Area Forecast Discussion
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900 FXUS61 KILN 240219 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1019 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...
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A brief respite in the heat and humidity is expected on Monday, before warmer and more humid air quickly builds back into the region on Tuesday, along with chances for storms Tuesday night through Wednesday. Drier and cooler conditions will then return for the last part of the workweek.
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&& .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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Cold front has moved into southeast Ohio at 02Z. Northwest winds behind the front have brought lower dewpoint air into much of the CWA. Post-frontal drier air mass has brought an end to showers, and will support clearing overnight. Lows will drop into the lower to mid 60s overnight.
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&& .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Northwest flow aloft with surface high pressure over the area Monday. With a dry airmass in place expect only a few fair weather cumulus clouds. With abundant sunshine highs top out in the lower and middle 80s. The center of surface high pressure to build off to the east Monday night with a return southerly low level flow developing on its backside. Expect lows to range from near 60 in the east to the mid 60s west - where flow picks up and clouds begin to increase. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... High pressure will be moving east on Tuesday, while a cold front approaches from the west. Thunderstorms may be confined to northwestern locations near a disturbance in the mid level flow. Showers and thunderstorms become likely Tuesday night as the cold front sags toward Ohio. Carrying pops as high as categorical Wednesday when the front is forecast to cross Ohio and Kentucky. Strong storms will be possible from an environment containing ample wind shear and instability. PWAT over 2 inches will allow heavy downpours. Dry weather is indicated for Thursday and Friday as high pressure builds in behind the front. The next cold front brings back the threat for showers and storms Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s are forecast on Tuesday ahead of the first cold front. Readings may be a few degrees cooler on Wednesday due to clouds and precip. A round of cold advection on Thursday will result in upper 70s to mid 80s. A return to the 90s is likely by Saturday ahead of the second cold front. A retreat to the mid and upper 80s is expected for Sunday under the next cold front. && .AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Cold front has moved through all TAF sites early this evening. Winds have generally shifted to the northwest. There could be gusts to around 20 kt for the next hour or so, but gusts should diminish with sunset. Northwest winds continue for the rest of the valid TAF period, generally 5 to 10 kt. High pressure building in will support prevailing VFR conditions through Monday afternoon. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms possible late Tuesday through Wednesday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...AR NEAR TERM...BPP SHORT TERM...AR LONG TERM...Coniglio AVIATION...BPP