396
FXUS61 KOKX 301930
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
330 PM EDT Sun Jun 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front will move across the region this afternoon and
evening. High pressure then builds in Monday and will remain
in control through Wednesday. A warm front lifts north of the
area on Wednesday Night followed by a cold front late in the
week which may remain nearby into the first half of next
weekend.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
-- Changed Discussion --
*** SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING *** The main threat from the thunderstorms for the next several hours until early to mid evening will be from damaging wind gusts in excess of 58 mph. There is also a risk of hail and an isolated tornado cannot be completely ruled out. Another concern with the convection will be from frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. SPC continues the enhanced risk across the entire area, something that doesn`t occur too often for our CWA. The timing of the highest risk for severe thunderstorms still appears to be until 7-9pm for E and SE sections, and increasingly earlier further west, with NW sections ending the soonest early this evening. The precise timing of the ending of any significant convection depends on how much convection can initiate right along the cold front. Confidence around this remains lows as this gets determined on precisely how much and exactly where the convective environment gets overturned from previous storms. Strong to severe thunderstorms should clear eastern portions of the CWA for the mid to late evening. The cold front is expected to move through the NYC metro around 0z, and Central and Eastern LI towards 1-3z as the cold front is expected to increase in forward speed. A much drier air mass will ensue with the winds switching to the NW and becoming more N towards daybreak. Dewpoints will fall quickly through 60s from NW to SE across the area. By the pre-dawn hours look for dewpoints to get into the middle and upper 50s with a more refreshing and comfortable feel into Monday morning with gusts of 15 to 20 mph in places.
-- End Changed Discussion --
&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
-- Changed Discussion --
During Monday expect a pleasant early summer day. Dewpoint readings should remain primarily in the 50s with temperatures a few degrees below normal with upper 70s to lower 80s for the afternoon. With the strong synoptic flow out of the N there is little chance for sea breeze development. Forecast soundings indicate some scattered cloud development in the 5 to 7 kft level with any daytime heating towards the late morning and afternoon. Otherwise expect a partly to mostly sunny day with a refreshing breeze out of the N. The pressure gradient relaxes Monday night with high pressure starting to settle just west of the area. With light winds and likely just a few clouds around 5 kft expect some radiational cooling across outlying areas. Temperatures should be able to fall into the lower and middle 50s in the coolest spots, with lower to middle 60s for the metro and along much of the coast.
-- End Changed Discussion --
&& .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
-- Changed Discussion --
No major changes were made to the Long Term and closely followed the NBM. High pressure will remain in control Tuesday and Wednesday before shifting offshore Wednesday night as a warm front lifts to the north. A cold front will follow, but will likely not move through the area and may remain to our north into early next weekend. Will have to watch the evolution of any middle level impulses as they ride along the periphery of the ridge. These are difficult to resolve at this time range, but they may be a focus for showers and thunderstorms. Right now the consensus of the modeling indicates a bit higher probability on Friday and potentially Saturday compared to Thursday. Temperatures remain seasonable on Wednesday. The deterministic NBM has trended down a bit for the end of the week, but still should reach above normal levels, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s away from the coast. Similar readings are expected through Saturday. Humidity levels will also be on the rise for the end of the week into next Saturday.
-- End Changed Discussion --
&& .AVIATION /19Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
-- Changed Discussion --
A pre-frontal trough moving across the area this afternoon will be followed by a cold front moving across this evening. Some MVFR conditions linger across some of the coastal terminals this afternoon due to low stratus. MVFR or lower conditions will be possible with some thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Otherwise, VFR conditions can be expected during the TAF period late this evening through Monday. Two rounds of thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon and evening. The first of these with the pre-frontal trough should impact the Hudson Valley terminals until near 21Z, the NYC metros until near 21Z, and out east across Long Island/CT until near 22Z. The second round with the cold front should occur mainly this evening, impacting the NYC metros from 22Z-23Z until 01Z-02Z, once again about an hour earlier to the NW and an hour or two later to the E. Stronger cells with either round could produce strong W-NW winds, mentioned in the 1st round of thunderstorms in TAFs with potential for 35 kt, and possibly brief 50 kt gusts. These strong gusts are also possible with 2nd round of thunderstorms but not explicitly mentioned in TAFs yet. Outside of tstms, SW winds will be around 10 kt with some gusts near 20 kt into early this evening. After the cold front passage, winds shift to NW and remain near 10 kt with gusts lingering as well to near 20 kt. Winds become more NNW-N direction Monday with wind speeds near 10-15 kt and gusts near 20-25 kt. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Strong wind gusts possible with any tstm directly impacting the terminals this afternoon and evening. OUTLOOK FOR 12Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Monday through Wednesday: VFR. S wind gusts 15-20 kt Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday early evening. Thursday: MVFR or lower possible with any late day or nighttime showers/tstms. Friday: MVFR or lower possible with a chance of showers and tstms. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
-- End Changed Discussion --
&& .MARINE...
-- Changed Discussion --
Besides any thunderstorms this evening that may bring locally higher winds and seas for the evening hours, expect sub small craft conditions for the non-ocean waters and more marginal small craft conditions for the ocean waters as the winds quickly switch to the NW and N behind a cold frontal passage for tonight. On Monday high pressure builds with slowly subsiding seas with mainly sub small craft conditions, although the winds will be gusting close to 20 kt throughout all waters. The pressure gradient relaxes Monday night as north winds lighten and ocean seas subside closer to 2 ft towards early Tuesday morning. Sub advisory conditions will remain through at least Wednesday night for all waters as high pressure settles over the waters, then moves offshore. Marginal small craft conditions become more likely late Thursday as a southerly flow increases, with possible small craft seas on the ocean into Friday.
-- End Changed Discussion --
&& .HYDROLOGY...
-- Changed Discussion --
Besides any localized hydrological impacts from any stronger storms this evening, no hydrological impacts are expected Monday through Wednesday. A frontal boundary and pre-frontal trough are likely to approach late Thursday into Friday, and possibly linger to begin next weekend. It remains too early to determine the risk of any hydrological impacts from this frontal system.
-- End Changed Discussion --
&& .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
-- Changed Discussion --
There will be a moderate rip current risk on Monday with a lingering S to SE swell. A low rip current risk is anticipated for Tuesday.
-- End Changed Discussion --
&& .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...High Risk for Rip Currents until 9 PM EDT this evening for NYZ075- 080-081-178-179. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until midnight EDT tonight for ANZ350-353- 355. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JE NEAR TERM...JE SHORT TERM...JE LONG TERM...JT AVIATION...JM MARINE...JE HYDROLOGY...JE TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...