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FXUS61 KPHI 190542
AFDPHI

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
142 AM EDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure over the Gulf of Maine will slowly track out to
sea on Friday. Meanwhile, low pressure north of the Great Lakes
will slowly track east and will drag a cold front across the
region Friday and Friday night. The front becomes stationary
south of the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend as high pressure
builds in from the north. The next frontal system looks to
affect the area Tuesday night through Wednesday.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/...
A backdoor cold front is now advancing southwestward and has
passed into the Chesapeake Bay heading further southwest.
However, there is little to no forcing of substance and low
levels have dried a bit with a bit more northerly component to
the flow behind the front. There have even been some breaks in
the overcast overnight, though expect those to be short-lived.
Overall tonight, expect relatively dry and quiet conditions.
Northeasterly winds will persist and some patchy fog/drizzle
looks to continue in the Poconos, but lower elevations should
avoid such conditions. Lows in the 40s overall.

Friday will start out dry as the weak onshore flow regime
persists. Cloudy conditions are expected through the day as low-
level moisture continues to funnel in. A "typical" cold front
will approach from the northwest, with scattered light showers
spreading across eastern PA in mid to late afternoon, and even
some some isolated showers reaching the I-95 corridor toward
the evening. Not expecting anything impactful overall though as
the strongest forcing will be well to the north and there will
be no instability. Rainfall amounts will only be a few
hundredths for those that see any rain Friday afternoon.
High temperatures will get into the upper 50s/low 60s.

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.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Cold front slowly works its way across the region Friday night
and will be offshore by Saturday morning. There does not look to
be much lift or moisture associated with this front, and QPF
should be on the order of 1/10 inch or less. Perhaps up to 2/20
inch of QPF is possible for southern Delaware as low pressure
passes through the Mid-Atlantic, but well south of the local
forecast area.

The front continues to move offshore through the weekend, but
the tail end of the front will extend back through the Mid-
Atlantic and back through the Gulf Coast. High pressure builds
in from the north and west and conditions dry out for most of
the weekend. Low pressure develops on that old front will will
pass through the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, but this system looks
to be well south of the region, and any rainfall should be south
of Delaware.

Near normal temperatures on tap for Saturday with highs in the
mid and upper 60s. Cold air advection will be underway for
Saturday night and Sunday with a below normal air mass spreading
into the region. Lows Saturday night will be in the 30s and low
40s, and then highs on Sunday will be in the upper 50s to low
60s.

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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
High pressure slowly works its way through the East Coast for
the start of the new week, moving offshore and south of the
region by Tuesday. Low pressure approaches from the west on
Tuesday and moves north of the region Tuesday night through
Wednesday. For now, will generally carry chance PoPs for that
timeframe, but there will be a slug of likely PoPs for the
southern Poconos and Lehigh Valley Tuesday night. Cold front
passes through behind the departing low on Wednesday. Conditions
dry out for Thursday.

Temperatures return to normal levels for the first half of the
week, dropping below normal for the end of next week.

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.AVIATION /06Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas...

Rest of Tonight...Prevailing MVFR ceilings with mainly
unrestricted VSBY outside of the Poconos. Some variability and
even brief scattering of the low cloud layer, but generally
remaining around 015-025 for the majority of the night into
Friday morning. Winds out of the east around 5-10 kt. Moderate
confidence.

Friday...Ceilings mainly MVFR with unrestricted VSBY. Winds
veering to more of a southeasterly direction around 5-10 kt.
Some light showers coming into ABE/RDG in the afternoon,
potentially lowering VSBY to MVFR in the evening, followed by
gradually lowering ceilings toward 00Z there.


Outlook...

Friday night...Sub-VFR conditions in SHRA.

Saturday through Tuesday...VFR. No significant weather.

&&

.MARINE...
A Small Craft Advisory is in effect currently for all the ocean
zones. SCA conditions are expected on the ocean waters through
late Friday night as seas linger 6-8 ft tonight, and gradually
lower toward 5 ft Friday night. Otherwise, winds are easing
through Friday morning, ENE 10-15 kt, tending SE 5-10 kt Friday
night.


Outlook...

Saturday through Tuesday...A prolonged period of sub-SCA
conditions and fair weather.

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NJ...None.
DE...None.
MD...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EDT Saturday for ANZ450>455.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...MPS
NEAR TERM...Dodd/Hoeflich/RCM
SHORT TERM...MPS
LONG TERM...MPS
AVIATION...Dodd/Hoeflich/MPS/RCM
MARINE...Dodd/Hoeflich/MPS/RCM