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FXUS63 KIWX 301721
AFDIWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
121 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY AND PLEASANT WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
- TRENDING WARMER BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH HIGHS WELL INTO
THE 80S.
- CHANCES (30-50%) FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 120 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2026
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL HELP TO REINFORCE A DRY AND STABLE
COLUMN WITHIN LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW THROUGH MIDWEEK. A WELL
ADVERTISED OMEGA BLOCK WILL HELP LOCK THIS FEATURE IN PLACE WITH LOW
HUMIDITY, AMPLE SUNSHINE AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.
THE BLOCKING PATTERN BREAKS DOWN MID-LATE WEEK WITH THE UPSTREAM
UPPER RIDGE FOLDING INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY. RETURN
FLOW WITH THE SURFACE HIGH SHIFTING SOUTHEAST WILL RESULT IN A
WARMING TREND WITH HIGHS WELL INTO THE 80S BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/STORMS WILL ALSO MAKE AN APPEARANCE LATER FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY AS A TROUGH AXIS TRACKS EAST INTO AN INCREASINGLY
HUMID AIR MASS.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1245 PM EDT SAT MAY 30 2026
A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND VERY DRY AIR IN THE LOW
LEVELS WILL MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD. EASTERLY
WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20 KTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE AND
VEER SLIGHTLY LATE THIS EVENING.
IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IN...NONE.
OH...NONE.
MI...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...STEINWEDEL
AVIATION...AGD
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