841  
FXUS61 KLWX 181916  
AFDLWX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
316 PM EDT THU SEP 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVERHEAD TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT  
APPROACHING AND MOVING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WEEKEND AS A NEARBY FRONT BRINGS RENEWED  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES MIDWEEK.  
 
 
   
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE  
SYSTEM TRACKS OFF THE COAST OF NEW ENGLAND. DECREASING CLOUD COVER  
AND INCREASING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED COMPARED TO YESTERDAY WITH  
HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 5 TO 15 DEGREES  
WARMER. LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE  
TONIGHT AS LOW TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 50S TO LOW 60S. MOSTLY  
CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/  
 
A DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION ON FRIDAY BEFORE MOVING  
THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. UNDER HIGH PRESSURE,  
TEMPERATURES WARM TO THE MID TO UPPER 80S FOR MOST WITH HIGHER  
ELEVATIONS STAYING IN THE 70S. CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY THROUGHOUT THE  
DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED. AN ISOLATED RAIN  
SHOWER FRIDAY EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT CANNOT BE RULED  
OUT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, ALTHOUGH A LACK OF MOISTURE  
ALOFT SHOULD INHIBIT PRECIPITATION.  
 
TEMPERATURES COOL SLIGHTLY ON SATURDAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDS OVERHEAD IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE  
IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING INTO THE 50S AND  
60S. DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS BLOWING 5 TO 10 KNOTS OUT OF THE  
EAST ARE EXPECTED.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD FROM NEW ENGLAND INTO THE GULF OF  
MAINE ON SUNDAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND SOUTHWESTWARD  
FROM THE HIGH'S CENTER TO THE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS. ONSHORE FLOW  
TO THE SOUTH OF THE HIGH WILL LEAD TO A MARINE INFLUENCE, WITH LOW  
CLOUDS, COOLER TEMPERATURES, AND POTENTIALLY SOME DRIZZLE OR LIGHT  
SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH INTO THE 70S AFTER  
STARTING THE DAY IN THE 60S.  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BECOME CENTERED TO OUR EAST ON MONDAY, CAUSING  
WINDS TO TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO  
PERSIST, BUT IT WILL TURN A FEW DEGREES WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE  
UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. THE WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE  
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO RISE WELL INTO THE  
80S. SYNOPTICALLY SPEAKING, THE FORECAST BECOMES A BIT LOWER  
CONFIDENCE ONCE WE REACH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, BUT MOST GUIDANCE  
SOURCES SHOW DISTURBANCES PASSING OFF TO OUR NORTH IN WESTERLY FLOW.  
THESE DISTURBANCES COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, WHILE ALSO DRIVING A COLD FRONT SOUTHWARD  
TOWARD THE AREA. HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE IN FORECAST DETAILS REMAINS LOW  
THIS FAR OUT.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /19Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/  
 
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH  
LIGHT WINDS AND VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL TERMINALS. LIGHT  
AND VARIABLE WINDS TONIGHT REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY,  
BLOWING AROUND 5 KNOTS OR LESS. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES  
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT AND  
VARIABLE OVERNIGHT IN SATURDAY BEFORE INCREASING SLIGHTLY DURING THE  
DAY. ON SATURDAY, WINDS SHIFT TO EASTERLY BLOWING 5 TO 10 KNOTS. VFR  
CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.  
 
SUB-VFR CEILINGS APPEAR POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. VFR  
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST ON  
SUNDAY, AND THEN OUT OF THE SOUTH ON MONDAY.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
WINDS REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH  
FRIDAY. IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE REGION FRIDAY  
NIGHT, WINDS SHIFT TO EASTERLY AND INCREASE SLIGHTLY. ON SATURDAY,  
EAST WINDS GUST AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES POSSIBLE  
IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATERS.  
 
SUB-SCA LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON BOTH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WINDS  
WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST ON SUNDAY, BEFORE TURNING OUT OF THE SOUTH  
ON MONDAY.  
 
 
   
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING  
 
NORTH WINDS LEAD TO DECREASING TIDAL ANOMALIES THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. SENSITIVE LOCATIONS INCLUDING ANNAPOLIS, STRAITS  
POINT, AND ALEXANDRIA WILL REACH ACTION STAGE DURING THE HIGH  
TIDE CYCLES BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE.  
 
 
   
LWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
DC...NONE.  
MD...NONE.  
VA...NONE.  
WV...NONE.  
MARINE...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS...AVS  
NEAR TERM...AVS  
SHORT TERM...AVS  
LONG TERM...KJP  
AVIATION...AVS/KJP  
MARINE...AVS/KJP  
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...LWX  
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