FXUS61 KBTV 090735
AFDBTV

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
330 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2001

UNSEASONABLY CHILLY AIRMASS TO DEPART TODAY. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS
RETURN WEDNESDAY...AND WL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

HIGH PRES CNTRD OVR DELMARVA ATTM....WITH RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING NORTH
INTO FA. TEMPS IN 20S ACRS MOST OF FA...THE COOLEST MORNING OF
THE SEASON IN SOME LOCALES. AS THE RDG AXIS MOVES EAST OF FA TDY...
WE WL GET INTO A RETURN SOUTHERLY FLOW...WHICH WL PERSIST INTO THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRES BCMS STNRY OFF MID ATLC CST. HOWEVER...H5 RDG
AXIS RMNS TO OUR WEST FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 24 HRS. WITH FLOW ALF
STILL NW INTO WED...WK SHRTWV NORTH OF GRTLKS THIS AM WL BE ALLOWED
TO DROP SEWRD ACRS FA. A LOT OF MID/HI CLDS ASSOCD WITH IT...SOME OF
WHICH WL THIN AS THEY SPILL ACRS RDG. XPC SUNSHINE TO START
TDY...BUT MORE CLDS THIS PM...ESPEC WRN ZONES. A WARMUP IN TEMPS WL
BEGIN...WITH MAX TEMPS IN 50S ACRS THE CWA.

WK OVERRUNNING TONITE AS SHRTWV MOVS THRU RGN. XPC M/CLDY SKIES...
BUT SHUD RMN DRY.

DURING WED...AS H5 RDG MOVES EAST OF RGN...THE REAL WARMUP WL BEGIN
WITH TEMPS CLIMBING WELL INTO THE 60S. SOME CLDS TO START...BUT
THEN A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE.

SHRTWV AND ASSOCD SFC LOW WL TRACK UP THRU OH VLY/GRTLKS LATER
THURS/FRI. FRONTAL SYS ASSOCD WITH THIS DISTURBANCE WASHES OUT AS IT
APPRCHS...AS RDG RMNS ANCHORED OFF EAST CST. WL LEAVE IN MENTION OF
SHWRS FOR FRI...BUT BEST CHC NOW APPEARS TO BE WRN ZONES.

EXTENDED: MORE POTENT SYS WL TRACK FROM MISS VLY NORTH INTO
GRTLKS SUN/MON. FOR NOW...WL CONTINUE WITH PREVIOUS FCST OF MAINLY
DRY FOR THE WEEKEND...WITH CHC SHWRS MONDAY.

.BTV...NONE.

RJS