752 
FXUS63 KILX 190201
AFDILX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
900 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2002

WEATHER SCENERIO RUNNING PRETTY MUCH ON SCHEDULE THIS EVENING. COLD 
FRONT NOW RUNS FROM NEAR ROCKFORD TO BURLINGTON AND IS PUSING 
STEADILY SOUTHEASTWARD. WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE 
FRONT AS GOOD WARM/MOIST ADVECTION OVERSPREADS THE REGION... 
COURTESY OF A 45-55KT LOW LEVEL JET. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS 
OCCURRING...HOWEVER NOT TOO MUCH ECHO-TRAINING IS EVIDENT AND 
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE WELL BELOW FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES. 
MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION ARE CUTTING OFF RAPIDLY BEHIND THE 
FRONT...SO MAY HAVE TO SPEED UP THE ENDING OF THE RAIN SATURDAY 
MORNING. WILL ADDRESS THIS IN THE NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE.   ..04..

.ILX...NONE.

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