Area Forecast Discussion
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857 FXUS61 KILN 240558 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 158 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A wave of low pressure will bring showers and thunderstorms to the Ohio Valley tonight and Tuesday. Drier weather is expected for Wednesday through Thursday before a tropical system provides a chance of precipitation late this week into the weekend. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
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Recent radar returns indicate a band of light showers moving through the region. This band continues to lose intensity as it travels farther east. We`ll go through a brief lull in precipitation for the next few hours before another wave of precipitation pushes into the region shortly before sunrise. Right now, forecast soundings indicate some elevated instability should be present with this next wave, particularly south of I-70, so have included thunder in the grids for most areas. However, keep in mind that even areas without thunder will likely see some heavier downpours during the 5-9AM period, potentially creating a messy rush hour. If driving in the rain, be sure to have your headlights on and leave some extra stopping distance! Previous discussion--> Low pressure tracking to Illinois tonight will push a band of lift and moisture to the ILN area. This will bring categorical showers and isolated thunderstorms to Western locations by 6 am, with a chance for showers and storms farther east. Insulating cloud cover and a humid airmass will help keep low temperatures up in the 60s.
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&& .SHORT TERM /7 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY/... Low pressure tracks across Indiana on Tuesday, reaching Northern Ohio Tuesday evening. Showers and thunderstorms developing in deep moisture and lift will overspread the ILN area. In addition to much-needed rainfall, severe threat will exist from an environment containing ample instability under potent winds aloft. Damaging straight line winds appear to be the main threat, while isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out, especially in northern locations closer to the low center. As the low moves northeast Tuesday night, showers and storms will diminish from northwest to southeast. Highs ranging from the mid 70s northwest to the low 80s south and southeast will be followed by lows in the 60s. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Higher precipitation chances on Wednesday will be focused across far southeastern portions of the forecast area. Precipitation chances Thursday through the remainder of the long term will be highly dependent on the tropical system south of the region. Have at least some precipitation chances in most of this time period, however as models come into better agreement precipitation chances will need to be fine tuned. Breezy conditions will also be possible, especially on Friday as the system nears the region. With cloud cover temperatures will be in the middle 70s to lower 80s for highs during the long term. Low temperatures will generally be in the upper 50s to middle 60s && .AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
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Weather impacts to aviation will come in two parts during the TAF period today. First, early this morning, a mid-level disturbance will bring a swath of showers with perhaps a few rumbles of thunder to most of the region...with a focus on the Cincinnati terminals. Because of the time of day, will likely see low MVFR ceilings along with visibility restrictions during this precipitation. Second, after a brief lull, a surface wave of low pressure will force another period of scattered to numerous showers and storms during the afternoon hours. A few of these storms could be strong, so will need to watch for gusty wind potential during the convection as we hone in on timing through future TAF updates. Outside of storms, the wind will veer from southeasterly early to southerly this afternoon. Could see a few gusts in the 15-20 knot range this afternoon. OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings may linger into Wednesday.
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&& .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Coniglio NEAR TERM...CA/Coniglio SHORT TERM...Coniglio LONG TERM... AVIATION...