[LeArc] Significant Weather Outlook

[Tony Coniglio]

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> SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK
>  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
>  422 AM CST FRI JAN 25 2002
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>  ...WINDY AND WARMER TODAY...
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>  A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE
>  UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN BORDER...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER WEST
>  TEXAS...WILL PROVIDE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN IOWA AND
>  NORTHWEST ILLINOIS TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
>  MPH BY AFTERNOON...AND THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
>  UNSEASONABLY WARM WEATHER WILL CONTINUE...WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING
>  INTO THE 50S OVER MOST OF THE AREA.
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>  A STRONG WEST TO EAST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP COLD AIR BLOCKED WELL
>  NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
>  WILL RESULT AS THE DRY AIR COMPRESSES AND WARMS AS IT FLOWS EAST OUT
>  OF THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS. NUMEROUS RECORDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
>  SET SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH AFTERNOON READINGS TOPPING OUT IN MID
>  50S TO MID 60S.
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