* A WINTER WEATHER OUTLOOK IS NOT CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
* THEY WILL BE ISSUED ON A NEEDED BASIS DURING THE SPRING SEASON.
* MOST RECENT OUTLOOK WILL APPEAR BELOW.
PRODUCT STATEMENT
ALAC WEATHER SERVICE MIDDLETON WI
1031 PM CDT SAT MAY 22 2010
...WINTER WEATHER OUTLOOKS ARE NOW OUT OF SEASON...
SUMMER/SPRING WEATHER HAS NOW SET-IN ACROSS THE ALAC WEATHER SERVICE MADISON/MIDDLETON WISCONSIN FORECAST AREA...AND WINTER WEATHER NO LONGER APPEARS TO OCCUR UNTIL THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER SEASON.
IF NECESSARY AN OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS WARRENT. PLEASE EMAIL QUESTIONS/COMMENTS ABOUT THIS OUTLOOK TO: QUESTIONS@ALACWEATHER.COM /ALL LOWERCASE/.
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17/AML/AKC
WINTER WEATHER OUTLOOK
ALAC WEATHER SERVICE MADISON/MIDDLETON WI
337 PM CDT WED MARCH 24 2010
...COOLER TEMPS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND...
.DISCUSSION:
.SHORT TERM...
THURSDAY-
FOR THURSDAY MODELS STILL SHOW DROP IN THE RANGE OF 925MB/850MB TEMPS. THIS IS WHY FCST NOTES HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE LOWER 40S NOW...WHICH IS JUST BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO BE RATHER COOL...WITH READING IN THE 20S EXPECTED ACROSS THE NW CWA.
FRIDAY-
SUNNY SKIES AND A LITTLE MORE MILD TEMPS CAN BE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STILL HOLD DOWN ON THE MIDWESTERN U.S. HAVE DAYTIME HIGHS RUNNING IN THE UPPER 40S...BUT NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN THE MID 40S DUE TO LAKE BREEZE LIMITING THE TEMPERATURE RANGE POSSIBLE FOR SERN CWA.
SATURDAY-
LOW PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION. HWVR AM THINKING THAT ONLY THE FAR WRN CWA WOULD HAVE ANY CHC FOR RAIN SAT AFTERNOON AS 12Z/18Z MODELS CONTINUE TO STALL THE LOW. THEREFORE GRIDS DO NOTE ONLY A 20 PERCENT CHC FOR -RN ON SAT AFTERNOON AFTER 19Z.
SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY-
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THEN MOVES IN. FIRST CLOUDS INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. GOOD NEWS ABOUT CLOUDS IS NIGHTTIME LOWS WON/T DIP AS LOW SO LOOK FOR NOT AS MUCH RECOVERY NEEDED FOR DAYTIME HIGHS. MODELS INDICATE QPF SPREADING INTO THE WRN CWA BY SAT NT...HENCE ADDED IN 20-30 PERCENT CHANCES OF RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM...
MONDAY AND TUESDAY-
LARGE HIGHT PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DOMINATE THE REGION BEGINNING ON MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL BE ANCHORED DOWN IN THE CNTRL U.S. AND WILL HAVE QUITE THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WEATHER OVER THE CWA NEXT WEEK. LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY REBOUND INTO THE 50S ON MON/TUE.
WEDNESDAY-
HIGH PRESSURE DENOTED ABOVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY SO AM EXPECTING DRY WEATHER. WARM AIR ADVECTION ON A SWRLY WIND PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MILD AIR INTO THE CWA. HENCE WILL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID/UPPER 60S THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 70S TOWARD THE EASTER WEEKEND. THERE ALSO WILL BE A CHANCE FOR A STORM SYSTEM TOWARD THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AS WELL.
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SHORT TERM...HAEFER/13
LONG TERM....MERFELD/12
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THIS IS NOT A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PRODUCT.
DURING DANGEROUS WEATHER...STAY ALERT TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO!
DO NOT COUNT ON INTERNET WEBSITES AS YOUR NUMBER ONE SOURCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE NWS. ALWAYS BASE DECISIONS ON OFFICIAL NWS WARNINGS AND WATCHES.