Area Forecast Discussion
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939 FXUS61 KILN 220729 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 329 AM EDT Sun Sep 22 2024 .SYNOPSIS...
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An upper level disturbance moving through the Ohio Valley will bring occasional chances for showers and a few thunderstorms tonight through Tuesday. Warm conditions are expected again today before more seasonable temperatures overspread the region for the start of the work week.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
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Mid level ridge in place across the region early this morning will flatten out through the day as mid level energy moves into the ridge from the west. This will lead to an increase in high and then mid level clouds from the west later this morning and into this afternoon. We will be warm again to day but the increasing clouds should help limit temperatures at least somewhat, especially across our west and will range daytime highs from the mid 80s far west to the lower 90s in the east. Some weak instability will develop through the afternoon and various high res CAMs are trying to develop/advect scattered showers and a few thunderstorms into our area from the west this afternoon. Given the fact that this is moving into a pretty dry airmass, will limit pops to mainly lower end chance and keep them mainly across our western areas.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM MONDAY/...
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West to southwest flow will continue aloft tonight into Tuesday with additional areas of mid level energy advecting across our area. This will help drag a frontal boundary slowly east into the region tonight and as we perhaps moisten up a bit more, we should see a somewhat better chance for showers and few thunderstorms to continue across the area tonight. Again though, given the overall dry pattern, will continue to limit pops to chance category for tonight. Lows tonight will be in the low to mid 60s. It looks like the frontal boundary may stall out across our area through the day on Monday. With additional waves of mid level energy moving through the Ohio Valley, a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms will continue through the day. The best chance for pcpn will be along and southeast of the boundary, generally across our southern forecast area. Temperatures will be more seasonable with highs on Monday ranging from the mid 70s northwest to the lower 80s in the southeast.
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&& .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
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Shortwave energy continues to dig into the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley to start the extended period Monday night and Tuesday. With an associated cold front just to our west, southwesterly flow will provide deep moisture, allowing for a good chance of widespread showers and storms. The latest guidance calls for a wave of surface low pressure to lift toward the Ohio Valley late Monday night, with showers increasing from southwest to northeast by morning. The cold front will then make it way through the area later on Tuesday. Guidance varies a bit, but QPF amounts appear to average half inch to an inch during this time. The low moves away on Wednesday... at which time uncertainty in the forecast increases significantly as a tropical system may be moving into the southeast United States. In general, we appear to be headed into more of a blocky pattern once again, with the northern stream retreating well north into Canada. This would make rainfall in our area depend upon the development and movement of the tropical system late in the week. For now, have a low chance of PoPs to allow for the uncertainty during this time.
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&& .AVIATION /07Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Some river valley fog will be possible through daybreak and this could lead to some MVFR vsby restrictions at KLUK. Otherwise, high and mid level clouds will increase through today ahead of a weak mid level short wave approaching from the west. This will also lead to the potential for scattered showers and a few thunderstorms later this afternoon into this evening. The best chance for these would be at the western TAF sites. Some MVFR cigs will develop late tonight, toward the end of the 30 hour KCVG TAF period. OUTLOOK...MVFR cigs possible Monday morning. Thunderstorms possible Tuesday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JGL NEAR TERM...JGL SHORT TERM...JGL LONG TERM... AVIATION...JGL