Area Forecast Discussion
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991 FXUS61 KILN 231947 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 347 PM EDT Sun Jun 23 2024 .SYNOPSIS...
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms will come to an end early this evening with the passage of a cold front. 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 MONDAY/...
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Progressive mid level trof to continuing tracking east thru the northern Great Lakes today. This will drive a surface cold front - that currently stretches from just west of CLE to near DAY - thru ILN/s area by early evening. Increased low level moisture has led to SBCAPE values of 2000-2500 J/KG ahead of the approaching cold front. Scattered convection continues to develop in this moderately unstable airmass in the pre-frontal environment. Deep layer shear of 20-25 kts is indicated in the 0-6km layer. With the low level jet shifting east the the flow veers some with the profile becoming more unidirectional this afternoon. DCAPE values are favorable for damaging winds with values around 1200 J/KG. The potential for severe weather will be along and southeast of I-71 thru about 8 PM - with strong to damaging winds being the main threat. Wind gusts (outside of storm activity) will be 20-25 mph thru the afternoon, subsiding after sunset. Northwest mid level flow develops overnight with surface high pressure building in overnight. Drier and cooler air will advect into the Ohio Valley on low level northerly flow. Low temperatures to drop into the lower and middle 60s.
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&& .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT/...
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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.
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&& .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
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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.
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&& .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Surface cold front entering West Central Ohio to push southeast across the area thru early evening. Scattered showers and thunderstorms developing in the moderately unstable airmass ahead of this front. Some of the storms will contain strong to damaging winds before ending with the frontal passage. MVFR ceilings will remain possible until the front moves through the area. IFR vsby and ceiling restrictions will be possible with some of the stronger storms but have not mentioned conditions this low due to limited coverage. Surface high pressure to build into the area overnight into Monday offering drier VFR conditions. Southwest winds of 12-15kts, with gusts between 20-25kts to shift to the northwest at all TAF/s by 22Z. The gusts to taper off after sunset. Winds become more northerly toward daybreak on Monday at less than 10 kts. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms possible late Tuesday through Wednesday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...AR NEAR TERM...AR SHORT TERM...AR LONG TERM...Coniglio AVIATION...AR