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FXUS63 KLSX 052101
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
301 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2015

.SHORT TERM:  (Through Late Tonight)
Issued at 250 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2015

Another cold night is expected across the region. High pressure
currently centered through the Mid MS Valley will gradually
retreat eastward tonight with southerly winds and low level warm
advection developing in its wake. The impacts of this will be most
pronounced across the western part of the CWA where southerly
winds will develop by late evening. Meanwhile a well-defined
short wave trof currently moving through the north central Plains
will also dig into the area overnight bringing an increase in mid-
high clouds to primarily northern parts of the CWA. The result
will be the coldest temperatures tonight will be across the
deepest snow cover and where winds remain light longest which will
be southeast MO and southern IL. This is where I have dropped
temperatures a good deal from the previous forecast with mins in
the single digits to just below zero. Another area with a decent
drop will be across parts of northeast MO into west central IL,
again coincident with snow cover. This area however will see warm
advection and clouds overnight keeping mins more in check than the
frigid south.

Glass

.LONG TERM:  (Friday through Next Thursday)
Issued at 250 PM CST Thu Mar 5 2015

Friday through this weekend will feature moderating temperatures
with near average temperatures over the weekend. The prominent
eastern NOAM longwave trof will weaken some but west-northwest
flow will persist. Embedded within this flow will be several
shortwaves which will bring weak cold fronts through the area
Saturday afternoon/evening and again Sunday night. Impacts of
these will be minor and any cooling will be short-lived.

The real warm-up will commence next week coinciding with a marked
pattern change. The eastern longwave will shift northeastward and
migrate into the north Atlantic bringing a northward retreat of
the polar jet to the vicinity of the U.S./Canadian border.
Troffing aloft will persist from the southern Plains into Mexico
however heights aloft through the Nation`s midsection will be
seasonable. This will result in benign/tranquil weather, persistent
low level southwesterly flow and warm advection and above average
temperatures Tuesday through Thursday.

Glass

&&

.AVIATION:  (For the 18z TAFs through 18z Friday Afternoon)
Issued at 1140 AM CST Thu Mar 5 2015

Some diurnal cu to affect the metro terminals through early this
afternoon. Otherwise...mostly clear skies through tonight with
winds becoming light/variable this evening. Winds will turn to the
southeast by Friday morning and pick up to between 10 and 15
knots.


Specifics for KSTL:

Some diurnal cu to affect terminal through early this
afternoon...but stay within VFR. A mostly clear sky will develop
by early this evening along with winds becoming light/variable.
Winds will turn to the southeast by Friday morning and pick up to
between 10 and 15 knots fore becoming southerly by around noon on Friday.

Gosselin

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES:
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
&&

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WFO LSX