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FXUS63 KIWX 161527
AFDIWX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
1125 AM EDT Mon Oct 16 2017

.SYNOPSIS...
Issued at 357 AM EDT Mon Oct 16 2017

Expect decreasing cloud cover as morning rain showers gradually come 
to an end. High temperatures will rise into the upper 50's and low 
60's. With clearing skies and light winds, expect a chilly night 
inland from Lake Michigan as low temperatures drop into the upper 
30's and low 40's. Areas near the lakeshore will be slightly warmer, 
with lows in the mid to upper 40's. Tuesday will be sunny, with 
highs in the 60's. Dry weather with above normal temperatures will
continue until Sunday and Monday, when a cold front will bring 
the next chances for rain to the area.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(Today and Tonight)
Issued at 357 AM EDT Mon Oct 16 2017

Large scale subsidence from the incoming ridge will bring an end to 
any lingering lake enhanced shower activity this morning as the 
upper level trough departs to the east, and drying commences. Expect 
decreasing cloud coverage throughout the day. It will definitely 
feel more fall-Like today, with 850mb temps falling to around 
0-2C. This puts our highs in the upper 50's for most areas, and 
the low 60's in the far southwest-which is right around normal for
this time of year. 

Surface high pressure will expand northward from the central 
plains into our forecast area through tonight. With the cool 
airmass in place, winds lightening and skies clearing, wouldn't be
surprised to see some locations tonight dip into the upper 
30's-particularly in NE Indiana, NW Ohio, and along our border 
into southern Lower Michigan (Hillsdale County). If you have a 
garden, it might be wise to bring some of those more sensitive 
plants inside-or cover them up just in case. 

&&

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday through Sunday)
Issued at 357 AM EDT Mon Oct 16 2017

Thanks to the expanding surface high and the amplifying ridge aloft, 
weather will remain pretty benign through Saturday night. Our chilly 
airmass slowly shifts eastward and makes way for the new, with 850mb 
temps gradually increasing to around 9-12C by Wednesday-which is 
well above normal. This gives us high temperatures in the mid-upper 
60's Tuesday/Wednesday and eventually upper 60's to low to mid 70's 
from Thursday onward. For comparison, normal high temps for the 
latter half of October are around 60F. 

The next chance for any precipitation arrives Sunday. Of course 
being this far off, models are showing some discrepancies. While 
they all agree about bringing a cold front through the CWA, with 
associated rain chances, they disagree with respect to the strength 
of our amplifying ridge-and thus how quickly the frontal boundary
will shift eastward. The ECMWF is slightly weaker with the ridge,
and places it over the Atlantic. This allows the front and 
digging upper level trough to progress eastward across our CWA- 
with the precipitation starting Sunday morning and largely ending
by Monday evening. The GFS is a bit stronger with the ridge and 
has it situated further westward than the ECMWF, which keeps the
front and associated precipitation chances out of our area until 
late Sunday night. Both models clear the forecast area of 
precipitation by 00z Tuesday. 

For the forecast, I introduced slight chance/low chance pops
Sunday (to account for uncertainty) and then 30-40% chances for
Sunday night into Monday. Monday night I kept dry given model
agreement.  

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Tuesday Morning)
Issued at 633 AM EDT Mon Oct 16 2017

VFR through this period. Sfc ridge will quickly shift ewd with wrly 
sfc winds blo 10kts backing swrly this evening.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for LMZ043-
046.

&&

$$

SYNOPSIS...MCD
SHORT TERM...MCD
LONG TERM...MCD
AVIATION...T


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