[LeArc] Forecast Discussion : MLI@ 3/3/03 9:51:30 PM

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


FXUS63 KDVN 040359
AFDMLI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
950 PM CST MON MAR 3 2003

UPDATE JUST SENT TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WIND ALL AREAS AND 
LOWER TEMPS MAINLY IN THE WEST.  WINDS HAVE DIED OFF TO NEAR CALM 
AHEAD OF COLD FRONT OVER CENTRAL IA AND DON'T EXPECT THEM TO PICK UP 
MUCH UNTIL WELL AFTER FROPA LATE TONIGHT. ALSO IR IMAGE SHOWING 
WESTERN COUNTIES COULD SEE A PERIOD OF CLEAR SKIES AFTER THE FRONT 
PASSES.  BASED ON THE THIS LOWERED MINS IN THE WEST A 
CATEGORY...INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20. 

12Z MODELS RUNS APPEARED TO BE ON TRACK AS OF 00Z.  A QUICK LOOK AT 
THE 00Z RUNS ON THE ETA/NGM WERE MATCHING WELL WITH THE 18Z GFS.  
MODELS STILL SHOWING A DECENT SNOW EVENT FOR CWA TOMORROW AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING WITH AXIS OF HEAVIEST QPF ALONG AND SOUTH OF I80.

.DVN...WINTER STORM WATCH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
IA...IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099.
IL...ILZ001-002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034-035.
MO...MOZ009-010.

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DLF