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Issued by NWS Upton, NY
Issued by NWS Upton, NY
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-- Discussion containing changed information from previous version are highlighted. --462 FXUS61 KOKX 112045 AFDOKX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New York NY 445 PM EDT Fri Jul 11 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure slowly builds in from the northeast through Saturday and remains into Sunday. Meanwhile a thermal trough develops inland Saturday and Sunday afternoon. High pressure will remain over the Atlantic through the beginning of next week. A cold front may approach the area by the end of the week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... A weak upper zonal flow will initially be across the northeast into this evening, and then a weak upper ridge develops as heights begin to slowly rise overnight. Meanwhile a surface high will be building into the region from coastal New England. While there is surface instability and CAPE there is little forcing and a weak capping inversion for little convection to develop. The main focus into this evening will be inland with a surface trough developing. Any storms will be isolated, but could produce briefly heavy rainfall, with high precipitable water values and slow moving storms. Storms will then diminish with the loss of daytime heating. Then late tonight a weak shortwave moves through the weak upper ridge, and this may trigger additional showers and thunderstorms toward Saturday morning. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY/... The weak upper shortwave will move through the area early Saturday morning, and there will be a brief break in the showers and thunderstorms until Saturday afternoon as additional upper energy approaches, and instability increases in the vicinity of another thermal trough developing inland, where there main focus of showers and thunderstorms will be. Overall, Saturday afternoon and evening will be a repeat of Friday afternoon/evening in regard to precipitation. Upper ridging will be in place through much of Sunday, with the ridge axis moving offshore Sunday afternoon with the approach of a digging upper trough and surface cold front. Heat indices across the interior both Saturday and Sunday will peak in the 90 to 95 range, falling below heat advisory criteria. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... It will be unstable for much of the week with a hot airmass in place. An upr trof could help trigger shwrs and tstms Mon, then some ridging ahead of the next sys could limit convection Tue and Wed. A cold front approaching from the NW could help trigger more extensive coverage Thu and Fri. Temps abv normal Tue-Fri, with highs in many spots aoa 90. Thu is modeled to be the hottest attm with apparent temps around 100 for nern NJ and the interior. The NBM was followed. && .AVIATION /21Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... A weak frontal boundary slowly shifts south of the terminals through tonight. Pesky lower cigs continue to linger at some terminals, particularly KISP and KGON, with gradual improvement expected thru remainder of the afternoon. A spotty shower or thunderstorm remains possible at KSWF late afternoon and early this evening. Conditions start falling back to MVFR or IFR tonight with low cigs and potentially mist or fog developing largely after 3Z. Improvement and return to VFR expected for most by 15Z Sat. A light SE flow at or under 10 kt thru rest of the day. Winds become light and variable tonight, then SE once again on Saturday. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... MVFR cigs may linger into early afternoon, especially at KJFK. Timing of lower cigs and vsbys tonight may be off by a couple of hours. IFR or lower possible into Sat AM should fog develop. .OUTLOOK FOR 18Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... Saturday-Sunday: Mainly VFR. A chance of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and early evening near and northwest of the NYC terminals. Monday: MVFR or lower in the afternoon and early evening with showers and thunderstorms likely. Tuesday-Wednesday: Mainly VFR. Showers or thunderstorm possible in the afternoon and evening. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE... With a light flow through Sunday winds and seas across the forecast waters will remain below advisory levels. A weak pres grad will likely keep winds and seas blw sca lvls Mon thru the day on Wed. Seas on the ocean may build to sca lvls Wed ngt thru Fri with a front approaching. && .HYDROLOGY... Isolated thunderstorms that develop inland this afternoon and Saturday could produce a brief period of heavy rain, with localized minor flooding possible. Although much of the area will remain dry. Otherwise there are no hydrologic concerns tonight through Sunday. In the long term, localized hydrologic impacts are possible due to tstms. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...-- Changed Discussion --Rip current risk is moderate through Sunday along Atlantic facing ocean beaches with onshore flow 5-10 kt and a 3-4 ft swell from the southeast at a 7 sec Sat, and an added long period swell on Sun.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...Air Quality Alert from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Saturday for NJZ002- 004-006-103>108. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JMC/MET NEAR TERM...MET SHORT TERM...MET LONG TERM...JMC AVIATION...DR MARINE...JMC/MET HYDROLOGY...JMC/MET TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...