Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
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458 FXUS61 KBOX 271132 AFDBOX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 732 AM EDT Thu Jun 27 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Dry and pleasant weather conditions develop today as a high pressure briefly builds in. A more humid and more active weekend is in store as a slow-moving frontal system brings periods of showers and thunderstorms, with localized downpours possible. Drier weather then returns for early next week with seasonable temperatures. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... Showers were moving offshore a little quicker than the last few runs of the HRRR. Overall, thinking showers will be offshore by 9-10 AM, but may linger a little longer over the coastal waters east of MA. Main adjustments to the forecast this morning were to rainfall timing. Overall forecast trend remained on track. Previous Discussion... A cold front across southeast MA and the adjacent coastal waters moves farther offshore today. Any lingering showers or thunderstorms are expected to clear the MA coast by mid morning. It may be closer to noon for it to clear the coastal waters southeast of MA. The main theme for today will be lower humidity with clearing skies. Temperatures across the interior expected to be generally be 5-8 degrees lower than yesterday. With the front taking longer to clear southeast New England, and the influence of the ocean, temperatures expected to be rather similar. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/... High pressure expected to dominate our weather tonight and Friday. Mainly clear skies with near normal temperatures and comfortable humidity. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Highlights: * More active for this weekend, with periods of showers and thunderstorms associated with a slow-moving frontal system. Heavy downpours appear to be the greatest risk, but it is uncertain if any storm(s) may become strong/severe. * High pressure returns Monday and Tuesday. * A warm front should approach Wednesday, starting a warming trend with increasing humidity. A high pressure should eventually move offshore Saturday, opening the door for a return to heat and tropical humidity hading into Sunday. A slow moving-cold front is expected to cross southern New England some time from late Sunday into Sunday night. Ahead of this front, looking at another round of showers and possible thunderstorms. The main concern at this time remains localized downpours, but cannot yet completely rule out the threat of strong gusty thunderstorm winds. Thinking there is at least a high probability for some rainfall during this time. Near to slightly below normal temperatures with lower humidity and dry weather anticipated for Monday and Tuesday, as a high pressure moves through southern New England. Wednesday still looking mostly dry, despite the approach of a warm front which could trigger some showers. && .AVIATION /12Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Forecast Confidence Levels: Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Today...High confidence in trends, moderate in exact timing. Generally VFR across southern New England. Any lingering IFR should dissipate by 14Z. Winds out of the west between 5 and 10 knots with gusts of 15 to 20 knots this morning. Tonight and Friday...High Confidence. VFR and dry. Northwest to north/northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Local seabreezes expected Friday. KBOS TAF...High confidence in trends, moderate confidence in timing. KBDL TAF...High confidence in trends, moderate confidence in timing. Outlook /Friday Night through Monday/... Friday Night: VFR. Saturday: VFR. Breezy. Slight chance SHRA. Saturday Night: MVFR/IFR conditions possible. Breezy. SHRA, slight chance TSRA. Sunday: Mainly MVFR, with local IFR possible. Breezy. SHRA likely, slight chance TSRA. Sunday Night: VFR. Breezy. Chance SHRA. Monday: VFR. && .MARINE... Forecaster Confidence Levels: Low - less than 30 percent. Medium - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Today..High confidence. Cold front enters the waters, which will shift winds to W during the morning, along with improving visibility. However, this front stalls just offshore. Seas across the outer waters diminishing to 2-4 ft during this afternoon. Tonight and Friday...High confidence. Cold front just offshore finally accelerates out to sea, with winds becoming NW 15-20 kt, highest across the eastern MA waters. Winds light from the north Friday, leading to local seabreezes. Dry weather and good vsby. Outlook /Friday Night through Monday/... Friday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft. Saturday Night: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Chance of rain showers, slight chance of thunderstorms. Sunday: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. Rain showers likely, slight chance of thunderstorms. Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Chance of rain showers, isolated thunderstorms. Monday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Slight chance of rain showers. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. MA...None. RI...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM EDT this morning for ANZ254. Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for ANZ255. Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EDT this afternoon for ANZ256. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Belk NEAR TERM...Belk SHORT TERM...Belk LONG TERM...Belk AVIATION...Belk MARINE...Belk