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FXUS63 KILX 212336
AFDILX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
636 PM CDT Sat Oct 21 2017

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday)
ISSUED AT 310 PM CDT Sat Oct 21 2017

Isolated showers lingered over eastern IL at mid afternoon due to
a weak short wave that will exit ne of CWA next few hours. Clouds
breaking up especially west of I-57 along with breezy south winds
gusting 20-35 mph was helping warm temperatures back into the mid
to upper 70s. Dewpoints were in the upper 50s and lower 60s, with
some mid 50s near the Wabash river valley.

A strong cold front over far western MN to near the NE/IA border
into eastern KS will push east into nw/west central IL around
12Z/Sun and push into nw IN and se IL by 00Z/7 pm Sunday. Latest
models have continued to trend a bit slower with arrival of
showers and thunderstorms overnight and likely not reaching the
IL/IN border after 12Z/7 am Sunday. SPC day1 outlook for late
evening into overnight has marginal risk of severe storms west of
a Galesburg to Rushville line while slight risk remains west of
IL over parts of IA and central and western MO. Mild lows tonight
in the lower 60s. Have likely to categorical pops on Sunday with
thunderstorms possible in the morning and in eastern IL into
Sunday afternoon. Highs Sunday range from lower 60s by Galesburg
to the low to mid 70s in eastern IL.

.LONG TERM...(Sunday night through Saturday)
ISSUED AT 310 PM CDT Sat Oct 21 2017

12Z forecast models develop a cutoff 567 dm 500 mb low near the
AR/MO border by overnight Sunday night and ejects into western KY
by 18Z Monday and then opens up as it lifts ne into the upper Ohio
river valley by 06Z/Tue. This will likely keep chances of rain
showers around east of the IL river Sunday night and Monday.
Lingering chances of showers in eastern IL Monday night. Highs
Monday of 64-68F. Then strong upper level trof digs down into
central IL later Monday night and Tue ushering in even colder air.
Chances of rain showers spread se across central IL during the day
Tue with lingering chances in ne CWA Tue evening. Highs Tue in the
low to mid 50s with areas from I-74 ne struggling to reach 50F.
Lows Tue night in the mid to upper 30s and could be some patchy
frost late Tue night if nw winds weaken enough. Cool highs Wed in
the low to mid 50s, except upper 50s from Jacksonville sw. Lows
Wed night in the upper 30s, with some lower 40s western/sw CWA.
Patchy frost could be a risk late Wed night near the Wabash river.

Strong upper level trof pulls way from IL from Wed into Thu while
another cold front pushes se toward nw IL by early Thu evening.
Temperatures to moderate into the low to mid 60s on Thu ahead of
this front. Cold front to push se thru central IL during Thu night
and near the Ohio river by early Fri afternoon. Have 20-30%
chances of rain showers se of I-55 overnight Thu night into Fri
morning. Then 20-30% chance of rain showers over most of CWA from
Fri afternoon thru Sat. Highs Fri range from mid 50s from IL river
nw to the lower 60s in southeast IL. Highs only in the low to mid
50s on Sat while lows 35-40F Fri and Sat nights and another risk
of patchy frost.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday evening)
Issued at 630 PM CDT Sat Oct 21 2017

Primary concerns this forecast period will be non-convective
low level wind shear threat, then timing of showers and
thunderstorms into the forecast area after 04z. VFR conditions
are expected through 09z at PIA and SPI with a gradual transition
to MVFR cigs Sunday morning, while further east, the showers
and lower cigs will not arrive until mid-morning Sunday. Forecast
soundings and time height cross sections continue to show some
rather strong winds in the 1500-2000 foot range (AGL) later this
evening into the overnight hours, especially along and east of the
I-55 corridor. Since this area will be the last to see any
convection move in early Sunday morning, will add the LLWS to
BMI, DEC and CMI for this evening into the early morning hours of
Sunday. Once the showers move in late tonight, the cigs will
gradually lower to MVFR Sunday morning from west to east as a cold
front slowly moves across the region.

The cold front should move across PIA and SPI around 17Z Sunday
and by 21z over in CMI. Winds ahead of the front will be out of
the south at 12 to 17 kts tonight with gusts occasionally up to
25 kts with winds shifting into the northwest after FROPA late
tomorrow morning into the afternoon hours with speeds of 10 to
15 kts expected.

&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

$$

SHORT TERM...07
LONG TERM...07
AVIATION...Smith