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FXUS63 KPAH 211145
AFDPAH
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
645 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH DRIER
CONDITIONS.
- BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 213 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
QUIET CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED EARLY THIS MORNING. SURFACE
RIDGING EXTENDS FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
TEMPERATURES ARE RUNNING IN THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 DEGREES.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS INCREASING CLOUD COVER MOVING IN FROM
THE NORTHEAST ASSOCIATED WITH EASTERLY FLOW AND MOISTURE
ADVECTION. HIGHS TODAY ARE FORECAST TO BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN
YESTERDAY, GENERALLY IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. INCREASING CLOUD
COVER FROM EAST TO WEST IS EXPECTED TODAY, MAINLY FOR THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
SURFACE RIDGING WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
THROUGH THE WEEK BEFORE EVENTUALLY MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE
OHIO VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP A DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. THE LARGE SCALE
PATTERN BEGINS TO CHANGE THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER TROUGH AXIS
MOVES INTO THE GREAT LAKES. THIS WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE REGION LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. A DRY AND COOLER AIRMASS
PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. HIGHS
NEXT WEEK WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S WITH OVERNIGHT
LOWS IN THE 50S!
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 642 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2025
VFR FORECAST TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS TO
THE NORTH. MID LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY THE
AFTERNOON FOR EASTERN TERMINALS WITH MORE SCATTERED CLOUD COVER
FURTHER WEST. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 5-10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTH, BECOMING CALM OR LIGHT TONIGHT. PATCHY
FOG MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH MENTION AT CGI AFTER 09Z.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
IN...NONE.
KY...NONE.
DISCUSSION...AD
AVIATION...AD
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