deviation above normal for the lower Ohio Valley, and
looking at forecast soundings and model data, afternoon temperatures
Thursday through Saturday will generally be in the low to mid 90s,
with urban centers being a tad warmer. Dewpoints will also be high
during this period, generally upper 60s to low 70s, and with large
scale subsidence associated with the ridge, we won`t have a lot in
the way of clouds or storms to cool things down. This will result in
afternoon heat index values hovering around 100 degrees, give or
take a couple of degrees, with large urban areas possibly getting
close to 105 degrees. The highest heat index values will generally
be along and west of I-65.

Thankfully, there are some indications we will see a break from the
heat by the late weekend timeframe, as an upper level trough and
associated cold front take aim at the lower Ohio Valley and bring
some welcome precipitation to the region. The general trend of the
models has been to push back precipitation chances and the cooler
air to later time periods over the past several runs, so confidence
in timing is low. However, the GFS/ECMWF/Canadian all have the cold
front pushing through or stalling over the region by early next
week, so confidence is above average that we will see showers/storms
and a cool down by some point next week.

&&

.Aviation (12Z TAF Update)...
Issued at 645 AM EDT Tue Jul 18 2017

VFR conditions will prevail through the valid TAF period. Will
initialize SDF with light SE winds and a mid-level ceiling, but
light/variable winds and unrestricted cigs elsewhere. By late
morning expect winds to lock in on a W-SW direction, but still 6 kt
or less. High-based diurnal cu should remain scattered, and while we
can`t rule out a stray thunderstorm near SDF or BWG, probabilities
are too low to include in the TAFs.


&&

.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...None.
KY...None.
&&

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Update...EER
Short Term........DM
Long Term.........DM
Aviation..........RAS