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FXUS61 KPHI 041747
AFDPHI
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
147 PM EDT THU JUN 4 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
THE AVIATION SECTION UPDATED FOR THE 18Z TAFS.
THE MARINE SECTION HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED.
KEY MESSAGES
1. HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS THE AREA DRY THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
2. LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, A TROUGH WILL BRING
COOLER WEATHER AND A CHANCE FOR RAIN.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS THE AREA DRY THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE APPALACHIANS WILL BUILD SOUTH TOWARDS
THE MID-ATLANTIC. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE ON TAP TODAY WITH HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90, EXCEPT IN THE LOW 80S IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND IN THE 70S TO NEAR 80 AT
THE JERSEY SHORE AND DELAWARE BEACHES DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF
THE COLDER OCEAN TEMPERATURES. AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES WILL
DEVELOP, AND ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE WILL RESULT IN
LOCALLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.
MOSTLY CLEAR AND MILD TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE LOW 60S.
HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN CONTROL ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK LEADING TO DRY CONDITIONS.
THE PLEASANT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY WITH
A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING MAINLY FOR THE POCONOS.
A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE THIS WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES REACHING NEAR OR INTO THE LOW 90S FOR BOTH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. SHORE AREAS AND THE SOUTHERN POCONOS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE 80S.
KEY MESSAGE 2...LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK, A
TROUGH WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER AND A CHANCE FOR RAIN.
AFTER THE PERIOD OF DRY AND TRANQUIL CONDITIONS, A POSITIVELY
TILTED UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH DIGS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY INTO
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. OUR SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
WEAKENS AND MOVES OFFSHORE OVER THE WEEKEND. WHEN THE TROUGH
MOVES IN, A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD DEVELOP IN
RESPONSE. THERE ARE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DETERMINISTIC
GUIDANCE AS TO IF THIS WILL BE A CLOSED SURFACE LOW OR A TROUGH,
BUT REGARDLESS, THE NET EFFECT APPEARS TO BE A COOLING TREND,
ESPECIALLY GOING INTO MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT SINKS SOUTHWARD.
ON THE PRECIPITATION SIDE OF THINGS, SHOWERS BECOME POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM. THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION IS ON SUNDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING
ALONG WITH SOME THUNDERSTORMS AS OUR COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH.
DEPENDING ON THE TIMING AND HOW THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS
EVOLVE, THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ISOLATED STRONGER TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM MAY BE POSSIBLE. THE EXACT EXTENT OF THE
PRECIPITATION AND TIMING IS A BIT MORE UNCERTAIN GIVEN THE
VARIATIONS AMONG DETERMINISTIC GUIDANCE ON HOW THE SURFACE
PATTERN TAKES SHAPE. BEYOND SUNDAY, A FEW SHOWERS MAY LINGER
INTO MONDAY WITH THE COLD FRONT REMAINING CLOSE TO THE AREA.
AVIATION /18Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
REST OF TODAY...VFR WITH JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES. WINDS
UNDER 10 KNOTS. THE TRICKY ISSUE IS WIND DIRECTION WITH W OR SW
DIRECTIONS FAVORED INLAND AND S OR SE LOCALLY CLOSE TO THE
SHORE. BETTER CHANCE FOR SE/E WINDS AT KACY/KMIV. A COUPLE GUSTS
15 KTS DURING ANY SEA BREEZE. HIGH CONFID EXCEPT WITH REGARDS
TO WINDS DIRECTIONS.
TONIGHT...VFR/SKC. S TO SW WINDS 5 KT OR LESS. HIGH CONFIDENCE.
FRIDAY... VFR EXPECTED. HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES. SW WINDS 5 TO 10
KNOTS EXPECTED.
OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MAINLY VFR. A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%)
FOR A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM AT KABE/KRDG LATER SATURDAY.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...SUB-VFR POSSIBLE DUE TO SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...VFR. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER.
MARINE
SUB-SCA CONDITIONS AND FAIR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
BECOME ONSHORE S TO SE MOST AREAS 10 TO 15 KTS WITH A FEW GUSTS
20 KTS INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
OUTLOOK...
FRIDAY NIGHT...SUB-SCA CONDITIONS PROBABLE.
SATURDAY...SCA CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH A SOUTHWEST
WIND 15-20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AND SEAS OF 4-5 FEET. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS FOR SATURDAY EVENING/NIGHT.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...ANOTHER PERIOD OF SCA CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH WINDS POTENTIALLY GUSTING UP TO 25
KTS AND SEAS AROUND 4-6 FEET. SHOWERS AND TSTMS FOR SUNDAY.
RIP CURRENTS...
TODAY, WINDS WILL BE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING,
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON AS SEA BREEZES DEVELOP. BREAKING WAVES WILL BE 1 TO 3
FEET WITH A LIGHT EASTERLY SWELL WITH A PERIOD AROUND 8 SECONDS.
AS A RESULT, THERE IS A LOW RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AT THE JERSEY SHORE
AND DELAWARE BEACHES.
ON FRIDAY, WINDS TAKE ON MORE OF A SOUTHWEST FLOW AT 10 TO 15
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET,
LIGHT EASTERLY SWELLS, AND A PERIOD AROUND 8 SECONDS. THIS
CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION IS ENOUGH TO RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING RIP
CURRENTS FOR THE JERSEY SHORE IN OCEAN, ATLANTIC, AND CAPE MAY
COUNTIES AND A LOW RISK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS AND
LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS FOR THE JERSEY SHORE IN MONMOUTH
COUNTY AND AT DELAWARE BEACHES.
OCEAN WATER TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. THESE
CHILLY WATER TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY CAUSE HYPOTHERMIA AND
PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION TO ANYONE SUDDENLY IMMERSED IN THE
WATER.
FOR SPECIFIC BEACH FORECASTS, VISIT WEATHER.GOV/BEACH/PHI
PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
PA...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...GUZZO/MPS
AVIATION...OHARA/GUZZO
MARINE...OHARA/GUZZO
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