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FXUS63 KIWX 092235
AFDIWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
635 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AND TONIGHT. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS MAY BE STRONG, CAPABLE OF ISOLATED GUSTY WINDS AND
HEAVY RAIN.
- THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BUT SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
- TURNING HOT AND DRY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 112 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF ON SLOWLY BRINGING A COLD
FRONT/THERMAL GRADIENT SOUTHWARD BETWEEN TODAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT/SATURDAY MORNING WOULD INDICATE AN, AT BEST, MARGINAL SEVERE
WEATHER RISK WITH WEAK WIND SHEAR (<30 KTS), BUT AMPLE INSTABILITY
(>2500 J/KG MUCAPE ON THE NAM) AS WELL AS 1000+ J/KG OF DCAPE.
TRYING TO TRACK FORCING IS AN ISSUE WITH WEAK IMPULSES PASSING
THROUGH INCLUDING A WEAK POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH. A WEAK LOW LEVEL
JET (~25 KTS) SHOWS ITSELF IN MI FROM THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN ATTEMPT TO ORGANIZE A LOW
LEVEL JET OUT OF MO OVERNIGHT. IT COULD BE THAT THE MO JET GETS
CUT OFF AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT FAILS THOUGH. THE MIDDAY JET
AROUND MI APPEARS TO BE COLOCATED WITH LARGE SCALE ASCENT AT
TIMES. HOWEVER, THE MO JET IS SLIGHTLY REMOVED FROM THE LARGE
SCALE ASCENT ON THE ECMWF POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO ITS
FAILURE. TWO DISTINCT PEAKS IN PWATS AROUND 2 INCHES OR SO
PASSING THROUGH INCLUDE DURING PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON AS
WELL AS OVERNIGHT. SFC DEW POINTS EXCEED 70F WHILE 850 MB DEW
POINTS EXCEED 10C. MEANWHILE, AS THE PREVIOUS SHIFT NOTED, THE
BETTER MOISTURE CONTENT IDENTIFIED BY THETA-E IS FARTHER WEST
AND THIS APPEARS TO SLIDE BY TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA OR
JUST CASUALLY GRAZE OUR SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON INTO OVERNIGHT.
MODELS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR FRIDAY WITH SOME OF THE
GUIDANCE STILL RETAINING POPS ACROSS THE WHOLE AREA WHEREAS
THERE IS A SMATTERING OF GUIDANCE KEEPING THINGS SOUTH OF
US-24/US-30 AREA. THE MORE SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION COULD BE
POSSIBLE IF A COLD POOL/OUTFLOW BOUNDARY SETS UP FROM OVERNIGHT
CONVECTION. ALL OF THIS CONSIDERED, AM FINE WITH THE MARGINAL
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ADVERTISED BY SPC, WHICH COULD BE AIDED
BY CELL COLLISIONS, DIFFERENTIAL HEATING, AND THE HIGH THETA-E
AIRMASS. WIND AND HEAVY RAIN APPEAR TO BE THE MAIN THREATS ALONG
WITH LIGHTNING. WITH THE COLD FRONT SLOWLY PUSHING THROUGH, THE
DEW POINTS EXCEEDING 70F AND HIGHS EXCEED 90F IN OUR SOUTHEAST,
THIS WOULD INDICATE APPARENT TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S, AT LEAST,
FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THESE DO APPEAR TO SLOWLY TREND LOWER AS
HIGHS DIP BACK INTO THE 80S WITH THE FROPA. DEW POINTS ABATE
LATER FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE FROPA.
IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT THERE ARE STILL MODELS TRYING TO
PRODUCE SHOWERS IN THE RELATIVE DRYNESS ON SATURDAY. I'M NOT
SOLD ON THIS, BUT WILL INCLUDE SOME SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THAT. THE
GFS APPEARS OUT TO LUNCH, BUT THE NAM/ECMWF APPEAR TO HAVE A
BETTER HANDLE ON THINGS, WHICH SHOW THE GREATEST CHANCE DURING
THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY.
AFTER SATURDAY, A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND MID LEVEL RIDGING STALL
ACROSS THE AREA PROVIDING DRY WEATHER FROM SUNDAY UNTIL AT LEAST THE
MIDDLE TO END OF NEXT WEEK (7/15-7/17 TIME FRAME) AS A BACKDOOR
FRONT ATTEMPTS TO COME IN. IT APPEARS TO BE A SORT OF MCS PATTERN
WITH PLENTY OF HEAT AROUND. 850 MB TEMPS CREEP ABOVE 18C AND
SFC DEW POINTS SURPASS 70F TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK
INDICATING POTENTIAL HEAT HEADLINES IF ENOUGH INSOLATION CAN BE
HAD.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 629 PM EDT THU JUL 9 2026
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 08-09Z FRI.
DEFINITELY HARD TO PIN DOWN EXACT TIMING AND LOCATION WITH
INSTABILITY BASED STORMS POPPING UP DUE TO WEAK OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA. MVFR CIGS/VSBYS IN
THUNDERSTORMS/SHOWERS. LIGHT WESTERLY TO NORTHERLY WINDS
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD WITH POSSIBLY STRONGER GUSTS NEAR AND
AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IN...NONE.
OH...NONE.
MI...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...ROLLER
AVIATION...ANDERSEN
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