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ANZ530 Chesapeake Bay North Of Pooles Island- 1036 Pm Edt Fri May 3 2024
.small craft advisory in effect through late Saturday night - .
Rest of tonight - E winds 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A slight chance of showers with isolated tstms. Sat - E winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain likely. Sat night - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Rain.Sun - SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers.Sun night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely. Mon - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers. Mon night - SW winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms. Tue - S winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. A chance of showers. Wed - SW winds 10 to 15 kt - .becoming S 5 kt after midnight. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers and tstms.
winds and waves higher and visibilities lower in and near tstms.

ANZ500 1036 Pm Edt Fri May 3 2024
Synopsis for the tidal potomac and md portion of the chesapeake bay -
a boundary will remain to the south and west of the waters through Saturday night before returning as a warm front Sunday into Monday. Another cold front will stall near the waters for the middle and latter portions of next week. Small craft advisories may be needed Sunday and Sunday night.

FXUS61 KCTP 040307 AFDCTP

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 1107 PM EDT Fri May 3 2024

SYNOPSIS
-Noticeable cool down over the weekend with overcast skies and periods of rain -Remaining unsettled next week with a gradual warming trend

NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/
Radar loop at 03Z shows dwindling, diurnally-driven convection over the NW Mtns. The focus for the rest of the night shifts to the potential of additional showers linked to a mid level vort max lifting into Southwest PA from the Ohio Valley. Surging pwats, combined with the arrival of this feature will bring an increased chance of showers over primarily the southwest portion of the forecast area late tonight.

An increasingly moist east/southeast flow off of the Atlantic, combined with upslope flow, will likely yield developing stratus along the spine of the Appalachians late tonight. Low temps will be above early May climo and range between 45-55F from the southwestern Poconos/Coal Region to Warren County.

SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
Model guidance supports developing rain Saturday across Central PA from south to north ahead of an upper level shortwave lifting out of the Tennessee Valley. The associated southerly low level jet and plume of higher pwats overrunning a dome of cool/stable air across Central PA should result scattered showers giving way to a steady rain early Sat morning over the southern tier counties and by late in the day over the northern tier. The upper level shortwave should begin to lift out of the area Sunday, resulting in rain tapering off from west to east.
Scattered late day convection appears possible late Sunday over the Allegheny Plateaus associated with an approaching warm front over Western PA. Ensemble plumes support rain totals by late Sunday in the 0.5 to 0.75 inch range for most of the area.

Hires models show CAD pattern firmly entrenched over CPA Saturday, and therefore we continued to trim max temps vs. NBM, due to thick cloud cover, easterly flow and arriving rain. We have blended the cooler NAM surface temps with those of the NBM, resulting in expected max temps in the mid to low 50s for much of the area. No risk of thunder on Saturday, so removed from wx grids and changed character of precip to rain from showers.

Sunday looks to be another cool day for May, due to a persistent southeast flow off of the Atlantic. However, a slight rebound is expected over the western counties, due to rain tapering off the chance for a bit of afternoon brightening.

Subsidence behind the departing shortwave should result in a mainly rain-free Sunday night. However, a lingering upsloping southeast flow will likely yield lingering low clouds/patchy drizzle. Fcst lows Sunday night are +10-15F above climo for early May in the 50-60F range.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
Monday should feature much warmer and drier weather, as high pressure builds southeast from the Grt Lks behind a Sunday night cold/occluded front passage. However, the approach of an upper level shortwave appears likely to produce scattered PM convection in the vicinity of the stalled front along the Mason Dixon Line. Highest POPs are placed over the southern tier, with only slight chc POPs across the north. The return of sunshine and 850mb temps near 12C translates to expected highs in the 70s most places.

Upper level ridging over PA indicates warm and generally dry conditions are likely Tuesday. However, a warm front lifting out of the Ohio Valley could result in increasing clouds with a PM shower/tsra, primarily across the southwest counties. The bulk of medium range guidance supports a very warm Wednesday with scattered convection, as the area briefly breaks into the warm sector ahead of a cold front pushing in from the Grt Lks.

Model consensus supports a better chance for a more widespread rainfall Thursday, associated with a deepening upstream trough and wave of low pressure riding along the stalled cold front just south of PA. The surface low and deepest moisture is progged to shift east of the area by Thursday night. However, falling heights ahead of the upper trough will likely support scattered, diurnally-driven convection Friday, along with a downward trend in temperatures.

AVIATION /03Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
Scattered SHRA across western PA has largely stayed east of all airfields in central PA. Some light SHRA passed over JST/AOO although relatively dry air in the lower-levels made for very little in the way of rainfall. Some light showers are still in the vicinity so have outlined VCSH for these airfields for the next couple of hours. The best chance of SHRA at either airfield will come in the very near-term (00Z-01Z) although showers continue to break apart. Chances of TSRA are low (< 30%) and have kept them out of the TAFs for this cycle, with any TSRA occurring at BFD/JST. Chances for TSRA after 03Z Saturday drop even further with the loss of daytime heating.

Chances for low clouds and some fog do remain possible, although model sounding shave outlined less moisture in the lower-levels that would promote fog formation. If any fog formation is to occur, best chances will be across SW PA at JST with lesser chances at AOO. Southeasterly winds will increase probability of fog in these locations as well, but with low confidence have opted to keep fog out of this TAF package.

Light SHRA will continue on Saturday with restrictions expected at all airfields across central PA. Widespread MVFR conds are expected by 12Z Saturday with IFR cigs expected across Allegheny Front airfields (JST/AOO/UNV, lesser IPT) throughout the day on Saturday.

Outlook...

Sun...Widespread restrictions due to low cigs. SHRA likely with a chance of TSRA.

Mon-Wed...AM fog/clouds poss. PM -SHRA possible areawide.

CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.

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