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FXUS61 KOKX 260300
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1000 PM EST Mon Dec 25 2023

.SYNOPSIS...
Weak high pressure over the region today slowly weakens through
Tuesday night as the system shifts east. Low pressure approaches
on Wednesday and passes nearby Wednesday night into early Thursday.
Low pressure develops to the north and offshore Friday into Friday
night, and then pushes away Saturday. A clipper low approaches New
Year`s Eve and redevelops offshore New Year`s Day.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/...
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Forecast remains on track this evening as fog and stratus continue to spread across the region. High pressure over the region will continue to contribute to a subsidence inversion in the low levels while a weak onshore flow prevails. With the strong inversion and little to no turbulent mixing near the top of the inversion, low stratus and fog can be expected tonight. Based on what had occurred this morning and support from some guidance that at least had a general idea of the extent and density of this fog earlier, have decided to issue a dense fog advisory for the entire area tonight into mid- Tuesday morning. It will probably take longer in some areas for the fog to develop, but with the inherent difficulty in predicting the timing, density and coverage of fog, decided to err on the side of the caution and start the advisory a few hours after sunset. Temperatures overnight will be above normal with the clouds and fog.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/... Fog lingers into at least part of the morning, but even as the fog lifts, we`ll probably be left with plenty of clouds at least during the morning as an inversion keeps low level moisture trapped. Tough call on how much sunshine develops for the afternoon. Wouldn`t be surprised to see mostly sunny conditions develop in several areas as moisture above the inversion is lacking, but then broken to overcast cirrus may filter in ahead of the next system to impact the area. What`s more certain is that high temperatures will once again be above normal - in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Surface high pressure weakens Tuesday night. Weak low pressure shifts east through the Great Lakes Region, dragging a cold front with it. At the same time, another area of low pressure in the vicinity of the Carolinas begins to consolidate with a weakness on the backside of an upper ridge aloft and upper divergence from the left-exit region of a jet streak. Looks like most of the area should be dry through the night, but can`t rule out light rain or showers over eastern zones as weak isentropic lift pushes in from off the ocean, and moisture in advance cold front to our west may push into the western zones. As for the fog potential, thinking that there should at least be patchy fog across the entire area, but this time around there should be some marginal turbulent mixing at the top of the low level inversion. Still some dense fog potential as well, but probably not as widespread this time around. The low to our south then approaches on Wednesday, and although some strengthening should occur with a developing subtropical low level jet, it appears that this low won`t be particularly strong. Meanwhile, the approaching cold front weakens as it runs into remnant ridging aloft, but moisture convergence along the weakening boundary pushes into the forecast area by the end of the day. Rain therefore becomes likely generally west to east for the entire forecast area by the end of the day. The low to our south then passes through late at night into early Thursday morning, combining with the moisture convergence along the cold front shifting through. Rain therefore becomes even more likely Wednesday night. Rain chances then drop off by the end of Thursday morning behind the departing storm system, with some areas possibly having an entirely dry day. Operational NBM probability for 1" of rain in 24 hr remains at 55 to 65%, and 2" of rain remains at 10 to 20% (reasonable worst case scenario). There has been a very slow upward trend in this over the last 48 hours, and based on potential lift and moisture, would expect these amounts to trend upward if stronger low pressure intensification scenarios verify. See the hydrology section below for potential rainfall impacts. Temperatures Wednesday through Thursday remain above normal. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... *Key Points* * Pattern shift to mean troughing in the Northeast with mean ridging out west. * A turn to more seasonable temperatures Friday into Saturday, and to begin 2024. Overall the unseasonably mild pattern gives way to more of a ridge for the Western CONUS and an overall trough in the Northeast CONUS. With the preceding low pressure in the short term taking much of the low level moisture away, look for a good amount of clouds, but dry conditions most of the time for Thursday night on a NW to N flow in the wake of the preceding system. Carried low end chance PoPs for Thu. night. There will still be air of Pacific origin in place, thus any lingering shower activity will be in the liquid form for Thu. night and into Friday and much of Friday night. Have slightly higher PoPs on Friday with mainly 30 to 50 percent shower chances across the area. Later Friday night as low pressure attempts to get better organized up to the north and eventually offshore, look for colder air to get wrapped in from the west. This may lead to some mixing of some snowflakes across mainly northern and northwestern sections as the any shower activity ends late Friday night / early Sat. morning. As the system start to lift out PoPs become minimal with mainly sprinkle and flurry mention. The weekend will mark the start of a return to more seasonable temperatures with mainly lower 40s for daytime maxes, and 20s for night time minimums. Towards New Year`s Eve the ridge start to amplify out west as a shortwave starts to dig downstream and into the Northern Plains / Upper Midwest. This energy will need to be monitored heading into the New Year`s festivities and into New Year` Day. At the present time it appears that this system will remain separate and distinct from any southern branch feature and moisture, at least before getting offshore later New Year`s Day. For the time being the most likely outcome is that this system will be moisture starved and should only bring clouds and perhaps a period of flurries or a brief period light snow. High pressure is expected to build in behind the system for Tuesday of next week. For now, followed closely the NBM / consensus guidance for New Year`s Eve and New Year`s Day. && .AVIATION /03Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
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High pressure over the terminals will slowly weaken. Low cigs with IFR or lower conditions have returned to many terminals. MVFR remain at KEWR/KTEB should persist into this evening. A few VFR spots remain, but conditions everywhere will lower. Widespread IFR/LIFR conditions expected overnight into Tuesday morning. Improvement likely after about 15Z Tue, with VFR expected during the afternoon (19-21z). Conditions will lower again Tuesday night, for now will only go MVFR with some uncertainty with just how low conditions get. Winds will be light and variable. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... AMD likely for changing flight categories. Timing of improvement Tuesday morning may be off by an hour or two. OUTLOOK FOR 00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... Tuesday night: Chance of showers with MVFR cond, mainly after midnight. Wednesday: Rain with MVFR cond. Wednesday night: Rain with IFR cond. SE winds G20-25kt and marginal LLWS possible at terminals closer to the coast (KGON/KBDR/KISP/KLGA/KJFK). Thursday: MVFR possible with chance of showers. Friday: MVFR possible with chance of showers. N winds 10-15G20kt. Saturday: Mainly VFR. NW winds 10-15G20kt. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE... Expecting more coverage of dense fog across the waters tonight as compared to last night. Have therefore issued a dense fog advisory on all waters tonight into the middle of Tuesday morning. Otherwise, conditions are forecast to remain below SCA thresholds through Wednesday with a relatively weak pressure gradient in place. Chances then increase for SCA conditions on the ocean and possibly for some of the nearshore waters as well Wednesday night ahead of approaching low pressure. Better overall chances of advisory level conditions being realized will be on the ocean waters Wednesday night into Thursday with chance of swell associated with low pressure passes through helps build waves to 5 ft. Winds otherwise are the secondary threat. Mainly sub small craft seas are expected for Thursday night, with only perhaps lingering 5 ft seas for a portion of the eastern most ocean waters. By late in the day Friday, and into Friday night and Saturday marginal small craft winds are likely for the nearshore waters and ocean waters as low pressure starts to strengthen along and off the NE coast. && .HYDROLOGY... A storm total rainfall range of 3/4" to 1 1/2" is likely Wednesday through Wednesday night, with a reasonable worst case of 2". Highest amounts across areas W and NW of NYC with orographic enhancement of SE flow. Most of this likely falls in a 6 to 9 hr period during the earlier half of Wednesday night. 6hr headwater guidance for flashy NE NJ rivers is around 1 1/4", and with widespread streamflows still above 75th to 90th percentile, the threat for minor flood impacts along a few to several quick responding rivers in NE NJ is increasing. The threat for minor flood impacts along a few flashy rivers across Lower Hud and S CT is increasing as well. Soil moisture anomalies are also running at 99th percentile areawide, lending to a scattered minor urban/poor drainage flood impact potential. More clarity expect on rainfall amounts and hydrologic threat for Wed/Wed Night in the next 24-36 hrs with increased model consistency and as high res models resolve this system. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... Monitoring the potential for minor coastal flood impacts for vulnerable coastal communities Thu with a passing low pressure system. Tidal departures of 1.25-1.50 ft are needed for minor flooding, and 2.25-2.50 for moderate flooding during the morning high tides. About 1 ft additional surge is needed for the evening high tides. Potential for minor flooding with the Thu morning high tide cycle, particularly along the south shore of Nassau and Queens, and possible along the SW CT coastline on the western Sound. The threat for dune erosion appears to be low and isolated with this event. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM EST Tuesday for CTZ005>012. NY...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM EST Tuesday for NYZ067>075- 078>081-176>179. NJ...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM EST Tuesday for NJZ002-004-006- 103>108. MARINE...Dense Fog Advisory until 10 AM EST Tuesday for ANZ331-332-335- 338-340-345-350-353-355. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JC/JE NEAR TERM...JC SHORT TERM...JC LONG TERM...JE AVIATION...BC MARINE...JC/JE HYDROLOGY...JC/JE TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...