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FXUS61 KOKX 032241
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
641 PM EDT Fri Nov 3 2023

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Elongated high pressure will remain over the area through Saturday. A weak, dry cold front will sink southward through the area on Sunday, followed by high pressure from the west Sunday night into Monday. As low pressure moves across eastern Canada, a warm front will approach Monday night and lift through on Tuesday, followed by a cold front Tuesday afternoon. High pressure will briefly nose down from eastern Canada Tuesday night into Wednesday, then a series of weak lows will move across from Wednesday night into Friday.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
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Zonal upper level flow is allowing an elongated high pressure system to remain over the area through Saturday. To the north, an approaching cold front will eventually stall and dissipate. To the south off the East Coast, an inverted trough attempting to approach should stop short of bringing any showers into the area. Thus much of tonight should be fairly quiet under a light S-SW flow. This will aid in brining some additional low level moisture in the area which will largely prevent temperatures from dropping as low as they had the last few nights. Lows tonight will be mainly in the lower 40s, though cooler interior spots may drop into the upper 30s.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
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The inverted trough to the south attempts to bring a streamer of moisture and showers into the area but looks to remain too far to the south to allow for dry conditions into Saturday. Even though conditions should remain dry, the combination of the approach of the inverted trough and weakening cold front will likely result in an increase in cloud cover for the area during much of the day Saturday. This will keep temperatures from rising much beyond the middle to upper 50s. Clouds may persist into Saturday evening and early Sunday morning as well, though once again conditions are expected to be dry. Lows temperatures on Saturday night will be generally in the 40s, with warmer spots closer to NYC and cooler spots closer to 40 for the interior.
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&& .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Much of the period will be characterized by active zonal flow across the lower 48, especially later in the week. A broad upper trough moving across on Sunday will help send a weak, dry cold front through, but not before temps on Sunday reach 60-65, with the warmest temps in NYC and NE NJ. The air mass behind the front will not be that much cooler, with highs on Mon still reaching the mid and upper 50s. A warm frontal approach/passage Mon night/Tue AM will lead to one very mild day on Tue before a cold front moves through Tue afternoon. Took warmer of a GFS/ECMWF MOS blend and the NBM 75th percentile for temps, with highs from the upper 60s in NYC/NE NJ, to the lower 60s inland. The air mass following this next cold front will be noticeably cooler, with highs on Wed under high pressure only reaching the lower/mid 50s. A series of weak lows then approach to finish the work week. The first of these should move across from late Wed night into Thu, with likely PoP for the interior. Some spots well inland could see a brief wintry mix at the onset as temps Wed night with the departing high cool off into the mid 30s. Latest ECMWF shows the second of these lows coming out of the TN valley and passing to the south, with either the low and/or its parent upper trough bringing chances for a few showers mainly daytime Fri. && .AVIATION /00Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
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VFR through the TAF period with high pressure remaining in control. S-SW winds will weaken this evening and should fall below 10 kt through 03z. Some outlying terminals will go light and variable overnight, with coastal terminals remaining around 5 kt. Winds veer towards the WSW Saturday morning and then will back to the SW and S into Saturday afternoon. Wind speeds will remain under 10 kt. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Wind speeds could be a few kt higher at times this evening. OUTLOOK FOR 00Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... Saturday Night through Monday: VFR Tuesday: Mainly VFR. Chance of showers and MVFR. Wednesday: Mainly VFR. Chance of showers at night. 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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Ocean seas could briefly hit 4 ft this evening under a 15-kt SW flow. Otherwise, all waters should remain below SCA thresholds through Monday evening. SW flow increasing to 15-20 kt accompanying/following a warm frontal passage should help build ocean seas to 5-6 ft from late Mon night into Tue. Winds shifting NW Tue evening with a cold frontal passage may gust to 25 kt at times on the ocean and maintain 5-6 ft seas Tue night. Seas up to 5 ft could linger into Wed AM on the outer waters E of Fire Island Inlet.
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&& .HYDROLOGY... There are no hydrologic concerns through the middle of next week. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...BG/MW NEAR TERM...BG/MW SHORT TERM...MW LONG TERM...BG AVIATION...DS MARINE...BG/MW HYDROLOGY...BG/MW