659  
FXUS61 KILN 142346  
AFDILN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
746 PM EDT SUN JUN 14 2026  
   
WHAT HAS CHANGED  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK HAS ENDED THIS EVENING.  
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
1) THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK HAS ENDED THIS EVENING.  
 
2) COOLER TEMPERATURES TO START THE WEEK.  
 
3) SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS, AND GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY  
WHEN A STRONG LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
KEY MESSAGE 1)  
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK HAS ENDED THIS EVENING. THE SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT EARLIER HAS BEEN CANCELED. A COLD FRONT  
HAS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA, AND NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL  
BRING LOWER DEWPOINTS TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY (20-25  
MPH) THROUGH SUNSET, AND WHILE GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH AFTER DARK  
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL PERSIST. THIS AND DRIER AIR  
SHOULD PRECLUDE FOG DEVELOPMENT.  
 
KEY MESSAGE 2)  
 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND MOVES ACROSS  
THE REGION ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND BELOW AVERAGE  
TEMPERATURES ACCOMPANY THE SURFACE HIGH THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY  
MORNING. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, WINDS SHIFT BACK TO THE SOUTH BEHIND  
THE HIGH ON TUESDAY AS A LOW FILLS TO THE NORTHWEST. SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT WHEN A WARM FRONT LIFTS  
INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.  
 
KEY MESSAGE 3)  
 
MEDIUM RANGE GLOBAL ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW AN  
ANOMALOUSLY DEEP SURFACE LOW MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON  
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ROBUST UPPER LEVEL WINDS ACCOMPANY THIS  
SURFACE LOW.  
 
ALTHOUGH THE EXACT DETAILS ARE STILL NOT RESOLVED, THE MOST LIKELY  
SCENARIO INVOLVES A WARM FRONT LIFTING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY ON  
WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT ON THURSDAY.  
STRONG WIND SHEAR IS LIKELY AND AT LEAST SOME INSTABILITY LOOKS  
PROBABLE ALONG WITH ANOMALOUSLY HIGH PWATS. IF CONDITIONS DO END  
COMING TOGETHER, MULTIPLE PERIODS OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE AS  
HIGHLIGHTED BY SPC EXTENDED RANGE OUTLOOK. FLOODING POTENTIAL EXISTS  
AS WELL AS MENTIONED IN THE WPC SLIGHT RISK IN THE EXTENDED  
TIMEFRAME. TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE LOW ACROSS THE LAKES WILL  
HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST AS THE TIMEFRAME DRAWS CLOSER.  
REGARDLESS OF STORM POTENTIAL, GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY ON THURSDAY.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /00Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/  
 
A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND SHIFT  
TO THE NORTHWEST HAS OCCURRED. GUSTS AROUND 20 KNOTS MAY CONTINUE  
UNTIL 01Z-02Z, THEN GUSTS SHOULD DIMINISH BUT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5  
TO 10 KNOTS LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. WITH DRIER AIR, AM NOT  
EXPECTING FOG FORMATION TONIGHT AND THEREFORE VFR CONDITIONS ARE  
FORECAST THROUGH THE VALID TAF PERIOD.  
 
OUTLOOK... THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND  
THURSDAY.  
 
 
   
ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
OH...NONE.  
KY...NONE.  
IN...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...BPP/CAMPBELL  
AVIATION...BPP  
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