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Issued by NWS Upton, NY
Issued by NWS Upton, NY
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011 FXUS61 KOKX 032150 AFDOKX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New York NY 550 PM EDT Sun Aug 3 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure remains in control through next weekend. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... High pressure will result in another cool night with light winds and mostly clear skies (minus haze/smoke aloft from western Canadian fires). Lows will generally be 3 to 5 degrees below normal, but even cooler across locations that radiate well, in particular the Pine Barrens region of Long Island. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... The upper trough will gradually lift out of eastern Canada this period, while heights/ridging build northward along the eastern seaboard. This will allow for warmer conditions and a bit of a bump in humidity. In addition, smoke from Canadian wildfires, most pronounced across the Great Lakes and eastern Canada will settle south tonight and into the area Monday (per the 12Z HRRR). Both vertically integrated smoke and near surface smoke concentrations will increase late tonight into Monday afternoon. Model visibilities are not showing much in the way of visibility restrictions. For the time, will mention haze across the area Monday. This will be closely monitored and would not be surprised if state DECs issues an air quality alerts for Monday. Beyond Monday, the smoke may lift back to the north due to the aforementioned height rises along the east coast. As for temperatures, highs both Monday and Tuesday will be in the 80s, a few degrees above normal. There may even be a spotty 90 across metro NJ. Lows will be in 60s to around 70, highest across the NYC metro. An anticipated increase in cloud cover Tuesday night into Wednesday and an easterly flow (due to strengthening high pressure to the north), will keep highs a few degrees cooler. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... ***Key Points*** The NBM was largely followed with this update with no major changes. Key Points: * Dry conditions are expected through next weekend with high pressure in control * Seasonable temperatures through the period with highs in the 80s. Humidity levels will creep up a bit, but are not expected to be excessive during this time frame. A decent stretch of sensible weather is in store for the extended as global models and their respective ensembles advertise a building upper ridge and high pressure at the surface much of the period. && .AVIATION /22Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... High pressure remains over the region through Monday. VFR. Potential for MVFR vsbys with smoke on Monday, but confidence is not high enough to include in the TAF. Vsby may lower to MVFR, but likely not below that. If smoke does occur, terminals that get a seabreeze would likely improve back to VFR. Flow will be light and VRB away from the coast, with a seabreeze along the coast today. Light and VRB everywhere tonight. Winds on Monday will be similar to today. NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Wind shift/sea breeze timing may be off by an hour or so today and Monday. Uncertainty with how smoke will affect vsby on Monday, if at all. Potential for vsby to lower to MVFR, but likely not below that. .OUTLOOK FOR 18Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... Monday Afternoon: Potential for MVFR vsby in smoke. Tuesday-Friday: VFR. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE... Sub-SCA conditions are on tap through Wednesday. An easterly swell will gradually build through the period with seas building to around 4 ft on Wednesday and 5 ft Wednesday night. Seas are forecast to remain around 5 ft through Friday, but this will depend on the magnitude and location of low pressure well off the Mid Atlantic coast. && .HYDROLOGY... There are no hydrologic concerns through next weekend. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... The pressure gradient remains weak for Monday. However, the pressure gradient does steepen a bit for Tuesday with low pressure well out in the Atlantic and a strengthening high pressure area moving across the Canadian Maritimes. For Monday, light and variable winds become more southerly along the coast in the afternoon. For Tuesday, more consistent slowly increasing east to southeast winds are forecast. The onshore fetch increases Tuesday. Lower waves, near 1 to 2 ft, and light winds keep a low rip current risk for the ocean beaches through Monday. The easterly winds Tuesday could very well reach up to around 10 kt in the afternoon and with the developing fetch and slightly building waves, to near 3 ft, the rip current risk is moderate for the ocean beaches Tuesday. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...Air Quality Alert from midnight tonight to midnight EDT Monday night for NYZ067>075-176-178. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JP/DW NEAR TERM...DW SHORT TERM...DW LONG TERM...JP AVIATION...JT MARINE...JP/DW HYDROLOGY...JP/DW TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...JM