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FXUS61 KBOX 201850
AFDBOX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA
150 PM EST THU NOV 20 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD TONIGHT SHIFTS EAST OF THE REGION ON FRIDAY.
A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES WELL TO OUR SOUTH FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...PERHAPS BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS
MAINLY FOR AREAS NEAR THE SOUTH COAST. OTHERWISE...DRY/SEASONABLE
WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE WEEKEND INTO MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL LIKELY BRING A PERIOD OF RAIN
LATER TUESDAY AND/OR WEDNESDAY. DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN IN
TIME FOR THANKSGIVING.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
KEY MESSAGES...
* DRY BUT CHILLY AGAIN TONIGHT WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE 20S
DETAILS...
TONIGHT...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND WILL RESULT IN
ANOTHER DRY & CHILLY NIGHT WITH CALM/LIGHT WINDS. THIS SHOULD ALLOW
FOR EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS WITH LOW TEMPS
BOTTOMING OUT MAINLY IN THE 20S. A FEW OF THE NORMALLY COLDEST
SPOTS WILL PROBABLY BOTTOM OUT NEAR 20! MEANWHILE...THE URBAN
HEAT ISLAND OF BOSTON WILL BE THE MILD SPOT WITH LOWS ONLY
DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S.
AS THE PRIOR FORECAST MENTIONED...SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS
ACROSS EASTERN MA MAY ALLOW SOME FOG PATCHES IN THE TYPICALLY
PRONE LOW-LYING LOCATIONS OVERNIGHT. THERE IS A LOW RISK THAT
THIS COULD LEAD TO PATCHES OF BLACK ICE WITH THE BEST CHANCE
TOWARDS THE CAPE/ISLANDS. NOT TOO CONFIDENT ON THIS HAPPENING
BECAUSE TRUE WARM ADVECTION AT THE SURFACE DOES NOT OCCUR UNTIL
AFTER 12Z AND THE AIRMASS IS FAIRLY DRY. CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO
KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON OVERNIGHT.
SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
KEY MESSAGES...
* PARTLY SUNNY FRI...HIGHS MAINLY IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S
* A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE LATER FRI NIGHT, MAINLY NEAR THE SOUTH COAST
DETAILS...
FRIDAY...
THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS TO OUR SOUTHEAST FRIDAY. A MIXTURE
OF CLOUDS AND SUN EXPECTED WITH THE CLOUDS MORE FAVORABLE LATER IN
THE DAY. THE DEPARTING HIGH WILL ALLOW A RETURN SOUTHWEST FLOW
OF AIR TO DEVELOP AT THE SURFACE. MID-LEVEL TEMPS WARM A BIT
TOO...SO THINKING HIGHS WILL BE A FEW DEGREES MILDER THAN TODAY.
HIGH TEMPS SHOULD MAINLY BE IN THE UPPER 40S TO THE LOWER 50S
EXCEPT LOWER-MIDDLE 40S IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
FRIDAY NIGHT...
A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE MID-
ATLANTIC STATES FRIDAY NIGHT. STRONG 500 MB LOW ACROSS QUEBEC
WILL TEND TO SUPPRESS THIS SYSTEM TO OUR SOUTH. IN FACT...THE
LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO TREND FURTHER SOUTH WITH THE
MAIN RAIN SHIELD. GFS STILL THE OUTLIER BRINGING A PERIOD OF
WIDESPREAD RAIN TO MOST AREAS LATER FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY
SATURDAY...BUT THE REST OF THE GUIDANCE KEEPS MOST OF THE RAIN
NEAR THE SOUTH COAST. STILL TIME TO SORT OUT...BUT THINKING MUCH
OF OUR REGION MAY SEE LITTLE OR NO RAINFALL. LOW TEMPS SHOULD
BOTTOM OUT IN THE 30S TO THE LOWER 40S AND WE MAY SEE SOME FOG
PATCHES.
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
KEY MESSAGES:
* CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE SOUTH COAST.
* MOSTLY DRY AND SUNNY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BUT RETURNING TO
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS BY MID-WEEK.
CONTINUE TO EXPECT FRIDAY TO REMAIN DRY DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS
WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. LATEST GUIDANCE IS TRENDING TOWARDS A LATER ARRIVAL AS
WELL AS KEEPING SHOWERS SOUTH OF THE MASS PIKE AND ALONG THE SOUTH
COAST. NBM PROBS FOR GREATER THAN 0.25"/24 HOURS REMAINS GREATEST
ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-95 CORRIDOR, AND PROBS OF 0.5"/24 HOURS THE
GREATEST (ONLY 25-30 PERCENT) OVER THE ISLANDS. GFS CONTINUES TO
REMAIN THE MOST ROBUST OF THE MODELS, BUT THINKING IT MAY BE AN
OUTLIER AT THIS POINT.
MOSTLY DRY AND SUNNY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND, WITH
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S (EXCEPT MID TO
UPPER 30S FOR HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS).
NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS COMES MID-WEEK AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE JAMES BAY AND A HIGH PRESSURE MOVES
OFFSHORE. STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY GIVEN HOW FAR OUT WE ARE,
BUT SOMETHING WE WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH AS THANKSGIVING
APPROACHES.
AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW - LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE - 30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH - GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
18Z TAF UPDATE...
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
VFR CONDITIONS PERSIST...BUT WE CAN NOT RULE OUT SOME MARGINAL BRIEF
MVFR CEILINGS FLIRTING WITH EASTERN MA AT TIMES. WE MAY ALSO SEE
LOCALIZED PATCHY GROUND FOG VERY LATE TONIGHT IN THE TYPICALLY PRONE
LOW-LYING LOCATIONS PARTICULARLY IN EASTERN MA. LIGHT/CALM WINDS.
FRIDAY...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
MAINLY VFR WITH PERHAPS SOME BRIEF MVFR CEILINGS FLIRTING WITH SOME
SPOTS LATER IN THE DAY. SW WINDS 5-12 KNOTS.
FRIDAY NIGHT...MODERATE CONFIDENCE.
VFR CONDITIONS DOMINATE EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...BUT EXPECT SOME MVFR-
IFR CIGS/VSBYS TO BECOME MORE DOMINATE AS THE NIGHT WEARS ALONG. A
FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE...MAINLY LATE AND NEAR THE SOUTH COAST.
LIGHT SW WINDS.
KBOS TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
KBDL TERMINAL...HIGH CONFIDENCE IN TAF.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
SATURDAY: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL MVFR POSSIBLE. BREEZY.
SATURDAY NIGHT: VFR. BREEZY.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: VFR.
MARINE
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE LEVELS...
LOW - LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.
MODERATE - 30 TO 60 PERCENT.
HIGH - GREATER THAN 60 PERCENT.
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...HIGH CONFIDENCE.
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THEIR EAST FRI
INTO FRI NIGHT. A WEAK WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE THEN WILL PASS TO OUR
SOUTH FRI NIGHT. THIS ALL WILL RESULT IN A CONTINUED WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENT KEEPING WINDS/SEAS BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
OUTLOOK /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
FRIDAY NIGHT: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LOCALLY APPROACHING
5 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS, PATCHY FOG.
SATURDAY: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LOCALLY APPROACHING 5 FT.
CHANCE OF RAIN.
SATURDAY NIGHT: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. AREAS OF SEAS
APPROACHING 5 FT.
SUNDAY: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LOCALLY APPROACHING 5 FT.
SUNDAY NIGHT: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LOCALLY APPROACHING
5 FT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MONDAY: WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS LOCALLY APPROACHING 5 FT.
BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...NONE.
MA...NONE.
RI...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
SYNOPSIS...FRANK/MCMINN
NEAR TERM...FRANK
SHORT TERM...FRANK
LONG TERM...MCMINN
AVIATION...FRANK/MCMINN
MARINE...FRANK/MCMINN
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