[LeArc] Forecast Discussion : MLI@ 1/30/03 9:58:36 PM

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


FXUS63 KDVN 310408
AFDMLI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1005 PM CST THU JAN 30 2003

UPDATE JUST SENT WITH THE PRIMARY CHANGE TO DOWNPLAY THE FREEZING 
RAIN THREAT FROM THE I80 CORRIDOR SOUTH.  SURFACE TEMPS HAVE WARMED 
INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 30S MOST AREAS WITH LOW 30S NORTHEAST. 
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15KTS TO CONITNUE OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD HELP 
OFFSET EVAPORATIVE COOLING NEAR THE SURFACE.  ALSO NOTED DEWPOINTS 
RISING INTO THE LOWER 30S WHERE RAIN HAS STARTED IN SW IA AND NW 
MO.  PCPN HAS BEEN BLOSSOMING LAST COUPLE OF HOURS OVER WRN HALF OF 
IA AHEAD OF VORT MOVING OUT OF SRN NE. MESO ETA SHOWS VORT ROTATING 
NE ACROSS ERN IA AND LAYING OUT A SWATH OF A QUARTER INCH OR BETTER 
LIQUID QPF OVER NRN CWA.  MODELS ALSO CONTINUE TO SHOW RAPID COOLING 
IN THE LOW LEVELS OVER ERN IA BETWEEN 06Z AND 09Z AS LIFT/PCPN 
INCREASES.  FEEL MOST AREAS WILL SEE PCPN WILL BEGIN NEXT SEVERAL 
HOURS AS RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX ALONG AND SOUTH OF I80 AND FREEZING 
RAIN/SNOW NORTH.  BELIEVE ANY FREEZING RAIN WILL BE BRIEF IN 
DURATION. NO CHANGE TO GOING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITH 2-5 INCHES
BY MORNING NORTH AND 1-2 INCHES FAR SOUTH.

.DVN...
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY FRIDAY.
IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...ALL EXCEPT     
HANCOCK AND MCDONOUGH COUNTIES.
MO...NONE.

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