Expires:201406152000;;460085 FPUS51 KBTV 151012 ZFPBTV ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 612 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2014 VTZ006-152000- LAMOILLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON...STOWE 612 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2014 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SPRINKLES THIS MORNING... THEN MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT...CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .MONDAY...SUNNY. WARMER WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. .THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. $$ Expires:201406151100;;460702 ASUS41 KBTV 151030 RWRBTV VERMONT REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 600 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2014 NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY. * THESE REPORTS ARE NOT UNDER NWS QUALITY CONTROL AND/OR DO NOT REPORT WEATHER SUCH AS PRECIPITATION AND FOG. VTZ001>019-151100- _____VERMONT_____ CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BURLINGTON LGT RAIN 57 51 80 N5 30.09R MONTPELIER PTSUNNY 52 49 89 NW5 30.09R MORRISVILLE CLOUDY 54 49 83 VRB5 30.08R ST. JOHNSBURY* N/A 54 51 90 MISG 30.03R LYNDONVILLE* CLOUDY 53 48 84 NW7 30.06R MIDDLEBURY* DRIZZLE 57 55 93 NW7 30.09R RUTLAND* CLOUDY 55 50 82 NW5 30.08R SPRINGFIELD CLOUDY 59 48 67 VRB5 30.04R HIGHGATE* CLOUDY 60 50 70 NW5 30.09R NEWPORT* CLOUDY 52 48 87 NW10 30.06S BENNINGTON CLOUDY 55 50 83 NW5 30.08R SUTTON* N/A 50 N/A N/A MISG N/A GALLUP MILLS* N/A 39 N/A N/A MISG N/A UNION VILLAGE* N/A 55 N/A N/A MISG N/A MT. MANSFIELD* N/A 43 N/A N/A N22G33 N/A _____LAKE CHAMPLAIN_____ CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS BURTON ISLAND* N/A 59 50 72 NW1 N/A COLCHESTER RF* N/A 59 52 77 N18 N/A DIAMOND ISL* N/A 59 50 72 NW12 N/A $$ Expires:No;;460684 FXUS61 KBTV 151034 AFDBTV AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 634 AM EDT SUN JUN 15 2014 .SYNOPSIS... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTH COUNTRY TODAY WITH CLEARING SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A COOL NIGHT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE 40S AND CLEAR SKIES. SOME PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE DEEPER MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. MONDAY WILL FEATURE WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 630 AM EDT SUNDAY...UPDATED FCST TO MENTION SPRINKLES ACRS THE EASTERN CPV AND WESTERN SLOPES FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS MORNING AND INCREASED CLOUD COVER ACRS MOST OF THE REGION. LATEST RADAR TRENDS SHOW A RIBBON OF LIGHT RAIN/SPRINKLES ACRS THE EASTERN CPV AND WESTERN SLOPES ATTM. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS WITH CLOUDS SLOWLY DECREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AS MIXING OCCURS AND HELPS TO ADVECT DRIER AIR ALOFT TO THE SURFACE. CLOUDS WL HOLD ON THE LONGEST ACRS THE MTNS OF CENTRAL/NORTHERN VT...BUT SHOULD CLR BY MIDDAY. ALSO...HAVE NOTED A 29F FOR THE LOW AT SLK TONIGHT OFF THE NEW 06Z MAV...DAYSHIFT MAY NEED TO DROP LOW TEMPS TONIGHT AND MENTION SOME PATCHY FROST IN THE COLDER VALLEYS. FCST CHALLENGE TODAY WL BE TIMING OF CLRING SKIES AS SFC HIGH PRES BUILDS INTO OUR CWA. SOUNDINGS STILL SHOW MOISTURE TRAPPED BELOW SUBSIDENCE INVERSION THIS MORNING WITH UPSLOPE FLW. USING THE RAP SOUNDING ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW CLOUDS BREAKING UP BY 15Z AT BTV AND BTWN 15Z-17Z ACRS THE NORTHERN DACKS AND PARTS OF THE GREEN MTNS...AS MIXING DEVELOPS. THE WESTERN CPV AND LWR CT VALLEY SHOULD CLR QUICKLY THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH DOWNSLOPE FLW. PROGGED 85H TEMPS AROUND 10C WITH GOOD MIXING THIS AFTN...SUPPORT HIGHS U60S MTNS TO MID 70S WARMER VALLEYS...WITH MAYBE A FEW U70S POSSIBLE IN THE LWR CT RIVER VALLEY. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY/... AS OF 405 AM EDT SUNDAY...MID/UPPER LVL RIDGE AND ASSOCIATED SFC HIGH PRES IS LOCATED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...RESULTING IN MAINLY CLR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. THIS WL ALLOW FOR TEMPS TO QUICKLY DROP THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SHELTERED MTN VALLEYS WITH LOWS RANGING FROM THE U30S DACKS/NEK TO NEAR 50F CPV/UHI. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED MID 30S FOR SLK...CRNT MAV FOR SLK IS SHOWING 32F. ALSO...GIVEN PLENTY OF LEFTOVER BL RH...EXPECT AREAS OF PATCHY FOG...ESPECIALLY CT RIVER VALLEY AND DEEPER VALLEYS OF CENTRAL VT. TEMPS WL QUICKLY WARM ON MONDAY WITH LLVL WAA AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. PROGGED 85H TEMPS WARM BTWN 12-14C BY 00Z TUES...SUPPORTING HIGHS M70S MTNS/NEK TO L/M 80S WARMER VALLEY. BOTH NAM/GFS SHOW DECAYING 5H VORT AND WEAK TROF APPROACHING THE SLV AROUND 21Z AND MOVING INTO THE CPV BY 03Z TUES. THIS SYSTEM WL BE ENCOUNTERING DEEP DRY LAYER ASSOCIATED WITH RIDGE/SUBSIDENCE ACRS OUR CWA...ALONG WITH LIMITED INSTABILITY. THINKING A WEAK LINE OF MAINLY RAIN SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VERY MINOR/LIGHT QPF. WL MENTION SCHC/LOW CHC POPS BTWN 21Z MONDAY INTO 06Z TUES...BUT NOT EXPECTING A WASHOUT...ONLY A QUICK SHOWER AND BEST CHC SLV. TEMPS WL BE WARMER ON MONDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASED SFC DWPTS...SOUTHERLY WINDS...AND MORE CLOUDS. EXPECTING LOWS TO RANGE FROM THE L/M 50S NEK TO L/M 60S CPV/SLV. TUESDAY...WESTERLY FLW ALOFT DEVELOPS WITH ANOTHER EMBEDDED 5H VORT MOVING ACRS OUR NORTHERN ZNS BTWN 18Z-00Z. INCREASED LLVL MOISTURE WL RESULT IN HIGHER HUMIDITY VALUES AND GREATER INSTABILITY. NAM/GFS SHOW CAPE VALUES BTWN 500 AND 1000 J/KG WITH GREATEST VALUES ACRS THE NORTHERN SLV ON TUES ALONG WITH LIS BTWN -1C AND -3C. SOME INSTABILITY IS AVAILABLE BUT DEEP LAYER MOISTURE IS VERY LIMITED ACRS OUR FA ON TUESDAY...RESULTING IN VERY SLIGHT CHCS FOR SHOWERS/STORMS. ONCE AGAIN MOST OF THE AREA WL REMAIN DRY WITH GREATEST POPS ACRS THE DACKS/SLV AFT 18Z. GIVEN THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE PROFILES QPF AMOUNTS WL BE LIGHT AND ANY SHOWER WL ONLY BE 10 TO 20 MINUTES. 85H TEMPS WARM ANOTHER DEGREE OR TWO...SUPPORTING HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 80S. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... AS OF 407 AM EDT SUNDAY...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. LEANED TOWARDS THE EARLIER TIMING OF THE ECMWF WITH THIS FEATURE...ALTHOUGH BELIEVE ITS DEPICTION OF MCS WITH HEAVIER RAINFALL LOOKS OVERDONE. HAVE GONE WITH POPS ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 50 PERCENT FOR LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GFS AND ECMWF FOR THURSDAY. GFS MAINTAINS WARM AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS OVER THE REGION WITH COLD FRONT BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS. ECMWF ON THE OTHER HAND...INDICATES DRIER AND COOLER NORTHWEST FLOW. STAYED CLOSER TO THE ECMWF SOLUTION...WHICH HAS MAINTAINED CONSISTENCY WITH THIS SCENARIO OVER PAST SEVERAL MODEL RUNS. BY FRIDAY...BOTH GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT OUR WEATHER WILL BE DOMINATED BY CUTOFF LOW OVER EASTERN CANADA...WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE NORTH COUNTRY WITH A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OF AIR. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...THEY WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S...THEN COOL TO SEASONAL NORMS LATER IN THE WEEK WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MID AND UPPER 70S. MIN TEMPS MOSTLY IN THE 50S...EXCEPT 40S IN THE ADIRONDACKS AND NORTHEAST KINGDOM LATER IN THE WEEK. && .AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... THROUGH 06Z MONDAY...A MIX OF FLIGHT CATEGORIES OVERNIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY. DECK OF STRATUS CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO PINWHEEL ACROSS THE TAF SITES FROM SOUTHERN CANADA OVERNIGHT. A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS STILL POSSIBLE AT MPV. ANTICIPATING MAINLY VFR AT MSS/PBG...MIX OF VFR/MVFR AT BTV/RUT...MVFR WITH BRF IFR POSSIBLE AT MPV/SLK. CLOUDS LINGER SUNDAY MORNING...ALTHOUGH CIGS VFR ALL SITES AFTER 12Z. CLEAR SKIES THEN EXPECTED AFTER 16Z THROUGH END OF THE PERIOD. NORTHWEST WINDS 5-10 KNOTS WILL GUST TO 15-18 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. OUTLOOK 06Z MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY. COULD SEE FOG WITH A PERIOD OF MVFR/IFR POSSIBLE ALL TAF LOCATIONS 06Z-12Z MONDAY. A WEAK TROUGH WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING WITH BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS IN PCPN POSSIBLE. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...GENERALLY VFR TUE-THU. && .BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... VT...NONE. NY...NONE. && $$ SYNOPSIS...TABER NEAR TERM...TABER SHORT TERM...TABER LONG TERM...RJS AVIATION...RJS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html