FXUS61 KLWX 191337
AFDLWX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
937 AM EDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STATIONARY BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT BEFORE LIFTING NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY. A WEAK MID-LEVEL
TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
WESTERN ATLANTIC MIDWEEK...WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW PROVIDING
WARM TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE GREAT LAKES LATE THIS WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY ALONG THE COASTAL VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA 
BORDER WAS SNAKING ITS WAY WESTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS 
AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE WAS LOCATED
OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC.

THERE HASNT BEEN MUCH CHG TO SYNOP FEATURES THUS FAR TDA...AND
REALLY DONT ANTICIPATE RAPID CHG TAFTN. MRNG LWX RAOB STBL AND
SATD BLO H9. WHILE RNK SNDG A LTL LESS STBL...ITS NOT EXACTLY
UNSTBL EITHER. CHGD PCPN CHARACTER TO RADZ FOR THE MRNG/MIDDAY.
RADR PRESENTATION UNIMPRESSIVE...AND HV/WL SCALE BACK POPS. DO
THINK THAT A FEW HOLES WL DVLP IN OVC...AND THAT WL AIDE IN SHRA
DVLPMT LT TDA. MAYBE A TSRA TOO...BUT THAT/S LOOKING RATHER SLIM.
THINK MDL CAPE/LI FIELDS OVERDONE.

FOR TONIGHT...MODELS ARE SUGGESTIVE THAT THE STATIONARY FRONT WILL 
START TO MAKE ITS WAY NORTH. EVEN IF LOW LEVEL FLOW TURNS MORE TO 
THE SOUTH...AM NOT CONVINCED THAT ENOUGH WIND IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER 
WILL BE ABLE TO PUSH THE FRONT THIS FAR TO THE NORTH. THEREFORE 
FORECAST REFLECTS THIS BOUNDARY REMAINING SOUTH OF THE CWA...KEEPING 
LOW CLOUD COVER OVER THE CWA. NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY...LIFT ENHANCED 
BY A SHORTWAVE AT 500 MB IS LIKELY TO BRING AT LEAST SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OVER THE CWA. STAYED CLOSE TO BIAS CORRECTED MAV/MET FOR 
MINIMA.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
LLVL RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE WRN ATLANTIC DURING THE FIRST HALF 
OF THE WORK WEEK. BROAD SLY RETURN FLOW ON THE WRN PERIPHERY OF THE 
HIGH WILL KEEP WHATEVER IS LEFT OF THE REMNANT SFC WARM FRONT NORTH 
OF THE AREA DURING THIS TIME. SOUTH OF THIS FRONT...A WARM AND A 
MODESTLY HUMID AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE. MAX TEMPS IN THE 80S EACH 
DAY ALTHOUGH CLOUDS MAY INHIBIT TEMPS FROM REACHING 80F IN SOME 
LOCATIONS ON MON. 

BOTH THE 00Z NAM/GFS PROG A MID-LVL SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT IS 
CURRENTLY OVER THE TN VLY TO SLOWLY MOVE WD THRU THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION ON MON. LIFT/MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE TROUGH IN CONJUNCTION WITH
DAYTIME HEATING WILL SUPPORT DIURNAL CONVECTION OVER THE CWA. POPS
HIGHEST TOWARD CENTRAL VA/SRN MD BUT STILL IN CHANCE RANGE.

MID-LVL RIDGE BUILDS OVERHEAD TUE AND WED AFTER THE SHORTWAVE
TROUGH EXITS THE AREA. COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE LOW
TUE AND WED DUE TO AN ABSENCE OF ORGANIZED LIFT AND A
STRENGTHENING SUBSIDENCE INVERSION. KEPT FCST DRY FOR MOST OF THE
I-95 CORRIDOR AND CHSPK BAY AS WEAK STEERING FLOW WILL LIMIT HOW
FAR EAST CONVECTION PROPAGATES ONCE INITIATED OVER THE MTS.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE 
GREAT LAKES/MIDWEST REGIONS WED NGT AND THU BEFORE PASSING THRU
THE AREA ON FRI. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL ACCORDINGLY
INCREASE LATE IN THE WEEK AND WILL BE HIGHEST WITH FROPA. ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL TREND MUCH COOLER IN
WAKE OF FROPA FRI INTO THE WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION /14Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WITH MOIST ONSHORE FLOW IN PLACE...CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN THE 
PRESENCE OF IFR/LIFR FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THIS MORNING. 
CONFIDENCE LOWERS TO MODERATE REGARDING THE ENDING TIME OF THESE 
FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS. HAVE FAVORED LAMP GUIDANCE ON KEEPING IFR UNTIL 
17-18Z. DESPITE HIGH SUN ANGLE...THESE CONDITIONS COULD LINGER 
LONGER GIVEN EASTERLY FLOW. ANY IMPROVEMENT THAT OCCURS LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF AS A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS 
FORECAST TO REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. EVEN IF 
EASTERLY FLOW BECOMES MORE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST...A DEGRADATION TO 
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT PER GUIDANCE. THE ONLY TAF 
SITE WITH THE INCLUSION OF THUNDER IN THE GRIDS IS CHO...REST OF THE 
SITES ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOO STABLE FOR THUNDER AND ONLY SHRA WAS 
MENTIONED IN TAFS. 

IFR CONDITIONS LIKELY TO START THE DAY MON BEFORE MRNG STRATUS/
FOG MIX OUT FROM W TO E. PREDOMINATELY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON
AFTN ALTHOUGH BRIEF RESTRICTIONS IN SHRA/TSRA ARE POSSIBLE.
DIURNAL FOG/LOW CLOUDS POSSIBLE AT NGT AND ERY IN THE MRNG EACH
DAY IN THE MIDWEEK. CHANCES FOR SHRA/TSRA WILL BE LOW DURING THIS
TIME.

&&

.MARINE...
EASTERLY FLOW STARTS TO BECOME SOUTHEAST LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING. MODELS FORECAST WINDS TO INCREASE...AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 
TEND TO BE ENHANCED OVER THE LOWER TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER AND UP THE 
BAY. SCA IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING FOR THESE AREAS. ITS 
POSSIBLE THAT THE SCA COULD NEED TO BE EXTENDED INTO THE OVERNIGHT 
FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS. 

LGT SLY FLOW ERY IN THE WEEK WILL STRENGTHEN LATER IN THE WEEK. SCA 
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BY THU...WHEN A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE 
NW.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
DEPARTURES HAVE DECREASED TO A HALF FOOT OR LESS. IF THESE
ANOMALIES REMAIN THE SAME...NO FLOODING SHOULD OCCUR WITH THE
UPCOMING HIGH TIDE CYCLE. HOWEVER...AS WINDS TURN MORE TO THE
SOUTHEAST AND THEN SOUTH...DEPARTURES MAY INCREASE MONDAY
INCREASING THE RISK FOR MINOR TIDAL FLOODING AT SENSITIVE
LOCATIONS.

WATER LEVELS SHOULD TICK UPWARD ERY NEXT WEEK WITH SLY FLOW 
PERSISTING AND A WAXING GIBBOUS MOON. THIS FAR OUT...STILL SOME
UNCERTAINTY IF POSITIVE ANOMALIES INCREASE ENOUGH TO REACH MINOR
THRESHOLD.

&&

.LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
DC...NONE.
MD...NONE.
VA...NONE.
WV...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT EDT 
     TONIGHT FOR ANZ531-532-539-540.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EDT 
     TONIGHT FOR ANZ533-534-537-541-543.

&&

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