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FXUS61 KOKX 121722
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
122 PM EDT Thu Sep 12 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will remain in control through the middle of next
week.

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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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The morning fog and stratus have burned off and abundant sunshine prevails this afternoon with high pressure nearby. This is allowing temperatures to bump up a little warmer than those yesterday, climbing into the upper 70s to near 80. Onshore flow today will persist into tonight, pushing dewpoints along the coast into the upper 50s and lower 60s. This plus radiational cooling should lead to more widespread fog and/or low stratus late tonight. Low temps should range from the mid 50s inland and across a good deal of eastern Long Island, to 60-65 in the NYC metro area.
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&& .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... Sfc high pressure will remain centered just offshore. After passage of a weak mid level shortwave trough Fri afternoon/evening, heights aloft will also rise, with a 588+ dm upper high shifting from the upper Great Lakes into the Northeast. As a result, a slight warming trend will continue through the period, with high temps on Fri 80-85 in most places, and upper 70s confined to the forks of Long Island and coastal SE CT. Sat should be a touch warmer, with more widespread mid 80s away from the coast. Fri night and Sat night should see a repeat of patchy fog and/or low stratus, with low temps both nights ranging from the mid/upper 50s in the cooler spots, to the lower/mid 60s in the NYC metro area and across western Long Island/coastal SW CT. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Warm and dry conditions continue into early next week with high pressure remaining over the Northeast. The high is expected to weaken Monday night into Tuesday as low pressure potentially develops off the Southeast coast and tracks northwest. It appears that high pressure over the forecast area will still be strong enough to keep us dry through at least Tuesday as the potential storm to the south would weaken as it shifts through the Southeast. A chance of rain/showers then follows for Tuesday night and Wednesday as the associated moisture drifts north. High temperatures through the long term will be close to normal in the mid 70s to around 80. && .AVIATION /17Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
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High pressure remains centered to our east through Friday. VFR for much of the period. There is a chance for IFR cigs/vsbys from about 08Z to 13Z Friday. The combination of increasing low-level moisture is forecast to allow for the development of low clouds and fog late tonight. Best chance looks to be at the coastal terminals and KHPN. Confidence is increasing, but will continue to address the potential in a TEMPO group. SE-S winds less than 10 kt this afternoon will once again become light and variable tonight. Onshore flow will redevelop on Friday from the S-SE. KLGA may stay from the NE into early afternoon. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... KLGA could hold on to NE winds 1-2 hours longer than currently forecast. MVFR/IFR potentially prevails for at least a few hours late tonight into the Friday morning push - low to moderate confidence. OUTLOOK FOR 18Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Friday Afternoon-Tuesday: Mainly VFR, but a chance of MVFR or lower fog/clouds for each late night/early morning. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE... Quiet on the waters through the weekend with high pressure in control. Seas are forecast to build to 5 ft on Mon as swells increase from a low pressure system well to the south. && .HYDROLOGY... No hydrologic concerns through the middle of next week. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... There is a moderate rip current risk at the NYC and Nassau beaches today, with incoming E swell of 2 ft/9 sec and a S sea breeze increasing close to around 10 kt. The moderate risk continues there for Fri and includes SE Suffolk per RCMOS guidance, with a similar wind regime and slightly higher SE swell. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JC/BG NEAR TERM...BG/DR SHORT TERM...BG LONG TERM...JC AVIATION...DW MARINE...JC/BG HYDROLOGY...JC/BG TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...