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FXUS61 KBTV 031932
AFDBTV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
332 PM EDT SAT MAY 3 2025
SYNOPSIS
INTERVALS OF SHOWERS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL ON
SUNDAY WITH GREATEST POTENTIAL OF SOME DRY WEATHER NEAR THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE UPPER 40S
TO MID 50S, EXCEPT MID 60S OVER THE NORTHERN SAINT LAWRENCE
VALLEY ON SUNDAY. THE UNSETTLED AND COOL WEATHER PATTERN
CONTINUES UNTIL EARLY THIS UPCOMING WEEK.
NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/
AS OF 330 PM EDT SATURDAY...GOES-19 WATER VAPOR SHOWS A DEEPENING AND
CLOSING OFF MID/UPPER LVL CYCLONIC CIRCULATION OVER THE CENTRAL MS
RIVER VALLEY WITH DEEP MOIST CONVEYOR BELT FROM THE SE CONUS INTO
THE OHIO VALLEY/NE CONUS. THIS DEEP MOISTURE CONTS TO ADVECT ALONG A
NEARLY STATIONARY BOUNDARY FROM WESTERN PA INTO SOUTHERN/CENTRAL
NEW ENGLAND AND WL CONT TO BE THE FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. IF YOU ENJOYED THE COOL AND DAMP CONDITIONS
OF SATURDAY, GUESS WHAT YOU ARE IN LUCK AGAIN FOR SUNDAY. AS
THE FLOW REMAINS STRONGLY BLOCKED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY, EXPECT
PLENTY OF CLOUDS WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND SOME TRRN ENHANCED
QPF ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE CPV/WESTERN SLOPES. FROUDE #'S
<0.25 THRU 00Z MONDAY.
FOR TONIGHT, WE SHOULD SEE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE AREAL COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS THIS EVENING, PER RADAR TRENDS SHOWING A NARROW AXIS OF
LITTLE RAIN OVER CENTRAL NY/PA ATTM. GIVEN SMALL DWPT DEPRESSIONS,
LIGHT BL WINDS, AND RECENT RAINFALL, AREAS OF PATCHY FOG ARE
POSSIBLE IN PROTECTED VALLEYS AND ACRS THE HIGHER TRRN TONIGHT.
MEANWHILE, ADDITIONAL DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND ELONGATED VORTICITY IN
THE FAST CONFLUENT MID LVL FLOW WL RACE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
WITH ADDITIONAL SHOWERS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. BOTH
GFS/NAM AND ECMWF INDICATING A SHARPENING NORTH TO SOUTH PW AND 850
TO 500MB MOISTURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING, WHICH RESULTS IN A
CHALLENGING POP/QPF FCST FOR SUNDAY, AS SFC BOUNDARY REMAINS SOUTH
OF OUR CWA. THE BEST MID LVL DEFORMATION AND AXIS OF MOISTURE LOOKS
TO BE FROM THE HIGH PEAKS INTO CENTRAL/SOUTHERN VT, WHILE NEAR THE
INTERNATIONAL BORDER COULD STAY MOSTLY DRY ON SUNDAY. VERY DIFFICULT
TO PIN POINT THE EXACT NORTHERN EXTENT OF PRECIP, ESPECIALLY WITH
SFC HIGH PRES TRYING TO ADVECT DRIER DWPTS SOUTHWARD. HREF 24HR
PROBABILITY OF QPF >0.25" IS 60 TO 80% ALONG AND SOUTH OF A TUPPER
LAKE TO NEWPORT LINE ON SUNDAY, WITH <5% OVER THE SLV. THE
PROBABILITY OF QPF EXCEEDING 0.50" IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD ON SUNDAY IS
ONLY 30 TO 40% AT MOST ACRS CENTRAL VT MTNS ON SUNDAY, WHICH
INDICATES MOST OF THE RAIN WL BE LIGHT AGAIN ON SUNDAY. HAVE
UTILIZED SOME HIGH RES NAM 3KM AND 12Z HRRR 2M TEMPS TO
HIGHLIGHT COOLER TEMPS WITHIN THE RAIN AXIS ON SUNDAY, WHILE SLV
SHOULD WARM INTO THE MID 60S WITH DRIER CONDITIONS.
AS 1028MB HIGH PRES TRIES TO BUILD SOUTHWARD TOWARD OUR NORTHERN CWA
ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE AREAL COVERAGE OF PRECIP SHOULD BECOME CONFINED
TO SOUTHERN VT. GUIDANCE CONTS TO SHOW A VERY SHARP NORTH TO SOUTH
MOISTURE GRADIENT, MAKING FOR A CHALLENGING FCST WITH REGARDS TO
PLACEMENT OF QPF/POPS. A SMALL 25 MILE SHIFT TO THE NORTH, WOULD
RESULT IN HIGHER QPF/POPS INTO CENTRAL/NORTHERN CWA ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
FOR NOW WE HAVE NIL POPS NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER TO LOW LIKELY
SOUTH OF ROUTE 4. LOWS RANGE FROM THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S.
SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
AS OF 330 PM EDT SATURDAY...AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPIN
ACROSS OHIO AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST CLOSER TO OUR
REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL STAGNATE DUE TO AN AREA OF MID-LEVEL
DEFORMATION ACROSS QUEBEC AND A BLOCKING HIGH OFF THE COAST OF THE
CANADIAN MARITIMES. DECENT MOISTURE TRANSPORT OFF THE ATLANTIC ON
MONDAY WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION CHANCES AROUND ACROSS SOUTHERN
VERMONT, BUT DRY AIR ASSOCIATED WITH A COL IN NORTHERN NEW YORK WILL
HELP TO LIMIT SHOWER ACTIVITY IN THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE AREA.
ALTHOUGH SHOWER CHANCES ARE LOWER TO THE NORTH MONDAY, CLOUDS FROM
UPPER-LEVEL SUBSIDENCE WILL LIMIT ANY SUNSHINE. SHOWER CHANCES WILL
CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN VERMONT, INCREASING NORTHWARD
BY TUESDAY MORNING, AS THE LOW GRADUALLY MEANDERS TO THE NORTHEAST.
SHOWER ACTIVITY LOOKS TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SOME INSTABILITY DEVELOPING ACROSS THE ST. LAWRENCE
VALLEY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S WHERE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN SOUTHERN VERMONT, BUT WHERE DRIER AIR
EXISTS TO THE NORTH HIGHS COULD REACH INTO THE UPPER 60S. OVERNIGHT
LOWS LOOK TO DIP TOWARDS THE LOW 50S FOR MOST MONDAY NIGHT.
LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/
AS OF 330 PM EDT SATURDAY...THE PATTERN WILL REMAIN STAGNANT THROUGH
THE BETTER PORTION OF MID- WEEK. THE UPPER LOW WILL FINALLY TRANSLATE
OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION TUESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHERN VERMONT AND WEDNESDAY ALONG
THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH PWATS AROUND 1
INCH AND ALIGNED UPPER-LEVEL DIVERGENCE WITH THE MOISTURE CONVEYOR
BELT. THERE ARE NO EXTRAORDINARY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OVER THE 5
DAY PERIOD, BUT CONTINUED LIGHT PRECIPITATION COULD YIELD AREAS OF
1-2" OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS. NBM PROBABILITIES OF 72-HR AMOUNTS
GREATER THAN 1" ARE GENERALLY 20-40% WITH HIGHER PROBABILITIES WELL
TO OUR SOUTH. ANY NORTHWARD JOGS OF THE LOW OR CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS
MAY SKEW TOWARDS THE HIGHER AMOUNTS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
AS THE UPPER LOW FINALLY DEPARTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, A NEW UPPER LOW
WILL PROMPTLY REPLACE IT BUILDING IN FROM THE ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY FOR
THURSDAY. ENSEMBLES HAVE TRENDED THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES DOWN WITH
A MORE PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM. SHOWER CHANCES LOOK BEST IN AREAS EAST OF
THE GREENS ON THURSDAY. IF THE TREND HOLDS, WE MAY HAVE A CHANCE AT
OUR FIRST PRECIPITATION FREE SATURDAY. NBM PROBABILITIES STILL HAVE
A 10-20% CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY LOWER THAN
CLIMO PROBABILITIES AT 40%. TEMPERATURES BY LATE WEEK LOOK TO BE ON
THE COOLER SIDE WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S BEHIND THE UPPER LOW,
HOWEVER, A WARMING TREND LOOKS APPARENT BY THE WEEKEND.
AVIATION /20Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY...A VERY CHALLENGING AVIATION FCST FOR THE
NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS WITH CHANGEABLE CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED. FOR
EXAMPLE SLK WENT FROM LIFR CIGS TO VFR IN THE PAST 10 MINUTES,
SO EXPECT BOUNCING CIGS/VIS CONDITIONS AT MANY OF OUR SITES THIS
AFTN INTO THE EVENING HOURS. HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF IFR
CONDITIONS WL BE AT RUTLAND ASSOCIATED WITH BLOCK NORTHERLY FLOW
DOWN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY, WITH INTERVALS OF IFR CIGS LIKELY AT
SLK/MPV AND BTV THRU THIS AFTN WITH MOSTLY A MIX OF VFR/MVFR AT
MSS/PBG AND EFK. AS ADDITIONAL RAIN REDEVELOPS TOWARD MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT, ALONG WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, EXPECT WIDESPREAD
IFR CIGS WITH POTENTIAL FOR LIFR CIGS AT RUT/SLK AND MPV. THESE
CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THRU 12Z, BEFORE SLOWLY LIFTING ON
SUNDAY TO A MIX OF MVFR/IFR. GIVEN THE CLOUDS/PRECIP, THINKING
FOG IS UNLIKELY ATTM, BUT SOME REDUCTION IN VIS BTWN 1-3SM IS
POSSIBLE IN -RA/MIST OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY NIGHT: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL MVFR POSSIBLE. CHANCE SHRA.
MONDAY: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL MVFR POSSIBLE. CHANCE SHRA.
MONDAY NIGHT: MAINLY VFR, WITH AREAS MVFR POSSIBLE. CHANCE SHRA.
TUESDAY: MAINLY VFR, WITH LOCAL IFR POSSIBLE. LIKELY SHRA.
TUESDAY NIGHT: MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. CHANCE SHRA, SLIGHT
CHANCE TSRA.
WEDNESDAY: MAINLY MVFR, WITH LOCAL IFR POSSIBLE. LIKELY SHRA,
SLIGHT CHANCE TSRA.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: MAINLY MVFR, WITH LOCAL IFR POSSIBLE. CHANCE
SHRA.
THURSDAY: MAINLY MVFR, WITH AREAS VFR POSSIBLE. CHANCE SHRA.
BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
VT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
SYNOPSIS...TABER
NEAR TERM...TABER
SHORT TERM...DANZIG
LONG TERM...DANZIG
AVIATION...TABER
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