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FXUS61 KOKX 240227
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1027 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
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A cold front slowly pushes through overnight and stalls nearby for Friday. Weak high pressure will otherwise be in control through Saturday with a dry secondary cold frontal passage Friday evening. A weak frontal system moves through the area Saturday night. High pressure then briefly returns on Sunday before a series of frontal systems impact the area during the first half of next week.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
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A weak cold front just NW of the area will slowly pass through the area overnight. Any isolated shower or thunderstorm chance has essentially passed as an isolated cell tried to initiate, but eventually fell apart with a lot of dry air and high LFC`s to be overcome. Otherwise, light winds and sufficient low-level moisture could bring patchy/areas of fog for coastal areas - mainly over eastern LI and SE CT. Low temperatures mostly in the 60s, so rather mild and a touch humid.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/... The cold front washes out just offshore in the morning with maybe another weak cold front or trough pushing in here during the afternoon. Much drier however with this boundary, so no showers anticipated with it and expecting partly to mostly sunny conditions. Based on 850mb temps, an even blend of the deterministic and 50th percentile NBM was used for high temperatures. Highs ranging from the upper 80s in the NE NJ urban corridor to the mid-upper 70s along the south-facing coasts for eastern LI and SE CT. Dewpoints will be lower, so not as muggy as it was today. Dry weather continues into Friday night. Light winds and a clear sky should allow for some radiational cooling across the Pine Barrens and parts of the interior. Low in the low 50s for these spots, ranging up to the mid 60s in NYC. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Key points: * Above normal temperatures on the weekend transition to near or slightly above normal Monday through Wednesday. The end of the week cools down a bit. * Unsettled Monday-Wednesday with multiple frontal systems affecting the area. Overall, there is decent agreement in the upper patter during this period with some timing issues, especially with the frontal system closing out the period next Thursday. NBM was closely followed with some minor adjustments made based on noted trends with the 12Z operational suite. Before then though, the period start starts off with warm ridging aloft and temperatures on the warm side, especially away from the immediate coast with highs ranging from the mid 70s to lower 80s. The south shore of LI will be notably cooler due to a southerly flow off the much cooler ocean waters. A weak frontal system passes through the area Saturday night with mainly a chance of showers. Much of the guidance shows a weak mid level shortwave associated with this system, but there is quite a bit of dry air to be overcome and instability is weak at best. Another area of deepening low pressure emerges from the Plains on Sunday, tracking up through the Midwest and Great Lakes Monday into Tuesday. This will send a warm front into the area Monday into Monday night with numerous showers and a few thunderstorms. A weak cold frontal passage on Tuesday does not look active due to deep-layered dry air. There is the potential for a more robust piece of energy dropping down from the Great Lakes on Wednesday along with another cold front. Cooler air follows at the end of the week. && .AVIATION /03Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
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A cold front slowly pushes through overnight. The front stalls and will linger nearby on Friday. Mainly VFR overnight. However, some MVFR and lower conditions is expected for eastern areas overnight (KJFK, KISP, KBDR and KGON), mainly after 05Z, but this is more likely to be patchy fog rather than stratus. SW 5 to 10 kt for the city terminals, becoming light and variable overnight for most outlying terminals. On Friday the winds will be mainly W for western terminals, and for coastal terminals becoming more S-SSW around 10 kt by 16z-18z. Uncertainty remains high as to how far inland any sea breeze can get. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... No unscheduled amendments are expected outside of patchy fog along the coast overnight. Exact timing of sea breeze for KJFK remains uncertain on Friday. Sea breeze may also reach LGA but confidence remains low. OUTLOOK FOR 00Z SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Friday night: VFR. Saturday: Chance of afternoon/evening showers and possibly a tstm, with MVFR cond possible. Sunday: Mainly VFR. Monday: Chance of showers and possibly a tstm, with MVFR cond possible. Tuesday: VFR. 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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Sub-SCA conditions are expected across the forecast waters overnight through Monday night.
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&& .HYDROLOGY...
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No hydrologic impacts are expected overnight through the middle of next week.
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&& .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... SE winds of 5-10kt Friday and Saturday along with 1ft 9s southerly swell should keep the rip current risk low through Saturday. This is also supported by latest RCMOS at area beaches. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JC/DW NEAR TERM...JC/JE SHORT TERM...JC LONG TERM...DW AVIATION...JE MARINE...JC/DW HYDROLOGY...JC/DW TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...