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FXUS61 KOKX 072016
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
316 PM EST Thu Nov 7 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
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High pressure will the briefly nose in from the west tonight. A cold front will pass Friday evening. High pressure follows Friday night then move offshore on Sunday, with a frontal system passing through Sunday night into Monday. High pressure will then build in through the middle of next week, followed by another frontal system late in the week.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING/...
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Cold air advection will take hold this evening under NW flow and weak high pressure before the winds back to the west overnight. With clear skies under light winds, can expect an optimal radiational cooling night. Overnight lows will be in the low-50s in the NYC metro, 40s for most of the area, and in the upper/mid-30s for far northern interior locations and the LI Pine Barrens. Interior locations and the LI Pine Barrens will see a chance for some frost late tonight and in the early morning hours.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
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A surface low associated with a trough aloft will move from near the Hudson Bay and dig into the Canadian Maritimes tomorrow evening and tomorrow night. This will bring another dry cold front our way tomorrow evening into early tomorrow night followed by high pressure moving in from the west. The pressure gradient begins to increase through the day which will lead to increasing westerly winds that may gust between 25-30 mph (winds aloft at low levels look to be around 35 kts) and lead to lower humidity values between 25% and 35% in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. Isolated stronger gusts are possible. These conditions will lead to increased risk for fire danger, with a Red Flag Warning in place tomorrow for the entire CWA. Winds will reach their peak following the frontal passage before winding down towards daybreak on Saturday as the pressure gradient relaxes and high pressure starts to move in. The risk of fire danger lowers tomorrow night, despite winds, as relative humidity values rise to 50-70%. Highs will be milder tomorrow in the upper/mid-60s. Another cool night is expected tomorrow night with lows in the low-40s to mid- 30s.
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&& .LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
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Key Point: * Widespread rain expected Sunday night into early Monday. Surface high pressure with upper level ridging will be in place over the area on Saturday, which will gradually shift offshore into Sunday. Dry through the period. Light to calm winds Sunday night and a mainly clear sky will promote strong radiational cooling with the surface ridge axis over us. Sunday night`s low temp forecast is heavily based on bias-corrected MOS, as NBM is typically too warm in these setups. Frost advisories may eventually be needed in areas where the growing season has not ended yet. Low pressure moving across the Great Lakes runs into deep-layered ridging as it heads toward northern New England. Still enough moisture and lift along its attendant warm and cold fronts for rain mainly during Sunday night. Looking at mostly likely a quarter to half inch of rainfall with this event. After a lingering chance of rain early Monday, drying conditions through the mid-week period as high pressure builds back into the region from the north and west. The next chance of rain then occurs Wednesday night through Thursday night with the potential of another frontal system. Global models disagree on the details of the system, so PoPs have been capped at 40 percent. High temperatures through the period will be around or slightly above normal for the most part, with Monday featuring highs around 10 degrees above normal in the mid 60s.
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&& .AVIATION /20Z THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
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High pressure builds to the west of the area through Friday morning. A dry cold front, from the north, passes through the region Friday afternoon. VFR. Winds NW around 15 kt, gusts 20-25 kt with occasional higher gusts up to 28 kt. Gusts ending early this evening with winds diminishing, and direction becomes more variable to W tonight, W winds increase to around 15 kt, G25-30 kt. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB)TAF Uncertainty... No unscheduled amendments expected. OUTLOOK FOR 18Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... Friday afternoon: VFR. W winds around 15 kt, G25-30 kt, becoming 10- 15 kt, G20-25 kt at night. Saturday: VFR. NW winds 10-15 kt, G15-20 kt. Sunday: VFR into the afternoon, then becoming MVFR with a chance of rain showers late. MVFR or lower in rain showers at night. Monday: MVFR becoming VFR. Chance of rain showers in the morning, ending in the afternoon. Tuesday: VFR, NW G15-20 kt. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE...
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A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for all waters starting at 10am Friday through Friday night. West winds increase ahead of a cold front and shifts northwest at night. Peak gusts are expected to be around 25 kts on most waters and peaking near 30 kts on ocean waters. Ocean waters will also see 5-6 foot waves Friday afternoon into Friday night. Advisory conditions continue into Saturday on the ocean, falling below thresholds by Saturday night. Winds then pick up again Sunday night into Monday from the SW with the approach of a cold front. A developing low level jet should help bring 25 kt or greater gusts at least on the ocean waters, and possibly on some of the other waters as well starting Sunday night. Regardless, SCA conds will be likely on the ocean as seas probably build 5-7 feet. With the pressure gradient weakening, a return to sub-advisory conditions is anticipated for Monday night.
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&& .FIRE WEATHER...
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The pressure gradient begins to increase through the day which will lead to increasing westerly winds that may gust between 25-30 mph (winds aloft at low levels look to be around 35 kts) and lead to lower humidity values between 25% and 35% in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. These conditions will lead to increased risk for fire danger, with a Red Flag Warning in place tomorrow for the entire CWA. Winds will reach their peak following the frontal passage before winding down towards daybreak on Saturday as the pressure gradient relaxes and high pressure starts to move in. The risk of fire danger lowers tomorrow night, despite winds, as relative humidity values rise to 50-70%. For Saturday, min RH 20-30% and NW winds gusting 15-20 mph expected.
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&& .HYDROLOGY... There are no hydrologic concerns through mid next week. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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CT...Red Flag Warning from 8 AM to 6 PM EST Friday for CTZ005>012. NY...Red Flag Warning from 8 AM to 6 PM EST Friday for NYZ211>213. NJ...Red Flag Warning from 8 AM to 6 PM EST Friday for NJZ002-004- 006-103>108. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 10 AM Friday to 6 AM EST Saturday for ANZ331-332-335-338-340-345-350-353-355.
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&& $$ SYNOPSIS...JC/BR NEAR TERM...BR SHORT TERM...BR LONG TERM...JC AVIATION...MET MARINE...JC/BR FIRE WEATHER... HYDROLOGY...JC/BR