[LeArc] Forecast Discussion : MLI@ 11/5/02 7:22:55 AM

Tue, 05 Nov 2002 07:22:55 -0600

The following weather message is provided by McDonough County E.S.D.A.

FXUS63 KDVN 051332
AFDMLI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
732 AM CST TUE NOV 5 2002

COOP REPORTS COMING IN THIS MORNING INDICATE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN 
RANGE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FROM BELLE PLAINE TO INDEPENDENCE. THIS 
CORRESPONDS WELL TO 88D BAND OVER AREA PAST FEW HOURS IN FAVORED AREA
NORTHEAST OF MID LEVEL WAVE IN CENTRAL IOWA. SOMEWHAT OF A DRYSLOT 
SHOWING UP FROM FFL TO DBQ...BUT SURFACE REPORTS SHOWING LIGHT MIXED 
PRECIP IN THIS AREA...WITH MAINLY RAIN FURTHER SE WHERE WARM LOW 
LEVEL WARM AIR ADVECTION FROM IL AIRMASS HAS RAISED SURFACE 
TEMPERATURES INTO MID AND UPPER 30S.

UPSTREAM CENTRAL IA METAR VISBYS AND QG FORCING NEXT FEW HOURS 
POINTS TOWARD CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL NE OF CID TO DBQ LINE 
AND HAVE ISSUED ZONE UPDATE TO INCREASE AMOUNTS THERE INTO 1 TO 3 
INCH RANGE. LIMITING FACTORS AGAINST ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ARE 
TEMPERATURES HOVERING CLOSE TO FREEZING...WARM GROUND AND DAYLIGHT 
HOURS...AND WILL THUS NOT ISSUE ADVISORY.  

.DVN...
IA...NONE.
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.

DLS