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Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
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215 FXUS63 KIWX 090954 AFDIWX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 554 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Areas of frost possible again Friday morning. - Temperatures warm back to near or slightly above normal this weekend into next week. - Rain will remain sparse through the next 7 days. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 343 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Overall not a lot of changes to the previous forecast with 2 main areas of focus lying with one more night of frost potential and what, if any precip, occurs with an upper level wave and associated sfc boundary Friday afternoon into Friday night (maybe early Saturday). Light NE flow continues to advect mid 30 dewpoints and subsequently allowing temperatures to slowly fall with NE sections to similar levels with this trend expected to persist through sunrise. No changes to the current Frost Advisory. Temps will recover during the day, climbing back into the low to mid 60s. Although temps will warm, dewpoints will likely remain in the 30s, likely setting the stage for one more night of patchy to areas of frost with the greatest focus east of US-31 where lows should dip into the mid 30s. As a result, additional headlines will likely be needed, but consensus of surrounding offices was to hold off on new issuance given the current headlines in place. Closed upper low will make its way from northern Saskatchewan this morning to N Lower MI by 6Z Sat. Models continue to have a bit of an uptick in precip chances possibly as early as Fri afternoon far NW, with main focus possibly 21Z Fri to 6Z Sat. Although PWATs do increase to 0.75 to locally 1", much of the moisture is in the mid and upper levels with a somewhat drier layer below 900 mb. Far NW area soundings to suggest at least a brief window of saturation, but overall QPF and coverage warrants no more than chc pops. Models try to linger some slgt chc pops overnight and into Sat morning, but this is likely overdone. Highs Sat are a few degrees lower than previous forecast due to cloud cover and slight drop in 850 mb temps, but still very seasonable. The cooler temps will linger into Sunday as the upper low slowly fills and shifts east. Temperatures will quickly transition to above normal again for at least Monday and Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 70s as upper level heights increase, but the area will remain on the edge of the ridge so models continue to show spurious chances for showers that are likely overdone. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 552 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025 The center of a large surface high pressure area continued over Northern Lower Michigan. This system will keep clear skies and light winds over northern Indiana. Any patchy fog will dissipate shortly after sunrise. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...Frost Advisory until 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ this morning for INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-103-104- 116-203-204-216. OH...Frost Advisory until 9 AM EDT this morning for OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025. MI...Frost Advisory until 9 AM EDT this morning for MIZ078>081-177- 277. MARINE...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Fisher AVIATION...Skipper