950
FXUS61 KILN 232316
AFDILN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
716 PM EDT THU APR 23 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES.
KEY MESSAGES
1) SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING.
2) MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL OCCUR LATE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT
AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1) MIDLEVEL RIDGING WILL TRAVERSE THE REGION TONIGHT
INTO EARLY FRIDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK SYSTEM WHICH WILL PROGRESS E ACROSS
THE REGION FRIDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY. S/W ENERGY WILL BREAK OFF THE
SRN FLANK OF A CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER SRN CANADA, MIGRATING INTO
THE OH VLY BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL PROVIDE A
FOCUS FOR SOME FORCING AMIDST ABOUT 500-1000 J/KG MLCAPE, WITH THE
RESERVOIR OF BETTER LL MOISTURE/INSTBY RESIDING PRIMARILY NEAR/W OF
I-75. FURTHER TO THE E OF THIS CORRIDOR, SFC DEWPOINTS SHOULD MIX
DOWN INTO THE MID/UPPER 50S, WITH THE BETTER MOISTURE (SFC DEWPOINTS
AROUND 60 DEGREES) EVOLVING INTO THE WRN THIRD OF THE ILN FA AFTER
18Z. DEEP- LAYER SHEAR SHOULD BE RELATIVELY WEAK, PRIMARILY ON THE
ORDER OF ABOUT 20KTS, SO STORMS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY DISORGANIZED,
PERHAPS DEVELOPING INTO SEVERAL LOOSELY-ORGANIZED LINEAR CLUSTERS BY
ABOUT 21Z. THE OVERALL SEVERE POTENTIAL REMAINS LOW, ALTHOUGH SOME
GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
ISOLATED DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY
THREATS WITH THE STRONGEST CORES, ALTHOUGH THIS POTENTIAL WILL DROP
OFF RATHER ABRUPTLY WITH EASTWARD EXTENT BY ABOUT 03Z. DO THINK THAT
THE MRGL SWODY2 IS WELL-PLACED AND COVERS WITH OVERALL THREAT OF
STRONG STORMS (WITH ISO SEVERE) FRIDAY EVENING INTO EARLY OVERNIGHT.
THE SFC FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
ILL-DEFINED WITH EASTWARD EXTENT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
SATURDAY, WITH DRIER AIR ATTEMPTING TO FILTER INTO NW PARTS OF THE
ILN FA BEFORE THE BOUNDARY ESSENTIALLY WASHES OUT IN THE ILN FA
THROUGH THE DAYTIME SATURDAY. CERTAINLY THERE WILL BE /SLIGHTLY/
COOLER/DRIER AIR THAT WILL SETTLE INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE DAYTIME,
BUT PARTS OF THE ILN FA (ESPECIALLY NEAR/S OF THE OH RVR) WILL
STRUGGLE TO HAVE THE LL MOISTURE SCOURED OUT COMPLETELY UNTIL LL FLOW
BECOMES MORE N/NE BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL BE UNSEASONABLY WARM AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING
WEAK FRONT, TOPPING OUT IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. SLIGHTLY COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY/SUNDAY, WITH LOWS IN THE 50S AND
HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
KEY MESSAGE 2) MIDLEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD INTO THE OH VLY SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY BEFORE A POTENT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE MID MS RVR VLY AND
OH VLY FOR MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT. WHILE THE SPECIFICS OF THIS SYSTEM
ARE STILL TO BE DETERMINED, THE PATTERN CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE OH VLY,
WITH HIGHEST PROBABILITIES CURRENTLY FAVORED W OF THE ILN FA.
ENSEMBLE AND VARIOUS AI GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A POTENT S/W DIGGING INTO
THE MID MS RVR VLY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, WITH AN EXPANDING WARM
SECTOR OUT AHEAD OF IT INTO THE ILN FA. THIS STRENGTHENING SYSTEM
WILL INDUCE A DEEPENING SFC LOW, WHICH IS FCST TO MIGRATE FROM MO
INTO IA/MN THROUGH THE DAYTIME MONDAY, WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT
FLANKED TO THE S. LL AND DEEP-LAYER FLOW FIELDS WILL INCREASE
ACCORDINGLY FROM MO/WRN KY TO IN/OH, SETTING UP AN ENVIRONMENT
CHARACTERIZED BY ROBUST SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTBY IN THE MID MS RVR
VLY AND WRN/SRN OH VLY. THE HIGHEST SPATIAL/TEMPORAL OVERLAP OF A
HIGHLY-SHEARED AND UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT LOOKS TO BE CENTERED TO THE
W OF THE ILN FA BY MIDDAY, PARTICULARLY ACROSS ERN MO INTO SRN IL/IN
AND WRN KY/TN, WITH SLIGHTLY LESS INSTBY PROGRESSIVELY EAST OF THIS
FOCUSED AREA.
THERE ARE STILL SOME UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING LOCATION, TIMING, AND
OVERALL SEVERITY OF ACTIVITY WITH EASTWARD EXTENT MONDAY EVENING INTO
EARLY MONDAY NIGHT. BASED ON CURRENT GUIDANCE, IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF
THE ILN FA WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAYTIME MONDAY, WITH
THE BEST COVERAGE OF STORMS EXPECTED LATE EVENING INTO EARLY
OVERNIGHT. WITH THIS, THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT INSTABILITY
AVAILABILITY INTO THE NIGHTTIME, WITH THE DETAILS OF THIS STILL YET
TO COME INTO FOCUS. NEVERTHELESS, THERE SHOULD BE STRONG FORCING AND
WIDESPREAD COVERAGE OF SHOWERS/STORMS TO PROMOTE SOME HEAVY
RAIN/LOCALIZED FLOODING THREAT AS WELL, PRIMARILY MONDAY NIGHT.
MONDAY EVENING/NIGHT WILL CONTINUED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY FOR
IMPACTS LOCALLY. ADDITIONAL UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE COMING
DAYS.
AVIATION /00Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SCATTERED STORMS
WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT LATE IN THE PERIOD... HAVE
INCLUDED A PROB30 GROUP FOR NOW UNTIL CONFIDENCE ON TIMING AND
COVERAGE IMPROVES. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE
PERIOD, AND MAY GUST TO AROUND 20 KNOTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK....THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING. MVFR CEILINGS ARE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AGAIN
MONDAY EVENING.
ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
DISCUSSION...
AVIATION...
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