[LeArc] Forecast Discussion : MLI@ 11/19/02 4:37:41 AM

Tue, 19 Nov 2002 04:37:41 -0600

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

FXUS63 KDVN 191049
AFDMLI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
300 AM CST TUE NOV 19 2002

UPPER TROUGH AXIS CROSSING IOWA THIS MORNING...WITH CIRRUS FROM 
SHORT WAVE PASSING TO THE SOUTH ALREADY STREAMING ACROSS IA.  GIVEN 
THE CLOUDS...WILL FAVOR TEMPS BETWEEN ETA AMD MAV NUMBERS TODAY.  
ENERGY DIGGING INTO THE BASE OF THE MEAN TROUGH WILL SET UP THE 
PRECIP CHANCES FOR WEDNESDAY.  FROPA LATE WEDNESDAY...THEN STRONG 
CAA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  AT THIS POINT LOOKS LIKE COLUMN WILL NOT COOL 
ENOUGH FOR SNOW UNTIL PRECIP IS NEARLY OVER.  WILL HOLD OFF ON SNOW 
WORDING FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS BEARS CLOSE WATCH. WILL HOLD 
ONTO LIGHT SNOW/FLURRIES THROUGH THURSDAY NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL 
ILLINOIS WITH LINGERING LIFT.

DUE TO STRONG CAA THURSDAY HAVE LOWER MAX TEMPS AREAWIDE.  NEXT 
SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE FOR THE WEEKEND.  HAVE INTRODUCED SNOW FOR 
SUNDAY WITH SEVERAL VORTS SWINGING THROUGH THE AREA AND COLD AIR 
ALREADY IN PLACE.  

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

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