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FXUS61 KOKX 292200
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
600 PM EDT Mon May 29 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure off the northeast coast remains through Tuesday
night. The high will remain anchored over the area and adjacent
Atlantic waters into late week while slowly weakening. A back
door cold front will pass through Friday night, followed by high
pressure building down from eastern Canada next weekend. An
offshore storm may pass by to the southeast next Monday.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
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A high amplitude blocking ridge remains over the northeast and into eastern Canada through tonight as surface high pressure builds southward from New England. This cooler air mass will keep temperatures a few degrees below seasonal normals. Few if any clouds will be across the region as high clouds associated with low pressure along the SE coast remain just south.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
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The upper blocking ridge will remain nearly stationary over the northeast through Tuesday night as the weak upper low along the southeast coast meanders northward with a weak steering current. Meanwhile surface high pressure remains off the northeast coast. And with this cool air mass remaining in place temperatures Tuesday and Tuesday night will remain below seasonal normals. With onshore low level flow there is a chance of increased clouds, especially along the coast, Tuesday night. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is projected to mix down into the lower levels of the atmosphere Tuesday, and potentially near the ground. The smoke may produce more hazy conditions aloft. And with the chance of restrictions will have patchy smoke and haze.
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&& .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
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Stagnant flow aloft should continue into late week, with a weakening rex block in place, the associated upper high lingering over the Great Lakes and a weakening upper trough remaining to our south. The air mass in place should warm up, with Thu and especially Fri being quite warm as H8 temps increase to +14C by Thu and +16C by Fri. That should support temps reaching the mid/upper 80s from NYC north/west on Thu, and lower 90s there and also across interior S CT on Fri, per NBM 50th/75th percentile blend on temps. As the upper high retrogrades westward to the northern Plains late this week into the weekend, an upper trough swinging SE across ern Canada should drive a back door cold front through Fri night, with chance PoP for showers and possibly a tstm during that time, with an ocean storm developing in response. NE winds between the offshore system and high pressure to the north and likely to increase, but it remains to be seen if the low will be close enough to throw precip back toward the coast early next week. Meanwhile, today`s 29/12Z ECMWF is all alone in predicting the nrn stream upper low to track to our west and interact with a nearby inverted trough extending from offshore to produce heavy rain this weekend. So far it is an extreme outlier compared compared to other deterministic guidance as well as the NBM, and would be mesoscale in nature at any rate, so at this point appears unlikely to occur over our forecast area, with the GFS showing this occurring well offshore, and the Canadian not showing it at all and keeping any closed low remaining in the Canadian Maritimes.
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&& .AVIATION /21Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... High pressure builds south along the New England coast through Tuesday. VFR. Winds through early this evening will be E/ESE 10-15kt G20kt with a few higher gusts, especially at KJFK and KISP. Winds and gusts gradually diminish this evening, then back to the E-NE at less than 10 kt overnight. For Tuesday morning, winds will be E around 10 kt. In addition, there is the potential for smoke from fires over Nova Scotia to impact the terminals Tuesday, especially slant range visibility. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... KJFK and KLGA could see a higher sustained winds and no gust at times through early this evening. OUTLOOK FOR 18Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Tuesday through Thursday: VFR. Smoke from fires across Nova Scotia could limit visibilities to around 5SM. This may be more of an issue with slant range visibilities. Low chance for low clouds/fog Tuesday night. Friday: Mainly VFR. Low chance of a showers/thunderstorms and MVFR, mainly at night. Best chance for any storms appears to be east of NYC. Saturday: A few showers may linger into the morning, otherwise VFR. NE-E winds 10-15kt G15-25kt, highest at the coastal terminals. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE...
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Wind gusts aoa 25 kt continue over all waters but the western Sound and NY Harbor, but should gradually diminish tonight from the north and east to the south and west as high pressure builds in from New England. Ocean seas will also gradually subside below SCA levels from east to west late tonight into daytime Tuesday. By Tuesday night winds and seas will remain below advisory levels on all waters with high pressure dominating. SCA cond could develop on the ocean, ern Sound, and the bays of Long Island on Sat as NE flow increases following a back door cold frontal passage. There is potential for gusts 25-30 kt and ocean seas 5-7 ft.
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&& .HYDROLOGY... No hydrologic impacts are expected through early next week. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
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A high rip current risk continues at the ocean beaches, with brisk E-SE flow and surf heights 3-4 ft in spots. NWPS predicted rip current risk for Tue is actually higher for Tue than it was for today, as E swell continues with similar heights/periods of 5-6 ft and 7-8 seconds, so have continued the high rip current risk into Tue. At least a moderate if not high risk expected for Tue.
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&& .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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CT...None. NY...High Rip Current Risk through Tuesday evening for NYZ075-080- 081-178-179. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for ANZ332- 338-340-345. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EDT Tuesday for ANZ350. Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EDT Tuesday for ANZ353-355.
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&& $$ SYNOPSIS...BG/MET NEAR TERM...MET SHORT TERM...MET LONG TERM...BG AVIATION...DW MARINE...BG/MET HYDROLOGY...BG/MET TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BG