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FXUS61 KCLE 281805  
AFDCLE  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
205 PM EDT THU MAY 28 2026  
   
WHAT HAS CHANGED  
 
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.  
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
1) PREDOMINATELY DRY, QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE MIDDLE  
OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
KEY MESSAGE 1...  
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BEGINS TO BUILD IN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS  
AND SLOWLY MOVES TO THE EAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SURFACE  
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH AND WILL GENERALLY  
BE SITUATED OVERHEAD FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS LEADING TO DRY  
WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP DOWN  
INTO THE FAR NORTHEAST CONUS THAT WILL DRAG THE TRAILING END OF  
A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A  
LOW CHANCE FOR SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ON MONDAY, THOUGH CURRENTLY  
CONFIDENCE IS LOW. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK  
WILL BE SEASONAL, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S AND  
OVERNIGHT LOWS DOWN INTO THE LOW 50S.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/  
 
VFR IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF CYCLE AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS  
IN CONTROL. ONLY OCCASIONAL CIRRUS IS EXPECTED. N TO NE WINDS  
WILL GUST TO 15-25 KNOTS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON, BECOMING LIGHT  
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.  
 
OUTLOOK...VFR IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
MOSTLY QUIET MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON LAKE ERIE  
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, ALTHOUGH PROBABILITIES ARE INCREASING  
FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AND BEACH HAZARD STATEMENTS FRIDAY  
NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS NE WINDS APPROACH OR EXCEED 20 KNOTS IN  
THE WAKE OF A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT, BUILDING WAVES TO 2-4 FEET  
AND ELEVATING THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS. OTHERWISE, NE WINDS  
WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT, BECOMING SW AT  
10-15 KNOTS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY. LIGHT WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE N WINDS POTENTIALLY INCREASE  
AGAIN TUESDAY.  
 
 
   
CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
OH...NONE.  
PA...NONE.  
MARINE...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...23  
AVIATION...GARUCKAS  
MARINE...GARUCKAS  
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