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FXUS61 KOKX 201135
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
635 AM EST Sat Jan 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure builds in through the weekend and lasts through
Monday. Unsettled weather is expected Tuesday through Friday
as a series of frontal boundaries impact the region.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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The forecast is mainly on track. Only adjustments made were to
hourly temperatures and dewpoints over the next few hours.

High pressure builds in slowly today at the surface as an upper
trough axis shifts through. Moisture deepens in the low to mid
levels this afternoon, but for most locations this is after the
trough axis has already shifted through. Thinking is that associated
NVA and a downsloping NW surface flow precludes snow showers, and at
most a few flurries occur. Will keep flurries out of the forecast
for now. Moisture through the mid levels then diminish overnight
with mostly clear sky.

Cold and breezy through the period with wind chills rising from the
single digits early on to only around 10 above for most spots. Wind
chills then fall back into the single digits for coastal spots, and
around 0 to 5 below inland.
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.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
Deep-layered ridging occurs Sunday through Monday with the ridge
axis shifting off the eastern seaboard Monday afternoon. Little, if
any cloud cover through at least Monday morning with perhaps some
over-the-ridge cirrus streaming in during the afternoon. The core of
the coldest air will have shifted east, so moderating high
temperatures both days, and wind chills won`t be as cold during the
day and night periods as compared to today and tonight.

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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
The long term period will feature a period of unsettled weather and
above normal temperatures returning.

Not much change to the previous forecast and stuck fairly close to
the NBM.  A weak surface trough, or cold front, with little
moisture,  moves into the region early Tuesday and becomes nearly
stationary during the day. Warm advection then sets up later Tuesday
and continues through the week as the frontal boundary remains in
the vicinity. A series of southern stream shortwaves will bring
waves of low pressure along the front Tuesday into Wednesday, with
another Thursday into Friday.

A rather warm airmass for this time of year will move into the
region towards the end of the week, with temperatures rising to 10
to 15 degrees above normal.  Precipitation will be mostly rain
across the region, with a Snow or a mix of rain and snow inland
Tuesday into early Wednesday before the warmer air arrives.

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.AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
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Strong high pressure builds east from the Plains through the weekend.

VFR. NW winds gradually increase today with speeds 15-20kt.
Gusts between 25-30kt can be expected. Can not rule out a few
occasional higher gusts during the afternoon hours. Gusts may
be more occasional outside of the NYC terminals. Wind speeds
and gusts gradually diminish after midnight.

A gusty NW flow can be expected again on Sunday, but not as
strong as what is expected today.

     NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty...

Can not rule out a gusts over 30 kt this afternoon into early
evening.

OUTLOOK FOR 12Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

Sunday...VFR. N-NW wind gusts 20-25kt.

Monday...VFR.

Tuesday...Mainly VFR. Possible MVFR or lower in any rain/snow
showers.

Wednesday...MVFR or lower possible in rain.

Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts,
can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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.MARINE...
SCA conds continue on all waters through tonight with a gusty NW
wind. The pressure gradient remains similar, perhaps a little weaker
on Sunday. Same goes for the boundary layer winds. Marginal SCA
conds therefore for the ocean waters. After collaboration with the
surrounding offices, will extend the SCA on the ocean through at
least 18z Sunday with higher confidence that both winds and seas are
both still reaching criteria during the first half of the day. Not
enough confidence on the remaining waters to extend the SCA beyond
Saturday night.

The combination of temperatures, wind speed and wind direction will
lead to a chance of light vessel ice accumulation now through
Sunday, primarily on the ocean and Long Island Sound. Best overall
chances will be on the ocean waters tonight.

The pressure gradient then weakens Sunday into Monday with a high
pressure ridge shifting in. Sub-advisory conditions expected during
this period. Winds then pick up Monday afternoon and night with more
of a WSW flow developing. Forecast winds may be a little too strong
at this point, but cannot rule out some 25kt gusts at least on the
ocean by day`s end. Eastern ocean waters may also build up to 5 ft
by the end of Monday night.

Conditions otherwise fall below SCA levels early Tuesday as a
weak cold front becomes nearly stationary near the area waters,
Winds and seas are then forecast to remain below advisory levels
on all the waters late Tuesday through Wednesday. SCA
conditions may return towards the late part of the week.

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.HYDROLOGY...
No hydrologic impacts are expected through the end of next week.

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.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
NY...None.
NJ...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EST Sunday for ANZ331-332-335-
     338-340-345.
     Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EST Sunday for ANZ350-353-355.

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SYNOPSIS...BC/JC
NEAR TERM...JC
SHORT TERM...JC
LONG TERM...BC
AVIATION...BC
MARINE...BC/JC
HYDROLOGY...BC/JC