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Current Weather Conditions In Van Wert, OH (45891)
Clear, and 54 ° F. For more details?
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Your Weekend Forecast For Van Wert, OH (45891)
Chance of Precipitation: Fri: 10% / Sat: 40% / Sun: 10%. For complete forecast details...
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Your 10-Day Forecast for Van Wert, OH (45891)
Today: Clear & High 74°F / Low 48°F.---- Thu: Mostly Sunny & High 74°F / Low 50°F.---- Fri: Mostly Sunny & High 77°F / Low 54°F.---- Sat & Beyond.... For more details?
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SPC - No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 08:59:21 UTC 2010
No watches are valid as of Wed Sep 8 08:59:21 UTC 2010.
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SPC Sep 8, 2010 Day 4-8 Convective Outlook
Day 4-8 Outlook
DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0358 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 111200Z - 161200Z ...DISCUSSION... RELATIVELY GOOD LARGE SCALE AGREEMENT CONTINUES AMONG 00Z ECMWF/GEFS GUIDANCE...WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR A CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ADVANCEMENT OF THE DAY 3 UPPER TROUGH TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION/EASTERN CANADA THROUGH DAYS 4/5 SATURDAY/SUNDAY. FOR DAY 4/SATURDAY...SOME SEVERE RISK /WIND AND HAIL/ MAY EXIST ALONG THE EASTWARD ADVANCING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY/MIDWEST. WITH THE BRUNT OF THE UPPER TROUGH EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO QUEBEC...CURRENT THINKING IS THAT LAPSE RATES ALOFT WILL BE WEAK WITH MODEST VERTICAL SHEAR ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR. AS SUCH...A PARTICULARLY CONSEQUENTIAL/WIDESPREAD SEVERE RISK IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS TIME. OTHERWISE...THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN SHOULD DEAMPLIFY THIS WEEKEND...WITH RESULTANT LOW AMPLITUDE/MODERATELY STRONG WESTERLIES PREVALENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE CONUS. THERE ARE EARLY INDICATIONS THAT SOME SEVERE THREAT COULD INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER/MIDDLE MO VALLEY AND/OR UPPER MIDWEST BY AROUND DAY 5 AND/OR DAY 6 SUNDAY/MONDAY. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLY LIMITED PREDICTABILITY EXISTS GIVEN THE LOW AMPLITUDE NATURE OF THE LARGE SCALE REGIME BY THIS TIME FRAME. Read more
DAY 4-8 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0358 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 111200Z - 161200Z ...DISCUSSION... RELATIVELY GOOD LARGE SCALE AGREEMENT CONTINUES AMONG 00Z ECMWF/GEFS GUIDANCE...WITH EXPECTATIONS FOR A CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ADVANCEMENT OF THE DAY 3 UPPER TROUGH TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES REGION/EASTERN CANADA THROUGH DAYS 4/5 SATURDAY/SUNDAY. FOR DAY 4/SATURDAY...SOME SEVERE RISK /WIND AND HAIL/ MAY EXIST ALONG THE EASTWARD ADVANCING COLD FRONT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY/MIDWEST. WITH THE BRUNT OF THE UPPER TROUGH EXPECTED TO SHIFT NORTHEASTWARD INTO QUEBEC...CURRENT THINKING IS THAT LAPSE RATES ALOFT WILL BE WEAK WITH MODEST VERTICAL SHEAR ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR. AS SUCH...A PARTICULARLY CONSEQUENTIAL/WIDESPREAD SEVERE RISK IS NOT ANTICIPATED THIS TIME. OTHERWISE...THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN SHOULD DEAMPLIFY THIS WEEKEND...WITH RESULTANT LOW AMPLITUDE/MODERATELY STRONG WESTERLIES PREVALENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF THE CONUS. THERE ARE EARLY INDICATIONS THAT SOME SEVERE THREAT COULD INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER/MIDDLE MO VALLEY AND/OR UPPER MIDWEST BY AROUND DAY 5 AND/OR DAY 6 SUNDAY/MONDAY. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLY LIMITED PREDICTABILITY EXISTS GIVEN THE LOW AMPLITUDE NATURE OF THE LARGE SCALE REGIME BY THIS TIME FRAME. Read more
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SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0313 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 081200Z - 091200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR ERN/SRN NV...WRN UT...NWRN AZ... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SERN PA...SRN NJ...NRN DE...MOST OF MD...D.C...ERN WV PANHANDLE...NRN VA... ...SYNOPSIS... LARGE-SCALE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE WRN CONUS...WITH A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE IMPULSE ROTATING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH ACROSS CA INTO THE WRN GREAT BASIN THROUGH EARLY THU. PRIMARY SURFACE CYCLONE SHOULD BECOME CENTERED OVER NERN NV/NWRN UT BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT DRAPED SWWD TOWARDS THE SRN SIERRAS. IN THE EAST...AN UPPER-LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL DECELERATE AS IT PROGRESSES EWD ACROSS SRN QUEBEC AND NEW ENGLAND. ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF THE NRN/CNTRL APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING REACHING THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST DURING THE EARLY/MID-AFTERNOON. ...ERN/SRN NV...WRN UT...NWRN AZ... A BROAD SWATH OF MODERATELY STRONG LOW/MID-LEVEL S/SWLYS WILL ENVELOP MUCH OF THE CNTRL/SRN GREAT BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE COINCIDENT WITH A ZONE OF LOWER RH VALUES DEVELOPING BETWEEN A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS WRN NV AND A PLUME OF RICHER SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE BECOME SHUNTED EWD TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS. LATEST MODEL FORECASTS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE DEPICTION OF WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...JUXTAPOSED WITH RH VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THE OVERALL THREAT SHOULD BE TEMPERED IN SOME AREAS ACROSS FAR SRN NV/SWRN UT/NWRN AZ WHERE LIGHT RAINFALL CONTRIBUTED TO HIGHER FUEL MOISTURE ON TUE. ...SERN PA...SRN NJ...NRN DE...MOST OF MD...D.C...ERN WV PANHANDLE...NRN VA... SUBSTANTIAL DRYING WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS MORNING. 06Z NAM/00Z GFS FORECASTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DEPICTION OF RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S BY PEAK HEATING AS TEMPERATURES HOLD SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN THE 80S. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST STRONG WLYS AT THE TOP OF A WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER WOULD SUPPORT SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH AND POTENTIAL FOR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GIVEN THAT LITTLE TO NO RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND AREAS OF MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT PERSIST...A CRITICAL AREA DELINEATION APPEARS WARRANTED. ..GRAMS.. 09/08/2010 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... Read more
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0313 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 VALID 081200Z - 091200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR ERN/SRN NV...WRN UT...NWRN AZ... ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SERN PA...SRN NJ...NRN DE...MOST OF MD...D.C...ERN WV PANHANDLE...NRN VA... ...SYNOPSIS... LARGE-SCALE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE WRN CONUS...WITH A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE IMPULSE ROTATING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE TROUGH ACROSS CA INTO THE WRN GREAT BASIN THROUGH EARLY THU. PRIMARY SURFACE CYCLONE SHOULD BECOME CENTERED OVER NERN NV/NWRN UT BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD FRONT DRAPED SWWD TOWARDS THE SRN SIERRAS. IN THE EAST...AN UPPER-LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL DECELERATE AS IT PROGRESSES EWD ACROSS SRN QUEBEC AND NEW ENGLAND. ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST OF THE NRN/CNTRL APPALACHIANS THIS MORNING REACHING THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST DURING THE EARLY/MID-AFTERNOON. ...ERN/SRN NV...WRN UT...NWRN AZ... A BROAD SWATH OF MODERATELY STRONG LOW/MID-LEVEL S/SWLYS WILL ENVELOP MUCH OF THE CNTRL/SRN GREAT BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE COINCIDENT WITH A ZONE OF LOWER RH VALUES DEVELOPING BETWEEN A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS WRN NV AND A PLUME OF RICHER SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE BECOME SHUNTED EWD TOWARDS THE FOUR CORNERS. LATEST MODEL FORECASTS ARE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE DEPICTION OF WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...JUXTAPOSED WITH RH VALUES OF 10 TO 15 PERCENT. THE OVERALL THREAT SHOULD BE TEMPERED IN SOME AREAS ACROSS FAR SRN NV/SWRN UT/NWRN AZ WHERE LIGHT RAINFALL CONTRIBUTED TO HIGHER FUEL MOISTURE ON TUE. ...SERN PA...SRN NJ...NRN DE...MOST OF MD...D.C...ERN WV PANHANDLE...NRN VA... SUBSTANTIAL DRYING WILL OCCUR IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE THIS MORNING. 06Z NAM/00Z GFS FORECASTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DEPICTION OF RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S BY PEAK HEATING AS TEMPERATURES HOLD SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL IN THE 80S. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST STRONG WLYS AT THE TOP OF A WELL-MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER WOULD SUPPORT SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS FROM 15 TO 20 MPH AND POTENTIAL FOR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GIVEN THAT LITTLE TO NO RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND AREAS OF MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT PERSIST...A CRITICAL AREA DELINEATION APPEARS WARRANTED. ..GRAMS.. 09/08/2010 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... Read more
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Current Weather Conditions In Van Wert, OH (45891)
Clear, and 57 ° F. For more details?
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Your Weekend Forecast For Van Wert, OH (45891)
Chance of Precipitation: Fri: 10% / Sat: 40% / Sun: 10%. For complete forecast details...
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Your 10-Day Forecast for Van Wert, OH (45891)
Today: Clear & High 74°F / Low 48°F.---- Thu: Mostly Sunny & High 74°F / Low 51°F.---- Fri: Mostly Sunny & High 77°F / Low 54°F.---- Sat & Beyond.... For more details?
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SPC MD 1800
MD 1800 CONCERNING HEAVY RAINFALL FOR S-CNTRL THROUGH CNTRL TX
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1800 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0203 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 AREAS AFFECTED...S-CNTRL THROUGH CNTRL TX CONCERNING...HEAVY RAINFALL VALID 080703Z - 081000Z CORRIDOR OF HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING FROM NEAR SAN-ANTONIO TO NEAR AUSTIN TO EAST OF STEPHENVILLE. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL REMAIN LIKELY IN THIS CORRIDOR. AS OF 06Z THE CENTER OF TD HERMINE WAS LOCATED OVER W-CNTRL TX JUST WEST OF BROWNWOOD AND IS FORECAST BY NHC TO CONTINUE IN A SLOW NWD DIRECTION THROUGH 12Z BEFORE TURNING MORE NNEWD. A CORRIDOR OF ACTIVE CONVECTION WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS FROM NEAR THE SAN-ANTONIO AREA NWD TO NEAR STEPHENVILLE. RECENT TRENDS IN IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW CLOUD TOP COOLING. LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS INDICATE AN INFLUX OF HIGH THETA-E AIR OVER SOUTH AND SERN TX WITH UPPER 70S DEWPOINTS FEEDING THE CONVECTION. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PERSISTENT ZONE OF CONVERGENCE EAST OF THE CENTER AND PW VALUES NEAR 2.5 INCHES WILL SUPPORT HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE MORNING. GIVEN SLOW NWD MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM...THE ZONE OF HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AS STORMS TRAIN NWD WITHIN THE BAND. THOUGH THE PRIMARY THREAT IS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY SUPERCELL STRUCTURE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BAND OR WITH ANY DISCRETE ACTIVITY MOVING NWD EAST OF THE LINE WHERE LARGE 0-1 KM HODOGRAPHS EXIST. ..DIAL.. 09/08/2010 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...FWD...EWX... LAT...LON 30169837 31329798 32299831 32579777 32359718 31279691 29899748 29019871 29309913 30169837 Read more
MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1800 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0203 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010 AREAS AFFECTED...S-CNTRL THROUGH CNTRL TX CONCERNING...HEAVY RAINFALL VALID 080703Z - 081000Z CORRIDOR OF HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING FROM NEAR SAN-ANTONIO TO NEAR AUSTIN TO EAST OF STEPHENVILLE. RAINFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL REMAIN LIKELY IN THIS CORRIDOR. AS OF 06Z THE CENTER OF TD HERMINE WAS LOCATED OVER W-CNTRL TX JUST WEST OF BROWNWOOD AND IS FORECAST BY NHC TO CONTINUE IN A SLOW NWD DIRECTION THROUGH 12Z BEFORE TURNING MORE NNEWD. A CORRIDOR OF ACTIVE CONVECTION WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS FROM NEAR THE SAN-ANTONIO AREA NWD TO NEAR STEPHENVILLE. RECENT TRENDS IN IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOW CLOUD TOP COOLING. LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS INDICATE AN INFLUX OF HIGH THETA-E AIR OVER SOUTH AND SERN TX WITH UPPER 70S DEWPOINTS FEEDING THE CONVECTION. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A PERSISTENT ZONE OF CONVERGENCE EAST OF THE CENTER AND PW VALUES NEAR 2.5 INCHES WILL SUPPORT HEAVY RAIN THROUGH THE MORNING. GIVEN SLOW NWD MOVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM...THE ZONE OF HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AS STORMS TRAIN NWD WITHIN THE BAND. THOUGH THE PRIMARY THREAT IS VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT WITH ANY SUPERCELL STRUCTURE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BAND OR WITH ANY DISCRETE ACTIVITY MOVING NWD EAST OF THE LINE WHERE LARGE 0-1 KM HODOGRAPHS EXIST. ..DIAL.. 09/08/2010 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... ATTN...WFO...FWD...EWX... LAT...LON 30169837 31329798 32299831 32579777 32359718 31279691 29899748 29019871 29309913 30169837 Read more
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Current Weather Conditions In Van Wert, OH (45891)
Clear, and 59 ° F. For more details?
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