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FXUS61 KPHI 181001  
AFDPHI  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
601 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH OUT TO SEA THROUGH TODAY WITH WEAK  
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BRIEFLY IN ITS WAKE. A COLD FRONT WILL  
PASS THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT, THEN COOLER AND DRY HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH  
PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFFSHORE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, RESULTING IN  
MODERATING TEMPERATURES.  
 
 
   
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/  
 
AS WE HEAD INTO THE DAY TODAY, WEAKENING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE  
COAST WILL BE MOVING AWAY TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN  
A GRADUAL CLEARING TREND FROM NW TO SE WITH ANY FOG/DRIZZLE ALSO  
COMING TO AN END BY MID MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON EXPECT PARTLY  
TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR MOST AREAS WITH HIGHS INLAND  
GENERALLY REACHING THE LOW TO MID 80S. NEAR THE COAST AND OVER  
THE SOUTHERN POCONOS IT WILL BE A BIT COOLER WITH HIGHS MAINLY  
IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST TO NW WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 5 TO  
8 MPH FOR MOST AREAS WITH WINDS BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON NEAR THE COAST DUE TO A SEA BREEZE.  
 
TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TRANQUIL WITH LOWS GENERALLY RANGING FROM  
THE MID 50S IN THE COOLER SPOTS SUCH AS INTERIOR, NW NJ AND NE  
PA WITH LOW 60S NEAR THE COAST AS WELL AS OVER DELMARVA AND THE  
URBAN CORRIDOR.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/  
 
OVERALL BENIGN AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CLOSE OUT  
THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. A TROUGH WILL PASS TO OUR  
NORTHEAST, THEN RIDGING WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. AT THE  
SURFACE, WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN PLACE ON FRIDAY. A COLD  
FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FRIDAY  
NIGHT, THEN COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE REMAINDER  
OF THE WEEKEND.  
 
FRIDAY WILL BE A RATHER WARM AND SUNNY DAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS  
CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S IN MOST AREAS. A SEA BREEZE  
WILL KEEP THE IMMEDIATE COAST COOLER. DEWPOINTS WILL BE IN THE  
LOW 60S, SO IT WON'T BE TOO HUMID FEELING. LOW TEMPERATURES  
FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE 50S NORTHWEST OF I-95 TO AROUND  
60 DEGREES FROM I-95 AND SOUTHEAST. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BE  
DRY, AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS AND A  
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST.  
 
SATURDAY WILL BE NOTABLY COOLER THAN FRIDAY AS CANADIAN HIGH  
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO NEW ENGLAND. EASTERLY ONSHORE WINDS AND  
SCATTERED CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY  
NIGHT DUE TO THE IMPINGING MARINE LAYER. LOWS WILL DEPEND ON  
CLOUD COVERAGE, BUT SHOULD RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 40S NEAR  
AND NORTH OF I-80 TO THE 50S AND LOW 60S FARTHER SOUTH.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/  
 
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEKEND AND  
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN LARGELY DRY  
WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES. THE WEEKEND  
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT OFFSHORE INTO EARLY  
NEXT WEEK. THE STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DISSIPATE AND  
RETREAT NORTHEAST AS WELL.  
 
SUNDAY WILL BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD THANKS  
TO MARINE LAYER CLOUDS AND THE STRONGEST INFLUENCE OF THE  
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH  
CONTINUED ONSHORE WINDS. MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY, THOUGH  
CANNOT RULE OUT A COUPLE SHOWERS IN DELMARVA NEAR THE STALLED  
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. HIGHS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE LOW TO MID 70S.  
LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE 50S TO LOW 60S.  
 
HEADING INTO NEXT WEEK, THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND SLIDE  
OFFSHORE, RESULTING IN MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND RETURN  
SOUTHERLY FLOW. MAINLY SEASONABLE CONDITIONS EXPECTED, WITH A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
HIGHS WILL REBOUND TO NEAR 80 DEGREES FOR MONDAY THEN INTO THE  
LOW TO MID 80S FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S TO  
MID 60S.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/  
 
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,  
KILG, KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.  
 
TODAY...IMPROVING CONDITIONS FROM NW TO SE. RDG/ABE SHOULD GO  
VFR EARLY IN THE DAY WITH REMAINING SITES SEEING VFR BY LATE  
MORNING AROUND THE I-95 TAF SITES BUT POSSIBLY NOT UNTIL EARLY  
AFTERNOON AT MIV AND ACY. WINDS GENERALLY NW AROUND 5 KNOTS  
EXCEPT BECOMING SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON AT ACY DUE TO A SEA  
BREEZE. MODERATE CONFIDENCE.  
 
TONIGHT...VFR WITH SW TO NW WINDS GENERALLY AROUND 5 KNOTS OR  
LESS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.  
 
OUTLOOK...  
 
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...VFR. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.  
 
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE DUE  
TO MARINE LAYER CLOUDS.  
 
MONDAY...VFR. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.  
 
 
   
MARINE  
 
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING  
AS ANY LEFT OVER DRIZZLE AND FOG WILL ALSO WIND DOWN THROUGH  
THIS PERIOD. THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL FEATURE SUB SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL CONDITIONS WITH SEAS GENERALLY 2 TO 4 FEET.  
EXPECT NW SHIFTING TO SW WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 KNOTS DURING THE  
DAY THURSDAY WITH SW/W WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 KNOTS  
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT.  
 
OUTLOOK...  
 
FRIDAY...NO MARINE HAZARDS EXPECTED.  
 
FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS  
POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT  
PASSING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN SEAS BUILDING TO  
NEAR 3- 5 FEET ACROSS MUCH OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.  
OTHERWISE, FAIR WEATHER AND SCATTERED MARINE STRATUS CLOUDS  
EXPECTED.  
 
RIP CURRENTS...  
 
FOR TODAY, NORTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHOULD BECOME EAST AND  
THEN SOUTHEAST LATER IN THE DAY. BREAKING WAVES OF 2-3 FEET  
ALONG WITH AN EASTERLY SWELL AROUND 8 SECONDS ARE FORECAST.  
SINCE THE SWELL COMPONENT IS MORE PERPENDICULAR TO THE COAST  
DESPITE LOWERING WAVE HEIGHTS AND DECREASING WIND, MAINTAINED A  
MODERATE RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR  
ALL BEACHES.  
 
FOR FRIDAY, A MORE SOUTHERLY WIND AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IS  
FORECAST TO DEVELOP WITH AN EAST-SOUTHEAST SWELL AROUND 8  
SECONDS. BREAKING WAVES IN THE SURF ZONE ARE FORECAST TO BE A  
LITTLE LOWER, AND THEREFORE WENT WITH A LOW RISK FOR THE  
DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT ALL BEACHES.  
 
FOR SPECIFIC BEACH FORECASTS, VISIT WEATHER.GOV/BEACH/PHI  
 
 
   
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING  
 
BARNEGAT BAY, MANAHAWKIN BAY, REHOBOTH BAY, INDIAN RIVER BAY,  
AND THE LITTLE ASSAWOMAN BAY EXPERIENCED SOME AREAS OF MINOR  
TIDAL FLOODING LAST EVENING. SOME ADDITIONAL MINOR FLOODING IS  
POSSIBLE WITH THE HIGH TIDES TODAY, HOWEVER THE EXTENT OF  
IMPACTS SHOULD BE LIMITED ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE AN ADVISORY. TIDAL  
DEPARTURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FALLING.  
 
 
   
PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
PA...NONE.  
NJ...NONE.  
DE...NONE.  
MD...NONE.  
MARINE...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS...STAARMANN  
NEAR TERM...FITZSIMMONS  
SHORT TERM...STAARMANN  
LONG TERM...STAARMANN  
AVIATION...FITZSIMMONS/STAARMANN  
MARINE...FITZSIMMONS/STAARMANN  
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...  
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