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FXUS61 KOKX 111722
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1222 PM EST Mon Nov 11 2024

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Behind one frontal passage, a secondary front approaches today and moves through tonight. Strong high pressure from the Great Lakes builds in Tuesday through Wednesday before departing away from the region Wednesday night. A weakening frontal system will approach from the west on Thursday while an ocean storm develops near the Canadian Maritimes. This storm will remain well to the northeast from Friday into Saturday with high pressure remaining to the west. The high should build in on Sunday.
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&& .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
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Mix of sun and cu this afternoon ahead of an approaching secondary cold front that moves through dry tonight. Temperatures likely at their peak as of noon, with cooler air beginning to filter in. West winds will continue to gust toward 25 mph into late day. Forecast remains on track.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... For tonight, the secondary cold front continues to approach, eventually moving across late tonight from NW to SE. This will be a dry frontal passage with no rainfall expected. Clouds will be decreasing after this frontal passage and this will also commence more substantial cold air advection with increasing NW flow. At 500mb, strong positive vorticity advection evident in the forecast models behind the frontal passage with a trough moving through. 850mb temperature forecast to lower more rapidly closer to 4-6 degrees from early evening to daybreak Tuesday. Model 850mb temperatures by daybreak Tuesday are near to slightly below the 0 degree C mark. Used MAV/MET blend for lows which range mainly from near 40s for parts of the interior and Pine Barrens of Long Island to upper 40s within NYC. For the rest of the short term, strong ridging is conveyed in the forecast models Tuesday through Wednesday night in the mid levels. Ridge axis moves in Wednesday night. For Tuesday, high pressure begins to build in from the Great Lakes. Steep pressure gradient from strong high center NW of the local area and low pressure center maintaining its strength in Canadian Maritimes will set up a NW gusty flow. Gusts up to 35 to potentially 40 mph are expected. Boundary layer winds will be higher Tuesday, setting up a greater difference between sustained winds and the higher gusts. High temperatures Tuesday from NBM 50th percentile which are a few degrees less than operational NBM. These highs will be significantly cooler than the previous day, with highs mainly from the upper 40s to lower 50s. For Tuesday night, strong high pressure will continue to build in from the NW. With subsidence inversion expected to set up Tuesday night, winds are expected to decouple, leading to wind speeds diminishing, especially across the interior. The clearing sky and light winds will allow for efficient radiational cooling. Winds stay up enough along the coast to prevent efficient radiational cooling. Lows used MAV/MET blend. Winds MOS blend today through Tue night, then Superblend/NBM blend Wed and Wed night. For Wednesday, high pressure center closest to local area for the morning and the center of the high actually increases in pressure during the day as it slowly moves farther away. The high will be getting more within interior SE Canada. Surface pressure tendency will be nearly steady Wednesday followed by more of a decrease Wednesday night. Winds expected to decouple, become very light Wednesday night and along with mostly clear sky conditions, an even more efficient radiational cooling night will set up. Highs Wednesday from NBM, lows Wed night, an even blend of NBM and MEX guidance. Possible frost for parts of the forecast region where growing season still active for late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Ridging aloft continues to weaken as an upper level shortwave/low pressure approach from the Great Lakes. Forecast trends continue to keep the bulk of the forcing with this next system south of the area. This would result in a more dry forecast. Will keep POPs at just slight chance, however, its likely POPs will be removed completely in subsequent forecasts. This weak wave quickly exits to the southeast Thursday night as surface high pressure and upper level ridging build west of the region through the first half of the weekend and over the area on Sunday. Another frontal system may approach the region early next week. Temperatures on Thursday will be slightly below normal, with highs in the 40s to near 50s. By Friday, temperatures are forecast to warm up to above normal and remain that way though the weekend, with highs in the mid 50s inland to the lower 60s in the NYC metro area and across Long Island. && .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
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A secondary cold front will move across the terminals tonight followed by strong high pressure building in from the Great Lakes region on Tuesday. VFR through the TAF period. WSW-W winds 10-15 kt will continue gusting 20-25 kt through 20-22z. Winds weaken a bit after 22z and should be around 10 kt with some outlying terminals weakening to 5-8 kt. The passage of the secondary cold front (06z-08z) will increase winds and shift them to the NW. Sustained speeds of 15-20 kt with gusts 25-30 kt are then expected on Tuesday morning and afternoon. Some peak gusts around 35 kt are possible. NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB)TAF Uncertainty... Gusts could end +/- 1-2 hours off from forecast this afternoon/evening. Start time of gusts late tonight/early Tuesday morning may be off by 1-2 hours. Peak gusts around 35 kt possible Tuesday. OUTLOOK FOR 18Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... Tuesday Afternoon-Night: VFR. NW winds near 15-20 kt with gusts 25-30 kt. Winds should become more N at night with gusts weakening to closer to 25 kt in the evening, then diminishing overnight. Wednesday-Thursday: VFR. Slight chance of rain on Thursday. Friday-Saturday: VFR. NW wind gusts 15-20 kt possible Friday and NW wind gusts 20-25 kt possible Saturday. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90
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&& .MARINE... SCA extended on ocean zones through Tuesday. SCA potential lingers on ocean thereafter through Wednesday morning. Conditions forecast to go below SCA on ocean Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night. SCA on non-ocean waters continues until 1PM this afternoon. Then, sub-SCA on non-ocean waters until late tonight, when SCA wind gusts redevelop and continue likely through the day Tuesday and potentially Tuesday night as well. Also potential for SCA wind gusts early Wednesday on parts of non-ocean waters, with otherwise sub-SCA conditions Wednesday through Wednesday night on non-ocean zones. Possible gales on the ocean Tuesday into Tuesday night but probabilities less than 50 percent. Mentioned possible gales in the HWO. Conditions are expected to remain below SCA levels Thursday and Friday. && .FIRE WEATHER... Recent rainfall will lead to more moist low levels today but winds picking up after rain has ended will eventually dry out these low levels this afternoon into tonight. Would think Tuesday into Tuesday night with higher winds and lower RH would make potentially another concerning day regarding fire weather and the increased possibility of brush fire spread. && .HYDROLOGY... Moderate drought conditions have developed per US Drought Monitor. Stream flows are generally below the 25th percentile of normal for this time of year. There are no hydrologic concerns through next week. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 1 PM EST this afternoon for ANZ331- 332-335-338-340-345. Small Craft Advisory until 6 PM EST Tuesday for ANZ350-353-355. && $$ SYNOPSIS...BC/JM NEAR TERM...JM/DR SHORT TERM...JM LONG TERM...BC AVIATION...DS MARINE...BC/JM FIRE WEATHER... HYDROLOGY...BC/JM