Area Forecast Discussion
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032 FXUS61 KOKX 301112 AFDOKX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New York NY 712 AM EDT Thu May 30 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Weak low pressure over southeast New England will move slowly away from the area today, with a weak low pressure trough remaining in its wake through this evening. High pressure over the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley will then build toward the Mid Atlantic coast from late tonight into Friday night Saturday, and move off the coast on Saturday. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
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Mid level shortwave moving through CT evident via radar imagery, with an attendant sfc low still over southern MA. Updated mainly to trim back PoP as rain ends quickly over most of the area except for S CT and eastern Long Island. The rain should also taper off there this morning. As the mean longer wave trough approaches later this afternoon into this evening, isolated to sct showers should redevelop, and an isolated tstm is possible in spots, especially over SE CT. This activity should end by late evening. High temps today should reach the upper 60s across SE CT and the fork of Long Island, lower 70s most elsewhere, and the mid 70s across NYC and NE NJ, which is near normal. Low temps tonight will range from the mid/upper 50s invof NYC, to 45-50 across the interior and in the Long Island Pine Barrens.
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&& .SHORT TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Fair wx expected during this time frame along with a gradual warmup as sfc high pressure builds toward the Mid Atlantic coast and vis rising heights aloft as an upper ridge builds toward the East Coast. High temps in the 70s on Friday will reach the upper 70s/lower 80s in most places on Sat, with lower/mid 70s confined to the immediate south shores of Long Island and SE CT. Low temps Fri night should be similar to those of tonight. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Sunday begins with a surface high pressure ridge not too far offshore and an upper ridge overhead. The ridge aloft flattens in the afternoon and evening with the approach and passage of a shortwave. This may trigger a shower in spots Sunday afternoon and night for western and far southern portions of the forecast area. Heights recover somewhat on Monday into Tuesday with surface high pressure in control. Dry for Monday. Probably dry for Tuesday as well with deep ridging, however don`t want to remove slight chance/chance PoPs Tuesday afternoon and night just yet as there`s a chance of a surface trough and shortwave aloft triggering a shower. The pattern doesn`t change all that much for Wednesday, but models seem to agree that the ridging shifts more offshore. Slight chance/chance PoPs therefore for Wednesday as well. NBM was used for temperatures. Each day will feature highs above normal, ranging mostly from the mid 70s to lower 80s. && .AVIATION /11Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Low pressure passes east early this morning, followed by a post-frontal trough lingering through the day. High pressure builds in tonight. SHRA probably ending by 12z for the city and LoHud terminals, then a couple of hours thereafter farther east. Mainly VFR for the city terminals and KSWF, but tempo MVFR anticipated for a few hours before the showers end. MVFR elsewhere during the rain, even some tempo IFR anticipated for KHPN and KGON, then improving to VFR this afternoon. Can`t rule out a shower this afternoon and early evening, however this would only bring a brief reduction in VSBY if it were to occur. NW-N winds increasing to 10-15kt during the morning push with gusts 16-20kt mainly late this morning into early afternoon. Winds then back slightly tonight as they diminish below 10 kt. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Prevailing MVFR possible through around 11z. Start and end time of gusts may be off by an hour or two. OUTLOOK FOR 09Z FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY... Late tonight through Monday: VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE... Sub-advisory conditions expected for the most part. There could be some wind gusts approaching 25 kt during mid to late afternoon on the ern ocean waters in offshore flow in the wake of departing low pressure, as well as seas building to 4 ft. Although southerly winds increase on Sunday, they will likely remain below advisory thresholds with seas building up to 3-4 ft by late in the day into Sunday night. Sub-advisory conditions continue on Monday. && .HYDROLOGY...
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Additional rainfall amounts of up to 1/4 inch still possible across SE CT this morning.
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&& .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... Have increased today`s rip current risk to moderate for the Suffolk beaches, where combo of SE-S long period swells and offshore flow 15 kt should build surf to 3-4 ft. Rip current risk remains low for today for the Nassau and NYC ocean beaches, and low for Friday for all the ocean beaches. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JC/BG NEAR TERM...BG SHORT TERM...BG LONG TERM...JC AVIATION...JC MARINE...JC/BG HYDROLOGY...JC/BG TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...BG