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FXUS63 KIND 241333
AFDIND

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
933 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Showers and a few thunderstorms continue at times through today, 
  with a low chance for an isolated strong to severe storm

- Seasonable temperatures for much of this week with highs in the 
  70s and lower 80s and lows in the 50s and 60s

- Potential for more rain late week into the weekend from tropical 
  remnants

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.FORECAST UPDATE...
Issued at 933 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

- Scattered Rain showers this afternoon

Surface analysis late this morning shows low pressure in place over 
east Central IL. This was resulting in cyclonic lower level flow 
across Central Indiana and our forecast area resided within the warm 
sector with south to southeast surface winds across the area. Radar 
this morning shows a few scattered showers across the area, mainly 
within the Wabash Valley. Dew points remained moist, in the mid 60s. 
Aloft, a deep upper trough was in place over the northern plains, 
extending south to the southern plains states. This was resulting in 
southwest flow over Central Indiana.

Models today continue to suggest that the surface low to the west 
will push northeast through the afternoon. This will keep Central 
Indiana within the warm sector, Models suggest some CAPE available 
this afternoon with any heating, also favorable shear is in place 
with southeast winds at the surface and southwest flow aloft. This 
will be a favorable environment for shower and thunderstorm 
development through the afternoon. HRRR continues to suggest 
scattered showers and storms across Central Indiana this afternoon. 
Thus ongoing chances for rain appear warranted, and little change 
will be needed. Given the expected clouds today and rain, highs in 
the mid 70s appear on the mark.

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.SHORT TERM (Today and tonight)...
Issued at 311 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

Bit of a messy situation today as weak low pressure over the lower 
Ohio Valley is expected to lift north/northeastward through the 
region today into tonight, aided by a lead shortwave/MCV and a 
developing cutoff upper low moving into the area.

Disorganized convective complex is moving through southern Indiana 
at this hour, with little activity upstream, though high resolution 
models suggest some additional development later in the night and 
into the morning hours as a broad southwesterly 20-25KT low level 
jet interacts with the surface low and attendant boundaries, which 
seems reasonable - but broadly speaking, late tonight into the 
morning looks to be a relative lull in activity, with significant 
uncertainty as to coverage and intensity of showers and 
thunderstorms later in the day given limited insolation and 
destabilization potential. Some modest deep layer shear is present, 
and MCVs are well known to locally enhance low level shear, though 
the bulk of the impact from this feature may be more to our south. 
Given these factors, the marginal risk for severe over the east is 
not unreasonable, but may be limited by weak instability unless 
greater cloud breaks develop this afternoon than currently 
anticipated.

Profiles will begin to dry rapidly from aloft as the system exits 
the area to the east tonight, with perhaps some lingering showers in 
the far east just after sunset. Low level moisture could potentially 
produce a few spits of drizzle, but will more likely just keep cloud 
cover in place across the area throughout the night.

Ensemble spread is relatively low on temps, though NBM appears too 
warm today, particularly in the northwest where the cold front will 
pass through earlier than elsewhere and cloud cover is likely to be 
quite persistent. Have made adjustments in this regard. Lingering 
cloud cover, low level moisture, and advection quickly becoming 
neutral as the upper low stalls will prevent temperatures from 
dropping too dramatically overnight, with mid 50s to low 60s 
appearing likely.

&&

.LONG TERM (Wednesday through Monday)...
Issued at 311 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

More rain is in store for the long term although confidence in 
precise timing and coverage is low based on the still to be 
determined evolution of Potential Tropical Storm Nine, seen on GOES-
16 IR satellite, well to the south of Cuba. There is growing 
confidence that trough, currently over the eastern Dakotas, will 
plunge southeast across the Ozarks on Wednesday before cutting off . 
The strength and circulation of this is expected to hasten the 
northward and northeastern progress of what will eventually, likely 
become a Hurricane according to NHC. The official NHC track as the 
remnants of this tropical cyclone reaching eastern Kentucky by 00z 
Saturday and then wrapping around the Ozarks upper low in Fujiwhara 
effect fashion. As it does so plenty of tropical moisture will 
spread across the Ohio Valley. There is differences on how fast the 
moisture and associated rain will get to central Indiana based 
partially on the strength of a shaping Great Lakes ridge. That said, 
most signs point to Friday as being the timing with the greatest 
potential for rainfall. The upper low is expected to absorb the 
tropical cyclone remnants this weekend, and then models and 
ensembles suggest it will lift northeast across the Ohio Valley late 
this weekend and early next week by getting kicked out by a strong 
northern Plains and south central Canadian trough. All in all, this 
supports PoPs lingering into the weekend and beyond. 

There is some concern early this weekend for a few tropical storm 
brief spin ups to the right of the storm path, which would favor more 
eastern parts of central Indiana. Meanwhile, Friday looks like it 
could get windy with the low pressure gradient tightening ahead of 
the remnants. 

The extensive cloud cover will limit temperatures with afternoon 
highs mostly in the 70s and overnight lows in the 60s. These 
high temperatures are near normal and lows above normal.

&&

.AVIATION (12Z TAF Issuance)...
Issued at 658 AM EDT Tue Sep 24 2024

Impacts:

- IFR conditions at some sites early in the period improving to MVFR 
  this morning, with at least a period of VFR at most sites late 
  today into this evening. Restrictions return late in the period.

- Periods of showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms

Discussion: 

Low pressure will pass through the area today, bringing low clouds 
and some fog, along with showers and a few thunderstorms. Ceilings 
will be the most widespread restriction, with some impact to 
visibilities at times, both in fog and showers and storms. Storm 
threat is uncertain, save for early in the period at LAF/HUF, and 
will carry VCTS there with an approaching line segment arriving 
early in the period.

Additional development is expected later in the day, but will carry 
mostly VCSH for now until details become clearer.

Winds will be around 10KT or less throughout the period, becoming 
more westerly with time.

Conditions may again deteriorate tonight with low level moisture 
remaining in place and a stagnant upper level low dropping into the 
region.


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.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

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UPDATE...Puma
SHORT TERM...Nield
LONG TERM...MK
AVIATION...Nield