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FXUS61 KOKX 250604
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
204 AM EDT Thu Jul 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A warm front passes north of the waters by morning, followed by
a cold frontal passage Thursday evening. High pressure then
builds in from the west Friday and Saturday, pushing offshore
Saturday night into Sunday, and remains offshore into the
beginning of next week.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
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The forecast is on track. Warm front is currently lifting north over the region and was located just north of Long Island and into southern portions of the Lower Hudson Valley and northern NJ. Expect the warm front to slowly lift north through the night. There continues to be very little activity with the warm front and latest CAMs continue to show not much more than isolated convection overnight. Otherwise, coastal stratus will likely be confined to mainly eastern LI and the CT coast with an onshore flow. Patchy fog formation possible with light winds and moist low-levels, particularly for areas that experienced rainfall during the day. Seasonably warm and muggy conditions overnight with lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY/... A pre-frontal trough will move through the area Thursday, with cold front following through Thursday night. The risk for widespread thunderstorms has diminish with the latest CAMs trending towards a dry forecast on Thursday. This likely has to do with a strengthening deep layered westerly flow and gradual mid-low level drying through peak heating hours. The best shot at any showers or thunderstorms will probably end up being for eastern zones, as they may be able to destabilize a bit ahead of the cold front. Again, any stronger showers or thunderstorm could produce locally heavy rainfall, but potential for flash flooding remains low. High pressure will follow Thursday night, providing a break from this unsettled pattern. Temperatures on Thursday will be in the low to mid 80s with night time lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... High pressure builds towards the region on Friday bringing us lower dewpoints and dry conditions. Expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the low to mid 80s and dewpoints in the upper 50s to low 60s. The high moves over the region on Saturday, pushing offshore Saturday night into Sunday. Meanwhile, an upper ridge over the Central US slides east toward the region through the weekend. This will allow a much more tranquil, and drier pattern to take hold. The next chance of any precipitation will come on Tuesday into Wednesday with an approaching shortwave. Depending on the timing and placement of a potential shortwave rounding the ridge, but even this is not a guarantee at this point. Will limit POPS to just chance or slight chance at this time. Temperatures will be seasonably warm for the weekend, with highs in the middle to upper 80s. Highs around 90 are possible in the urban NE NJ corridor by the second half of the weekend into the beginning of next week. Humidity levels increase again next week as the high slides offshore and return flow sets up. && .AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
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A warm front to the south will lift slowly north and through the area by daybreak, followed by a cold frontal this evening. . IFR to VLIFR conditions remain in place for KHPN, KGON, and KBDR due to a light and variable to light east wind bringing lower clouds across LI Sound. MVFR ceilings at KISP lower to IFR and possibly LIFR before morning. There is more uncertainty how far west and with the timing of lower ceilings moving into the NYC metro terminals, and have low confidence in the forecast for these terminals. VFR develops fairly quickly for all terminals early this morning as winds shift to the southwest and west as the warm front lifts through the region. Late afternoon into early this evening winds then shift to the NW behind a cold front. Occasional gusts 15 to 20 kt are possible this afternoon into this evening. Any showers and/or thunderstorms overnight are expected to be isolated and have not included in the forecast. Showers and isolated thunderstorms will be a little more widespread this morning into the early afternoon ahead of the cold front and have included a VCSH. And with low confidence in the forecast have not included thunderstorms. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... There is uncertainty how low and had far west MVFR to IFR ceilings will be through 10Z, and have ow confidence in the forecast. Afterwards, with winds shifting to the southwest and then west ceilings are expected to be VFR. Amendments likely for flight categories overnight and for wind shift timing into this morning with multiple frontal passages. OUTLOOK FOR 06Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Late Thursday night through Monday: VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE... With a weak pressure gradient over the area, winds and seas/waves remain below Small Craft Advisory criteria through the through the beginning of next week. && .HYDROLOGY... No hydrologic impacts are expected through the middle of next week. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... A moderate risk of rip current development at the ocean beaches will remain through Thursday as a 3 to 4 ft S/SE swell at 7 to 8 seconds continues. Rip activity could be locally high due to the Spring tides. The most vulnerable shoreline areas along the south shore of Nassau County and western Long Island Sound may approach and touch minor flood thresholds with Tonight high tide. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None.
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&& $$ SYNOPSIS...20 NEAR TERM...JP/NV/DW SHORT TERM...20 LONG TERM...BC AVIATION...MET MARINE...BC/20/JP HYDROLOGY...BC/20 TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...