Area Forecast Discussion
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543 FXUS61 KCLE 091949 AFDCLE Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Cleveland OH 349 PM EDT Sun Jun 9 2024 .SYNOPSIS...
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A weak secondary cold front will move south across the area tonight. High pressure will begin to build east over the area on Monday and persist through much of the week.
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&& .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
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Gusty west-northwest winds will persist through sunset with gusts as high as 25-30 mph across the area. These winds will quickly weaken to 5-10 mph late this evening and will be accompanied by low temperatures dipping into the low to mid 50s tonight. In addition, late this evening and into tonight, a weak secondary cold front will move south across the area as another shortwave moves along the upper level trough. With this boundary, there is a potential for scattered, lake enhanced rain showers, especially across northwest Pennsylvania. As this boundary moves south, 850mb temperature near 6C will push across Lake Erie, resulting in marginal lake induced instability. In addition, models suggest the best potential for surface convergence to occur along the eastern shores of Lake Erie. Not expecting any thunder with these showers as overall forcing remains weak. These showers should all dissipate Monday morning, leaving the bulk of the day dry across the area. Unfortunately, moisture will linger and a stratus deck will likely persist over much of the CWA on Monday. The best chance of any sunshine will be along the I75 corridor in the afternoon. Highs on Monday will be unseasonably cool, only reaching into the upper 60s across western counties and into the mid to upper 50s for eastern counties. By late Monday, high pressure begins to build in and allows for conditions to remain dry through Monday night. With continued clearing expected Monday night, radiational cooling coupled with CAA will result in temperatures falling into the 40s, with the exception of the lakeshore which should linger in the low 50s.
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&& .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
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Temperatures will be on the rebound Tuesday as high pressure builds in, though still slightly below normal (by 4-7 degrees). The high pressure center shifts southeast to the mid-Atlantic region by Wednesday, though a ridge extends westward across much of the southeast CONUS into the lower Mississippi Valley. Southwest flow develops and advected warmer air to the region on Wednesday with highs close to normal (ranging from highs in the mid 70s in Northwest Pennsylvania to mid 80s in Northwest Ohio).
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&& .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
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Wednesday`s synoptic-scale pattern continues into Thursday with southwest warm air advection bringing above normal temperatures to the region with highs ranging from low 80s in Northwest Pennsylvania to around 90 in Northwest Ohio. An upper-level trough moves southeast across the Great Lakes region Thursday night into Friday bringing a chance for showers and thunderstorms. 12Z model guidance has come in a bit slower and stronger with forcing compared to previous runs, so PoPs have increased for later Thursday night and during the day Friday. There is a low chance for severe weather due to most model guidance having strong mid-level flow ahead of the trough but it is wholly dependent on timing of convection due to average moisture content and subsequent marginal instability expected. A low end severe weather threat could be possible with thunderstorms that move in from the northwest Thursday, or redevelopment Friday afternoon. Temperatures cool back down to near normal on Saturday as high pressure builds back in but temperatures will be back on the rise Sunday (and beyond, see likely above normal temperatures in CPC`s 6- 10 day and 8-14 day temperature outlook).
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&& .AVIATION /18Z Sunday THROUGH Friday/... Primarily VFR conditions have moved across the area, although there are very patchy MVFR clouds heights amongst the diurnal cu field developing. These VFR conditions will persist into tonight before another shortwave trough and weak surface boundary moves east across the area and lowers clouds to MVFR heights. The only terminal that will rebound by the end of this period is KTOL, but the rest will remain MVFR into Monday afternoon. In addition, with the passage of the boundary, there is no precipitation expected other than at KERI where they is a chance of a light rain shower late this afternoon into tonight, but with low confidence opted to keep it out of the TAF. Winds this afternoon will increase to 12-15 knots from the northwest with gusts up to 20-25 knots possible. The strongest gusts should be limited to the western terminals. After sunset, winds will weaken to 5-10 knots and persist from the northwest through the remainder of the period. Outlook...Non-VFR ceilings are possible Sunday night into Monday. && .MARINE...
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No changes were made to marine headlines as wind observations on Lake Erie persist out of the west and northwest in the 15-20 knot range with waves of 2-5 ft. Expect these conditions to continue through at least this evening before gradually improving tonight and tomorrow. While conditions improve, northwest winds of around 15 knots will continue to produce choppy conditions on the lake during the day Monday, with a moderate risk of rip currents east of the Islands. High pressure builds in by Tuesday, with a much quieter lake expected. Modest southwest winds of around 10-15 knots develops by Wednesday and Thursday.
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&& .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...Beach Hazards Statement until 10 PM EDT this evening for OHZ007-009. Beach Hazards Statement through late tonight for OHZ010>012- 089. PA...Beach Hazards Statement through late tonight for PAZ001. NY...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 10 PM EDT this evening for LEZ142>144. Small Craft Advisory until 4 AM EDT Monday for LEZ145>149. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Campbell NEAR TERM...Campbell SHORT TERM...Saunders LONG TERM...Saunders AVIATION...Campbell MARINE...Saunders