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FXUS61 KOKX 050235
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1035 PM EDT Sun Aug 4 2024

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A weak frontal boundary moves through overnight followed by another weak cold front Monday, which stalls over the area into Tuesday. A front pushes just south and east of the area Wednesday into Wednesday night as a weak area of low pressure passes south of the area. The frontal boundary and remnants from a tropical system slowly approach from the south through the end of the week and into the weekend.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM MONDAY MORNING/...
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Showers have moved east and south of Long Island as the weak surface trough slowly moves offshore. Updated to lower the probabilities into the overnight. Patchy fog remains possible with clearing skies and winds becoming light and variable. Skies gradually become mostly clear overnight as the front pushes through the area. Lows tonight will be in the middle 60s for inland areas to the low 70s for the coast and NYC metro. Areas of fog will be possible tonight with the high moisture in the boundary layer and cooling due to clearing skies.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... The area will remain between an offshore front and another approaching cold front from the northwest later in the day on Monday. This will allow for ample sunshine during much of the day. Highs on Monday will be warm once again with highs across the area in the upper 80s to middle 90s. Dewpoints in the upper 60s to low 70s will create heat index values in the early afternoon from 95-99 degrees. Heat advisories are not going to be issued as the heat is expected to only last for Monday and remain below 100 degree heat index. Much of the day will remain dry as the forcing for any showers and thunderstorms will remain well to the north and west of the area. While widespread convection isn`t expected, a stray shower or thunderstorm isn`t entirely out of the question, especially for the Lower Hudson Valley and NYC metro going into the evening. Lows Monday night will be in the upper 60s to middle 70s. Showers and potential thunderstorms become more likely as the focus of the forcing from the front moves into the area into Tuesday morning. A tropical moisture feed may enhance the moisture over the area which may result in a more substantial widespread moderate to heavy rainfall for Tuesday. WPC has placed the area in a slight risk for excessive rainfall with SPC placing the area in a marginal risk for severe storms. With showers and storms around under mostly cloudy skies on Tuesday, highs are expected to be in the upper 70s to middle 80s. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... A front from Tuesday will stall or slow to our south on Wednesday morning. As a low pushes east, it may help to push the front just south of the area Wednesday afternoon and night. Showers and thunderstorms from Tuesday will continue into Wednesday until the front has cleared. Chances for precipitation drop off after Wednesday, and may drop off further with more model runs if high pressure nudges more into the forecast area than is currently forecast. However, given uncertainty in this time frame onward, did not veer too far from NBM. Thereafter, even more uncertainty in the forecast given the location of the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby and its interaction with the frontal boundary leading to uncertainty in placement of any potential for heavy rain during this time frame, so again stuck close to the NBM. Therefore, unsettled weather is possible from the middle of the week through the beginning of next weekend. Easterly flow develops during this time frame, and in addition to clouds and rain, this will lead to cooler conditions. Highs during this time frame may will average below normal, and may not go above 80 for much of the region Wednesday, with slightly warmer, but still below normal temperatures on Thursday. Conditions will still be humid, but not like the extremely humid conditions we have been experiencing as of late. && .AVIATION /03Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
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Weak low pressure, along with a weak front was slowly pushing offshore. Weak high pressure builds in overnight into early Monday before a cold front slowly approaches from the north Monday afternoon and night. VFR. There is a chance of MVFR fog at the outlying terminals, with a chance of IFR at KGON with stratus, overnight and into the early hours of Monday morning. Winds will be light SW to W, and light and variable outside of the NYC metro area, overnight. Winds SW Monday with afternoon sea breezes along the Long Island and Connecticut coasts. NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... No unscheduled amendments expected. Afternoon sea breeze expected at KJFK and KLGA, within +/- an hour. Sea breezes not likely at KEWR and KTEB. OUTLOOK FOR 00Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Monday night: VFR. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible inland. Tuesday-Wednesday: MVFR or lower possible in SHRA/TSRA. Thursday: Mainly VFR. Chance of MVFR or lower in SHRA/TSRA. Friday: Chance of sub-VFR with SHRA/TSRA. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE... SCA conditions expected to continue through the overnight across all ocean waters, and just east of Fire Island Inlet through Monday morning. Otherwise, mainly sub-SCA conditions expected through Tuesday night, although there will be potential for additional SCA conditions Monday night into Tuesday for portions of the ocean. Waves increase mid/late week with building long period southerly swells from a tropical cyclone. Refer to latest forecast information from the NHC. && .HYDROLOGY... There remains a marginal risk of excessive rain for western portions of the region into this evening. Minor flooding of low lying and urban areas will be possible. Localized flash flooding cannot be ruled out. Total rainfall between a quarter to three quarters of an inch with locally higher amounts possible. There is the potential for heavy rainfall Tuesday into Wednesday as a weak area of low pressure moves along a stalled frontal boundary in the vicinity of the forecast area. However, there remains a good deal of uncertainty in exactly where the axis of heavy rain will set up. There will be potential for flooding considering the tropical airmass but too much uncertainty for to give precise locations of higher rainfall amounts. WPC has our entire area in a slight risk for excessive rainfall Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Another round of heavy rainfall is possible for the end of the week into the beginning of next weekend with the remnants of a tropical system. There is even more uncertainty with this feature. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... A high risk of rip currents is expected to continue through at least Monday evening, likely into Tuesday. This is due to southerly swells of around 5 feet. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...High Risk for Rip Currents through Monday evening for NYZ075-080- 081-178-179. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM EDT Monday for ANZ350-353. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EDT Monday for ANZ355. && $$ SYNOPSIS...BR/MW NEAR TERM...MET/MW SHORT TERM...MW LONG TERM...BR AVIATION...MET MARINE...BR/MW HYDROLOGY...BR/MW TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...