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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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684 FXUS63 KILX 090452 AFDILX Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1152 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - The remnants of Hurricane Beryl will bring much-needed rain to parts of central Illinois on Tuesday. At this time, it appears the heaviest rainfall in excess of 2 inches will focus east of the I-55 corridor. - Heat and humidity will return by the weekend...with heat index readings topping 100 degrees next Sunday/Monday. && .UPDATE... Issued at 850 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 Radar trends indicate that storms that quickly developed will be diminishing over the next couple of hours as they move to the northeast. Adjustments to the pops/wx grids were needed to accommodate for that. Slight chance of precip expected overnight with precip increasing from the southwest as remnants of Beryl advect into the CWA. Remainder of forecast looks fine. Update will be out shortly. Auten && .SHORT TERM...(Tonight through Tuesday) Issued at 328 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 1930z/230pm regional radar mosaic shows widely scattered convection developing from just west of Galesburg to near Fort Madison, Iowa...as well as across the far NE KILX CWA in northern Vermilion County. These two locations will be the primary focus for precip over the next few hours before additional activity well to the south across the Ozarks lifts northeastward toward the I-70 corridor by early this evening. Elsewhere around central Illinois, it appears warm/dry weather will prevail through the afternoon and evening. As moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl begins to lift northward, showers will develop across Missouri overnight...then track into central Illinois toward dawn Tuesday. The precip will become heavier/more widespread as the day progresses as the center of Beryl quickly tracks northeastward into the Ohio River Valley. Based on latest NHC forecasts and 12z CAM consensus, it appears the remnant low will reach the Missouri bootheel by Tuesday evening then central Indiana by Wednesday morning. This particular path is favorable for widespread rainfall across much of central Illinois...with the heaviest amounts likely setting up in a band 50-150 miles to the left (N/NW) of the track. It appears this band will primarily focus east of the I-55 corridor where amounts of 1.50 to 2.50 will be common. Isolated totals over 3 inches will be possible in a few spots impacted by stronger convection. Meanwhile rainfall totals will decrease rapidly further NW...with areas west of the Illinois River seeing 0.25 or less. There will be a risk for severe weather with Beryl as well: however, the greatest probabilities for damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes will remain to the right (S/SE) of the low track across the Ohio River Valley Tuesday afternoon/evening. Will need to keep an eye on storms as far N/NW as I-70 for the potential for gusty winds though. Gradient winds will increase across all of central and southeast Illinois as the low passes to the S/SE. While some CAMs such as the HRRR are suggesting gusts potentially exceeding 40mph along/east of I-57 by Tuesday night, think this is overdone due to the time of day and lack of deep-layer mixing needed for such gusts. Have however increased the wind forecast to feature 25-30mph gusts along/east of I-57 as Beryl tracks into central Indiana. Barnes .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Next Monday) Issued at 328 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 A few showers will linger across the E/SE CWA into Wednesday morning before the low departs. After that, rain chances will be minimal through the extended as upper heights gradually rise. Models have been consistently showing an upper ridge trying to build eastward into the Midwest by this weekend. While we will need to watch for potential nocturnal MCS activity riding along the N/NE periphery of the ridge, the main story later in the forecast period will be the building heat and humidity. Air temperatures will climb toward the 90 degree mark by Saturday, then into the lower 90s by Sunday/Monday. Given the rainfall expected from Beryl and the actively growing crops, rich boundary layer moisture with surface dewpoints above 70 degrees will likely push heat index readings well above 100 degrees by early next week. Barnes && .AVIATION... (For the 06z TAFs through 06z Tuesday Night) Issued at 1152 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 All sites will be VFR to start. Remnants of Beryl will slowly advect toward the the sites late tonight toward morning. PIA and BMI could see some fog before the precip starts, but SPI, DEC, CMI will see both beginning at the same time. Rain will begin first at SPI, then DEC & CMI, then PIA and BMI. When the rain starts, cig and vis will drop into lower MVFR category for the daytime hours. As the center of the system gets closer, cigs will drop to below 2kft at all sites and rain could become moderate. This will continue into the late afternoon and evening hours and likely continue through the rest of the TAF period. Winds will be light overnight but then begin to increase tomorrow afternoon. Direction will be determined by where the center of the system is located at. Wind speeds should remain 10kts or just under through the period. Auten && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Flood Watch from 7 AM CDT Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon for ILZ066>068-071>073. && $$