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FXUS61 KCLE 260434
AFDCLE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1234 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK WITH NO MAJOR CHANGES MADE.
KEY MESSAGES
1) HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION AND DRY WEATHER AND WARMING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK WITH A
LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. CAN'T RULE OUT SOME ADDITIONAL PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING
ALONG THE LAKE ERIE LAKESHORE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, THOUGH NOT
EXPECTING THE FOG TO BE AS DENSE OR WIDESPREAD AS IT WAS EARLIER
THIS MORNING.
AS WE REMAIN IN THE CONTROL OF THE HIGH, EXPECT FOR TEMPERATURES TO
WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S FOR HIGHS EACH AFTERNOON WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS SETTLING IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. DRY WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE AN UPPER TROUGH
LIFTS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. EXPECT FOR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE BULK OF
THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA, MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-30.
A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING ON
THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER, BUT REMAINING DRY, BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO MID 70S THURSDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND.
AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
CONDITIONS ARE STARTING OFF MOSTLY VFR THIS LATE EVENING WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF AREAS RIGHT ALONG THE LAKESHORE. THERE ARE MVFR
TO IFR VISIBILITIES AND LOW CEILINGS FROM A MARINE LAYER NEAR
THE LAKESHORE. MOST TAF SITES WILL SEE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF
IFR/LIFR FOG THROUGH SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE EARLY MORNING FOG
AND LOW STRATUS CEILINGS WILL BURN OFF QUICKLY AFTER 13Z THIS
MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH
THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIGHT AND
VARIABLE DURING THIS TAF PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...NON-VFR POSSIBLE WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN CENTRAL OHIO ON
WEDNESDAY.
MARINE
OVERALL MARINE WEATHER WILL BE FAIRLY QUIET ON LAKE ERIE THIS
WEEK. THER ARE SOME AREAS OF DENSE FOG ON THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN NEARSHORE WATERS OF THE LAKE THIS MORNING. THIS MARINE
LAYER FOG SHOULD BURN OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. A
WEAK AREA OF PRESSURE IS OVER LAKE ERIE TODAY. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY 5 TO 10 KNOTS TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE LAKE LATE
WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST
5-15 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE AGAIN BY FRIDAY. WAVES WILL GENERALLY
BE 1 TO 2 FEET OR LESS THIS WEEK.
CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING FOR LEZ146>149-
166>169.
DISCUSSION...13
AVIATION...77
MARINE...77
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