FXUS61 KILN 221745
AFDILN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1245 PM EST Sat Feb 22 2020
.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will keep dry conditions across the area through
the weekend with warmer temperatures. Rain will spread into the
area late Sunday night and continue into Tuesday as low
pressure approaches and then move across the region.
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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
A very dry airmass remains in place with just a bit of thin
cirrus floating across the area. In fact, 12Z KILN sounding
indicated a 0.05 PWAT value, which is close to the lowest PWAT
values ever measured during the month of February between the
Dayton and Wilmington upper air sites (since 1958).
Southwest winds, occasionally gusty across the northern zones,
will allow for temperatures to warm back above normal. All
locations are expected to warm into the 40s with an isolated 50
degree temperature possible across the southern zones.
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.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/...
Surface high centered southeast of the area will move further
away, but dry air will still remain in place. Some high clouds
will start spreading into the area by Sunday well in advance of
the next system. Lows tonight will be near normal while highs on
Sunday will be about 5 degrees warmer than today.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
On Sunday night, an expansive area of surface high pressure will
finally be moving off the southeastern coast, as the weather pattern
begins to get more active across the CONUS heading into the new
week. Attention will turn well upstream, where surface low pressure
and a mid-level trough will be moving east across Oklahoma. As the
trough continues moving east on Monday, it is expected to weaken /
dampen as it speeds east-northeast into the Ohio Valley. The surface
low is also expected to remain somewhat weak as it moves through the
region. Nonetheless, in association with moisture advecting into the
area on southerly flow, this system will spread precipitation across
the Ohio Valley -- beginning late Sunday evening and continuing into
Monday. Overall model agreement (and thus forecast confidence) is
good with regard to the system overall, but specifics on the surface
low track/intensity and speed of the trough are of slightly lower
confidence. This primarily manifests itself in some timing
differences, but it is a near certainty that everywhere in the ILN
CWA will get a decent period of rain from this system. Precipitation
will primarily be rain, though a brief mix with snow may be possible
in the northern sections of the forecast area early Monday morning.
Although warm advection will be occurring on Monday, the rainy
conditions will keep temperatures in the 40s -- cooler than on
Sunday.
After the low moves through, precipitation is generally expected to
lessen considerably by Tuesday morning, with a dry period expected
for at least the southern half of the CWA on Tuesday. That will also
allow Tuesday to be the warmest day of the extended forecast, with
warmer/drier conditions briefly moving into the area on the south
side of the low. After some non-diurnal conditions Monday night
(steady or rising temperatures) conditions on Tuesday will range
from the upper 40s to upper 50s.
As the low moves further away late Tuesday into Tuesday night, a
cold front will move through the region, and cold advection will
begin -- and persist through essentially the remainder of the
extended forecast period. Behind the initial trough -- which
essentially disappears into the flow -- another amplifying trough
will develop over the central CONUS and rotate east / southeast into
the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley on Wednesday. Model agreement is
actually fairly strong with this system, though ultimately this
large trough will be moving slowly, so shortwave details may end up
determining where and when precipitation is heaviest. With the
continued cold advection, temperatures will eventually get cold
enough to support some snow mixing in, though there are no signs
pointing to much in the way of accumulation at this point. Finally,
depending on the strength of an expected surface low moving
northeast through the region in this part of the forecast, some
strong winds could occur -- especially on Thursday. This may be a
factor to monitor as this part of the forecast gets closer to the
present.
To end the week, models are not in particularly strong agreement
with regards to how quickly the upper trough will move out of the
area, which will obviously have a role in both PoPs and temperatures
on Friday. This part of the forecast remains low confidence.
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.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Surface high pressure over the southern States will move to a
position near or off the southeast U.S. coast by the end of the
TAF period.
Skies will remain clear through most of tonight with only FEW-
SCT mid clouds moving into the region toward 12Z. FEW-SCT mid
clouds and gradually increasing high clouds will occur on
Sunday.
Southerly winds, locally gusty, will settle down this evening.
Southerly flow will increase again on Sunday due to diurnal
heating with gusts of 18 to 22 knots possible.
OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings may develop late Sunday night. MVFR to
IFR ceilings and visibilities likely Monday into Tuesday. MVFR
ceilings and visibilities may then persist into Wednesday.
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.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
KY...None.
IN...None.
&&
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SYNOPSIS...
NEAR TERM...Hickman
SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...Hatzos
AVIATION...Hickman
