FXUS63 KDVN 250550
AFDDVN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1150 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009

.UPDATE...
JUST A QUICK UPDATE. NO BIG CHANGES TO THE GOING FORECAST.
HOWEVER...THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE WESTERN TIER OF COUNTIES THAT
WAS SET TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH 6 AM. SO
THE ENTIRE CWA WILL REMAIN UNDER A FLOOD WATCH THE REST OF
TONIGHT. FELT UNCOMFORTABLE LETTING THE WATCH OVER THE WESTERN
COUNTIES WITH AT LEAST MODERATE RAIN PUSH WEST BACK OVER THAT AREA
AT THIS TIME. ALSO LOOKS LIKE...DRY SLOT...WORKING NORTH THROUGH
CENTRAL MO NOW HAS SOME CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS SHOWING UP IN IT. THIS
SHOULD MAKE IT AT LEAST INTO THE SRN CWA AFTER MIDNIGHT.  OTHERWISE
FORECAST HAS BEEN UNCHANGED.  ...DLF...

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.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR BENTON-BUCHANAN-CEDAR-
     CLINTON-DELAWARE-DES MOINES-DUBUQUE-HENRY IA-IOWA-JACKSON-
     JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-JONES-KEOKUK-LEE-LINN-LOUISA-MUSCATINE-
     SCOTT-VAN BUREN-WASHINGTON.

IL...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR BUREAU-CARROLL-HANCOCK-
     HENDERSON-HENRY IL-JO DAVIESS-MCDONOUGH-MERCER-PUTNAM-ROCK 
     ISLAND-STEPHENSON-WARREN-WHITESIDE.

MO...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR CLARK-SCOTLAND.

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DLF