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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
920 PM EDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A frontal system will move into the area this evening before
stalling through Sunday. A strong front and area of low pressure
over the Great Lakes and Upper Midwest will approach the area
during the early or middle part of next week. High pressure will
follow.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
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EVENING UPDATE...
The bulk of convection has ended for the area, though a few
isolated showers and thunderstorms linger around Loudoun and
Montgomery counties and then east of I-95. Some low clouds left
over from the convection are hovering around the DC/Baltimore
metros and CHO, but current satellite trends suggest these clear
out briefly before ceilings drop again tonight. Patchy fog has
also already begun to develop in spots.

PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
Stronger storms should tend to wane this evening, though a
continued risk for showers and a few rumbles of thunder look to
linger through the night as added lift from a passing shortwave
moves atop a backdoor cold front. This overnight precip may
focus closer to the metro areas.

Lows will fall into the upper 50s to mid 60s tonight.
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.SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
The aforementioned backdoor front will stall over the area
Sunday bringing notably different conditions to different
portions of the forecast area. To the southwest (over the
central Shenandoah Valley toward the Allegheny and Potomac
Highlands), it will be mainly sunny and warm with highs near 80.
To the northeast of the boundary across much of the rest of the
area, cool, cloudy, and perhaps drizzly conditions are expected
in onshore flow with highs in the low 70s. There is somewhat of
a signal for improving conditions with clouds lifting some late
in the afternoon, but not much agreement at this juncture.

The pattern doesn`t change much heading into Monday. Thus, expect
lingering cloud cover for much of the area along with muted diurnal
temperature spread.

Another trough and area of low pressure/frontal system begin to
approach from the OH Valley/Great Lakes by later Monday resulting in
increasing rain chances from west to east especially Monday
night.

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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
A shortwave-trough over the Midwest Tue afternoon will move across
the area during the middle portion of the week bringing a cold front
through the Wed night. Expect numerous showers and thunderstorms Tue-
Wed with this sfc cold front. After that frontal passage, global
model shows a reinforcement of the upper trough pattern over the
eastern U.S. during the second half of next week bringing a cooler
and drier pattern to the area.  Overall, it seems there is better
agreement and less volatility among the global guidance than there
was at this time 24 hours ago.

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.AVIATION /01Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected to
accompany a frontal system late this afternoon into this
evening. At this time, confidence remains highest in TS near
and west of IAD. Winds will generally be S/SE 5-10 kts with a
few gusts to 15 kts possible.

Lower CIGs and/or patchy fog can be expected later tonight into
Sunday morning in the wake of a backdoor cold front. Additional
shower activity is possible near the metros through the night. Winds
will become easterly but remain light AOB 10 kts. Restrictions are
expected to persist much of Sunday into Monday as onshore flow
continues, with MVFR most likely during the day and IFR
overnight. Visibility restrictions of a mile or two are possible
near daybreak tomorrow as well with any fog that develops.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Tue and Wed with flight
restrictions possible.

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.MARINE...
Continued S/SE flow is expected into this evening ahead of the
cold front. Winds will become E/NE behind the backdoor front
tonight through early next week. Showers and a few thunderstorms
are possible tonight as the front crosses with SMWs the main
concern. Overall, winds look light, but there may be a period
of SCA conditions behind the backdoor front through Sunday near
15 kts.

SCA conditions are possible during the middle and second half
of next week in southerly flow and then NW flow.

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.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
Southerly flow today gives way to a very prolonged period of onshore
flow (east to southeast) that continues through much of next
week. Minor coastal flooding is likely at high tide at all
sensitive locations for the next few days. Coastal Flood
Advisories are in effect for the entire shoreline of the
Chesapeake Bay and Lower Tidal Potomac, including Washington DC.
A steady rise in anomalies is expected to produce Moderate
flooding at Annapolis tonight, and likely during the two high
tides Sunday. As a result Coastal Flood Warning has been issued
at Annapolis through Sunday evening. Also, Washington DC SW
Waterfront could approach Moderate flooding later this weekend,
something to continue to monitor. Expect Advisories to be
extended through the weekend, and likely for much of the
upcoming week.

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.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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DC...Coastal Flood Advisory until 4 AM EDT Monday for DCZ001.
MD...Coastal Flood Advisory until 4 AM EDT Monday for MDZ011.
     Coastal Flood Warning until 4 AM EDT Monday for MDZ014.
     Coastal Flood Advisory until 11 PM EDT Sunday for MDZ016-018.
     Coastal Flood Advisory until 8 PM EDT Sunday for MDZ017-508.
VA...Coastal Flood Advisory until 4 AM EDT Monday for VAZ054.
     Coastal Flood Advisory until 11 PM EDT Sunday for VAZ057.
WV...None.
MARINE...None.
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SYNOPSIS...DHOF/CPB
NEAR TERM...DHOF/CPB/CAS
SHORT TERM...DHOF/CPB
LONG TERM...LFR
AVIATION...LFR/CPB
MARINE...LFR/CPB
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...LWX