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WHAT HAS CHANGED

No significant changes to the previous forecast.

KEY MESSAGES

1) Predominately dry, quiet weather expected through the middle of next week.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1... Upper level ridging begins to build in across the central CONUS and slowly moves to the east through early next week. Surface high pressure will build in from the north and will generally be situated overhead for the next several days leading to dry weather across the region. A low pressure system will drop down into the far northeast CONUS that will drag the trailing end of a cold front through the region on Sunday. This will bring a low chance for some isolated showers on Monday, though currently confidence is low. Temperatures through the middle of next week will be seasonal, with highs in the mid to upper 70s and overnight lows down into the low 50s.

AVIATION /12Z Thursday THROUGH Monday/

VFR conditions are expected with mostly clear skies. Light and variable winds early this morning will become northerly around 10-12 knots with gusts to 20 knots from late morning through dusk before becoming light and variable again tonight.

Outlook...VFR is expected through Monday.

MARINE

May get some choppiness in the western basin with north to northeast winds around 10-15 knots this morning but should be light winds the rest of today through Friday. A cold front swings through late Friday night into Saturday with northeast flow of around 15-20 knots. There may be a need for a marginal Small Craft Advisory and Beach Hazard Statement to accommodate this brief period of stronger winds. Could be a bit of choppiness on Lake Erie with continued north flow into next week but current model data indicates it should less than 15 knots.

CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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