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Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
918 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 .UPDATE... Issued at 916 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 No major changes made to the forecast this evening. Watching some light echoes on radar over the southwestern part of South Dakota that could possibly affect parts of the southern CWA overnight, but with most models keeping any precipitation south of the area, will just continue to monitor for now. No changes made to winds or temperatures. && .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday Night) Issued at 307 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 High pressure settles over the region tonight. With fresh snow, temps should fall into the teens quickly in cloud-free areas. An area of low pressure will move into Iowa on Tuesday. The main forecast challenge is how far north and west the wrap-around snow reaches. 90-95th percentile probs suggest light accumulations could end up as far west as the James Valley. A couple of the deterministic BUFKIT guidance runs showed up to an inch in the Watertown area. There is still a lot of uncertainty regarding the exact track low and the amount of QPF, though the bulk of the snow appears to stay over southeastern SD and into MN for the moment. Current forecast has an inch of snow over Deuel county with GFS 1hour for pops with a few tweaks since it was the model farther north and west. The RAP also trended north and west but was not available to use in the later afternoon for Tuesday. Otherwise, the region will remain under the influence of an upper trough through the short term. This holds the colder than normal temperatures in place. Highs on Tuesday will top out in the 30s to around 40. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 307 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 A couple of disturbances will work their way through the region during this phase of the forecast. At this point in time, they don`t appear to be anything much other than minor waves that will bring a couple of chances of some light precip to the forecast area. The first wave or upper trough is progged to push through the region Wednesday through Thursday. Shortwave energy rotating through could give some of our forecast zones slight chance for light snow early Thursday morning. This looks to be followed by a couple of dry days later Thursday into Saturday. Another upper wave will push through during the beginning of the weekend. This may give our eastern zones some light rain/snow the first half of the weekend. After that, it looks more dry as we see some ridging start to build in late in the period. Temperatures are expected to remain seasonal. The coldest day perhaps will be Thursday as some cooler air gets pulled into the area behind a departing system. Otherwise, daytime readings in the 40s to near 50 degrees still look possible through most of the extended. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday Evening) Issued at 524 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG VFR conditions will prevail across the area tonight and through the day Tuesday. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && $$ UPDATE...Parkin SHORT TERM...Wise LONG TERM...Vipond AVIATION...Parkin
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
955 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 .UPDATE... Issued at 945 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Issued a winter weather advisory for parts of southeast Minnesota and parts of northern Iowa. The strong surface cold front continues to push across the forecast area ending our record breaking warmth from this last week. As of 9pm...the surface front had pushed through La Crosse and Decorah. Temperatures ahead of the front were in the 60s and Rochester was down to 38 with 31 at KMKT. Water vapor satellite imagery highlights the closed low over Colorado and two shortwaves noted on the western side of the trough...over eastern Montana and another dropping south into Utah. A strong upper level jet with increasing upper level divergence continues overnight with midlevel warm advection and frontogenesis. There have been a few thunderstorms this evening, however the more organized storms have be well to the south toward Oklahoma. Look for the showers and isolated thunderstorm band to gradually shift east with additional re-development to the southwest as the closed 500mb low over Colorado moves into Nebraska. With the temperatures falling quicker overnight...looked at the freezing rain probabilities (NBM, HREF, SREF) and they were increased for the overnight period into Tuesday morning. Decided to issue a winter weather advisory for a wintry mix/freezing rain/sleet overnight and Tuesday morning. Convective trends appeared to be more south of the freezing rain area, but still something to watch. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 119 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Water vapor satellite is showing the positive tilt long wave trough extending from central Canada into the Desert Southwest. Two upper level lows were embedded in the trough, one near Lake Winnipeg and the other over Utah. At the surface, a cold front extended from the Minnesota Arrowhead into central Kansas. Regional radars were showing broken to widespread showers along and behind the front. As the upper level low over Canada continues to move northeast, the front will get pushed east and into the area tonight. With strong frontogenesis in the baroclinic zone, look for the showers to overspread the area starting late this afternoon in the west and over the remainder of the area tonight. Expect to hear a few rumbles of thunder with MU CAPE up to 250 J/kg present along the front as well. For Tuesday, the second upper level low will be lifting northeast and across the Midwest. This will bring in another round of forcing with strong pv advection in the 500-300 mb layer expected during the afternoon. An area of low pressure will move along the front, which is expected to still be over the eastern parts of the forecast area. This will effectively keep the front nearly stationary for a good portion of the day. With the frontogenesis continuing as well, the showers are expected to remain fairly widespread for much of the day. The potential problems will be with colder air moving in behind the front and low, a transition to a wintry mix and then snow with some accumulations possible across the northwest and a low potential for strong storms across the southeast. Looking at the 09.12Z HREF, there looks to be the potential for a 2 to 4 hour window of a wintry mix as the cold air moves in starting in north-central Iowa and southeast Minnesota about mid-morning. This transitional band then looks to work northeast into north- central Wisconsin and portions of western Wisconsin by mid- afternoon. Forecast soundings from the 09.16Z RAP and 09.12Z NAM suggest this wintry mix could primarily be some freezing rain with a warm nose aloft of 3 to 4C before enough cooling occurs to bring the sounding back to all snow. The snow then looks to continue for a few hours with some accumulations possible, mainly an inch or less through the afternoon. Of concern though, is the light ice accumulations shown in the HREF which may necessitate the need for a winter weather advisory in this transition zone. As for the storm potential, mixed signals in the models on the track of the surface low and where the warm sector will be. The RAP and NAM both indicate the possibility of the surface low coming across portions of northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin, mainly Clayton and Grant Counties. This would bring the warm sector in with ML CAPES approaching 1000 J/kg. With plenty of shear to work with, 60+ knots in the 0-6km layer, a strong storm or two would be possible. However, the HREF has the surface low tracking well to the east and keeps the warm sector over Illinois into southeast Wisconsin. With the deepening upper level low, concerned that the surface low could get pulled farther west, like the RAP and NAM. Could be a day with ongoing winter precipitation in the west and strong thunderstorms in the southeast. Certainly not a common occurrence in mid-November! .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 119 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 The low pressure system will continue to the northeast towards Lake Superior overnight into Wednesday with much of the wintry mixed precipitation expected to end around midnight. Where roadways remain wet overnight as temperatures decrease below freezing, slick road conditions would be possible for the Wednesday morning commute. A relatively active pattern is expected into the weekend with the area being under southwesterly upper-level flow as a long-wave trough slowly works its way from the Pacific, through the mountain west, and into the Great Lakes region. Closer to the surface, a passing associated short-wave trough introduces rain/snow chances on Thursday. With differences between deterministic models and ensemble members, have decided to stick with the NBM blend. Not expecting much for impacts as little to no snow accumulation is expected with only a couple hundreths of liquid possibly reaching the ground. Higher chances for widespread rain/snow return over the weekend with better synoptic forcing as the main long-wave trough moves into the region. Kept with the blend as there are differences in the timing of the progression of this wave as it moves out of the Plains with some possible deamplification. Near zonal flow is anticipated sometime early next week. Temperatures will be closer to early November seasonable normals with afternoon temperatures reaching into the 40s and morning low temperatures decreasing to near freezing. Although, the passing cold front on Thursday evening will bring Friday morning temperatures into the low 20s. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 547 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 A strong cold front will move east through KLSE between 10.04z and 10.06z. As this occurs, the winds will shift from south to northwest. In addition, ceilings will become mvfr. Visibilities will drop down to MVFR at times when showers occur. For KRST, ceilings will be IFR/MVFR. Visibilities will drop down to MVFR at times when showers occur. As colder air continues to move into the area, the rain will change over to wintry mix of freezing rain and snow. This transition will likely occur between 10.18z and 10.22z. Some light icing and snow accumulations will be possible. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...None. MN...Winter Weather Advisory until noon CST Tuesday for MNZ079-086- 087-094-095. IA...Winter Weather Advisory until noon CST Tuesday for IAZ008. && $$ UPDATE...Zapotocny SHORT TERM...04 LONG TERM...Peters AVIATION...Boyne
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
934 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 .UPDATE... Issued at 928 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 No major changes with this update. 03Z surface analysis places surface high center over southern North Dakota and into South Dakota. Temperatures in the northwest have dropped into the single digits with NDAWN site Alamo 2S (Williams County) recording a minimum of -2 F. After bottoming out, temperature trends have mostly stayed steady. With stratus in southern Saskatchewan inching towards the International Border, we`ll leave lows where they were at with the previous update. UPDATE Issued at 620 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Mid-level trough centered over North Dakota this evening was responsible for light snow in north-central North Dakota. This trough will push east with high pressure amid ridging building at the surface. With fresh snow and high pressure building, northwest North Dakota should be the cold spot tonight. Southern Saskatchewan 00Z observations show surface dew points in the lower single digits, or as low as -2 F in some spots. We lowered lows in the far northwest to the low end of guidance to bring temperatures down to this range. Additionally we added some patchy fog to the forecast early Tuesday morning, with light winds and fresh snow in the northwest area. Only the recent HRRR runs were showing any lower visibility so this may need to be adjusted if high- resolution models begin to latch on to this potential more. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 213 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Overall expect lingering light snow and cold temperatures through this evening, with generally dry conditions and continued cool tonight through tomorrow. Yesterday`s low has progressed into Canada, with the associated trough dipping into ND. This has been a slow progress with amble moisture trapped with the feature. The result has been lingering light snow across much of northern and western ND. Amounts overall have been minimal as well as impacts to roadways. As a result have still held off of any winter highlights and will continue to message with an SPS. The remainder of the area is seeing cold and breezy conditions. This cool flow over Lake Sakakawea could bring lake effect snow through the evening. Isolated areas could get some minor accumulations as a result. The breezy winds could bring some blowing snow, mainly to areas with fresh snowfall. Ridge of high pressure will then build across the region tonight, ending snow and lightening the winds. Some clearing skies could dip lows into the single digits tonight, especially in the north. Tuesday then looks to be a fairly dry day as we find ourselves in-between weather systems. Temperatures may warm slightly into the 30s as the general flow becomes more west southwest. Winds also do not look to be as breezy as the past couple days. With a transition pattern, precipitation is not expected during the day. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 213 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Broad trough pattern with cool conditions will give way to brief ridging and warming conditions during the long term period. A broad scale trough and embedded clipper system look to move through the area Tuesday night through Wednesday. There will be a chance of snow with this feature, although moisture is limited. Best chances will come across the north and at this point only minor accumulations are expected. Breezy northwest winds may also accompany this system with temperatures slightly cooling except in the southeast. This clipper could linger into Thursday perhaps bringing scattered light snow and continue cold temperatures. A brief ridging pattern then looks to end the week and start the weekend. This could warm temperatures back to normal and generally in the 40s. This pattern then becomes more zonal later in the period, although looks to maintain the warming temperatures. The zonal flow could allow for a clipper system to enter the region over the weekend into early next week. At this point though there is not enough confidence to place any chances for precip during this time period. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 620 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Building high pressure will create VFR conditions for this TAF period mostly across the board. The exception being KXWA where some fog may develop after 10Z Tuesday morning. High resolution models aren`t terribly consistent with this potential so we just introduced VCFG to the TAF for now, but this may need increasing. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ UPDATE...AE SHORT TERM...Anglin LONG TERM...Anglin AVIATION...AE
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
933 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 .DISCUSSION...Tidal anomalies have increased to above 1 foot this evening and expect tides will reach 2.2 feet MSL at time of high tide. Issued Coastal Flood Advisory for islands of Nueces and Kleberg Counties until 10Z. No other change to the forecast. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 559 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020/ DISCUSSION...Tide levels are about a foot above expected at Bob Hall Pier late this afternoon as tides move toward a high tide this evening. Current trends would lead to tide levels around 2 feet MSL at high tide. With levels only marginally getting near advisory criteria, will continue to hold off on issuance of Coastal Flood Advisory. Will monitor trends to see if an increase warrants advisory this evening. See Aviation section for 00Z TAFs. AVIATION...Satellite imagery shows less cloud cover over the region late this afternoon. GOES image of total precipitable water shows an axis of drier air moving from the northwest Gulf of Mexico into the Coastal Bend. This will likely lead to a delay in onset of low stratus/fog over the region tonight compared to last night. HRRR model does not show much in the way of low clouds and fog forming over the region tonight except for clouds along the Rio Grande and fog near VCT area. Latest NAM forecast soundings show low stratus/IFR ceilings and fog/MVFR vsbys will form from 05-07Z over the inland coastal plains with stratus moving into the Brush Country by 08Z Tuesday. Expect fog/LIFR conditions will affect ALI-BEA-VCT line with onset at VCT earlier around 05Z to around 10Z at ALI. The fog will dissipate and ceilings lift from 14-16Z over the coastal plains to MVFR as winds shift to southwest-west due to a pre-frontal trough. Winds will shift to northerly with passage of weak frontal boundary late in the afternoon. VFR conditions will occur across the area by 18Z Tuesday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 64 84 64 82 65 / 0 10 0 0 0 Victoria 66 85 63 83 61 / 10 10 0 0 0 Laredo 67 83 66 85 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 Alice 64 85 63 85 63 / 0 10 0 0 0 Rockport 68 81 65 81 65 / 10 10 0 0 0 Cotulla 66 82 61 85 64 / 10 10 0 0 0 Kingsville 64 85 63 83 64 / 0 10 0 0 0 Navy Corpus 70 81 69 78 69 / 10 10 10 10 0 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...Coastal Flood Advisory until 4 AM CST Tuesday For the following zones: Kleberg Islands...Nueces Islands. GM...None. && $$ TMT/89...SHORT TERM
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Cheyenne WY
429 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 .SHORT TERM...(Tonight - Wednesday) Issued at 210 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Scattered to numerous snow showers will remain possible across the majority of the area through the remainder of the afternoon & into the evening hours. Accumulations should generally be light, but we are a bit concerned about potential banded snow around the city of Cheyenne late this afternoon into this evening. Infrared satellite enhancement was noted from north central Colorado northward across the southern Laramie Range. HRRR guidance suggests potential for a couple of inches of snow this evening within this band. Expect the snow shower activity to decrease in coverage & intensity overnight as the main mid-level trough axis moves eastward. High winds are the main concern over the next 24 hours. It appears winds may be a bit slower to develop than earlier anticipated with the delayed arrival of pressure falls across northeastern Wyoming, but 700 & 850 mb CAG-CPR gradients are still progged to climb into the 60-70 meter range after around 09z, remaining elevated through at 03z Tuesday evening. A swath of 55-65 knot 700-800 mb flow will develop across the southeast Wyoming wind corridors & the adjacent valleys and high plains after 12z. Meanwhile, strong subsidence is likely to develop behind a trailing mid-level disturbance which is expected to sweep across the CWA between 12z and 18z Tuesday. This is the time period when the strongest winds are likely across most of the area. Low-level gradients heavily favor high winds at ARL & Elk Mountain, while a 3-5 millibar MSLP gradient centered over the spine of the Laramie Range will also be favorable for Bordeaux. We could see some pretty impressive wind gusts in the BRX area with a very strong mountain top inversion seen on GFS cross sections over the Bordeaux gap with upwards of 65 kts of flow near or just below the inversion layer. Very steep low-level lapse rates suggests the potential for 75 MPH wind gusts over parts of the central/southern Laramie Range. Inherited High Wind Warnings are in excellent shape this afternoon w/ no changes required. It now appears possible for subsidence to spread into the I-25 corridor Tuesday AM. If not, we do note a very well mixed boundary layer on forecast soundings and upwards of 60 knots available to mix per the GFS. MET guidance now shows over 30 knot sustained winds, so confidence is growing for a risk of 65-70 MPH wind gusts into Cheyenne & Wheatland. Mixing and some mountain wave activity may also be sufficient for some higher wind gusts into the Laramie Valley as well. These zones were added to the current High Wind Warning products. Winds should diminish in the Cheyenne/Laramie areas by 00z, but we could see high winds persist over the wind corridors beyond the 6z expiration of the High Wind Warning as flow aloft might stay quite strong well into the night. Snow showers will remain possible thru Wednesday beneath general upper-level troughing. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday Night - Monday) Issued at 340 AM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Progressive upper pattern will keep the CWA generally cool to mild through the period with a couple of shortwaves expected to pass across, bringing some snow to mainly the higher mtns and adjacent areas at times. Breezy to windy at times otherwise with the strongest winds looking to occur in the wind-prone areas over the weekend. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 429 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Latest KCYS radar scanning a narrow band of snow from KCYS up towards KBFF. High-res model solutions keep snow and fog continuing through the evening and lingering for some sites through the overnight. Periods of mainly IFR and MVFR conditions expected to persist with limited occasions of LIFR especially in heaviest snow bands. Winds will be on the uptick with strong low level forcing aloft for WY sites near 6z and later midday Tuesday for the NE terminals. && .FIRE WEATHER... Issued at 340 AM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Widespread snow showers are expected today under a cold air mass, relative to the unseasonably warm temperatures the region was just under. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected across the mountains, with about an inch elsewhere. Very strong winds are expected to begin overnight tonight and continue through the day Tuesday for the wind-prone areas of southeast Wyoming - a High Wind Warning is in place for this threat. Elsewhere, gusty winds will effect the region. A fast-moving and progressive pattern will keep mountain snow showers and breezy conditions in the long term forecast beginning Wednesday; however, across the High Plains, a return towards dry conditions will be a concern. && .CYS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WY...High Wind Warning from 8 PM this evening to 11 PM MST Tuesday for WYZ106-110-116-117. High Wind Warning from 3 AM to 6 PM MST Tuesday for WYZ107-115- 118. NE...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...CLH LONG TERM...RE AVIATION...WM FIRE WEATHER...AB
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Goodland KS
900 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 .UPDATE... Issued at 725 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Per coordination with surrounding offices we have issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Yuma county, Cheyenne county Kansas, Dundy, Hitchcock and Red Willow counties in Nebraska effective now through 18z Tuesday. Previous forecast looked on track, using the latest snow ratios supported the latest 18Z and 00Z guidance snowfall amounts of around 3 inches in the advisory area with a few tenths to two inches elsewhere. Will have to watch the orientation of the wraparound precipitation axis, if its oriented more north south vs current thinking of northeast to southwest Sherman county and perhaps Kit Carson county could reach 3 inch snowfall threshold for an advisory. UPDATE Issued at 550 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Goodland and Burlington are reporting some reduced visibilities in fog at the present time. A walk outside also reveals some light freezing drizzle. With the bulk of any moisture confined to the boundary layer and surface this appears likely to continue for another few hours before better moisture moves in from the west which should then transition any mixed precipitation to snow. Right now it appears the threat for freezing drizzle extends from Atwood and Oberlin southwest through Goodland, Sharon Springs and Tribune/Cheyenne Wells. Have added a few hours of freezing drizzle and fog to the forecast. && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Thursday) Issued at 200 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Forecast problem is snow amounts tonight. Upper low near the Four Corners at 21z will eject across the central Rockies and adjacent plains tonight as an open wave. Light snow will spread west to east after 00z this evening, continue through the overnight, then end west to east Tuesday morning. Snow amounts have increased since yesterday, but at this time still fall short of advisory criteria. The NWS coordinated forecast shows total snowfall amounts of 1-3", with highest amounts in southwest Nebraska. This is very close to both the latest HRRR and GFS. The ECMWF is slightly lower with snow amounts and a little further north. The NAM shows a narrow band of heavier snow from eastern Yuma County through Dundy County Nebraska, but has little to no support from other models and is usually biased too high with snow amounts absent convection, which is not expected. While a few locally higher amounts of up to 4" cannot be ruled out, mainly in southwest Nebraska, do not have enough confidence in meeting more widespread advisory criteria (3-5") at this time, so will not have any highlights. Wind during the snow will be north at around 15 mph with a few gusts to 20 mph possible earlier in the evening, but winds diminish with time through Tuesday morning, so not expected to be a factor. Low temperatures will be in the 20s. For Tuesday, snow will end in eastern areas by late morning with clearing skies in the afternoon. High temperatures will be in the middle to upper 40s with light west winds. Those light downslope winds will continue into Tuesday night and keep temperatures from falling too dramatically, with lows expected in the teens and 20s. Wednesday and Thursday will see zonal flow aloft with a shortwave moving through the northern plains and not impacting the area. Skies will be mostly sunny with temperatures near normal and light winds. .LONG TERM...(Friday through Monday) Issued at 108 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Dry conditions and near normal temperatures are expected through much of the extended forecast. Normal high temperatures range from the mid to upper 50s. Normal low temperatures range from the mid to upper 20s. Friday morning, an upper trough will be located over the Baja Peninsula with southwest flow aloft over the Tri-State area. An upper ridge will be in place over the western part of the Dakotas. As the day progresses, the trough will move east across southern Arizona and New Mexico. Meanwhile, a low level, lee trough will develop with the GFS and ECMWF attempting to briefly develop a closed low over western Kansas. Gulf moisture does look like it will get pulled as far north as Kansas and Nebraska, though the Goodland CWA looks like it will be on the western fringe of this. Widespread moisture is not anticipated across the forecast area, however, an isolated shower cannot be entirely ruled out in areas along and east of Highway 283. Temperatures will range in the mid to upper 50s for highs and the upper 20s to mid-30s for lows. Saturday, the upper trough will push off to the east. Zonal flow will set up in the Tri-State area. Afternoon highs will be a little above normal, ranging from the upper 50s to low 60s. Lows will range from the mid-20s in Eastern Colorado to the mid-30s in Northwest Kansas. An upper trough over the Dakotas on Sunday will push into the Great Lakes region on Monday with a ridge expected to move into the Central High Plains. Temperatures will be slightly cooler Sunday with highs in the 50s and lows primarily in the 20. Temperatures will return to the low 60s on Monday. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) Issued at 900 PM MST Mon Nov 9 2020 Sub VFR conditions expected from TAF issuance through 15Z at KGLD and KMCK. During this time light to occasionally moderate snow is expected with visibilities as low as 1SM and north to northwest winds around 11kts as a storm system moves across the area from the southwest. After 16Z VFR conditions return as the backside of the storm system lifts northeast and away from the terminals. Northwest winds around 11kts continue through the afternoon before becoming light and variable after 23Z and continuing through the rest of the TAF period. && .GLD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...Winter Weather Advisory until noon CST Tuesday for KSZ001. CO...Winter Weather Advisory until 11 AM MST Tuesday for COZ090. NE...Winter Weather Advisory until 11 AM MST /noon CST/ Tuesday for NEZ079>081. && $$ UPDATE...99 SHORT TERM...024 LONG TERM...AW AVIATION...99
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
623 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 .UPDATE...For 00Z Aviation discussion below && .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night) Issued at 323 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 The band of rain from south central Minnesota to northwest Wisconsin continues to advance east slowly this afternoon. Temperatures have dropped to or just below freezing across western Minnesota where patchy freezing rain or drizzle is occurring on the western fringe of the precip band. Given its patchy nature, marginal temperatures, and short duration, we`re not expecting much, if any, ice accumulation tonight. But, some slick spots may develop as temps drop below freezing from west to east this evening. A significant forecast update was made today with the snow situation for Tuesday. The holdouts on a more significant event have trended toward the CMC and ECMWF which have been rather consistent for the last several days in depicting a band of accumulating snow from the central Plains, to southern/eastern Minnesota, into northern Wisconsin. Some 12Z hi-res models (NMM/ARW) have maintained a more eastern look, but the 15Z RAP and 18Z HRRR are now within the model consensus as well. As a result, expecting the 00Z HREF to also shift westward from its 12Z run today with some of its members already doing so. Nonetheless, there is some question how much more the band will shift east or west in later forecasts. Confidence is unusually low at this time range due to the most recent drastic change. However, confidence should build quickly tonight as things begin developing. Snow will develop tonight across Nebraska and build northeast into southern Minnesota Tuesday morning, east central Minnesota and parts of west central WI midday, then northwest Wisconsin mid afternoon. With the stronger features aloft, the deformation band is expected to be more intense and better developed (also responsible for the westward shift.) Thus, heavy snow rates are likely at times and we could see around an inch per hour. The peak intensity appears will occur near the evening rush, which should make for rather high impacts. Warmer air aloft is now predicted to reach eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This may mix some sleet in on the eastern end of the band, possibly as far west as the eastern Twin Cities metro and Mankato areas. Even farther east, surface temps will be warm enough for mostly rain in the Eau Claire area until later Tuesday evening. Went ahead with a Winter Storm Watch due to the increasing potential for 6 inches and the higher impacts expected in the evening. It should be a relatively quick hitter, but intensity should make up for time. Accumulations of 4 to 7 inches are possible within the watch area and less than 3 or so east and west of it. The snow will end from southwest to northeast late Tuesday evening with clearing skies overnight. .LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 323 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 At the beginning of the period, the upper-level shortwave that is our potential snow-maker for Tuesday will have shifted over eastern Ontario as it rides up the ridge over the western Atlantic Ocean. An accompanying jetstreak will be in the trough`s base over the Great Lakes. Very broad, but weak troughing will characterize the CONUS west of the Mississippi River with the northern and southern jetstreams converging in the Southwest. Rising 500 mb heights from the departing shortwave means Wednesday will be dry with plenty of sun. Temperatures for the rest of the work week are a bit in question, mainly due to a deeper snowpack likely being present across at least a portion of our CWA after Tuesday. Thus, have adjusted high and low temperatures downward from NBM to account for increased ground albedo and colder ground temperatures. For Wednesday`s highs, went with a blend of the 25th percentile of NBM and the 12z ECMWF. Wednesday night`s low are forecast in the mid-20s. A broad shortwave and cold front approach the Upper Midwest Thursday, and, as a result, forecast models produce some snow in our CWA with varying degrees of success. Most guidance shows 1-2 inches are possible, especially for the eastern CWA. The one outlier is the 12z GFS, which alarmingly has over 6" for the Twin Cities. Have opted to stay on the lower side of guidance to allow for further adjustments, if needed. The cold frontal passage will also slightly cool us making Thursday`s highs in the mid-30s. Thursday night is forecast to be the coldest night of the week as skies clear post front. Mid to low teens for lows are a definite possibility in our rural areas. For the metro, upper teens are more likely. Temperatures will moderate back to normal by the weekend as the upper-level flow transitions back to zonal and progressive as the strong northern jetstream intersects the western CONUS. Our next chance of precipitation begins late Friday night as a weak, embedded shortwave within the zonal flow crosses the central US. Light snow will be possible early Saturday morning, but as low-level WAA occurs in response to the approaching shortwave, the snow should change over to rain. Currently, greatest confidence for precipitation is for eastern MN and WI Saturday afternoon and evening. Towards the end of the period, long-range model divergence increases with the handling of a developing trough over the central CONUS. Models show surface cyclogenesis occurring somewhere near the north- central US. However, it is much too early to get into specifics of low placement or strength with much forecast confidence. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 622 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 Rain will gradually taper off from west to east this evening, with very light rain lingering overnight at WI sites. The next batch of precipitation lifts north from Iowa on Tuesday. A mix of rain and sleet is possible at WI sites, with mostly snow at MN sites. Once the precipitation begins, conditions will degrade to MVFR/IFR, with LIFR/VLIFR possible where the heavier snow band sets up. Currently KMSP and KMKT look to lie in that band, with sub-1SM visibility and VLIFR ceilings possible Tuesday afternoon and evening. Northwest winds at 10-20 knots will prevail through the period. KMSP... Rain should taper off by 04Z, with VFR conditions after that through Tuesday morning. Precipitation arrives to MSP around 18Z. There`s some indication in a mix of snow/sleet at onset, but snow should become prevalent on Tuesday afternoon into the evening, when snowfall rates of 3/4" per hour appear possible. Snowfall accumulations in the 4-6 inch range are likely. /OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/ Wed...VFR. Wind SW 10 kts. Thu...VFR. MVFR possible early. Wind WNW 10 kts. Fri...VFR. Wind SW 5 kts becoming SSE 10 kts. && .MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening for Anoka-Carver-Dakota-Hennepin-McLeod-Ramsey-Scott-Sherburne- Washington-Wright. Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night for Chisago-Isanti-Kanabec. Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening for Blue Earth-Brown-Faribault-Goodhue-Le Sueur-Martin-Nicollet- Rice-Sibley-Steele-Waseca-Watonwan. WI...Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening for Dunn-Pierce-St. Croix. Winter Storm Watch from Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday night for Barron-Polk-Rusk. && $$ SHORT TERM...Borghoff LONG TERM...CTG AVIATION...LS
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Marquette MI
657 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday) Issued at 327 PM EST MON NOV 9 2020 Water vapor satellite this afternoon shows the placement of the strong upper-level jet oriented SW to NE from the desert Southwest to the Northern Plains. Beneath that jet is a strong cold front; MSAS analysis shows the surface pressure trough running through the Arrowhead of Minnesota and then SSW along the MN/WI border and eventually into north-central Iowa. Satellite with cloud phase distinction shows quite a bit of vertical growth to the cloud cover along the front, and in fact some lightning was observed in Minnesota earlier today. Satellite also shows a lot of lingering low- level cloud over the higher terrain of the interior western U.P. Despite this cloud cover, have still seen temps climb into the upper 60s and low 70s yet again. Southerly winds have been a little gusty at times but this cloud cover seems to have kept the stronger gusts from mixing down like some models this morning were advertising. For this evening, since the HRRR and the RAP seem to have a good handle on the placement of the front right now, used them heavily for POPs as the front approaches the western CWA. Should see showers start to work into Ironwood by around 23z and then reach a Marquette to Iron Mountain line by around midnight. Model soundings show modest MUCAPE for parcels lifted from the apex of the low-level warm nose, so can`t completely rule out a rumble or two of thunder as well, but for simplicity`s sake have kept thunder out of the grids. Tomorrow morning the front continues to slowly sag southeastward, eventually stalling out over the south-central and eastern U.P. Low- level fgen will continue to be the focus for numerous rain showers along the front throughout the day Tuesday for the central and eastern U.P. Then tomorrow afternoon things get interesting. By late Tuesday afternoon, an amplified classic coupled upper-level jet pattern develops with an equatorward speed max over the mid-Mississippi Valley and a poleward speed max over the Arrowhead of Minnesota and north into Ontario. A negatively tilted short wave riding northeastward along the baroclinic zone within this coupled jet region will quickly spin up a surface cyclone over Iowa. As this happens, strong low to mid-level theta-e advection and Q-vector convergence will push an area of heavier precip northward through Wisconsin and into the U.P., and back into the cold sector. The NAM and GFS both show a window for significant freezing rain over the western half of the U.P. The NAM is more aggressive (warmer aloft, colder at the surface, and wetter overall) whereas the GFS is less impressive (though still supportive of mixed precip). Meanwhile the consensus of the non-American guidance seems to be drier overall and warmer at the surface, reducing the risk for any significant icing. Not sure what exactly to make out of the QPF discrepancy. Regardless, feel fairly confident that after a week of temps in the upper 60s and low 70s the ground will be warm enough to prevent any meaningful icing from occurring, especially on the roads. That said, this forecast does include up to a tenth of an inch of ice for the highlands of Baraga, southern Houghton, Ontonagon, and Gogebic counties. Given low confidence in impactful ice, will not issue any winter weather headlines at this time. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday night through Monday) Issued at 356 PM EST MON NOV 9 2020 A negatively tilted H5 shortwave trough will move from the central CONUS to the northeast toward the northern Great Lakes/Hudson Bay region. Model guidance is in solid agreement regarding placement and timing of second upper level wave to affect the region. The first wave of precipitation will have moved through earlier Tuesday afternoon providing a sharp cooldown across the region as it does so. A changeover for our western zones from a rain to sleet/freezing rain to snow event is likely. Still some question of what the likelihood would be for potential freezing rain to maintain a presence over part of the CWA. Given the warm temperatures for the last week, will keep any accumulations to a minimum for freezing rain. The second wave of the precipitation overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning will have 2-4 inches of snow accumulation for our western zones, with localized areas up to potentially 5 inches. The remaining areas will have all rain to a rain/snow mix before eventually turning to snow before the precipitation window narrows down by mid morning Wednesday. Overall, the entire precipitation window should yield several areas with liquid water totaling 1-2 inches in the CWA. This will be a semi-active period for the medium range to extended forecast period with several shortwaves propagating across the Great Lakes region. Thursday looks to have the next shot of precipitation starting as rain, and then transitioning to rain/snow mix before the colder air wraps around to provide a chance of light snow. A couple more shortwave disturbances propagate over the region for the weekend timeframe before atmospheric ridging aloft begins to take hold once again. The CPC favors below normal precip levels the next 6-14 days, and above normal temperatures are also favored. Despite the region having a potentially active weather pattern, the temperatures are likely to stay above normal for the extended period with another drier than normal period of time on the horizon after this upcoming weekend. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Tuesday evening) Issued at 656 PM EST MON NOV 9 2020 IFR cigs will move into the area from west to east as the cold front brings rain showers through the U.P. this evening. Winds will turn westerly with the cold front passage. Once the cold front passes through in the western TAF sites, expect conditions to improve to VFR late tonight. However, due to a low pressure that looks to develop along the cold front and move northeast through the U.P. tomorrow, expect conditions near KSAW to stay in IFR. Also, this new low will look to bring worsening conditions again to the western TAF sites as it moves into the area tomorrow afternoon. Winds tomorrow will shift to the north as the second low moves through. Mixed precip looks possible, particularly in the western TAF sites once the second low moves through tomorrow. A mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain is possible at KIWD and KCMX tomorrow afternoon. Meanwhile, it seems like precip at KSAW will stay as just rain. However, some models indicate that KSAW may have some freezing rain, so that could be an issue tomorrow afternoon. && .MARINE...(For the 4 PM Lake Superior forecast issuance) Issued at 404 PM EST MON NOV 9 2020 Southerly winds up to 30 kts are expected on the east half of the lake this evening ahead of a cold front. Winds will veer around to westerly late tonight behind the front but actually weaken a bit to around 20 kts. A low developing along this front Tuesday afternoon will pass across the lake early Wednesday leading to a brief period of westerly gales for the east half. Despite being a brief period, confidence is fairly high so have issued a Gale Warning for Tuesday night into Wednesday morning for the eastern zones. SW winds around 25 kts are likely on Thursday on the west half of the lake, becoming NW Friday on the east half. && .MQT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Upper Michigan... None. Lake Superior... Gale Warning from midnight Tuesday night to 9 AM EST Wednesday for LSZ266-267. Lake Michigan... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...RJC LONG TERM...BW AVIATION...TAP MARINE...RJC
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Nashville TN
728 PM CST Mon Nov 9 2020 .UPDATE... FOR EVENING DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... No shower activity indicated on radar at this time, or across the region for that matter. Hrrr keeps conditions dry overnight so will not add any pops for late tonight. Otw, look for a slow increase in cloudiness as we go forward. Temps look to be in good shape as well. No changes to current fcst. && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. Scattered low level cloudiness in place this afternoon across the mid state. The scattered coverage will be giving way to broken and overcast cigs later tonight. In fact, ifr cigs will likely be in place by tomorrow afternoon. This is all in response to a gathering of moisture in front of an advancing frontal system which is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday night. As for any precip chances, by the end of the taf period, vcsh will be required. Thereafter, shower chances will increase. && .OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$ DISCUSSION......Adcock AVIATION........21
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
957 PM EST Mon Nov 9 2020 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure gradually shifts offshore overnight into Tuesday. A slow moving cold front approaches Tuesday night into Wednesday. The cold front moves in Wednesday night into early Thursday. The front will stall on Thursday as a wave of low pressure develops along the front. The wave pushes south of Long Island Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. High pressure builds to the west as another low pressure wave passes southeast of Long Island Friday. High pressure will then move closer into the area and build in Friday night into Saturday. Another frontal system then approaches for the close of the weekend into Monday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... For this update just made some slight adjustments to hourly temperatures to better capture localized rural areas with their rapid radiational cooling. These same areas have had some very large diurnal temperature ranges the last few days and with lows overnight once again, anticipating a large swing in temperatures as these outlying areas drop into the upper 30s to lower 40s by late tonight into early Tuesday morning. Elsewhere with exception of NYC Metro, lows will be in the mid 40s to near 50. Lows in the NYC Metro will be in the middle and upper 50s. The other update was to add in patchy fog for this evening, first across parts of Long Island and the surrounding waters as well as parts of Southern Connecticut, and then farther across the interior late this evening into overnight. Areas of fog maintained overnight across the coastal sections of the region with patchy fog elsewhere. Surface high pressure will gradually move offshore overnight. The anomalous upper ridge that has been over the region the last few days will become centered off the south east coast. The main challenge tonight will be surrounding fog and/or low stratus development. As is usually the case, the NAM is quite aggressive with fog and stratus tonight. However, the GFS is indicating much less coverage. HRRR soundings indicate fog potential, especially near the coast. Low level flow also looks to be out of the SW and not S or SE. Have increased sky cover a bit after midnight and have included areas of fog. There could be localized dense fog around day break, but not enough confidence to include in the forecast. There is also a chance any fog or stratus is isolated and skies remain mostly clear to partly cloudy. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Fog and/or stratus should diminish through the morning with mostly sunny skies expected Middle morning Tuesday through much of the afternoon. SW flow will continue to advect more low level moisture into the area. There may be stratus lurking along the immediate coast or just offshore that advects northward late in the day as the boundary layer cools. Temperatures will once again be unseasonably warm for this time of year. Highs may end up being a few degrees lower than on Monday. With an anomalous ridge still over much of the eastern seaboard, temperatures could once again warm a few degrees higher than forecast. Record highs are also possible. See climate section below. Surface high pressure will otherwise continue moving further offshore through Tuesday night. The large ridge over the eastern seaboard only slowly weakens with heights aloft only gradually falling as a shortwave lifts up into the Great Lakes region. Stratus and/or fog may be more widespread Tuesday night as dew points will be well into the 50s across the entire area. This would also be the second night of onshore flow, which typically supports more widespread stratus/fog. A slow moving cold front will also approach from the west Tuesday night, but any precipitation with the front will hold off until later Wednesday. Lows Tuesday night will be in the 50s. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Forecast trend of later timing of rainfall has been noted with successive models runs comparing Monday`s to Sunday`s runs. Bulk of the rain expected Wednesday night into Thursday. The highest precipitable waters stay south of Long Island with max precipitable waters across the local area getting to around 1.6 to 1.7 inches. Rain showers are steady with moderate rainfall to possibly heavy rain at times Wednesday night into early Thursday. Pacific upper level jet gradually moves into the region mid to late week. Mid and upper level flow transitions from more SW amplified flow to more of a zonal flow from mid week into the weekend. At the surface, a frontal system approaches with central low pressure moving in a northeast direction within Southeast Canada Wednesday. Its associated cold front approaches during the day and moves in Wednesday night into early Thursday. A wave of low pressure will develop along the front stalling it just south of Long Island. The low pressure wave moves farther south taking the front farther south as well Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. Wednesday starts off mainly dry with residual fog in the region. Expecting the fog to last longer farther east and become more patchy during the day. Rain showers will gradually increase from west to east during the day as well. Rain showers become widespread Wednesday night and could be moderate to heavy at times. Rain showers remain in the forecast with highest chances along the coast for Thursday. Expecting the rain showers to last all day for areas near the coast although they will be getting lighter and perhaps become more intermittent late in the day. Away from the coast, the rain showers will become more intermittent during the afternoon. All rain showers are expected to taper off Thursday night. The front remains southeast of Long Island Friday but another weak wave of low pressure develops along it. Flow aloft becomes more zonal, with a strong shortwave moving northeast of the region. Some subtle positive vorticity advection moves across the local region. Forecast has a slight chance of rain showers for most areas and a low chance for Southeast Connecticut and Eastern Long Island. The GFS, ECMWF and Canadian models all depict some light QPF of mostly a few hundredths of an inch across parts of Long Island and Southern Connecticut during the day Friday. High pressure eventually builds in from the north and west Friday night into Saturday. It will not stay for too long though as the ridge aloft will be a much less amplified one. Another trough will be quick to move in for the close of the weekend for Sunday and Sunday night. Dry weather returns Friday night into Saturday with another chance of rain showers Sunday through Monday. Regarding temperatures, another well above normal temperature day anticipated for Wednesday with forecast highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Temperatures are only forecast to drop into the lower 60s most places for lows Wednesday night. The temperature will only rise a few degrees Thursday with the rain showers still in place so highs are only mainly in the lower 60s for Thursday. Forecast highs are mainly in the upper 50s for Friday, a few degrees above normal. Highs are forecast to remain within a few degrees of normal values for the weekend before trending up towards lower 60s for highs next Monday. && .AVIATION /03Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... High pressure remains in control. VFR initially, with some fog and low stratus developing towards 6Z for city and some outlying terminals. Have already seen fog and low stratus out towards KISP. Expecting MVFR and IFR conditions for some terminals. Confidence with respect to coverage remains low with oscillating conditions and not widespread, and initially more patchy. Brief LIFR conditions are possible Tuesday morning towards 9z, but confidence continues to be too low to put in TAFs at this time. Any fog and stratus will improve around 14Z Tuesday morning. There is timing uncertainty with end time of sub VFR conditions. MVFR conditions will then become increasingly likely for southern most terminals by Tuesday evening. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Amendments are possible through this evening for eastern most terminals, then late tonight into Tuesday morning for the remaining terminals (including NYC terminals) for fog and stratus. .OUTLOOK FOR 0Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Tuesday Night...Sub VFR conditions develop, with increasingly likely sub IFR and LIFR conditions through the night and into Wednesday morning. .Wednesday...IFR in low clouds and fog in the morning, then MVFR in showers. .Thursday...Possible MVFR in showers, otherwise mainly VFR. .Friday-Saturday...Mainly VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: http:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE... High pressure will largely be in control through Tuesday. The core of the high moves further offshore late Tuesday into Tuesday night, increasing the pressure gradient. Winds on the ocean could approach 20 kt Tuesday night. Otherwise, sub SCA conditions are forecast through Tuesday night. SCA level wind gusts are likely Wednesday through Thursday for the ocean with SCA level ocean seas Wednesday night through Friday. Mainly below SCA conditions on the non-ocean waters for Wednesday through Saturday night. All waters are forecast to have below SCA conditions Friday night through Saturday night. && .HYDROLOGY... No significant widespread rain expected through Tuesday night. Rain totals of 1 to 2 inches are forecast Wednesday through Thursday and with such a long period of time to spread the rain, this will mitigate most hydrologic issues. Minor nuisance flooding could be a possibility in poor drainage areas with multiple rounds of moderate to heavy rain showers Wednesday night into Thursday morning. && .CLIMATE... Here are the record high temperatures for: Tuesday, November 10th. EWR...73/1999 BDR...69/1977 NYC...73/1985 LGA...75/1999 JFK...72/1999 ISP...72/1999 && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JM/DS NEAR TERM...JE/DS SHORT TERM...DS LONG TERM...JM AVIATION...JE MARINE...JM/DS HYDROLOGY...JM/DS CLIMATE...