713  
FXUS61 KBOX 141127  
AFDBOX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
727 AM EDT SUN SEP 14 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
SOME RADIATIONAL FOG POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT IT SHOULDN'T  
BE WIDESPREAD. TODAY IS DRY FOR MOST, BUT SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE  
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID  
70S. WE THEN RETURN TO DRY WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST  
WARMER THAN AVERAGE THROUGH MID WEEK. WITH A LOW CHANCE FOR SHOWERS  
FOR COASTAL PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO  
THURSDAY.  
 

 
   
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
 
 
KEY MESSAGES...  
 
* DRY FOR MOST WITH ONLY SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS  
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
 
A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES OVERHEAD TODAY PROVIDING SOME MEAGER FORCING  
WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FEW POP UP SHOWERS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW ON  
SATURDAY. NOT EXPECTING MUCH RAIN OUT OF ANY OF THESE SHOWERS, WITH  
QPF AMOUNTS OF A HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH OR SO THE MOST LIKELY. THUNDER  
CHANCES HAVE DECREASED FOR SUNDAY AS WELL. THE MORE WIDESPREAD  
RESULT OF THE SHORTWAVE AND PLUME OF DECENT PWATS WILL BE DIURNAL  
CLOUDCOVER. TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S.  
EVENTUALLY THIS MOISTURE IS PUSHED SOUTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT  
MEANING CLEARING SKIES AFTER SUNSET. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE  
EAST/SOUTHEAST COAST OF MA AND RI/EASTERN CT WHERE LOW LEVEL FLOW  
TURNING FROM THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT WILL PULL IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE  
LEADING TO SOME LOW STRATUS AND FOG OVERNIGHT.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM /MONDAY/
 
 
KEY MESSAGES...  
 
* DRY AND QUIET WEATHER.  
 
* SEASONABLE, IF A BIT WARMER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S  
TO LOW 80S.  
 
THE PERIOD OF OVERALL DRY WEATHER CONTINUES AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE  
BUILDS OVER QUEBEC WITH MID LEVEL RIDGING OVERHEAD. THE AIRMASS  
OVERHEAD IS FAIRLY TYPICAL FOR MID SEPTEMBER WHICH WITH THE  
EXPECTED SUNSHINE LEADS TO TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN IN THE 70S  
AND LOW 80S. THE COOLEST SPOTS WILL BE THE EASTERN MA COAST  
THANKS TO ONSHORE FLOW (HIGHS IN THE LOW 70S) WHILE THE WARMEST  
WILL BE THE CT VALLEY (LOW 80S).  
 

 
   
LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/
 
 
KEY MESSAGES...  
 
* HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS QUIET WEATHER MUCH, IF NOT ALL OF NEXT WEEK.  
 
* TEMPERATURES A BIT WARMER THAN AVERAGE FOR MID SEPTEMBER IN THE  
UPPER 70S AND EVEN LOW 80S BY LATE WEEK.  
 
OVERALL A BENIGN STRETCH OF WEATHER UPCOMING NEARLY ALL OF NEXT WEEK  
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD MID LEVEL RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH  
PRESSURE. THIS KEEPS RAIN CHANCES AT BAY WHILE ALLOWING TEMPERATURES  
TO CREEP UP INTO THE UPPER 70S/LOW 80S. AT THIS POINT THE BEST SHOT  
AT SOME UNSETTLED WEATHER LOOKS TO BE MID WEEK (LATE WED INTO THU)  
AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW SYSTEM COMES UP THE COAST AND MAY PASS CLOSE  
ENOUGH TO BRING SOME RAIN CHANCES WITH IT. ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE PLACES  
THE HIGHEST ODDS OF WETTING RAIN (60-80%) ALONG THE SOUTH COAST AS  
EXPECTED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS CHANCE FURTHER INLAND.  
 

 
   
AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
 
 
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...  
 
LOW - LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.  
MODERATE - 30 TO 60 PERCENT.  
HIGH - GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.  
 
06Z UPDATE...  
 
TODAY: HIGH CONFIDENCE.  
 
VFR. LIGHT S TO SW WINDS. LOW RISK FOR A FEW AFTERNOON -SHRA  
SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE.  
 
TONIGHT: HIGH CONFIDENCE.  
 
VFR. LIGHT NW TO N WINDS.  
 
MONDAY: HIGH CONFIDENCE.  
 
VFR. NW WINDS 5-10 KTS.  
 
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.  
 
LOW RISK FOR A FEW AFTERNOON -SHRA.  
 
KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.  
 
LOW RISK FOR A FEW AFTERNOON -SHRA.  
 
OUTLOOK /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...  
 
MONDAY NIGHT: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL IFR POSSIBLE. PATCHY FG.  
 
TUESDAY: VFR. WIDESPREAD FG.  
 
TUESDAY NIGHT: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL IFR POSSIBLE. WIDESPREAD  
FG.  
 
WEDNESDAY: VFR. WIDESPREAD FG, SLIGHT CHANCE SHRA.  
 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL IFR POSSIBLE.  
WIDESPREAD FG, CHANCE SHRA.  
 
THURSDAY: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL IFR POSSIBLE. CHANCE SHRA,  
WIDESPREAD FG.  
 

 
   
MARINE
 
 
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...  
 
LOW - LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.  
MEDIUM - 30 TO 60 PERCENT.  
HIGH - GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.  
 
HIGH CONFIDENCE.  
 
RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AND SEAS THIS MORNING. VERY LOW RISK FOR  
A FEW STRAY SHOWERS TOWARDS THE RI AND SE MA COAST THIS  
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS QUIET WEATHER AND SEAS ON  
MONDAY.  
 
OUTLOOK /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...  
 
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. PATCHY  
FOG. LOCAL VISIBILITY 1 TO 3 NM.  
 
TUESDAY NIGHT: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. LOCAL  
VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.  
 
WEDNESDAY: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
SHOWERS, PATCHY FOG. LOCAL VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.  
 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS,  
PATCHY FOG. LOCAL VISIBILITY 1 NM OR LESS.  
 
THURSDAY: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LOCALLY APPROACHING 5 FT.  
CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, PATCHY FOG. LOCAL VISIBILITY 1 NM OR  
LESS.  
 

 
   
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
CT...NONE.  
MA...NONE.  
RI...NONE.  
MARINE...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
SYNOPSIS...BW  
NEAR TERM...BW  
SHORT TERM...BW  
LONG TERM...BW  
AVIATION...BW/DOOLEY  
MARINE...BW  
 
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