Area Forecast Discussion
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614 FXUS61 KILN 171858 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 258 PM EDT Mon Jun 17 2024 .SYNOPSIS...
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Hot and humid air over the region will bring another day of scattered thunderstorm activity on Tuesday afternoon. Slightly drier air will make an appearance over the region on Thursday but the hot airmass will remain entrenched through at least the end of the work week, possibly into the weekend.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
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The Heat Advisory remains in effect through Friday evening. Scattered thunderstorm activity this afternoon and evening will quickly diminish with the setting sun. Lingering cloud cover will be slower to decrease overnight with some higher AS clouds expected to the prevalent sky cover. Overnight lows in the low to mid 70s will be warmest in west central Ohio and coolest in the southeast and Hocking Hills. This will not provide any relief from the ongoing heat wave.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
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Another hot and muggy day is in store for Tuesday with heat indicies peaking near 100 degrees for most locations. The area of high pressure will continue to expand westward resulting in a slightly lower chance of storms in the afternoon and early evening. Min temperatures will be a little warmer than what`s expected tonight, closer to 75 for most of the CWA.
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&& .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
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With a large and slow moving area of high pressure centered to the east, heat continues to be the main concern during the long term. For Wednesday through Sunday, highs in the mid and upper 90s combined with dewpoints around 70 will produce peak apparent temperatures ranging from 100 to 104. Overnight lows in the 70s will only provide limited help. Based on those forecast model predictions, our office has issued a heat advisory that is in effect through Friday. Extending the heat advisory through next weekend appears strongly possible. At some point, if apparent Ts are forecast to go above 104, we will need to upgrade to an excessive heat warning. There is relief on the horizon when an upper trough and cold front bring an end to the extreme heat next Monday, with highs retreating to the mid and upper 80s. Chances for abatement from the heat due to precip appear to be low. There is a chance for a few thunderstorms on Wednesday, and again on Sunday ahead of the cold front. A better chance for measurable precip will be on Sunday night and Monday surrounding the cold frontal passage.
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&& .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Scattered convection is initiating over the CWA attm and should impact all terminals with exception of CVG/LUK over the next two hours, at least in a VCTS capacity. Conditions will remain VFR with a 5-6kft cloud base and 100-120kft elevated mixed layer that will also be noticeable downstream from any activity this afternoon. CVG/LUK will be put back in the equation in short order this afternoon as upstream cu field over nrn KY is showing redevelopment in the air that has not been worked over. Notable increase in the lower 4-5kft deck from vis satellite north and northeast of metro Cincy and another s and se of Dayton looks to be the indication of the mixed lower level air being lifted to form today`s showers and storms. Attm, little lightning is noted between ILN and DAY, but increased activity for both shower/storms and lightning is expected through the early evening hours. Tomorrow shows a similar setup with slightly less activity noted in the bulk of the models. Did not include any mention as there is not any particular site that has either an increased or a decreased threat at this moment in time to be able to reliably produce a better forecast. Winds will remain at or below 10 kts out of the south-southwest through the taf period. Tomorrow`s sky/wind does not look to be unsimilar than overnight forecast once convective activity ends, so no additional FM groups were appended. Expect KLUK potential for some BR and reduced vsbys towards daybreak will lessen with future forecasts given a larger forecast dewpoint depression. OUTLOOK...No significant weather expected. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Friday for OHZ026-034-035-042>046- 051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088. KY...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Friday for KYZ089>100. IN...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Friday for INZ050-058-059-066- 073>075-080. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Franks NEAR TERM...Franks SHORT TERM...Franks LONG TERM...Coniglio AVIATION...Franks