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ABUS30 KCLE 201949
SWSOH 

AFTERNOON OHIO WEATHER STORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OHIO
350 EDT THU JUN 20 2002

SUMMER WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE ALREADY SETTLED INTO THE OHIO  VALLEY 
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

WITH SUMMER TO OFFICIALLY BEGIN ON FRIDAY...THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY 
HAS ALREADY ARRIVED ACROSS THE BUCKEYE STATE...AS AFTERNOON HIGH 
TEMPERATURES WERE REPORTED IN THE 80S AND LOW 90S. SUNNY SKIES ALONG 
WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND HEAT INDICES THAT REACHED INTO THE VERY 
UNCOMFORTABLE HEAT STRESS CATEGORY. 

OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 
80S TO MID 90S. THIS MEANS FATIGUE TO SUNSTROKE AND HEAT CRAMPS ARE 
POSSIBLE IF PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. A SAFETY TIP OR
TWO IS TO WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY 
OF WATER OR OTHER NON ALCOHOL FLUIDS.

AS WE MOVE INTO FRIDAY AND THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...THE THREAT FOR A 
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM BECOMES APPARENT...THUS THE RAIN WILL HELP TO 
MINIMIZE THE HEAT FACTOR. 

THE DOME OF HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED OVER THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL 
CONTINUE WARM DAYS AND MUGGY NIGHTS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE STATE 
WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND A 30 TO 40 PERCENT 
CHANGE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL 
BE IN THE MID AND UPPER 60S. A FEW LOW VALLEY AREAS MAY SEE A TOUCH 
OF LIGHT MORNING FOR....OTHERWISE FOR FRIDAY HAZY WARM AND HUMID 
WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS OR POSSIBLE RUMBLE OF 
THUNDER.

ALTHOUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS HAVE BEEN AND WILL BE 
DRY...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED A FEW CUMULUS CLOUDS DEVELOPING AND 
DISAPATING ALONG THE INDIANA OHIO BORDER. THE MASS OF MORE 
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER WAS WELL TO THE WEST ACROSS THE UPPER 
MIDWEST MISSOURI VALLEY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONT TRYING TO 
MOVE EAST..BUT BEING HELD AT BAY BY THE ANCHORED AREA OF HIGH 
PRESSURE EAST. NO MAJOR CHANGES ARE EXPECTED WE MOVE INTO THE 
WEEKEND. THE CLOSER THE FRONT GETS TO OHIO THE BETTER CHANCE FOR
RAIN. 

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SAM