[LeArc] Forecast Discussion : MLI@ 2/10/03 9:11:51 PM

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


FXUS63 KDVN 110320
AFDMLI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
920 PM CST MON FEB 10 2003

SHORTWAVE IN PLAINS AND ISENT LIFT SEEN ON 280K SFC AIDING -SN IN SOUTH
CENTRAL IA. SHORTWAVE TO DIVE E/SE INTO CENTRAL IL BY MID MORNING.
FORCING SUPPORTS GOING FORECAST WELL WITH BEST SNOW CHCS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34
WHERE AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM DUSTING TO POSSIBLY AN INCH IN 
THE FAR SOUTH. PVA SUGGESTS COULD SEE SOME -SN AS FAR NORTH AS I-80 OR SO
WITH JUST FLURRIES FURTHER NORTH...SO MAY KEEP WORDING UNCHANGED
IN QUAD CITIES ZONE WITH FLURRIES AND CHANCE OF SNOW. CLOUDS WILL BE
INCREASING NEXT FEW HOURS...THUS MOST LOCATIONS LIKELY CLOSE
TO MINS. WILL MAKE TEMP/WIND ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. FORECAST APPEARS IN GOOD 
SHAPE FOR TOMORROW. FRONT TO APPROACH FROM THE NORTH LATE IN DAY.
EXPECT DECENT MIXING DURING AFTN AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE IN 15-25 MPH
RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MAXES TODAY WERE IN THE 40S/50S
AS CLOSE AS EASTERN KS AND SOUTHWEST MO...WHICH WILL BE SOURCE REGION...SO
GOING TEMP FORECAST LOOKS REASONABLE. WILDCARD WILL BE CLOUD COVER BUT
OVERALL EXPECT CLOUDS TO THIN DURING MORNING BEFORE INCREASING LATE FROM
THE NORTH WITH APPROACHING FRONTAL ZONE. ANY PCPN WILL BE POST FRONTAL AND
LIGHT. HOPE TO HAVE UPDATES OUT BY 945 PM. 

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

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MCCLURE