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FXUS61 KOKX 120624
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
224 AM EDT Mon Aug 12 2024

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A trough of low pressure will be in the vicinity through tonight. Weak high pressure will otherwise be in control for much of the week.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/... Updated the forecast to include an isolated shower north of the city, and it might just end up being a stray sprinkle. This possibility is courtesy of some shortwave lift pivoting through the northern portion of the forecast area while a surface trough lies nearby. Varying amounts of cloud cover otherwise across the area, but generally less cloudy for the late night hours. Overnight lows are progged in the 60s along the coast, with mid to upper 50s possible across the coldest spots in the interior. Blended in the cooler MAV/MET guidance to achieve this. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/... Upper trough pivots through the Northeast on Monday, with a shortwave rounding the base and swinging through in the afternoon. At the surface, a 1020 mb high centered over the Midwest continues to gradually build east. CAMS hint at widely scattered showers developing in the afternoon with the shortwave energy and cold pool aloft as the trough moves through. Best chances of seeing this are across the interior, though a few may make their way down to the coast. Moisture is limited, and instability is relatively weak, so not anticipating much in the way of thunderstorms and have omitted from the forecast with this update. Despite some increased cloud cover and a few possible showers, the day overall should feel quite pleasant, with temperatures around 80 in the afternoon coupling with dew pts in the 50s. Once again, clear skies and light flow should allow those outside the urban metros to cool a bit below national blended guidance, utilizing MAV/MET yields overnight lows falling back into the 50s and 60s. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... A broad upper level trough gets anchored just to the east providing a prevailing NW to N flow throughout much of the column through mid week. A second area of mid level troughiness forms over the Great Lakes late in the week and pushes into the area towards the weekend. It should be mainly dry Tuesday through Friday with weak and broad high pressure established in the lower levels. The global guidance appears to be favoring a re-introduction to PoPs towards Friday night and into the start of next weekend. The push northeast of a warm front now looks to get delayed now until the start of the weekend. Thus minimal to no PoPs are now forecast through the day Friday. PoPs should gradually increase from late Friday night through Sunday with a warm front likely, followed by low pressure and a cold frontal passage later in the weekend. Temperatures through much of the period will be hovering close to normal for mid August. Perhaps towards the weekend daytime temperatures will run a shade below normal due to more cloud cover. Also, dew points will be running lower than they have been for much of the summer thus far. Towards Friday into Saturday the humidity may increase as more of a southerly component to the low level flow gets established. && .AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
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A weak low pressure will be nearby through tonight. VFR. BKN070 cigs expected this afternoon. A few showers are also possible late, mainly at/near the NYC metros and out east by KGON, but cond should still remain VFR. Winds had shifted NW-W due to an outflow boundary from earlier showers well to the north. They should back WNW overnight, then become mainly W-WSW around or just over 10 kt, with some gusts up to 20 kt this afternoon. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Wind direction at KJFK could back more toward 220-230 magnetic (210-220 true) from about 18Z-23Z. OUTLOOK FOR 06Z TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE... An uneventful period on the coastal waters as high pressure provides a weak pressure gradient and a light wind regime overall. Ocean seas should average close to 2 ft or just below through Thursday night. && .HYDROLOGY... There are no hydrologic concerns through this weekend. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... Mainly a low rip current risk for all ocean beaches Monday, although the ocean beaches of Nassau and Queens may experience a brief moderate risk in the morning. The low rip current risk is expected to continue on Tuesday. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JE/DR NEAR TERM...JC/DR SHORT TERM...DR LONG TERM...JE AVIATION...BG MARINE...JE/DR HYDROLOGY...JE/DR TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...