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Product Timestamp: 2012-10-27 08:30 UTC

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FXUS63 KILX 270834
AFDILX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
330 AM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 330 AM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT

00Z MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND MAIN
DIFFERENCES ARE WITH HURRICANE SANDY OFF THE EAST COAST WHICH
APPEARS TO STRIKE NEAR NJ/DELEWARE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT/TUE MORNING.
SANDY'S WEATHER APPEARS TO STAY EAST OF IL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
THOUGH A BLOCKING PATTERN ITS ASSOCIATED WITH WILL KEEP BELOW
NORMAL TEMPS AROUND THRU AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MET AND
MAV GUIDANCE TEMPS SIMILAR THROUGH MONDAY AND STAYED CLOSE TO.
BIGGEST CONCERN FOR CENTRAL IL IS HOW COLD NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS GET
AND WHEN A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE.  

EARLY MORNING TEMPS WERE CURRENTLY IN THE 30S...WITH GALESBURG THE
COLD SPOT AT 31F FOLLOWED QUINCY AT 32F AND BLOOMINGTON AND
MACOMB AT 33F. MILDEST TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S WERE IN SE IL FROM
I-70 SE WITH ROBINSON AT 40F. NNW WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH OVER
CENTRAL/SE IL WITH 1030 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND HURRICANE SANDY EAST OF FLORIDA WAS CAUSING ENOUGH MIXING TO
KEEP MOST TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S SO FAR TONIGHT. ALSO HAVE
PATCHES OF HIGH CLOUDS NORTH OF I-72. DEWPOINTS WERE IN THE UPPER
20S AND LOWER 30S...LOWEST OVER WESTERN IL. WILL CONTINUE THE
FREEZE WARNING FROM I-55 WEST THROUGH 8 AM AS TEMPS CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY COOL A FEW MORE DEGREES...BUT A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE
(28F) OR COLDER DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY OVER WESTERN IL.

A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15
MPH AND GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN IL. HIGHS
NEAR 50F FROM LINCOLN NORTH AND MID 50S SE OF I-70. LOWS TONIGHT
IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH GALESBURG AROUND 30F. MOST OF AREA
SHOULD ESCAPE A FREEZE SINCE SOME PASSING CLOUDS FROM SHORT WAVE
EJECTING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
SUNDAY WITH MORE CLOUDS OVER EAST CENTRAL IL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S EXCEPT MID 50S SE OF I-70 AGAIN. A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE OVER
PARTS OF CENTRAL IL SUNDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS NEAR THE INDIANA BORDER 
LIKELY STAYING JUST ABOVE FREEZING. ANOTHER COOL DAY EXPECTED MONDAY 
WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. LOWS MONDAY NIGHT IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NHC OFFICIAL TRACK OF HURRICANE SANDY IS NEAR THE NJ/DELEWARE COAST 
OVERNIGHT MON NIGHT/TUE MORNING AND MOVING NW AND KEEPING ITS 
PRECIPITATION EAST OF IL. THOUGH COULD SEE A BIT MORE CLOUDS AND 
STRONGER NORTH WINDS OVER EASTERN IL AROUND TUE. BLOCKING PATTERN 
ASSOCIATED WITH SANDY WILL KEEP BELOW NORMAL TEMPS THROUGH THE 
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A WARMUP IS EXPECTED NEXT FRI/SAT AS UPPER 
LEVEL RIDGE SHIFTS EAST TOWARD IL WITH TEMPS GETTING BACK TO NEAR OR 
POSSIBLY ABOVE NORMAL NEXT WEEKEND. 

07

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1110 PM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THRU SATURDAY EVENING.
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE NORTHWEST PART
OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE MOVING
OUT. AOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE WAS PUSHING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND WILL AFFECT OUR AREA WITH SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
AGAIN LATE TOMORROW AFTN AND EVENING. SFC WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT
OF THE NORTH TONIGHT AT OR JUST BELOW 10 KTS...AND CONTINUE FROM
THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 KTS ON SATURDAY WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 15 TO
20 KTS POSSIBLE ACRS THE EAST LATE TOMORROW MORNING INTO THE 
AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TOWARDS
SUNSET SATURDAY EVE.

SMITH
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR ILZ027>031-
036>038-040>043-047>051.

&&

$$
957 
FXUS63 KILX 270830
AFDILX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
330 AM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012

.DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 330 AM CDT SAT OCT 27 2012

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT

00Z MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND MAIN
DIFFERENCES ARE WITH HURRICANE SANDY OFF THE EAST COAST WHICH
APPEARS TO STRIKE NEAR NJ/DELEWARE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT/TUE MORNING.
SANDY'S WEATHER APPEARS TO STAY EAST OF IL THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK
THOUGH A BLOCKING PATTERN ITS ASSOCIATED WITH WILL KEEP BELOW
NORMAL TEMPS AROUND THRU AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. MET AND
MAV GUIDANCE TEMPS SIMILAR THROUGH MONDAY AND STAYED CLOSE TO.
BIGGEST CONCERN FOR CENTRAL IL IS HOW COLD NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS GET
AND WHEN A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE.  

EARLY MORNING TEMPS WERE CURRENTLY IN THE 30S...WITH GALESBURG THE
COLD SPOT AT 31F FOLLOWED QUINCY AT 32F AND BLOOMINGTON AND
MACOMB AT 33F. MILDEST TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S WERE IN SE IL FROM
I-70 SE WITH ROBINSON AT 40F. NNW WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH OVER
CENTRAL/SE IL WITH 1030 MB HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS
AND HURRICANE SANDY EAST OF FLORIDA WAS CAUSING ENOUGH MIXING TO
KEEP MOST TEMPS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S SO FAR TONIGHT. ALSO HAVE
PATCHES OF HIGH CLOUDS NORTH OF I-72. DEWPOINTS WERE IN THE UPPER
20S AND LOWER 30S...LOWEST OVER WESTERN IL. WILL CONTINUE THE
FREEZE WARNING FROM I-55 WEST THROUGH 8 AM AS TEMPS CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY COOL A FEW MORE DEGREES...BUT A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE
(28F) OR COLDER DOES NOT APPEAR LIKELY OVER WESTERN IL.

A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED TODAY WITH NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15
MPH AND GUSTING TO AROUND 20 MPH ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN IL. HIGHS
NEAR 50F FROM LINCOLN NORTH AND MID 50S SE OF I-70. LOWS TONIGHT
IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH GALESBURG AROUND 30F. MOST OF AREA
SHOULD ESCAPE A FREEZE SINCE SOME PASSING CLOUDS FROM SHORT WAVE
EJECTING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS. PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
SUNDAY WITH MORE CLOUDS OVER EAST CENTRAL IL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S EXCEPT MID 50S SE OF I-70 AGAIN. A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE OVER
PARTS OF CENTRAL IL SUNDAY NIGHT WITH AREAS NEAR THE INDIANA
BORDER LIKELY STAYING JUST ABOVE FREEZING. 

LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY


07

&&

.AVIATION...
ISSUED 1110 PM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012

VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THRU SATURDAY EVENING.
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE NORTHWEST PART
OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE MOVING
OUT. AOTHER UPPER LEVEL WAVE WAS PUSHING ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA
TONIGHT AND WILL AFFECT OUR AREA WITH SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
AGAIN LATE TOMORROW AFTN AND EVENING. SFC WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT
OF THE NORTH TONIGHT AT OR JUST BELOW 10 KTS...AND CONTINUE FROM
THE NORTH AT 10 TO 15 KTS ON SATURDAY WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 15 TO
20 KTS POSSIBLE ACRS THE EAST LATE TOMORROW MORNING INTO THE 
AFTERNOON HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY TOWARDS
SUNSET SATURDAY EVE.

SMITH
&&

.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR ILZ027>031-
036>038-040>043-047>051.

&&

$$