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FXUS61 KOKX 031526
AFDOKX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service New York NY
1126 AM EDT Fri May 3 2024

.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure builds down along the New England coast and into
the area, where it will remain nearly stationary into Saturday.
A cold front then slowly approaches from the west Saturday night
and Sunday. The cold front tracks through early Monday,
stalling south of the region Tuesday. The boundary returns as a
warm front on Wednesday, with an associated cold front moving
through Thursday. A developing area of low pressure may then
approach the region from the west late next week.

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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/...
Springtime in the Northeast, lots of low clouds, fog, and
significant variability in temps. For today, expect the low
clouds to erode through early afternoon with partly to mostly
sunny skies areawide. Temperatures will likely need some fine
tuning through the day based on how quickly cloud cover
decreases. Regardless, an easterly flow and cooler airmass will
keep inland locations much cooler today.

Inland areas farthest away from the cool easterly flow will end
up with the warmest temperatures this afternoon - up around 70.
60s otherwise for most other spots. Partly to mostly cloudy,
but dry conditions for tonight with lows in the low 50s in the
city and 45-50 elsewhere.

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.SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
A ridge axis aloft will be right over us during Saturday and slow to
move. It`ll be to our east Sunday morning and continue its slow path
east through Sunday night. This will help keep us dry Saturday
morning as moisture ahead of an approaching cold front runs into the
ridge. Will leave in low chances of a shower west of the Hudson
River for Saturday afternoon as per qpf output for a couple of the
models as well as NBM, but thinking anything that falls will be
relatively brief and light. Rain chances then slowly increase west
to east through Saturday night before showers become likely during
Sunday into Sunday night. Can`t rule out a rumble of thunder Sunday
afternoon and night with some elevated CAPE around. Forecast PWATS
are not too concerning, so no hydrologic impacts are anticipated
with this system. NBM temperatures looked good for the short term
period.

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.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
A rather active period next week, though not necessarily a washout,
with a slow moving front nearby and waves of low pressure helping
instigate periodic chances for precipitation into late next week.

Cold front moves through early Monday, leaving weak high pressure to
nose in from the north. The front stalls over the Mid-Atlantic as it
runs into ridging, eventually returning as a warm front late Tuesday
or Wednesday. It`s possible a weak wave of low pressure develops
along the boundary and passes just south of the region as it tracks
offshore Monday night into Tuesday, but global guidance is mixed at
this stage in development and placement of the low. As it appears
now, best chances of seeing any impacts are along the coast and
points south. A relatively quiet afternoon expected Tuesday before
PoPs increase once again Tuesday night as the front attempts to lift
north toward the region. The region likely sits in the warm sector
Wednesday, and soundings hint at convective development ahead of the
approaching cold front that could lead to thunderstorms in parts of
the region Wed afternoon or evening. A brief dry out behind the
fropa before another wave of low pressure attempts to develop as a
shortwave swings east into late week, bringing additional chances of
rain.

Temperatures should average above normal through Thursday, generally
in the 70s most afternoons away from the immediate coastline.
National blended guidance was generally followed for this update,
with some subtle adjustments to cap PoPs and bump max Ts a few
degrees Mon/Tue.

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.AVIATION /15Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Weak high pressure builds in through the day.

MVFR cigs continue for all terminals except KSWF. Gradual
improvement to VFR expected everywhere after 17Z. Cigs may fall
once again into early Sat AM with potential stratus
development, though confidence is too low to prevail at this
time.

An E/NE flow with speeds around 10 kt much of the day.
Occasional gusts up to 20 kt possible thru mid morning before
abating. Winds veer to the E/SE in the afternoon. SE winds
subside less than 10 kt thru aft/eve push. A general SE flow on
Saturday with speeds at or under 10 kt.

 ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty...

Occasional NE gusts up to 20 kt this morning.

Timing of wind shift, and stratus development/dissipation may
be off by a couple of hours.

OUTLOOK FOR 12Z SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

Saturday: Mainly VFR. Low prob of patchy early AM MVFR stratus.
Slight chance of showers and MVFR conditions in the afternoon,
increasing chances overnight.

Sunday...Likely showers, with MVFR or lower conditions. ESE winds
G15-20kt.

Monday...VFR.

Tuesday... Mainly VFR. Chance of MVFR showers.

Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts,
can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90

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.MARINE...
Buoy 44025 and 44065 reporting marginal SCA seas with sea round
5 ft and gusts generally just under 25 kt. This should be short
lived with a weakening pressure gradient, thus diminishing winds
through tonight.

Otherwise, winds and seas below SCA criteria through the
weekend. Winds then increase a little on Sunday well ahead of a
cold front.

A weak pressure gradient then maintains sub advisory conditions
across the waters through mid next week.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
There are currently no hydrologic concerns through the forecast period.

&&

.OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
NY...None.
NJ...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...JC/DR
NEAR TERM...JC/DW
SHORT TERM...JC
LONG TERM...DR
AVIATION...JP/DR
MARINE...JC/DR
HYDROLOGY...JC/DR