413 FXUS61 KPHI 112106 AFDPHIArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ 506 PM EDT Thu Sep 11 2025
.SYNOPSIS... Canadian high pressure extends southward into our area through Friday. The high then shifts eastward and gradually weakens over the weekend. A cold front crosses our area later Sunday into Monday, then high pressure builds to our north Tuesday into Wednesday.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... Canadian high pressure will continue to shift towards the Northeast through Friday, keeping the weather calm and dry.
A mostly sunny and seasonable September afternoon continues.
For tonight, high pressure remains in control, leading to a mostly clear and calm night. Lows will be in the 50s with a few sheltered locations potentially cooling into the upper 40s.
Another sunny and seasonable September day expected Friday with high pressure in full control. Afternoon highs look to stay nearly identical to Thursday, warming back up into the upper 70s to low 80s across much of the region with low to mid 70s for the Poconos and the shore.
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.SHORT TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... A gradually weakening upper-level trough is forecast to cross our area into Friday night, then an upper-level trough across portions of eastern Canada amplifies southward into the Northeast Saturday into Sunday.
At the surface, high pressure will mainly be in control for the short term period. Over the weekend, the upper-level trough is across the region which does at least result in some clouds at times, with this perhaps more pronounced during the daytime hours. One of the more noticeable trends with recent guidance is the drier forecast and no real signal of the closed low in the upper-levels for our region during the Saturday night to Monday night timeframe that was there with previous runs. What this has resulted in is PoPs over the weekend below 15% and guidance showing mainly a spotty shower possible. The high pressure system also seems to linger a little longer but does weaken a bit and move eastward during the second half of the weekend. For temperatures, highs on Saturday will be in the mid 70s to low 80s and in the upper 70s to mid 80s on Sunday.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... During the long term period, upper-level troughing remains overhead with the southern part of the trough closing off on Monday to the south of our area. By Tuesday and Wednesday, this now closed low moves northward into our region.
At the surface, there is a signal for a cold front to still move through on Sunday night into Monday but there does not appear to be a lot of moisture with this cold front. As a result, PoPs are below 15% and some spotty shower activity only looks possible at this time. What seems to be more mentionable is the continued signal for a coastal low Monday through Wednesday. There is a large amount of uncertainty given the timeframe this falls in during the long term period. Due to this, I stuck close to the NBM which has PoPs below 15% during this timeframe. Temperatures during this period for highs look to be mainly in the mid 70s to low 80s. Overnight lows are mainly in the mid 50s to near 60.
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.AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG, KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.
Rest of today...VFR with mainly clear skies and northerly winds around 5-10 knots. High confidence.
Tonight...VFR with mainly clear skies. Light and variable winds, favoring a northerly direction. High confidence.
Friday...VFR. Light winds from the northeast around 5 knots or less. High confidence.
Outlook...
Friday night through Tuesday...VFR conditions with no significant weather expected.
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.MARINE... SCA conditions not expected through Friday. Variable winds 10-15 kts with seas 2 to 4 feet.
Outlook...
Friday through Monday...The conditions are anticipated to be below Small Craft Advisory criteria.
Tuesday...SCA conditions possible with increasing seas to near 5 feet.
Rip Currents...
A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING.
For Friday, northeast to east winds around 10-15 mph. Breaking waves in the surf zone of mainly 2-3 feet are forecast. An easterly swell around 7 seconds is forecast. As a result, there is a MODERATE risk for development of dangerous rip currents at all beaches.
For Saturday, an east winds around 10 mph gradually becomes more southerly by the afternoon at 10 mph. Breaking waves in the surf zone of mainly 2-3 feet are forecast. An easterly swell around 7-8 seconds is forecast. As a result, there is a MODERATE risk for development of dangerous rip currents at all beaches.
For specific beach forecasts, visit weather.gov/beach/phi
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.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
All Coastal Flood Advisories have been allowed to expire. Some spotty minor tidal flooding may continue into Friday but the gradual trend is downward with any tidal flooding after Friday`s high tide cycles.
No tidal flooding is expected along the northeast coast of Chesapeake Bay.
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.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PA...None. NJ....High Risk for Rip Currents until 8 PM EDT this evening for NJZ014- 024>026. DE...High Risk for Rip Currents until 8 PM EDT this evening for DEZ004. MD...None. MARINE...None.
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SYNOPSIS...Guzzo NEAR TERM...MJL SHORT TERM...Guzzo LONG TERM...Guzzo AVIATION...Guzzo/MJL MARINE...Guzzo/MJL TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
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