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FXUS61 KOKX 151621
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1221 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
Low pressure off the Mid-Atlantic tracks farther offshore
today. Weak, elongated low pressure lingers off the East Coast
through Tuesday before being replaced by high pressure midweek.
Another frontal system will then approach for the end of the
week.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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Forecast on track this afternoon. An upper trough remains over the Eastern US remains, with a 500 mb low off meandering near Maine and the Canadian Maritimes into early week. Deepening low pressure continues to track well offshore. A sprinkle cannot be ruled out this afternoon, but think the rest of the day will be dry with a mix of sun and clouds. A N/NE flow 10 to 15 mph into the afternoon should occasionally gust 20 to 25 mph at times, before lightening tonight. Temperatures will be several degrees below normal for mid October, with highs mainly in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Lows into early Monday AM bottom out in the 40s region-wide, with perhaps some upper 30s in the LI Pine Barrens and far interior should the flow remain light.
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&& .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Upper trough remains in place on Monday with the axis near or just west of the region. Weak elongated surface low pressure sits off the East Coast. Cyclonic flow will keep skies partly to mostly cloudy through the day. Impulses swinging around the base of the trough may allow for a few scattered showers to develop, before the trough begins to deamplify and lift out Monday night. Though local rain chances will be low at any one time and place, best chance of seeing a few spotty showers will be across Long Island and SE CT Monday afternoon into early evening. Temperatures remain seasonably cool; highs once again near 60, with lows in the 40s to lower 50s. Used a blend of the bias corrected guidance for this update. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Not too much change in the long term and stuck fairly close to the NBM and the current forecast. The period starts off with cyclonic flow and an upper trough overhead which is expected to keep plenty of clouds in the forecast for Monday night into Tuesday. There is also a low chance of rain during this period. with the possibility of a weak secondary low forming just east of the area. By mid week, it drys out Wednesday and Thursday as surface high pressure and ridging aloft build over the area. 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. This is expected to bring another round of precipitation to the region to end the week as southerly flow brings warm advection showers up the eastern seaboard sometime on Friday. The rain then continues into Saturday with potential secondary low development. While its still early, it appears this would be the 7th weekend in a row for Central Park to record rainfall. Tuesday will feature below normal highs due to cloud cover. It will then warm up for the mid week with plenty of sun and near seasonable temperatures. Additional cloud cover and rain chances will once bring below normal temperatures next weekend. && .AVIATION /16Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Low pressure will remain east of the region today. VFR expected at all the terminals through the TAF period. North to Northwest winds 10-15kt will become gusty into the afternoon. Expect gusts between 20-25 kt through the afternoon, diminishing toward evening (21Z-22Z). Tonight, winds remain from the NW around 10kt or less. ....NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Gusts may be more occasional through the early afternoon. Occasional gusts higher than forecast can not be ruled out. OUTLOOK FOR 12Z MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... Monday through Thursday: Mainly VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE...
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SCA gusts 25-30 kt likely this afternoon on the ocean and around 25 kt on the non-ocean waters. No changes made to the SCA. Winds should diminish below 25 kt on the non-ocean by 4 pm. Elsewhere, winds should fall below SCA levels this evening. Seas remain elevated near 5 feet across the ocean into tonight, where the advisory runs until 6Z Monday. Thereafter, 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. The next chance of SCA conditions will be next weekend as low pressure passes over the waters.
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&& .HYDROLOGY... No hydrologic impacts are expected through the forecast period. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
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Astronomical tides will be relatively high over the next few days with a new moon occurring on Saturday. Offshore winds will help mitigate tidal piling in most spots. High tide has passed on the south shore of Long Island and the Back Bays with most spots just touching or exceeding minor benchmarks by a few tenths of a foot. A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect for coastal Fairfield and Westchester with high tide occurring in the next few hours. Additional statements may be needed for the Monday morning/early afternoon high tide cycle.
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&& .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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CT...Coastal Flood Advisory until 2 PM EDT this afternoon for CTZ009. NY...Coastal Flood Advisory until 2 PM EDT this afternoon for NYZ071. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM EDT this afternoon for ANZ331- 332-335-338-340-345. Small Craft Advisory until 3 AM EDT Monday for ANZ350-353-355.
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&& $$ SYNOPSIS...BC/DR NEAR TERM...DR/DS SHORT TERM...DR LONG TERM...BC AVIATION...MW MARINE...BC/DR HYDROLOGY...BC/DR TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...