MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0006
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   0208 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2004
   
   AREAS AFFECTED...NE MO/CNTRL IL/NCNTRL IND/NW OH
   
   CONCERNING...WINTER MIXED PRECIPITATION 
   
   VALID 040808Z - 041315Z
   
   A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION OVER NCNTRL MO AND SCNTRL IL
   WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NEWD INTO NCNTRL IND THROUGH 12Z. AS SFC
   TEMPS CONTINUE TO COOL...THE AREA WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SIGNIFICANT
   ACCUMULATIONS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET.
   
   THE FREEZING LINE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED FROM CNTRL MO EXTENDING ENEWD
   THROUGH CNTRL IL TO NEAR FORT WAYNE IND. COLD AIR ADVECTION AND
   DIURNAL SFC COOLING WILL CONTINUE ALLOWING THE FREEZING LINE TO MOVE
   SWD TOWARD A LARGE CORRIDOR OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION. FORECAST
   SOUNDINGS FROM CNTRL IL SHOW A DEEP WARM LAYER BETWEEN 850 AND 700
   MB SUGGESTING A CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
   OCCUR AS THE FREEZING LINE MOVES SWD. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
   WILL BE LIKELY IN A NARROW CORRIDOR FROM JUST NORTH OF ST. LOUIS TO
   NEAR SPRINGFIELD IL TO NEAR FORT WAYNE IND. QUARTER INCH ICE
   ACCUMULATIONS WILL POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT THREE TO SIX HOURS.
   
   ..BROYLES.. 01/04/2004
   
   
   ATTN...WFO...CLE...ILN...IWX...IND...LOT...ILX...LSX...
   
   40688301 40098501 39508798 38979044 38799187 39499217
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