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FXUS61 KILN 190000
AFDILN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
800 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST.
KEY MESSAGES
KEY MESSAGE 1) A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL COMMENCE HEADING INTO THE
LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. LIGHT RAIN IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY BEFORE
DRY CONDITIONS ARE MAINTAINED INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1)
MID LEVEL RIDGING WILL BUILD INTO THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK. WHILE THE HEIGHTS RISE OVERALL, A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL DROP THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL
LEAD TO LOW-END RAIN CHANCES, WITH A FOCUS ON CENTRAL OHIO. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL LIFT INTO THE 50S ON THURSDAY AND 60S TO LOWER 70S
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATER ON SUNDAY
WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOLLOWING THE FRONT INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF FORECAST
PERIOD. CLOUDS BETWEEN 4000-6000 FEET WILL DECREASE THRU THE EVENING,
WITH MID LEVEL CEILINGS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE NEXT DISTURBANCE.
THIS WEAK MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL OFFER A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO
PERSIST BUT CAN NOT RULE OUT A BRIEF DROP TO MVFR CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES DURING A SHOWER. CLOUDS SCATTER OUT WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THIS SYSTEM LATER THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
KY...NONE.
IN...NONE.
DISCUSSION...
AVIATION...AR
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