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FXUS61 KBGM 251854
AFDBGM

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
254 PM EDT Sat May 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A frontal boundary will move across the region this afternoon
through this evening, with showers and thunderstorms, a few of
which may be gusty. Sunday will be generally dry, other than a
few brief pop up showers in Northeast Pennsylvania and the
Catskills. Our next system moves in late Sunday Night into
Monday with rain and a chance of thunder.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
245 PM Update...
Thunderstorms, some gusty, will accompany a cold front through
the region this afternoon-evening, followed by mostly quiet
weather before moisture starts to creep back in late Sunday
night.

Thunderstorms have sprouted in Western NY-PA, where roughly
700-1200 J/kg Convective Available Potential Energy has
developed due both to diurnal heating and axis of moisture
pooled along the front. Farther east there is more dry air, but
models due indicate that the instability axis will still press
east-southeast across our area for the rest of this afternoon-
evening. Coverage of thunder will reduce as it gets east of I-81
but will not go away completely.

Model soundings show steep low level lapse rates, with
inverted-V appearance through at least 5000-6000 feet above
ground. One of those deals where any thunderstorms or even
shower cores should easily mix down gusty winds. Despite shear
being somewhat limited, this favorable boundary layer for mixing
down of winds supports the marginal risk for severe
thunderstorms from the Storm Prediction Center, for counties
along and west of I-81 as well as Chenango-Madison-Oneida
counties. The gusts may have a harder time, as with lightning
itself, as the storms head east of I-81 into this evening.
Confidence is high that showers-storms will be gusty, with
35-50 mph gusts to be common along the frontal line. The only
question is whether a few of the strongest storm cores manage
damaging gusts to 60 mph.

Cold front will be shallow, with moisture trapped under post-
frontal inversion late tonight-early Sunday. Thus low clouds and fog
are probable, with lows of mid 50s-lower 60s and additional
moisture from prior rainfall.

Sunday should remain mostly dry through the day, yet the
amorphous stalled front in Wyoming Valley-Poconos to Catskills
may be enough for a few pop up showers and isolated thunder
during the afternoon. The rest of the area though will be mostly
sunny with a lot of dry air mixing down from above the boundary
layer. Highs will be in the mid 70s to mid 80s. Clouds do start
to increasing Sunday night, however, as we get into return flow
ahead of our next system. Rain chances will start to bump up
towards dawn Monday, especially Twin Tiers southward as a warm
front moving into the region.

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.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
230 PM Update...
A warm front will lift north of the area Monday morning, with
southerly flow expected to advect in deeper moisture. Surface
dewpoints look to reach into the mid to upper-60s and PW values
1.6 to 1.7 inches. Rain showers will likely be on-going in the
morning, lifting northward towards the afternoon. Meanwhile, a
cold front and associated upper level disturbance will push in
from the west late in the afternoon or early in the evening,
bringing another round of showers and thunderstorms. These will
benefit more from the deeper moisture, and locally heavy
rainfall will be possible. One upside is that the system does
look fairly progressive, which could limit precip totals to some
degree. Localized flooding potential will be highly dependent
on antecedent conditions resulting from rainfall today and
Sunday.

Cyclonic flow will continue on Tuesday, with more widely scattered,
and lighter rain showers possible, along with somewhat cooler
temperatures.

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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
230 PM update...
A persistent upper level trough over Ontario and Quebec will
dominate the longer range pattern, with several shortwave troughs
expected to roll along its southern periphery into the northeastern
CONUS through the period. Cooler and showery conditions look to
persist Wednesday and Thursday, with drier and warmer
conditions working in late in the week, perhaps even well timed
with the weekend for a change.

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.AVIATION /19Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Thunderstorms will impact most terminals this afternoon-early
evening, likely including a gusty west-northwest wind shift.
Confidence is not as high for thunder at KRME, but that will be
watched closely; monitor for amendments. Cold front passes
through behind the storms this evening-overnight, with shallow
moisture trapped to cause lowering ceilings and some fog. The NY
terminals will get into at least fuel alternate required levels
below 2000 feet, and even likely IFR for KBGM-KELM-KITH in the
few hours around dawn. Improvement occurs up to midday Sunday
under weak high pressure, as ceilings scatter out.

Outlook...

Sunday afternoon-evening...Mainly VFR.

Monday through Wednesday...Occasional restrictions likely from
multiple batches of showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday...Mainly VFR.

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.BGM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NY...None.

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SYNOPSIS...MDP
NEAR TERM...MDP
SHORT TERM...MPH
LONG TERM...MPH
AVIATION...MDP