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FXUS61 KOKX 211627
AFDOKX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1227 PM EDT Wed Aug 21 2024
.SYNOPSIS...
A low pressure trough lingers nearby today, followed by building
high pressure for the remainder of the week. Low pressure will
be near or over the area Monday into Tuesday with a weak cold
front.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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Bumped up PoPs slightly with the latest update as a batch of
scattered to numerous showers are approaching from the
northwest. Instability is greatest to our northwest, but still
expecting some of the showers to make it to our area. However,
with dewpoint depressions around 20 in the Lower Hudson Valley,
the lighter showers may not even reach the ground.
The area is in-between high pressure slowly building from the
west, and a departing low pressure lifting away to the
northeast. Mostly dry weather continues today and tonight on a
NW flow regime, with clouds increasing through the afternoon.
Mainly just some lower level fair weather clouds at around 5 to
7 kft with broken and scattered cloud cover can be expected from
time to time with synoptic scale sinking motion increasing
overall as high pressure starts to gradually build from the
west. Dew point readings will remain in the comfortable lower
and middle 50s providing seasonably cool weather for this time
of year. Day time temperatures will be close to 10 degrees below
average today with mainly lower and middle 70s for day time
maxes, and temperatures tonight running below average with night
time mins in the upper 40s to lower 50s across the interior and
mostly upper 50s closer to the coast. Followed the NBM closely
with day time temps, otherwise stuck with a MAV / MET blend for
night time temps to reflect more cooling in the more rural
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.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
The W to NW flow regime continues with dry conditions. Scattered
clouds are expected towards late morning and into the afternoon with
a cold pool remaining in place on Thursday as the upper level low
gradually gets further northeast. Towards Thursday night heights
begin to rise some. Temperatures will remain below average, but
closer to normal for this time of year with middle and upper 70s.
Night time lows will remain below average. Used MAV / MET blend once
again to better account for radiational cooling at night, otherwise
used mainly NBM for day time temperatures.
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.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
No significant changes in the long term and stuck fairly close to
previous forecast/NBM.
Ridging builds over the area on Friday from the west and remains
over the region through the weekend.
Warm air advection is expected to gradually occur Friday into
Saturday with winds turning from northwest to south and west
on Friday and remaining that way on Saturday. This will lead to
high temperatures returning to the 80s, closer to climatological
averages. Dewpoints will also increase Friday into Saturday
with the influence of the onshore flow. Overall, it should
remain dry and mostly sunny Friday and Saturday due to general
subsidence over the region from high pressure.
After Saturday, global models diverge a bit on their solutions of
a low pressure system that drops southward out of Quebec
on Sunday into Monday. The GFS showing a low pressure system with a
deepening trough aloft in New England, bringing a weak
cold front Monday afternoon/evening. This would result in a
some isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms
Monday afternoon and evening. The GFS keeps this upper low near the
region on Tuesday, while the ECMWF starts to move this model away
from the region. Will keep just a slight chance POP on Tuesday,
mainly north and west in case the slower, GFS solution is
correct.
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.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
VFR as high pressure slowly builds into the region.
NW winds 10 kt or less increase to around 10 kt shortly after
daybreak, then to 10-15 kt with some gusts either side of 20 kt
in the afternoon. Some gusts up to 25 kt late in the afternoon
possible at the NYC metros. BKN cigs expected in the afternoon.
Winds diminish in late in the TAF period.
...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty...
Gusts may be occasional at times.
OUTLOOK FOR 12Z THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
Thursday-Sunday: VFR.
Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component
forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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.MARINE...
No marine headlines throughout with high pressure gradually
building and eventually settling over the waters. Sub small
craft conditions will persist through the remainder of the
week and into the weekend.
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.HYDROLOGY...
No hydrological impacts are expected through the entire forecast
period.
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.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
There will be a moderate risk of rip currents today at the
ocean beaches, with a low risk on Thursday.
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.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
NY...None.
NJ...None.
MARINE...None.
&&
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SYNOPSIS...BC/JE
NEAR TERM...JE/JT
SHORT TERM...JE
LONG TERM...BC
AVIATION...BC
MARINE...BC/JE
HYDROLOGY...BC/JE
TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...