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Area Discussion for - Milwaukee/Sullivan, WI

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FXUS63 KMKX 082025 AFDMKX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 225 PM CST Sun Dec 8 2019

SHORT TERM.

Tonight - Confidence . Medium A frontal boundary sagging southeast from northern WI will gradually weaken somewhat, however as low pressure approaches from the central Plains, there will be an increase in low level moist advection with a lingering 850 baroclinic zone. Would expect stratus/fog/drizzle to evolve later in the night. The meso models show this with very light precipitation developing in the southeast and then advancing north/northwest throughout the area. By and large it looks like the cloud cover streaming northeast should keep temps from falling off too much. The far northwest cwa would be most vulnerable to any freezing potential very late in the night and the confidence of this is too low to issue any advisory at this juncture.

Monday and Monday night - Confidence . Medium After the initial moisture surge there may be a lull in precip for a time before the mid level energy and cold front bring another round of precipitation. Low clouds/fog and perhaps some drizzle will linger with broad surface/850 low in the area. As colder air air works in there will be the potential for some mix and then a change to all snow. Accums still look on the light side with any amounts an inch or less and more towards the northern portion of the forecast area during the afternoon and early evening. Some drying in the dendritic growth zone may result in some patchy freezing drizzle at times. Precipitaion will shift quickly Monday evening with the cold advection on northwest winds becoming prevalent.

LONG TERM.

Tuesday through Thursday Night - Confidence . High A deep upper level trough will allow arctic air to impact the area Tuesday through Wednesday night. Highs will mainly be in the teens to low 20s with overnight lows in the single digits to near zero towards central Wisconsin. Wind chills during this time will single digits and teens during the day and below zero overnight. Dry air will be in place with sunny skies until a shortwave moves through northern Wisconsin Thursday. Some light snow will be possible Thursday afternoon towards central Wisconsin but better chances are farther north. Warmer temperatures are expected Thursday with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s and wind chills in the single digits to teens.

Friday through Sunday - Confidence . Medium The pattern becomes more active in the extended with signs for a few shortwave troughs moving through. There is some uncertainty with the track and timing of these waves that could bring some rain and snow to the area. Have some slight chances in for now. Highs are expected to be in the mid to upper 30s with cooler temperatures for Sunday as a cold front moves through.

AVIATION(21Z TAFS). VFR conditions expected into early this evening. High level cloudiness continues to stream wsw-ene. Lower ceilings well to our northwest behind frontal boundary. Still expecting light rain or drizzle to develop across the area esp after 06z or so. Cigs/vsbys will be heading down as airmass continues to moisten up, so some LIFR conditions are quite plausible very late tonight into Monday. Precipitation will trend to a mix and some light snow Monday afternoon into the early evening as colder air wraps in behind a cold front with precip likely to wind down rather quickly. With the loss of ice crystals during this time some spotty freezing drizzle is possible as well.

MARINE. Pressure gradient slackening as trough approaches from central WI. Gale warning has expired and will let the small craft advisory do the same at 21z. Next focus will be the uptick in winds on Monday evening in the wake of the cold front. Northwest winds may gust high enough to warrant the need for a small craft advisory Monday night, but at this time it looks as if the open lake gusts would remain below gale criteria.

MKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. WI . None. LM . Gale Warning until 2 PM CST this afternoon for LMZ080-261-362- 364-366-563-565-567-669-671-673-675-777-779-868-870-872-874- 876-878.

Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM CST this afternoon for LMZ643>646.



Tonight/Monday Night and Aviation/Marine . Collar Tuesday through Sunday . RAR

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
MLWW3 - Milwaukee, WI	19 mi	21 min	SW 8 G 9.9	43°F
KNSW3 - Kenosha, WI	24 mi	31 min	WSW 7 G 15	44°F			1009.8 hPa (-0.7)
PWAW3 - Port Washington, WI	42 mi	51 min	WSW 7 G 11	44°F			1009.8 hPa

Wind History for Calumet Harbor, IL

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Burlington Municipal Airport, WI	12 mi	36 min	SW 5	10.00 mi	Partly Cloudy	42°F	36°F	82%	1009.1 hPa
Waukesha County Airport, WI	13 mi	46 min	WSW 7	10.00 mi	Clear	41°F	33°F	76%	1008.8 hPa
Milwaukee, General Mitchell International Airport, WI	16 mi	39 min	SW 9	8.00 mi	Overcast	44°F	35°F	71%	1009.4 hPa
Racine, Batten International Airport, WI	18 mi	38 min	WSW 10	6.00 mi	Mostly Cloudy with Haze	44°F	36°F	73%	1009.9 hPa
Kenosha, Kenosha Regional Airport, WI	19 mi	38 min	SW 10	4.00 mi	Overcast with Haze	45°F	39°F	80%	1009.7 hPa
Milwaukee-Timmerman, WI	21 mi	46 min	SW 10	10.00 mi	Clear	43°F	32°F	66%	1008.8 hPa

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