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FXUS61 KILN 131101
AFDILN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
701 AM EDT Thu Aug 13 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
Flood watch extended into Friday.

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.KEY MESSAGES...
1) Additional rounds of showers and storms are expected from this
afternoon into Friday. Locally heavy rainfall and flooding will
continue to be a concern.

2) Warmer temperatures will develop over the weekend with lesser
coverage of showers and storms until a cold front moves through the
region Sunday night.

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.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1)
Convection occurring from southwest Indiana into eastern Kentucky may
brush by some of the Kentucky counties early this morning, but any
heavier rainfall will most likely not affect those areas. After that,
it looks like a good part of the day will be mainly dry. There will
be a surface boundary from west central Indiana into northeast
Kentucky which will define an instability gradient. Storms may
develop mid to late afternoon with any weak mid level perturbations
tracking across the area. There could be a few strong to severe
cells. Heavy rainfall could also occur but looks to be progressive.

A more substantial disturbance in the form of an MCV that originated
in the Plains will move across the area this evening. Following that,
the nose of a modest low level jet will overrun the quasi-stationary
boundary. Showers and storms are expected to become more numerous
and elevated north of the boundary. Environment will once again be
very favorable for heavy rain with training possible. Various runs of
guidance are showing rather concerning northwest-southeast oriented
streaks of heavy rain through the area, potentially affecting areas
already hard hit by flooding. The greatest threat will occur tonight
into Friday morning.

In the wake of this activity, there is not much of a signal for
additional storms the rest of Friday, at least as it appears now.
Flood watch was extended last evening to account for the renewed
heavy rain potential tonight into Friday morning.


KEY MESSAGE 2)
Mid level ridge will build a bit northward over the weekend. This
will push the active pattern north of the area. It will also allow
for temperatures to warm substantially. There will be the potential
for heat indices reaching advisory criteria. Convection will be much
more limited until a cold front slides southeast across the region on
Sunday night.

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.AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
LIFR conditions in stratus and low clouds at all but KCVG will slowly
improve through the early part of the TAF period. Expect all sites to
become VFR by 18Z. There will the potential for thunderstorms as
early as 21Z at the Cincinnati terminals and a bit later at the other
sites. More persistent thunderstorms may occur towards the end of the
period from KDAY to KILN. In addition, ceilings and visibilities will
likely drop to MVFR to IFR area wide.

OUTLOOK...MVFR/IFR ceilings and visibilities likely Friday morning.
Thunderstorms are expected at times through Friday morning.
Additional thunderstorms possible on Sunday night.

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.ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OH...Flood Watch through Friday morning for OHZ026-034-035-042>046-
     051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088.
KY...Flood Watch through Friday morning for KYZ089>100.
IN...Flood Watch through Friday morning for INZ050-058-059-066-073>075-
     080.

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DISCUSSION...35
AVIATION...35