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WHAT HAS CHANGED

Increased pops through daybreak and across our northeast for the rest of today.

KEY MESSAGES

1) Scattered snow showers are expected through about daybreak. Additional chances for snow showers will persist across central Ohio into this afternoon. With temperatures below freezing, slick spots can be expected on untreated roadways.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1) Fairly widespread snow showers are persisting across the region early this morning in continued low level cyclonic flow. Based on radar trends, will go ahead and have high chance to likely pops through the pre-dawn hours. There does appear to a bit of a back edge to the more widespread snow along the Illinois/Indiana border so will trim back pops toward daybreak. In the meantime, brief visibility restrictions will remain possible along with the potential for a quick few tenths of accumulation. With temperatures well below freezing, slick spots can be expected early this morning, especially on bridges and untreated roadways. For now plan to handle with an SPS, but if the bands of snow showers persist into the morning rush, we may have to consider a short-fuse Winter Weather Advisory.

As we head through late morning and into this afternoon, low level lapse rates will increase across northeast portions of our area and some of the hi-res models are suggesting some additional snow shower development. Will therefore allow for some chance pops across about the northeast half of our area through this afternoon.

AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

Scattered snow showers will continue through about daybreak before beginning to taper off. These snow showers will be capable of brief periods of IFR to LIFR vsbys restrictions. Meanwhile, some additional snow shower activity will redevelop late this morning and into this afternoon across central Ohio. Otherwise, MVFR cigs will prevail through the morning across the area before trending into VFR through this afternoon.

OUTLOOK...MVFR ceilings are likely Wednesday into Wednesday night with ceilings possibly falling to IFR with MVFR visibilities.

ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OH...None. KY...None. IN...None.