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FXUS61 KCLE 192000
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
400 PM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
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ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ALOFT. MEANWHILE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL SLOWLY PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE
GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH MID WEEK. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME
INCREASINGLY MOIST AND UNSTABLE AS THIS FEATURE APPROACHES.
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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
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SCATTERED SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED BENEATH AN ENHANCED CU FIELD ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL OHIO FROM ROUGHLY MARION TO SANDUSKY. SPC ANALYSIS
SHOWS 1000-1500 J/KG OF SURFACE BASED CAPE WITH FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL
LAPSE RATES OF 7.5 C/KM. LIGHTNING HAS BEEN EXTREMELY ISOLATED THUS
FAR AS SHOWERS STRUGGLE TO GROW WITH WARM AIR IN THE MID-LEVELS
BENEATH THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ALOFT. SOME OF THE HI-RES
MODELS INDICATE THE SHOWERS WILL EXPAND EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY
EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY AN ISOLATED MENTION OF
SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH ABOUT 00Z. WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME
HEATING...EXPECT TO SEE MOST OF THE CLOUDS CLEAR OUT BEFORE
INCREASING FROM THE WEST AS MOISTURE ADVECTION RAMPS UP LATE. ADDED
SOME PATCHY FOG INTO THE WESTERN COUNTIES AS WELL WITH DEWPOINTS IN
THE LOW 60S OVERNIGHT. WITH MORE MOISTURE AROUND TONIGHT...EXPECT
MINS TO BE A LITTLE WARMER THAN LAST NIGHT WITH MORE LOCATIONS
BOTTOMING OUT IN THE LOW 60S.
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.SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
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CHALLENGE THROUGH THE SHORT TERM FORECAST WILL BE TRYING TO TIME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THE PLAINS UPPER LOW SLOWLY APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. LOW LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE EXPANDS NORTH OVER THE AREA
ON MONDAY AND HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING IN
NW OHIO. OTHERWISE EXPECTING THE AIRMASS TO LARGELY BE CAPPED AS
700MB TEMPERATURES INCREASE TO 8C. THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE
WITH INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND HIGHS WILL REACH THE UPPER
80S IN NW OHIO...TAPERING TO THE LOWER 80S IN NW PA.

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS START TO INCREASE ON MONDAY
NIGHT AS ENERGY TRIES TO ROUND THE RIDGE...WITH POPS UP TO 50-60
PERCENT BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE AXIS WILL BE EAST OF THE
AREA BY THAT TIME AND MODELS SHOW SHORTWAVE ENERGY EJECTING OUT OF
THE TROUGH ACROSS NW OHIO. THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AS DEWPOINTS MAKE A PUSH TOWARDS THE UPPER 60S.
THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER DOES INCLUDE THE TOLEDO AREA IN A SLIGHT
RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS FOR LATE TUESDAY.

UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASES INTO
WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH PIVOTS EASTWARD. WOULD EXPECT GREATER
COVERAGE OF STORMS AND WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR SOME TO BE STRONG TO
SEVERE AGAIN. INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS WILL KNOCK HIGHS
BACK DOWN TOWARDS THE LOWER 80S.

OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE MILD THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK WITH
MINS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S.
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.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
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A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY.  THE GFS
INDICATES A SHORT WAVE AND AN AREA OF MOISTURE JUST BEHIND THE FRONT
THAT WILL ROTATE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THE
FORECAST WILL CONTAIN LIKELY POPS FOR THURSDAY WITH CHANCE POPS FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT.  I WILL KEEP A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE
EARLY PART OF THE DAY ON FRIDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
FORECAST AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
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.AVIATION /20Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
HIGHER DEW POINT AIR HAS MOVED NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS
ALLOWING FOR MORE CUMULUS TO DEVELOP THAN IN PREVIOUS DAYS.
WIDESPREAD CU AROUND 4KFT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS MAY
DEVELOP PARTICULARLY IN THE SOUTHERN AREAS. I WILL PUT VICINITY
SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHERN TAF SITES. BRIEF MVFR
WITH HAZE IS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AS PER PREVIOUS FORECAST. LIGHT
SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER MOST LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. A
LAKE BREEZE WILL DEVELOP AND IMPACT ERI AND POSSIBLY CLE.

.OUTLOOK...NON VFR PROBABLE IN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.

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.MARINE...
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LOCAL EFFECTS ARE DOMINATING THE WINDS OVER THE LAKE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. A LAKE BREEZE HAS TURNED THE NEARSHORE WINDS TO A
NORTHEAST DIRECTION FOR MANY LOCATIONS.  THESE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS AND EVENTUALLY WEAKEN.  A LIGHT
SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL RETURN OVER THE LAKE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
A SIMILAR PATTERN TO TODAY WILL BE OBSERVED ON MONDAY.  THE FLOW
WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE LAKE ON THURSDAY.
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.CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

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SYNOPSIS...KEC
NEAR TERM...KEC
SHORT TERM...KEC
LONG TERM...GARNET
AVIATION...GARNET
MARINE...GARNET