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FXUS61 KOKX 082127
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
527 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024

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A stationary front south of the area begins to lift north as a warm front late tonight, passing through the area Friday morning. Tropical depression Debby is forecast to pass well west and north of the area Friday into Friday night as it interacts with an approaching frontal system. The associated cold front will likely pass through the area Friday night into early Saturday morning. Broad low pressure will remain to the north from Sat night into mid next week, with high pressure off to the west, and only a few weak surface trough or cold frontal passages. Please refer to the latest official forecast on Debby from the National Hurricane Center, and later tonight by the Weather Prediction Center.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
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With a stationary front remaining to the south and overrunning showers possible, especially across the western areas where better lift exists with weak warm advection, so have maintained likely to chance probabilities for showers. The front begins to move north as a warm front late tonight. Meanwhile tropical depression Debby continues to track northward and will begin interacting with the frontal boundary, helping to move it northward tonight. With the showers scattered to numerous have used areal wording to better convey the possibility of being dry at times.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY/...
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By Saturday morning tropical depression Debby becomes a post tropical depression as the system continues to interact with the warm front, and another frontal system tracking through southerly Canada, merging into the northern system`s cold front. With the low tracking well to the west there may be periods of dry weather across the eastern areas of the forecast area during the day Friday. A strong low level jet develops ahead of the cold front with the jet increasing to 45 to 55 kt. There is some uncertainty as to how much mixing of the higher winds to the ground will be and will be more likely with any developing strong showers and thunderstorms, especially Friday afternoon into Friday night. With the potential for the higher winds gusts as high as 50 MPH, a wind advisory have been issued from New York City eastward and into coastal Connecticut fro noon EDT Friday to 1100 PM EDT for metro NYC and southern Westchester, and through Friday night to the east. However, with the cold front and low level jet moving quickly eastward the higher winds may end sooner. Outside of the wind advisory area there may also be impacts from the winds in stronger storms especially across northeastern New Jersey where a slight risk of severe weather as been posted by the Storm Prediction Center. Damaging wind gusts are the main threat with an isolated tornado also possible. The trend for a faster system, with less rainfall for the forecast area, continues, and with the farther west track of post tropical Debby, the higher rainfall totals will be across northeastern New Jersey and into the lower Hudson Valley. While a flood watch has not been posted there still remains a possibility for scattered areas of flash flooding, and urban and poor drainage flooding with the heaviest showers late Friday afternoon into Friday night. With the front passing east Saturday morning dry weather will be developing early Saturday morning into Saturday afternoon.
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&& .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...
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A mainly dry period is expected, with plenty of sunshine, and near to slightly below normal temperatures late this weekend into early next week as a broad upper trough lingers over the Northeast. The trough begins to pull out during mid week, with temps rising to a little above normal by Wed-Thu. A few surface troughs or weak cold frontal passages are possible through the middle of next week. The current pattern will hold tropical air south of the area, with dewpoints in the upper 50s and lower 60s. With low moisture and weak lift, most of these surface trough/weak cold frontal passages should be mainly dry, with no more than 10 or 20 PoP.
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&& .AVIATION /21Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A stalled front will remain south of the area, pushing northward tonight into Friday. A frontal system will approach from the west late Friday. IFR with showers expected much of the TAF period, becoming a bit more widespread overnight. There could be some embedded isolated thunderstorms late tonight into early Friday morning. Confidence for TSRA has increased somewhat...so will include in the TAF at this time. There may be a bit of a midday break Friday with conditions improving to MVFR. SHRA/TSRA return late Friday as the frontal system approaches from the west. Torrential rain and gusty winds are likely with any TSRA throughout the TAF period. Winds will be out of the E/NE 10-15 kt. By Friday morning, winds shift more SE and increase 15-20G25 kt. Gusts to 30kt possible on Friday. Chance of higher gusts KJFK and KISP but will reevaluate for TAFs as the system evolves. Stronger gusts are also possible in the vicinity of any TSRA. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Timing of category changes may be off by a few hours. Occasional gusts up to 20 kt possible this afternoon. Embedded isolated thunderstorms possible late tonight into early Friday morning but timing may be off 1 or 2 hours. OUTLOOK FOR 18Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... 18Z Friday through Saturday morning: MVFR/IFR in TSRA. SE gust 25-30kt possible. Higher gusts possible in the vicinity of any TSRA. LLWS likely for a brief period late Friday into Friday night. Saturday Afternoon through Tuesday: VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE...
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Ocean seas remain around 5 feet with an easterly flow and an east to southeast 2 to 3 foot swell, and a SCA remains in effect through tonight. As Post Tropical Cyclone Debby passes well to the west and north Friday into Friday night southeast to south winds will be increasing along with gusts reaching gale force across all the forecast waters midday Friday through Friday night, and possibly into early Saturday morning across the eastern waters as a cold front crosses the waters Friday night. A gale warning has been issued for all the waters Friday, and then into Friday night for all the waters except New York Harbor. The warning may end earlier Friday night as the cold front and a low level jet move east. Once the gale warning ends small craft conditions linger into Saturday morning on the non ocean waters, and on the ocean into Saturday night as seas remain elevated. Otherwise, quiet cond should prevail from then into Tue night, with generally light winds. Please refer to the latest official forecast on Debby from the National Hurricane Center, and later tonight by the Weather Prediction Center.
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&& .HYDROLOGY...
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Isolated to scattered flash flooding will be possible Friday into Saturday morning, with the overall more likely period for impacts being late Friday afternoon through Friday night. Rainfall rates of 1 inch per hour during the heaviest rain is likely, with rates as high as 2 inches per hour in localized areas. Rapid responding small stream flooding and urban/poor drainage flooding will be possible given antecedent rains/saturated grounds. The overall higher chances for flooding will be across northeastern New Jersey, into the lower Hudson Valley where WPC maintain a slight risk of flash flooding. The remainder of the area is in a marginal risk for flash flooding with mainly poor drainage and urban flooding is possible. Across northeastern New Jersey and into the lower Hudson Valley and portions of New York City may see 1 to 2 inches, with locally as much as 3 inches, of rainfall, while other areas will see 1 to 1.5 inches with locally 2 to 3 inches possible. There are no hydrologic concerns from Sat night into mid next week.
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&& .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
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A moderate risk for rip current development remains through this evening, and increases to a high risk for Friday through Saturday evening as breaking surf builds to 4 to 11 feet by mid day Friday and remains at least 7 feet into midday Saturday. With the high breaking surf a high surf advisory is also in effect from noon EDT Friday through noon EDT Saturday.
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&& .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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CT...Wind Advisory from noon Friday to 6 AM EDT Saturday for CTZ009>012. NY...Wind Advisory from noon Friday to 6 AM EDT Saturday for NYZ078>081-177-179. Wind Advisory from noon to 11 PM EDT Friday for NYZ071>075-176- 178. High Risk for Rip Currents from Friday morning through Saturday evening for NYZ075-080-081-178-179. High Surf Advisory from noon Friday to noon EDT Saturday for NYZ075-080-081-178-179. NJ...Wind Advisory from noon to 11 PM EDT Friday for NJZ006. MARINE...Gale Warning from 6 AM Friday to 6 AM EDT Saturday for ANZ331- 332-335-340-345-350-353-355. Gale Warning from 6 AM Friday to 2 AM EDT Saturday for ANZ338. Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM EDT Friday for ANZ350-353-355.
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&& $$ SYNOPSIS...BG/MET NEAR TERM...MET SHORT TERM...MET LONG TERM...BG AVIATION...IRD MARINE...BG/MET HYDROLOGY...BG/MET TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...