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FXUS61 KOKX 061453
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
953 AM EST Mon Nov 6 2023

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High pressure over New England moves offshore in the afternoon. A warm front lifts north of the area tonight and will be followed by a cold front passage late Tuesday. High pressure briefly builds into the area on Wednesday. A series of frontal systems then impact the area Wednesday night through Friday.
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&& .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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Forecast on track this morning. The flow over the CONUS will remain progressive to start the week. Brief zonal flow aloft today will give way to an approaching shortwave tonight. High pressure at the surface over New England shifts offshore this afternoon. There will be varying levels of cloudiness through the day as mid high level moisture is transported through the zonal flow. Skies become increasingly cloudy through the afternoon. Highs will be close to normal in the lower to middle 50s, coolest inland. Clouds will continue to lower and thicken tonight ahead of the approaching shortwave. Associated with the shortwave will be a low pressure that tracks from the Great Lakes through southeast Canada tonight. This will help push a warm front through the region. There is a general agreement among the global models and CAMs for a fast moving band of showers to accompany the warm front, mainly after midnight. The higher probabilities for showers exist across the Lower Hudson Valley and Southern Connecticut, which end up closer to more organized lift to our north. A few showers cannot be ruled out closer to the NYC metro and Long Island, but probabilities are lower and generally around 20 percent. The showers will be quick moving with light amounts expected. Lows will be above normal in the 40s inland and around 50 degrees near the coast.
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&& .SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... The low pressure will continue tracking towards the Maritimes on Tuesday with the warm front well to our northeast. This will set the stage for a warm day with a breezy WSW-SW flow over the region. Lingering morning clouds should give way to mostly sunny conditions in the afternoon. There should be some wind gusts around 20 mph in the afternoon as well. The trailing cold front passes through the region, possibly as early as late afternoon inland, but largely during the early evening hours. Winds will shift to the NW behind the front. No precipitation is expected with the cold front as the atmosphere is dry during its passage. Highs are forecast to reach the middle 60s for most locations with potential the NYC metro and urban NE NJ reach the upper 60s to around 70 degrees. Much cooler and drier air will work its way into the area Tuesday night. The shortwave that passes across Tuesday amplifies as it pushes towards the Maritimes. Behind the system will be rising heights and a surface high that ridges down over the northeast from eastern Canada. NW winds should stay up preventing ideal radiational cooling conditions, but cold advection will bring temperatures in the upper 30s inland and lower 40s most elsewhere. High pressure will then remain in control on Wednesday at the surface and aloft. The upper ridge axis should remain just to our west during the day, but some high clouds could still move overhead in the afternoon ahead of the next shortwave over the Northern Plains. Temperatures on Wednesday will be a few degrees below normal in the upper 40s to low 50s, coolest inland. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... The models were not in complete agreement in the extended, so the blended approach via the NBM was used for the fcst. A warm front approaches and likely passes thru the cwa Wed ngt into early Thu. This would put the area in the warm sector on Thu with temps warming up. There is some uncertainty however, with the ECMWF suggesting the front will hang up invof the cwa, keeping more clouds and rain in the area as well as lower temps. There is always the potential the warm front doesn`t even make it to the region. If the front does clear the cwa, clouds and mixing will be the key with both models suggesting lower 70s potential based on h85 temps if mixing is deep enough. The low and/or associated cold front are progged to pass thru late Thu aftn into the early eve. The GFS is the slower of the two solns. Rain chances will be better if the low stays closer to the srn envelop of solns and passes thru or S of the area. Brief drying behind the sys, then the next potential sys approaches from the OH Valley Fri and Sat. The ECMWF keeps the frontal zone and associated pcpn suppressed to the S, whereas the GFS is further N with rain impacts at least Fri across the area. Still far out with this sys, so no change from the NBM POPs. A colder airmass builds in for Sat, with sub-freezing temps possible Sat ngt. Remaining cooler on Sun, with highs likely not getting out of the 40s. && .AVIATION /15Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
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High pressure will gradually build farther northeast of the area through the TAF period. Mainly VFR conditions are expected during the TAF period. Light rain and MVFR ceilings possible N of the NYC terminals after 4Z Tue. Some MVFR ceilings possible late this afternoon into this evening but very low chance. N flow veering thru the day, generally 5-10 kt, becoming S by this evening. Winds increasing gradually tonight, especially after 6Z Tue, when 15-20 kt gusts are possible. Winds continue to veer to the WSW after 12Z Tue. NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... There is a very low chance the MVFR or lower CIGS come in from the ocean late this afternoon into early this evening. OUTLOOK FOR 12Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Tuesday: Mainly VFR. Chance of showers early. MVFR ceilings possible. SW winds 10-15 kt, G20 kt, becoming NW Tuesday night. Wednesday: Mainly VFR. Chance of MVFR or lower in rain at night. Thursday: Chance of MVFR or lower in rain. S-SE winds G15-20kt. Friday: Chance of MVFR or lower in rain, mainly in the afternoon. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE... Winds and seas will remain below SCA levels through this evening. A warm front will move across the waters tonight. This will help increase wind gusts to SCA levels, specifically on the ocean. Wind gusts to around 25 kt are likely to continue into Tuesday morning on the ocean, before gradually diminishing. SCA gusts could last east of Moriches Inlet through the afternoon. Ocean seas will also build to 5-6 ft late tonight into Tuesday, especially east of Fire Island Inlet. An SCA has been issued on the ocean west of Fire Island Inlet from 1 am Tuesday until 1 pm Tuesday and from 1 am Tuesday until 6 pm Tuesday east of Fire Island Inlet. There is a chance it may need to be extended east of Moriches Inlet if seas remain around 5 ft Tuesday night. Winds and seas should then be below SCA levels on Wednesday. Winds are likely to remain blw sca lvls Thu and Fri. Seas may approach 5 ft on the ocean Thu ngt into Fri however. Winds and seas increase on Sat with strengthening nwly flow. && .HYDROLOGY... No hydrologic impacts expected through the upcoming weekend. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM to 6 PM EST Tuesday for ANZ350- 353. Small Craft Advisory from 1 AM to 1 PM EST Tuesday for ANZ355. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JMC/DS NEAR TERM...DS/MET SHORT TERM...DS LONG TERM...JMC AVIATION...JMC/JM MARINE...JMC/DS/MET HYDROLOGY...JMC/DS