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ABUS30 KCLE 221547
SWSOH 

LATE MORNING OHIO WEATHER STORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 
1145 AM  EDT THU MAY 22 2003

SUNSHINE WILL RULE MOST OF OHIO TODAY BUT CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL 
RETURN ON FRIDAY.

HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH OF OHIO WAS PROVIDING FOR PLENTY OF 
SUNSHINE OVER MOST OF THE STATE AT LATE MORNING. PATCHY CLOUDINESS 
REMAINED OVER THE FAR SOUTH NEAR THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY DUE TO A 
STALLED COLD FRONT AND SURFACE TROUGH TO THE SOUTHEAST. HIGHS WILL 
RANGE FROM THE LOWER 60S NORTH TO NEAR 70 ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. THE 
COOL NORTHEAST WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S CLOSE TO THE 
LAKESHORE.

MORNING LOWS DROPPED INTO THE LOWER AND MID 40S WITH SOME LOCATIONS 
REACHING THE UPPER 30S WITH SCATTERED FROST. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS DID 
OCCUR OVER THE FAR SOUTH OVERNIGHT. 

A PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY AS A TROUGH 
EXTENDS NORTH FROM THE LOW PRESSURE OVER GEORGIA TO EASTERN LAKE 
ERIE. LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE TROUGH AND REMAIN 
THROUGH MOST OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A 
THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL OCCUR. THE CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS WILL 
KEEP TEMPERATURES ON THE COOL SIDE WHERE HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE 
60S...OR 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO LIFT OUT BY WEDNESDAY AND REPLACED BY HIGH 
PRESSURE. THIS WILL IN TURN PROVIDE FOR DRY AND FAIR WEATHER 
CONDITIONS WITH AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
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