Last Updated: 635 AM Saturday, May 17 2008
.AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LOW MVFR/IFR WILL DEPART KBLF/KLWB THIS MORNING...DRYING AND
MIXING OF BOUNDARY LAYER RESULTING IN DEMISE OF CLOUD COVER A FEW
HOURS AFTER SUNRISE. EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE FLOW
WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED DRYING OF THE LOW LAYERS....EXPECT VFR
CONDITIONS.
A FRONT OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY
TODAY. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...RESULTING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT ALL TAF SITES AHEAD
OF THE FRONT FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS LATE IN THE DAY...AFTER 22
UTC. NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT...SO
PRECIP WILL BE WIDELY SCT. MAIN BY-PRODUCT WILL BE INCREASE IN MID
LEVEL CLOUD COVER...GRADUALLY LOWERING ALONG THE WINDWARD SLOPES
TONIGHT.
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY WITH A SERIES OF
SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LARGE UPPER LOW IN SOUTHEAST
CANADA. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WITH EACH WAVE...DUE TO
CEILINGS AND/OR SHOWERS. PERIODS OF IFR CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE IN SE WV...ESPECIALLY BLF. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
IN BETWEEN EACH WAVE. GREATEST THREAT OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS WILL
BE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGES ON SUNDAY AND TUESDAY. MONDAY AND
WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY.
Comments about our aviation discussion are welcomed. Please send any comments or questions to our aviation focal point, Ken Kostura. |
Meteorological Impact Statements and Center Weather Advisorys for: