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FXUS61 KCLE 260535
AFDCLE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
135 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
THERE ARE NO MAJOR CHANGES AS THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK.
KEY MESSAGES
1) HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE REGION WITH DRY WEATHER AND
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A
LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND WILL
SLOWLY BUILD OFF TO THE EAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY. SOME PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LAKE SHORE AND
IN NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO THROUGH MID-MORNING.
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH NORTHWARD INTO THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY THAT WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE AREA
SOUTH OF US 30, THOUGH AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE TO THE NORTH. THIS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON HOW MUCH OF THE
MID TO LOW LEVEL DRY AIR ERODES AWAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THOUGH EXPECTING IT TO BE DRY ALONG AND BEHIND THE
FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH ON THURSDAY AND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS
FROM THE WEST.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
HIGHS INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS INTO THE
UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT, HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN
THE LOW TO MID 50S.
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...23
AVIATION...77
MARINE...77
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