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FXUS61 KCLE 261140
AFDCLE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
740 AM EDT SAT SEP 26 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES NEEDED TO THE PRIOR FORECAST OR
MESSAGING.
KEY MESSAGES
1) MAINLY DRY WEATHER AND FALL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH SCATTERED RAIN CHANCES RETURNING BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
FALL WEATHER WITH DRY CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE AFFECTS THE REGION. THE EXCEPTION MAY
BE SUNDAY EVENING WHEN A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MAY BRIEFLY
DRIFT IN FROM THE EAST ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S AND LOWER 70S AND LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S TO MID 50S EACH DAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY, WEAK LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION.
FORECAST HAS TRENDED DRIER ON WEDNESDAY WITH ONLY ISOLATED RAIN
SHOWERS, INCREASING A BIT IN COVERAGE ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NO
THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST.
AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
VFR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE GREAT LAKES. HIGH CIRRUS IN NE OHIO
AND NW PA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE OUT THIS AFTERNOON ALLOWING FOR
CLEAR SKIES EVERYWHERE.
LIGHT NE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 5-10 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON, BECOMING LIGHT AGAIN TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...MAINLY VFR EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY, THOUGH PERIODS
OF OVERNIGHT PATCHY FOG ARE POSSIBLE.
MARINE
NORTHEAST WINDS TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS WITH PERIODS OF WINDS CLOSE
TO 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT AND
VARIABLE FLOW MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WAVES IN
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BASINS WILL GENERALLY BE BETWEEN 1 AND
3 FT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING, THOUGH THE FORECAST HAS
TRENDED A BIT HIGHER FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN
THE LIKELIHOOD FOR 20 KNOTS WINDS AND SOME 4 FT WAVES COULD BE
POSSIBLE.
CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...SAUNDERS
AVIATION...GARUCKAS
MARINE...SAUNDERS
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