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FXUS61 KILN 260205
AFDILN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
1005 PM EDT Fri Apr 25 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will cross the region tonight, allowing drier air to
prevail as high pressure builds in. This high pressure will move
east and away from the area on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will
occur on Tuesday, ahead of the next cold frontal passage that is
expected overnight Tuesday.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
The back edge of the showers will begin moving through the area in
the next few hours, as a shortwave moves east. Low clouds and mostly
cloudy conditions will continue even after the showers come to an
end, with conditions remaining humid overnight.

Previous discussion >
Widespread shower activity with scattered embedded thunderstorms
will break up this evening in favor of just scattered showers,
primarily without any thunder though that cannot entirely be ruled
out. A cold front will be situated in northwest CWA this evening, and
shower activity found along it will be the last of the system as
drier air is ushered in behind the front. Temperatures will drop into
the mid-upper 40s behind the front - basically along and west of the
I-75 corridor north of Cincinnati, and north of I-74 west of Cincy.
Further to the east/southeast, the front will take some more time to
work through, possibly as late as the predawn hours at Portsmouth.
Readings here will only bottom out in the upper 50s.

Overcast sky cover will be found tonight as winds shift northwest and
increase to 10-15 mph behind the front. Wind along the Ohio and in
the lower Scioto Valley will be under 10 mph overnight.

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.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
Cloud cover will be substantial during the day and break up in the
later afternoon, favoring clear skies overnight. Northwest winds
10-20 mph will be found over the northern 2/3 of the CWA, while they
will be more 10 mph along the Ohio River. Highs in this cold
advection pattern will be in the lower 60s, some mid 60s over
Kentucky.

A ridge of high pressure will build in at night, offering a good
radiational cooling night with light winds and clear skies. Lows will
drop into the lower 40s with some upper 30s scattered throughout
central Ohio.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
High pressure across the Great Lakes will offer seasonal
temperatures and mostly sunny skies on Sunday. By Monday, the high
will shift off to the east, leading to return southerly flow and
above normal temperatures. Aloft, H5 ridging will remain centered
across the eastern United States with a trough over the intermountain
west. Shortwave energy will eject northeast out of this trough,
acting to compress the eastern ridge on Tuesday. Guidance promotes
development of a surface low in association with the shortwave,
moving across the Great Lakes during the day on Tuesday. At this
time, it appears instability will be more robust ahead of the cold
front than with previous systems. Severe potential will depend on
several factors, such as strength of the mid/upper- level westerlies,
timing of the front/pre-frontal trough, and the amount of sunshine
leading up to any convection that is forced. Will maintain severe
mention in the HWO product consistent with SPC Day 5 risk.

Behind this system, the H5 ridge across the east holds its position
as additional waves eject in southwesterly flow. These waves,
depending on the location of the now-stalled surface front, will lead
to periods of showers and storms. Based on current ensemble
guidance, the focus of the unsettled weather will be late Wednesday
and again late Thursday into Friday morning.

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.AVIATION /02Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Showers will continue to impact the TAF sites for the next few hours.
These showers are producing MVFR to briefly IFR visibilities.
Widespread MVFR ceilings are also in place. After showers dissipate
and move east in the next few hours, MVFR ceilings will continue,
eventually dropping to IFR at times overnight and into tomorrow
morning.

The low clouds will likely remain in place well into Saturday,
lifting to MVFR at some point during the morning, but not scattering
out until early to mid afternoon. VFR conditions are expected after
that occurs.

Winds will shift from the SSW to the WNW over the next few hours, and
will remain around 5-10 knots overnight. NW winds with gusts of up to
20 knots can be expected Saturday afternoon.

OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms are expected to occur Tuesday.

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.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...None.
KY...None.
IN...None.

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SYNOPSIS...Franks
NEAR TERM...Franks/Hatzos
SHORT TERM...Franks
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...Hatzos