Hail in Connecticut, May 23, 2004

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
220 PM EDT SUN MAY 23 2004

.SHORT TERM...STRATUS CLOUDS THINNED AND DISSIPATED EARLIER THAN
YESTERDAY...ALLOWING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK SEA BREEZES. RADAR
DETECTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHT SEA BREEZE ADVECTING NORTH
ACROSS LONG ISLAND BY 16Z AND ACROSS COASTAL CT BY 17Z. THE SUNY MM5
4 KM MODEL WAS RIGHT ON. WITH ABUNDANT SUNSHINE INCREASING
INSTABILITY AND SFC DEW POINTS IN THE 60S...THESE SEA BREEZES SHOULD
BE THE FOCUS FOR TRIGGERING SCT SHOWERS AND TSTMS ACROSS THE AREA.
AS PER MY EARLIER DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM RISING HEIGHTS...SIGNALING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MID LEVEL CAPS HAVE COUNTERACTED INCREASING
INSTABILITY WEST OF NYC...LEADING TO THE DISSIPATION OF ANY UPSTREAM
SHOWERS OR TSTMS.

.MEDIUM TERM...LIKE MANY OF OUR EARLIER SPRING TIME FORECASTS...THIS
ONE WILL BE QUITE CHALLENGING. A SYNOPTIC SCALE FRONT IS FORECAST TO
OSCILLATE SOUTH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT...LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA ON
MONDAY...THEN NEARLY OVERHEAD MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE FINALLY MOVING SE
OF THE REGION DURING TUE.

ALL FORECAST MODEL SOLUTIONS SUFFER FROM CONVECTIVE FEEDBACK...
SHOWING FAR TOO EXTENSIVE AREAL COVERAGE THROUGH THIS PERIOD FOR OUR
FORECAST AREA. EXCEPT FOR OUR FAR NORTH SUBURBS...ONLY SCATTERED
CONVECTION IS SUPPORTED...WHICH IS WHY I HAVE DECIDED TO LOWER POPS.
HOWEVER...IF AN MCS DOES DEVELOP CLOSER TO HOME...LIKE OVER PA
VERSUS INDIANA...THEN I WOULD HAVE JUSTIFICATION TO RAISE AREAL POPS.
&&

.AVIATION...ANOTHER TRICKY FORECAST AS ALL TERMINAL SITES VFR AT
THIS TIME. I EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. BIG
DIFFERENCE TODAY AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY IS THE AMOUNT OF HEATING
THAT TOOK PLACE TODAY...ALONG WITH LACK OF STRATUS CLOUDS/FOG BANK
OFFSHORE. I BELIEVE IT WILL TAKE LONGER FOR STRATUS AND FOG...IFR
CONDITIONS...TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. BUT...WITH ONSHORE SOUTHERLY
FLOW...IT SHOULD DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN. THE OTHER THREAT IS FOR ANY
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. IF ANYTHING DEVELOPS THIS
AFTERNOON...IT SHOULD BE VERY LOCALIZED. BETTER CHANCE MAY FINALLY
OCCUR LATER TONIGHT AS MID AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS PASSES EAST
AND ANY THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX FROM UPSTREAM OHIO/INDIANA REGION
APPROACHES IN FAST UPPER STEERING FLOW. LOW CLOUDS AND FOG BURN OFF
MONDAY MORNING.
&&

.MARINE...WIND FORECAST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM IS CLOSELY ALIGNED
WITH THE MM5 OUTPUT. DO NOT BELIEVE OR SEE ANY REASON THAT THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO OUR NORTHEAST WILL DROP BACK DOWN ACROSS REGION
LIKE ALL OTHER MODELS INDICATE...THUS THE MM5 OUTPUT TO THE GRIDS.
OTHERWISE STILL LOOKING FOR SEAS TO BUILD TO MINIMAL SCA CRITERIA BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THUS WILL KEEP THE HEADLINE THAT ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED. OTHERWISE PREVIOUS PACKAGE APPEARS OK SO NOT MUCH IN THE
WAY OF ADJUSTMENTS FORESEEN THIS AFTERNOON.
&&

.HYDROLOGY...ANY TSTM THAT DOES FORM THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES UP TO 1.5 INCHES PER
HOUR...BASED ON THIS MORNINGS PRECIPITABLE WATER PLOT. MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR AS TSTMS MOVE EAST AT AROUND 25 KT.
&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
NY...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

GC/PW/RS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
508 AM EDT SUN MAY 23 2004

CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-241008-
BERGEN NJ-BRONX NY-EASTERN PASSAIC NJ-ESSEX NJ-HUDSON NJ-
KINGS (BROOKLYN) NY-NASSAU NY-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) NY-
NORTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-NORTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-
NORTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-NORTHERN NEW LONDON CT-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-
NORTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-ORANGE NY-PUTNAM NY-QUEENS NY-
RICHMOND (STATEN IS.) NY-ROCKLAND NY-SOUTHEAST SUFFOLK NY-
SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD CT-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX CT-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN CT-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON CT-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER NY-SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK NY-
UNION NJ-WESTERN PASSAIC NJ-
508 AM EDT SUN MAY 23 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW YORK...
NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP FROM TIME TO TIME
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME. FAIR WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.