...NORTHEASTERN STATES... MODERATE /40-50 KNOT/ SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE NORTHERN APPALACHIANS TODAY AS ENTRANCE REGION OF EASTERN GREAT LAKES SPEED MAXIMUM CONTINUES NORTHEASTWARD INTO QUEBEC. SATELLITE DATA SHOW A WELL-DEFINED DISCONTINUITY IN THE WARM SECTOR BOUNDARY LAYER CLOUD FIELD ORIENTED PARALLEL TO THE JET....WITH STRONG SURFACE HEATING EXPECTED EAST OF THE LINE FROM WESTERN/NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL/EASTERN PA. WHILE LAPSE RATES ARE WEAK...SIMILAR TO SITUATION IN IL/INDIANAPOLIS,_IN YESTERDAY...SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS PRESENT TO SUPPORT STORMS AND PATTERN ONCE AGAIN LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR THE EVENTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF NE/SOUTHWEST LINES OF STORMS WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS. IF ACTIVITY CAN DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON...THREAT WOULD EXIST FOR SCATTERED SMALL SCALE LEWPS/BOWS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.