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FXUS61 KOKX 301320
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
920 AM EDT Mon Oct 30 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
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A cold front will move across the area this afternoon and evening. High pressure then briefly builds in tonight through Tuesday. A low pressure system deepens offshore and passes to our south and east on Wednesday. High pressure will then build across the region Wednesday night into the weekend.
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&& .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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A frontal wave of low pressure will continue moving across the region today helping to drag a cold front through in the afternoon and evening. Widespread showers are beginning to push to the east of the area with isolated activity lingering behind it. A band of rain exists mainly along and north of the frontal wave. Much of the guidance has this passing to our north with just some scattered showers possible through the day. The main area of lift and jet energy supports this activity passing north before diminishing in the afternoon as the main lift shifts towards Maine and the Maritimes. Given placement on the cool side of the boundary, highs will be in the mid 50s to low 60s under mostly cloudy skies. There is some potential for forecast highs to be too warm and some locations across the interior may not make it out of the low 50s. Blended in some cooler high res guidance as the NBM was likely too warm. High pressure starts to build in behind the departing frontal system overnight. The thinking is that winds weaken and skies clear quick enough across the Lower Hudson Valley and parts of western CT for areas of frost to form. Have issued a Frost Advisory for Orange, Putnam and northern Fairfield Counties. There is potential for headlines to expand farther south and east, but it looks like winds will stay up a bit longer across eastern CT.
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&& .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
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High pressure will be in control on Tuesday leading to mostly sunny skies. However, given the cold airmass and a light northerly flow, highs will be in the low 50s. The thinking for the mid- week offshore low pressure has not changed too much with latest model guidance. The global guidance is keeping the developing offshore deepening low a little farther east in response to the progressive upper trough. And the surface low associated with a strong vort max rotating into the upper trough will be weakening Tuesday and Tuesday night as the offshore surface low quickly deepens. The only part of the area with likely PoPs currently is eastern Long Island. This will likely continue to trend lower and farther east. High pressure builds in thereafter.
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&& .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... No major changes to the long term during this update. A quiet period is expected as high pressure dominates Thursday through much of the weekend. The next chance of any precip looks to be later on Sunday as a shortwave and associated surface low pressure pass to our north. && .AVIATION /13Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Widespread IFR/local LIFR cond attm with periods of rain/drizzle, and mostly light NE-N flow as low pressure passes to the south, and high pressure remains dammed up just E of the Appalachians. Improvement to MVFR not expected til late afternoon. Cold fropa late this afternoon/early this evening should be accompanied by one last round of light rain/MVFR cond. Ahead of the front, winds should back to the W or even SW for a time this afternoon, shift NW and increase to 10-15G20-25kt, then diminish late tonight. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... AMD likely for changing flight cat. Timing of improvements this afternoon is uncertain and may be slow to occur. OUTLOOK FOR 12Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Tuesday: VFR. Tuesday night and Wednesday: Chance of showers with MVFR or lower cond. N winds G20kt daytime Wed. Thursday and Friday: VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE...
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Winds and seas should remain below SCA levels into this afternoon. SCA conditions are expected again tonight in a cool northeasterly flow. Wind gusts around 25 kt are expected on the ocean waters for a short period. On all other waters 25 kt gusts will be more occasional than frequent. Winds and seas across the forecast waters will then be below SCA levels Tuesday and Tuesday night. With a deepening low passing to the south and east of the forecast waters Tuesday night through Wednesday small craft conditions are possible on the ocean waters Wednesday through Wednesday night. The eastern ocean zone is most likely to experience SCA conditions with SCA conditions possible on the Long Island eastern bays, and maybe the far eastern Long Island Sound. Thursday through Friday night winds and seas remain below advisory levels on all the forecast waters.
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&& .HYDROLOGY...
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There are no hydrologic concerns through the weekend.
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&& .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... Astronomical tides will continue to increase into early this week, and additional minor coastal flooding appears likely during the morning/early afternoon high tides. With higher water levels today compared to what was observed yesterday per bias-corrected blend of the NYHOPS central forecast, ETSS, and ESTOFS, the coastal flood advisory was expanded to include Westchester due to the nearby Stamford gauge being well above the minor threshold, and statements were expanded to include S New Haven and SE Suffolk where water levels should touch minor thresholds at the New Haven, Shinnecock, and Montauk tidal gauges. Advisories remain in effect for Southern Queens/Nassau, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and portions of northeast New Jersey as well as southern Fairfield County in Connecticut, and Statements for Manhattan, northern Queens, and the Bronx. With winds turning offshore by tonight, do not expect the NY/NJ harbor areas or Jamaica Bay to see additional rounds of flooding. However, water may be sow to drain out of the Sound and the Great South Bay, and additional rounds of minor flooding are likely on Tue for the SW CT coastline and S Nassau, and possibly again on Wed. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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CT...Frost Advisory from 4 AM to 9 AM EDT Tuesday for CTZ005. Coastal Flood Advisory until 2 PM EDT this afternoon for CTZ009. NY...Frost Advisory from 4 AM to 9 AM EDT Tuesday for NYZ067-068. Coastal Flood Advisory until 2 PM EDT this afternoon for NYZ071. Coastal Flood Advisory until noon EDT today for NYZ074-075-178- 179. NJ...Coastal Flood Advisory until noon EDT today for NJZ006-106-108. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 6 AM EDT Tuesday for ANZ350-353-355.
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&& $$ SYNOPSIS...MET/JT NEAR TERM...DS/JT SHORT TERM...JT LONG TERM...MET/JT AVIATION...BG MARINE...MET/JT HYDROLOGY...MET/JT TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...