textproduct: Boston / Norton

WHAT HAS CHANGED

No significant changes to the forecast.

KEY MESSAGES

- A brief passing shower possible early this morning. Otherwise... dry and very pleasant weather today and Tue. Highs in the 70s today and mainly upper 60s to the lower 70s Tue. Lows tonight and Tue night mainly in the 40s to the lower 50s.

- Above normal temps return Wed through the end of the week with high temps mainly in the 70s to near 80. A few showers possible sometime late Thu into early Fri...But dry weather dominates.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1...A brief passing shower possible early this morning. Otherwise...dry and very pleasant weather today and Tue. Highs in the 70s today and mainly upper 60s to the lower 70s Tue. Lows tonight and Tue night mainly in the 40s to the lower 50s.

A cold front crosses the region early this morning with perhaps a brief passing shower. It will result in the remaining fog quickly scouring out. Otherwise...dry and very pleasant weather is on tap for the region today into Tue. Skies quickly become sunny this morning and with the mild start expect high temperatures to reach well into the 70s this afternoon...But with low humidity. N-NW winds will be a bit breezy on the order of 20-25 mph with perhaps a few gusts near 30 mph...but still a beautiful day of weather is on tap.

High pressure builds in from the west tonight allowing for diminishing winds...but it will remain a bit breezy on the Cape/Nantucket. Low temperatures tonight will be cool in the 40s to the lower 50s. Sunshine on Tue with cooler high temperatures mainly in the upper 60s to the lower 70s...but its possible parts of the immediate eastern MA coast only see highs reach the middle 60s.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Above normal temps return Wed through the end of the week with high temps mainly in the 70s to near 80. A few showers possible sometime late Thu into early Fri...But dry weather dominates.

Upper trough shifts east of the region allowing warmer mid level air to advect in from the west. This will bring a return to above normal temperatures in the Wed through Fri time frame. High temperatures will be mainly in the 70s to near 80. A shortwave/cold front may bring a few showers to the region sometime late Thu into early Fri. However...a dry/tranquil weather pattern will dominate most of the week.

AVIATION /12Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/

Forecaster Confidence Levels...

Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent.

12z TAF Update...

Today...High confidence.

Any lingering low clouds/fog patches should burn off early this morning. Otherwise...VFR conditions are on tap for today. NW winds of 10 to 15 knots with gusts of 20-25 knots.

Tonight...High confidence.

Winds becoming calm/light from a N direction except N-NE at 5 to 15 knots along the immediate coast, Cape and Islands.

Tuesday...High confidence.

VFR. NE winds becoming S-SE at 5-10 knots except for sea breezes along portions of the immediate coast.

KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF.

KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF.

Outlook /Tuesday Night through Friday/...

Tuesday Night through Wednesday Night: VFR.

Thursday: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Chance SHRA.

Thursday Night: VFR. Chance SHRA.

Friday: VFR.

MARINE

Forecaster Confidence Levels...

Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent.

Today and tonight...High confidence.

A cold front crosses the waters early this morning. Behind this front N wind gust to around 25 knots at times today into tonight. The strongest of the winds will come in two bouts...the first through early afternoon followed by a second in the cool air advection pattern this evening. We have continued the small craft headlines for these wind gusts.

Tuesday...High confidence.

High pressure builds in from the west on Tue. This should result in winds diminishing below small craft advisory thresholds by daybreak Tue. NE winds will continue to diminish and shift to the E during the afternoon. No marine headlines will be needed on Tue.

Outlook /Tuesday Night through Friday/...

Tuesday Night through Thursday: Winds less than 25 kt.

Thursday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain showers.

Friday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft. Slight chance of rain showers.

BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

CT...None. MA...None. RI...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 2 AM EDT Tuesday for ANZ231>235-237-250-254>256.