NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
Warm and dry weather will continue this period as high pressure aloft remains nearly stationary over the Great Lakes region into the weekend. Moisture will remain low but some cirrus from the weakening tropical remnants may spread into the region. High temperatures in the lower to mid 80s can be expected on Friday. Dewpoints are low enough to allow overnight temperatures to cool in the 50s to near 60 with slightly warmer conditions expected at the lakeshore both tonight and Friday night.

SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
A strong ridge aloft with high pressure at the surface will persist over the region through the weekend, resulting in continued dry and warm weather. The high will block any low level moisture from the remnants of Francine and there will only be some high clouds Saturday and Sunday.

Abnormally warm highs in the 80s are expected over the weekend; the highest temperatures in the upper 80s will be west of I-71.
Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
The upper ridge and surface high will gradually move east next week.
The mid-levels should be relatively dry through Monday before return flow develops Tuesday through mid-week as a tropical system moves inland after a potential landfall in the Carolinas. There's still a great deal of uncertainty in the evolution and track of this system and how it interacts with the aforementioned ridge/surface high, but it's possible that tropical moisture and/or the remnants of the system move through or clip the area at some point in the latter half of the long term period. Capped PoPs at slight chance (less than 25 percent) Wednesday and Thursday, but expect to make changes as confidence increases in upcoming days.

Highs will be in the upper 70s to low to mid 80s for the majority of next week with overnight lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s anticipated each night.

AVIATION /00Z Friday THROUGH Tuesday/
High pressure over the region will continue this long duration of VFR weather with light winds. Just before sunrise on Friday patchy ground fog may develop near TOL and YNG but we will not mention this low probability in the TAF. Just some scattered cirrus can be expected. A lake breeze has pushed well inland and turned winds to the east-northeast at 6-12 knots at all but CAK and YNG. Winds will turn southeast and diminish to 3-8 knots overnight, before increasing out of the east-southeast to 6-12 knots on Friday. A lake breeze is again expected on Friday and will reach ERI, CLE, and perhaps TOL in the afternoon.

Outlook...VFR expected through Tuesday.

MARINE
Easterly flow will persist over Lake Erie for the next several days as surface high pressure and an upper ridge maintain influence over the region. Generally expect southeast winds 6 to 12 knots, however winds will periodically shift to the northeast and increase to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon and early evening through Tuesday.
Waves may briefly touch 3 to 4 feet during the afternoon/early evening Friday and Saturday as winds increase to 15 to 20 knots so can't completely rule out a brief Small Craft Advisory each day, but conditions are quite marginal. Opted for no headlines for the time being but will continue to monitor.

CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OH...None.
PA...None.
NY...None.
MARINE...None.