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FXUS61 KOKX 120400
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1100 PM EST Wed Dec 11 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
A cold front swings east of the area tonight. High pressure will
gradually build Thursday and settle over the region Friday into
Saturday. High pressure slips offshore early Sunday with a weak area
of low pressure potentially passing through early next week before
another frontal system potentially impacts the area Tuesday into
Wednesday.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING/...
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Surface cold front is now east of the area, pushing the main precipitation shield making east as well. Scattered showers are possible over the next few hours before dry conditions return everywhere. With the front through the area, the chances for heavy rain and high winds have ended, and thus have cancelled the Flood Watch and all wind headlines. Breezy conditions will continue however, with strong cold advection occurring behind the front. Gusts up to 35 mph are expected, with an isolated gusts to 40 mph over the next couple of hours. Much colder air pours in from the west during the overnight into the morning. Wake up wind chills are likely to get into the lower and middle 20s across a good portion of the area. Actual air temperatures are expected to settle close to freezing along the coast, and a couple of degrees below further inland. There may be a few slippery spots approaching daybreak, but with the wind expecting much of the moisture along the ground to evaporate. There will be still be some standing water / ponding in a few spots which could freeze, especially further inland but all in all not expecting widespread impacts from the cold air surge into the morning commute.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY/... The last spokes of energy from the upper level trough axis pivots through and moves N of the area Thursday. This results in some leftover CAA, especially further north across the area. Look for a windy day with a few gusts potentially getting to about 35 mph, especially across northern portions of the area on Thursday. Forecast soundings look dry with moisture trapped some at around 5 kft, thus there may be some stratcu during the late morning and afternoon. The winds start to subside later Thursday night with light winds during the day Friday as high pressure quickly settles over the area. For wake up wind chills Friday morning even though the winds decrease some, expect widespread teens to around 20. With synoptic scale subsidence in place expect mainly clear skies for Thursday night through Friday as dry conditions prevail for the late week period. With the return of a cP airmass temperatures will average near 5 degrees below average Thursday, 5 to 8 degrees below Thursday night (but feeling colder with the wind), and closer to 10 degrees below Friday. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... The long term period will start off with a cold night Friday night. A 1047 mb surface high builds in and will be centered just to the north by Saturday morning. MOS guidance may be just a bit aggressive with lows at this point given there is time for the pressure gradient trend to change. For now, blended MOS in with the NBM. This gives lows Friday night in the low teens across the interior and LI Pine Barrens and 20s elsewhere. The high remains in control on Saturday and with the cold airmass and a N/NE flow, highs will likely only reach the 30s. A return flow sets up Saturday night as the high shifts offshore. Much of Sunday looks to be dry, but cloudy skies are expected as moisture increases in the low levels from the return flow and as mid and upper level clouds approach from the west. Model spread increases as we head into Sunday night and through the middle of next week. It looks like a pair of systems could bring unsettled weather to the area. Given the uncertainty, stayed relatively close to NBM PoPs. Any precipitation would likely fall as plain rain, with the exception of portions of the interior where a brief wintry mix at the start Sunday evening is possible. && .AVIATION /04Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
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Improving conditions continue with the front now east of all terminals. Any terminals not VFR should improve to VFR by around 06Z or prior. W to WNW (briefly NW right behind the front) winds will continue overnight with gusts 25-30 kts. Winds shift more to the W to WSW winds on Thursday and remain strong at 15-20 G20-30 kt. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB)TAF Uncertainty... Amendments possible for changing flight categories. OUTLOOK FOR 00Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Thursday Night: VFR. W winds 15-20G30kt. Friday and Saturday: VFR. Sunday: MVFR or lower cond possible with light rain and low clouds, especially late. Monday: MVFR possible in showers. 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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Winds have diminished over all waters and Storm Warnings have been converted to Gale Warnings through the rest of the night. Winds seem marginal right now, but with strong cold convection behind the front, a few higher gusts well within gale criteria are expected over the next few hours. Will have to monitor for the potential to convert to SCA with upcoming updates. SCA continue for Thursday on all waters and may linger into a portion of Thursday night, before sub small conditions return late at night and into Friday morning. Eastern ocean seas may linger around 5 ft into a portion of Friday morning. Sub-SCA conditions are expected on the waters Friday night through Sunday. Later Sunday night into Monday small craft seas around 5 ft on the ocean become increasingly likely.
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&& .HYDROLOGY...
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No hydrologic concerns for late this week through the middle of next week.
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&& .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
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CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...Gale Warning until 6 AM EST Thursday for ANZ331-332-335-338- 340-345-350-353-355.
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&& $$ SYNOPSIS...JE/JT NEAR TERM...JE/JP/DR SHORT TERM...JE LONG TERM...JT AVIATION...JP MARINE...JE/JP/JT HYDROLOGY...JE/JT TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...