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ANZ530 Chesapeake Bay North Of Pooles Island- 1204 Pm Edt Wed May 1 2024
This afternoon - W winds 5 kt. Waves less than 1 ft. Tonight - SW winds around 5 kt. Waves flat. Thu - SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Thu night - NW winds around 5 kt - .becoming ne after midnight. Waves 1 ft. Fri - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. Fri night - E winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Waves 1 ft. Sat - E winds 10 to 15 kt. Waves 1 ft. A chance of showers, then showers likely after midnight. Sun - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 1 ft. Showers likely through the day, then a chance of showers through the night.

ANZ500 1204 Pm Edt Wed May 1 2024
Synopsis for the tidal potomac and md portion of the chesapeake bay -
a cold front will move south and east of the waters today. High pressure briefly returns Thursday before another slow moving front crosses the local waters over the weekend. Unsettled conditions look to linger over the waters heading into early next week as additional fronts move through. Small craft advisories may be needed on both Friday and Saturday.

FXUS61 KCTP 011538 AFDCTP

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service State College PA 1138 AM EDT Wed May 1 2024

SYNOPSIS
-Warm/dry weather with lower humidity into Thursday -Trending unsettled into the weekend with some periods of rain and thunderstorms Sat/Sun

NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/
Cu popped over the SErn half of the area but is starting to dissipate in many places as the sfc dewpoints drop. LNS Td still in the L60s, so the cu will be the mostest there. Higher clouds will cross the (mainly nrn part) of the area this aftn as warm air invades. Only minor tweaks made to T, Td, and sky.

Prev...
As a ridge of high pressure at the SFC and aloft drifts east and over the state today, dewpoints into (or slowly down through)
the 40s with a splendid late morning and afternoon, soaked with sunshine and unlimited visibility.

Comfortably warm high temps will reach the low to mid 70s over the Northern and Western Mtns and upper 70s to low 80s respectively in the Central and Southern Valleys. These readings are +10 to +15 compared to average. Thursday will a few degrees warmer for much of the Commonwealth.

SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/
Mainly clear skies with just patchy late night valley fog tonight as a light west to southwest breeze prevails ahead of a weak and dry secondary cold dropping south from the Lower Glakes and New York State.

Lows temps will range from the upper 40s in the coldest rural valleys of NW PA to the upper 50s on some of the ridges in Central and Southern PA, where a light westerly breeze will keep the Blyr stirred up a bit.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
Expect nearly a carbon copy of today's (Wednesday's) weather on Thursday with a light to moderately gusty NW wind. Dewpoints lower by a few to several deg F Thursday will translate into afternoon MinRH values in the upper 20s to mid 30s.

Easterly flow begins to take hold on Friday, as high pressure noses down the eastside of the Appalachians. This should result in cooler temperatures Friday, especially across eastern PA.
This setup could also favor low clouds into the middle and lower Susquehanna Valley Friday night into Sat AM.

A frontal boundary will slowly make it's way eastward from the Midwest into the commonwealth Saturday into Sunday, accompanied by an increasing chc of showers and storms.

Passage of the upper trough and associated front should bring drier conditions by Monday of next week, before an approaching warm front could bring a return of clouds and showers/storms on Tuesday.

AVIATION /16Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
Low stratus has developed across the Laurel Highlands thanks to a moist, upslope flow. Patchy valley fog has also developed across much of north central PA, due to clearing skies, damp ground and diminishing winds. These will be the primary concerns through sunrise, with areas of locally LIFR vsby and cigs.
Farther to the west, drier air filtering in from the northwest will work against the formation of fog.

Expect quick improvement areawide Wed morning, with building high pressure providing mostly sunny skies and a W/NW sfc breeze of 5-10 kts. VFR conds will prevail with only mid and upper level clouds.

Outlook...

Thu-Fri AM...No sig wx expected.

Fri PM-Sat...Scattered SHRA/TSRA developing from west to east w/ reductions possible.

Sat night-Sun...Widespread SHRA/TSRA expected.

CLIMATE
Record high temperatures were set at the following locations on Monday:

SITE 2024 OBS PRVS RECORD Altoona 86F 83F (1956)
Bradford 82F 76F (1984)
Williamsport 89F 86F (1942/1974)

It was also the first 80F day in Bradford so far this year, almost 2 weeks ahead of the average first 80F temperature (May 11th).

CTP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.

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Port Deposit
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Wed -- 12:39 AM EDT     0.85 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 02:37 AM EDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 04:54 AM EDT     2.18 feet High Tide
Wed -- 06:04 AM EDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 07:27 AM EDT     Last Quarter
Wed -- 11:40 AM EDT     0.79 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 12:22 PM EDT     Moonset
Wed -- 05:14 PM EDT     3.03 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:59 PM EDT     Sunset
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Millside
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Wed -- 12:54 AM EDT     0.95 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 02:35 AM EDT     Moonrise
Wed -- 06:02 AM EDT     Sunrise
Wed -- 06:22 AM EDT     5.67 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:27 AM EDT     Last Quarter
Wed -- 12:20 PM EDT     Moonset
Wed -- 01:59 PM EDT     0.71 feet Low Tide
Wed -- 07:20 PM EDT     4.96 feet High Tide
Wed -- 07:57 PM EDT     Sunset
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