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FXUS63 KIWX 262330
AFDIWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
730 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SOME PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FOR SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD BECOME
DENSE.
- WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THIS WEEK WITH
HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS AROUND 50.
- THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN ON
THURSDAY WITH A BETTER CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 158 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
FAIRLY QUIET PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. MAIN CONCERN
FOR THIS SHIFT HAS BEEN THE POTENTIAL FOR FOG OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
INTO TOMORROW MORNING. A WEST TO EAST WEAK STATIONARY BOUNDARY
FEATURE CURRENTLY IS IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN IN. RIGHT NOW THE
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA
HAVE THE BETTER CHANCE AT FOG AS WINDS FURTHER NORTH AND EAST
LOOK TO BE A BIT STRONGER KEEPING THE LOWER LEVELS BETTER MIXED
AND AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WILL ALSO BE LOWER IN THOSE LOCATIONS
WHICH WILL HELP TO KEEP FOG DEVELOPMENT AT BAY. THE OTHER
QUESTION IS HOW MUCH MID LEVEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED ALONG THE
BOUNDARY DEVELOPS WHICH WOULD ALSO HINDER RADIATIONAL COOLING.
THAT IS WHY THERE IS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS FORECAST IN
PARTICULAR AS ANY WAVERING OF THE BOUNDARY WOULD CHANGE THINGS.
SO WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THINGS TONIGHT.
OTHERWISE, DRY CONDITIONS WILL PRIMARILY CONTINUE WITH A FAIRLY ZONAL
FLOW ALOFT IN PLACE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. HOWEVER,
ON THURSDAY A WEAK DISTURBANCE RIPPLES THROUGH JUST TO THE NORTH
OF THE AREA AND MAY BRING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND EVEN A RUMBLE
OF THUNDER FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF US-6 AND ESPECIALLY FOR
AREAS NEAR AND ADJACENT TO LAKE MICHIGAN. TEMPERATURES THROUGH
THE WEEK LOOK TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND
LOWS GENERALLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO MID 50S. NEXT WEEK THE LONGER
RANGE GUIDANCE DOES SHOW THE PATTERN IN PLACE NOW BEGINNING TO
BREAK DOWN AND BECOMING POTENTIALLY MORE ACTIVE. THE 6-10 DAY
OUTLOOK DOES SHOW ABOVE AVERAGE CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AND
MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 730 PM EDT MON OCT 26 2026
UPPER CLOUDS ARE AROUND FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT TIME
FRAME AS WELL AS BEYOND AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO RESTRICT FOG
FORMATION, EVEN WITH A RETURN TO WINDS WITH AN EAST COMPONENT TO THE
TRAJECTORY. ADDITIONALLY, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY EXCITED ENOUGH
OVERNIGHT FURTHER RESTRICTING FOG DEVELOPMENT.
IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IN...NONE.
OH...NONE.
MI...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ANDERSEN
AVIATION...ROLLER
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