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WHAT HAS CHANGED

There are no impactful forecast changes with this update. Scattered showers will be possible near central Ohio today. A drier weather forecast will return for the rest of the week and weekend.

KEY MESSAGES

1) Scattered rain showers will be possible today south of the Highway 30 corridor.

2) Dry and very pleasant weather expected Thursday through early next week.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1... There is a weak area of low pressure over the Lower Ohio Valley this morning that is nearly stationary. Scattered showers and isolated thunder will be possible today mainly south of the Highway 30 corridor. A cold front will drop southward across the eastern Great Lakes later today and help push this area of low pressure out of the region. High temperatures will range from the lower 80s north of Highway 30 this afternoon and mid to upper 70s southward. Rainfall amounts will be light up to a couple tenths of an inch possible.

KEY MESSAGE 2... A large area of high pressure will build across the Great Lakes region Thursday into Friday. Pleasant weather conditions are expected for the rest of the week and into the weekend. High temperatures will be in the lower to middle 70s on Thursday. Slightly warmer weather is expected on Friday with highs in the middle to upper 70s. A backdoor cold front will slide through the area Friday night with slightly cooler temperatures expected on Saturday and Sunday in the lower to middle 70s. Temperatures will slowly climb to above average by early to middle of next week into the upper 70s to lower 80s.

AVIATION /12Z Wednesday THROUGH Sunday/

Rain is begin to move north across central Ohio and is forecast to impact KFDY, KMFD, and KCAK over the next few hours through 18-22Z today. There may be periods of lowered visibility down to MVFR throughout the day that these sites, but generally will be VFR. Rain will move east this evening and dry weather is expected across all terminals for the remainder of the TAF period. Winds will be light and variable for much of the period before shifting to be more northerly around 00Z tonight.

Outlook...VFR is largely favored from Thursday through Sunday.

MARINE

A weak cold front will sweep southward across Lake Erie this afternoon/evening with minimal impacts. Ahead of the front, winds will be light and variable at under 5 knots, then shift to be predominantly out of the north and increase to 5-10 knots this evening behind the front. High pressure builds in across the region on Thursday and persist through this Sunday. Winds will be primarily out of the north at 5-10 knots and with a brief increase Saturday night to 10-15 knots out of the northeast. Waves throughout the period will be less than 3 feet.

CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OH...None. PA...None. MARINE...None.