487  
FXUS61 KCLE 060454  
AFDCLE  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH  
1254 AM EDT TUE OCT 6 2026  
   
WHAT HAS CHANGED  
 
NO MAJOR FORECAST CHANGES NEEDED WITH THIS UPDATE.  
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
1) PLEASANT FALL CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY  
MORNING.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
KEY MESSAGE 1...  
A CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH  
TUESDAY BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE  
AREA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS NOT  
EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ANY PRECIPITATION. AHEAD OF IT ON  
WEDNESDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S  
BEFORE FALLING BACK INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S ON FRIDAY. LOW  
TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COOL, ESPECIALLY TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY  
MORNING AS AMPLIFIED RADIATIONAL COOLING RESULTS IN SOME AREAS  
DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 30S ESPECIALLY IN THE TYPICAL COOLER  
SPOTS. CONTINUE TO OPT FOR HOLDING OFF ON A FROST ADVISORY GIVEN  
THE EXPECTED SCATTERED NATURE. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR  
CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/  
 
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH SOME  
SCATTERED MID-LEVEL CUMULUS LIKELY ACROSS NE OH AND NW PA  
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GENERALLY EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE WINDS BECOME  
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 KNOTS LATE MORNING ONWARDS.  
 
OUTLOOK...OVERALL VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED MOST OF THIS  
WEEK.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE NEARSHORE  
WATERS FROM AVON TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE.  
 
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN BASIN OF 15-20 KNOTS  
WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT, RESULTING IN WAVES OF 3-5 FEET  
PUSHING INTO THE NEARSHORE. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST  
A BIT LONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST, SO THE SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4Z TUESDAY FOR THE WATERS FROM  
GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO RIPLEY NEW YORK. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE  
BECOMES MORE DOMINANT OVER THE AREA, WINDS WILL WEAKEN ACROSS  
LAKE ERIE TO 5-10 KNOTS THROUGH TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY, A LOW  
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS CANADA, ULTIMATELY  
MOVING A COLD FRONT EAST LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. AHEAD OF  
THIS BOUNDARY, INCREASED GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN SOUTHWEST WINDS  
OF 20-25 KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL  
LIKELY NEED AN ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. AS THE COLD  
FRONT PUSHES EAST, WINDS WILL BACK TO BE NORTHWESTERLY AND  
WEAKEN TO 10-15 KNOTS. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS BY THE END OF THE  
WEEK AND ALLOW VARIABLE WINDS OF 5-10 KNOTS.  
 
 
   
CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
OH...NONE.  
PA...NONE.  
MARINE...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...04  
AVIATION...15  
MARINE...04  
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