Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Hazardous Weather Outlook Not Too Good

After getting extremely bored while reading up on Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts, I decided to go ahead and post my synopsis for the next seven days for the Albany NWS WFO. While the forecast area does not emcompass the entirety of NYS, I believe it will hold true for the entire state, so I will make the few necessary changes to cover NYS.

.SYNOPSIS..
A SERIES OF SHORT WEATHER PATTERNS WILL PASS THROUGH THE STATE DURING THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTERED TO OUR NORTH AND WEST WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. A HIGH PRESSURE WILL FORM TO OUR SOUTHWEST AND GRADUALLY WORK ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATE FRIDAY. ALSO, A SHORT WAVE JUST TO OUR NORTH IN CANADA WILL PASS WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT, PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE STATE. FOLLOWING THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, A WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE STATE SATURDAY, PROVIDING THE HIGHEST TEMPS IN THE STATE FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL ENTER THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AFTER THIS SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST MONDAY MORNING, IT WILL BE REPLACED BY A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPS SEASONAL WITH DRY CONDITIONS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

So, it looks like that Sunday is looking like our only chance for severe weather for the next week. I'll try to keep posting during this next week to keep things up-to-date, but with my class starting and some work to be done at the NWS, I may only get one or two updates in the next week.

Here's hoping for severe weather Sunday!

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