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FXUS61 KOKX 150026
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
826 PM EDT Sat Oct 14 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
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Low pressure will move off the Mid Atlantic coast, passing south of the region tonight into Sunday morning. Another low developing offshore Monday departs into Tuesday and will be replaced by high pressure for the middle of the week. Another frontal system will then approach for the end of the week.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING/...
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Secondary low along the Mid Atlantic coast becoming the primary low this evening as rain will continue much of the night, but gradually shifting to the south and east. The rain will generally be light, but occasionally moderate with an additional 0.10-0.40, highest across coastal sections. By Sunday morning, the rain should be pulling out of the area as the low moves to the east. NE winds will ramp up to 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to round 20 mph along the coast. Lows tonight will be in the 40s for much of the area.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
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Any remaining light rain for eastern areas comes to an end rather quickly Sunday morning, with a mostly dry day expected. Some clearing of skies may occur early in the day, however cloud cover should increase again into the afternoon. While there are no PoPs in the forecast for tomorrow, an isolated shower can`t be completely ruled out. The northerly pressure gradient will produce a somewhat breezy day with gusts upwards of 20-25 mph. High temperatures will range from the mid 50s to lower 60s.
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&& .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... A highly amplified upper flow will be featured across the Lower 48 during this time as the upper trough along the eastern seaboard works slowly offshore, being replaced by building heights and high pressure for the middle of the week. An amplifying upper trough over the mid section of the country on Thursday will then work toward the east coast for the end of the week and into the area at the start of next weekend. While its early, this is pointing to another wet start to a weekend. This would be the 7th weekend in a row for Central Park to record rainfall. Before then though, cyclonic flow and an upper trough overhead will keep plenty of clouds in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday. There is also a low chance of rain Monday night into Tuesday with the possibility of a weak secondary low forming just east of the area. It then drys out for the mid week before a return southerly flow brings warm advection showers up the eastern seaboard sometime on Friday. Rain then continues into Saturday with potential secondary low development. Monday and Tuesday will feature below normal highs by several degrees with overnight lows near normal due to cloud cover. It will then warm up for the mid week with plenty of sun and near seasonable temperatures. && .AVIATION /00Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
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Low pressure will move off the Mid Atlantic coast, passing south of the region tonight into Sunday morning. Intermittent light rain will continue until late tonight, with KBDR/KGON remaining VFR and the remaining terminals MVFR until about 06Z. KJFK could experience some IFR cigs early on. N-NE winds will increase to around 10 kt this evening for the NYC metro and coastal terminals, then increase to 10-15 kt overnight. Winds will back to the N and NW early Sunday morning and become gusty. Gusts 20-25 kt expected into Sunday afternoon, diminishing toward evening (21Z-22Z). ....NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Unscheduled AMD likely for cigs deviating from fcst. OUTLOOK FOR 00Z MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... Sunday night: VFR with diminishing NE winds. Monday through Thursday: Mainly VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE...
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Winds and seas continue to increase tonight as a low pressure takes shape and passes to the south of the waters tonight and Sunday morning. Winds and seas increase to SCA thresholds tonight on the ocean and will spread to western portions of Long Island Sound and New York Harbor through the morning hours Sunday. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the ocean waters into Sunday night. Seas will remain elevated near 5 feet across the ocean, where the advisory runs later. Sub SCA conditions are then expected on all the area waters early to mid next week as low pressure departs to the east and high pressure builds in from the west.
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&& .HYDROLOGY...
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Storm total rainfall amounts of 0.25" to just over 1.00" are expected through tonight. The highest totals are forecast to occur along the southern half of the forecast area, stretching from northeast New Jersey eastward across New York City and Long Island. No hydrologic impacts are expected.
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&& .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
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Astronomical tides will be relatively high over the next few days with a new moon. A developing coastal low will bring offshore winds, which should help mitigate tidal piling in most spots, however it appears that minor coastal flooding is possible with the morning/early afternoon high tide cycles on Sunday and Monday. The higher chances for minor flooding benchmarks to be exceeded across the back bays of Southern Nassau and Queens, as well as coastal Fairfield and Westchester. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect for Sunday morning/early afternoon high tide and may also may be needed for Monday. Isolated minor flooding is possible across southern Suffolk County as a blend of ETSS, ESTOFS, and NYHOPS indicates several sites could just touch or exceed minor benchmarks by a tenth or two. A coastal flood statement has been issued for the Sunday morning/early afternoon high tide. Water levels are currently expected to remain below minor benchmarks across the Lower NY Harbor and north shore of Long Island.
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&& .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...Coastal Flood Advisory from 11 AM to 2 PM EDT Sunday for CTZ009. NY...Coastal Flood Advisory from 11 AM to 2 PM EDT Sunday for NYZ071. Coastal Flood Advisory from 8 AM to 11 AM EDT Sunday for NYZ178-179. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 3 AM to 1 PM EDT Sunday for ANZ331. Small Craft Advisory from midnight tonight to 1 PM EDT Sunday for ANZ335-338. Small Craft Advisory from 3 AM Sunday to 3 AM EDT Monday for ANZ350. Small Craft Advisory from midnight tonight to 3 AM EDT Monday for ANZ353-355. && $$ UPDATE...DW