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FXUS61 KCLE 230717
AFDCLE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
317 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
AREAS TO WIDESPREAD FROST WILL BE EXPECTED FROM NORTH CENTRAL
OHIO TO NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS.
KEY MESSAGES
1) DRY AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK.
THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR AREAS TO WIDESPREAD FROST AND
SOME AREAS OF FREEZING CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING SOUTH THROUGH EASTERN
CANADA AND INTO THE NEW ENGLAND STATES WILL CONTINUE TO PERMIT
DRY AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SOME
MORNING FOG REMAINS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY
MORNING. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE HIGH IS BOTH AT ITS CLOSEST AND
STRONGEST TO THE AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP
INTO THE 30S FOR MUCH OF THE AREA AND SOME SHELTERED LOCATIONS
MAY CATCH AN UPPER 20 DEGREE READING. AREAS TO WIDESPREAD FROST
WILL BE EXPECTED FROM NORTH CENTRAL OHIO TO NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING. FROST/FREEZE
HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED FOR AREAS STILL IN THE GROWING SEASON
PROGRAM.
AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD OUTSIDE
OF ANY PATCHY FOG/LOW STRATUS THAT DEVELOPS EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE PRIMARY AREA OF IFR/LIFR WILL BE TERMINALS IN NORTHWEST
OHIO BEFORE CONDITIONS RETURN TO VFR LATER THIS MORNING. CALM
WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME EAST/NORTHEAST
AT 5-10 KNOTS BY MID AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...PERIODS OF OVERNIGHT PATCHY DENSE FOG MAY IMPACT TAF
SITES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OTHERWISE, PRIMARILY VFR IS
EXPECTED.
MARINE
HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH
TOWARD NEW ENGLAND. NORTHEAST FLOW WILL BE 10-15 KTS AND WAVES
SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN AROUND 2 TO 3 FT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE SOUTH ON SATURDAY AND REMAIN SOUTHEAST
OF THE LAKE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR EASTERLY FLOW ON
SATURDAY BEFORE OFFSHORE FLOW RETURNS ON SUNDAY. A WEAK FRONT
WILL CROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON MONDAY AND ALLOW FOR A BRIEF
PERIOD OF WEAK ONSHORE FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FROM THE
NORTHEAST FOR TUESDAY AND ALLOW FOR NORTHEAST FLOW TO RETURN.
OVERALL, MARINE HEADLINES ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...NONE.
PA...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...SEFCOVIC
AVIATION...13
MARINE...SEFCOVIC
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