LMK issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Nov 27, 1:15 PM EST ...Updated Aviation Discussion...580
FXUS63 KLMK 271815
AFDLMK
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Louisville KY
115 PM EST Wed Nov 27 2024
...Updated Aviation Discussion...
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Rain arrives late this afternoon, continuing through the
nighttime hours into Thursday morning. Rainfall amounts between
0.25-0.50" possible.
* A cool and dreary Thanksgiving Day is expected, with patchy
drizzle and low clouds.
* Unseasonably cold temperatures are likely this weekend into the
first few days of December. There is a chance for minor snow
accumulations Saturday night.
&&
.UPDATE...
Issued at 1025 AM EST Wed Nov 27 2024
Skies are mostly cloudy this morning with temperatures in the low to
mid 40s. Low pressure is still well off to the west over Oklahoma.
We are seeing some very light returns on regional radars. However,
this has been virga up to this point. Dry air below 800 mb will
continue to limit rainfall potential at the sfc into early
afternoon. Light rain is still expected to develop over the area
this evening, with most of the rain falling tonight. Nudged forecast
temps down just slightly for today. Expecting highs to range from
the upper 40s to mid 50s.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 338 AM EST Wed Nov 27 2024
Sfc high pressure and upper level zonal flow directly over our area
this morning will be swiftly departing to our east through the rest
of the morning, making way for a sfc low to bring our next rain
chances later today. This sfc low is being supported by a
strengthening disturbance currently over the Northern Plains, which
will take a southeastward track throughout the day across the
central US. When doing so, the sfc low will move across Oklahoma by
this afternoon, and should be over central Arkansas by 00z tonight.
Inverted sfc troughing will extend across the lower Ohio Valley,
with a band of frontogenesis setting up to our north this afternoon
helping to enhance our low-level forcing ahead of the sfc low's
arrival.
Dry conditions are expected for most of the day as the sfc high
provides dry air subsidence, though gradual top-down saturation will
take place, resulting in a deepening cloud layer. Strengthening low-
level jetting will begin to nose up into our area this afternoon,
resulting in an increase in WAA and moisture transport. As the upper
shortwave tracks across the Plains, a narrow band of PVA will
support an axis of frontogenesis along the I-70 corridor this
afternoon. The hi-res CAMs display this well, with good model
agreement on seeing a southwest to northeast oriented band of precip
stretching across I-70 from Missouri to Ohio by this evening. Low-
end PoPs will be spreading from northwest to southeast beginning
this afternoon, though there will be some considerable dry air to
get through at first.
PoPs significantly ramp up after 00z this evening, as the
frontogenesis band sags south of I-70 and the sfc low looms closer.
This sfc low is expected to cross south-central Kentucky between 03-
09z, which will support additional rain coverage across central
Kentucky and south of the frontogenetical band. However, our
greatest chances, and QPF, will be generally covering our northern
half of the forecast area through tonight.
With sounding profiles not indicating any instability, thunder
chances will be low with this event. Most will see light rain,
though frontogenetical enhancements will aid in higher rainfall
amounts, which are expected to be along and north of the I-64
corridor for our area. HREF probs give a 90% chance of exceeding
0.25" of rain north of I-64 by 12z Thursday, though our entire area
carries between a 50-80% chance of exceedance. Probs for QPF over
0.5" decrease for our area, with the greatest chances focused
between Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Total QPF is generally between
0.25-0.50", which is aligned with the latest probs.
Temperatures for today will range from upper 40s across southern
Indiana, to the mid to upper 50s across south-central Kentucky. For
tonight, we'll remain above freezing across the entire area, with
most locations getting down to the upper 30s, though some lower 40s
across our south are possible too.
&&
.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 338 AM EST Wed Nov 27 2024
Initially quasi-zonal upper pattern on Thursday will become more
amplified as broad eastern CONUS trofiness around a strong closed
low centered over James Bay.
Could see a wet start to Thanksgiving as an upper shortwave swings
eastward across Kentucky on Thursday morning, shunting the moisture
feed to our south and east. Trapped moisture in a post-frontal
boundary layer and cyclonic flow aloft will allow for lingering
drizzle and a chilly, dreary Thanksgiving Day.
Dry weather will follow Thursday night through Saturday as cold high
pressure builds from the NW. A fairly mixy boundary-layer will keep
temps from bottoming out Thu night, but most locations will dip into
the 20s. Friday night appears to the the colder night with a 1028mb
sfc high settling into Kentucky, and more favorable radiational
cooling to allow Sat morning lows in the teens to lower 20s. Daytime
temps will struggle into the 30s.
Next chance for precip will be late Saturday and Saturday night as a
Clipper shortwave moves through. Not much moisture available, but
thermal profiles support all snow and dynamics will be able to
squeeze out a few hundredths of an inch of QPF. Unless we see better
available moisture or stronger lift, we should keep snow totals
under 1 inch. Given the nocturnal timing and forecast in the upper
20s, we'll have to watch this system for at least minor road impacts
as the time draws closer.
Snow quickly exits on Sunday morning, but the unseasonably cold air
sticks around well into next week, and will make the start to
meteorological winter feel like, well... winter.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 115 PM EST Wed Nov 27 2024
VFR to begin this TAF period. We'll see lowering mid-level ceilings
this afternoon as top-down saturation takes place. Sfc low pressure
currently over OK is forecast to advance ENE across AR and TN this
evening into tonight, reaching WV by 12Z tomorrow. Light rain will
increase in coverage this evening as low-level ascent and moisture
depth increase. Ceilings will then deteriorate fairly quickly to
MVFR/IFR from west to east 00-06Z Thu. MVFR or perhaps brief IFR Vis
will also be possible 00-12Z Thu in steady rain.
Rain will gradually wind down 06-12Z, but some brief drizzle will be
possible at SDF/LEX/RGA as late as 12-15Z Thu. Ceilings will
gradually improve back into the MVFR range Thursday morning. Varying
wind direction is expected through this forecast period as the sfc
low makes a close approach just south of the TAF sites late tonight.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...None.
IN...None.
&&
$$
UPDATE...EBW
SHORT TERM...CJP
LONG TERM...RAS
AVIATION...EBW
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