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Issued by NWS Upton, NY
Issued by NWS Upton, NY
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472 FXUS61 KOKX 050315 AFDOKX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service New York NY 1115 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure over the region tonight slowly drifts east, but remains in control through the weekend. A cold front approaches from the Great Lakes on Monday, passing slowly across the area Tuesday or even stalling in close proximity into midweek. A more robust frontal system may approach the area by the end of the week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING/... Deep-layered ridging keeps us dry with very little cloud cover, outside of a veil of cirrus late at night into Saturday morning. Good radiational cooling conds overnight will allow for lows in the 50s for outlying areas and pine barrens, and 60s in the urban center and coast. Patchy fog potential for outlying areas with moderated Tds along the coast from seabreeze and firework smoke trapped under strengthening inversion. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/... h5 ridge axis approaches from the west during the period and flattens a little by the time it`s overhead. Some over-the-ridge cirrus anticipated on Saturday, but generally partly to mostly sunny as the sun would only be filtered through the clouds and not completely blocked out. Dewpoints remain at relatively comfortable levels for this time of the year, and NBM looked good with high temperatures being mostly in the mid 80s. The urban corridor of NE NJ should however reach the upper 80s. Dry weather continues on Sunday with subsidence and capping. h8 temperatures warm up to 17-18C, so anticipating highs in the low-mid 90s in the usual warmest spots in NE NJ, and mostly upper 80s to around 90 away from the immediate south-facing coasts. NBM looked a little too low based on this analysis, so blended in the warmer 50th percentile NBM for high temperatures. Dewpoints will be a little higher this time, leading to maximum heat indices in the low-mid 90s for NE NJ and the Lower Hudson Valley. Not enough coverage of 95+ heat indices anywhere for 2-day advisory consideration during the Sunday-Monday period. Will need to see if Sunday`s heat indices trend upward with subsequent forecasts. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Despite the unsettled nature of the extended forecast, global models were in fairly decent agreement, so the NBM was closely followed. The area will remain generally between a subtle trough to the west and a ridge to the east over the Western Atlantic. A cold front approaches the area Monday, eventually moving through the area and stalling in the vicinity by Tuesday. By Tuesday, heights aloft will lower but flow should remain fairly zonal with a subtle trough to the west. Disturbances in the flow will traverse the area through much of the middle of the week. High pressure over the Western Atlantic will promote a general S/SW flow which likely brings subtropical moisture up the East Coast. The combination of several mid-level disturbances moving through, a stalled surface boundary in the vicinity, and a moist S/SW flow will allow for much of the extended portion of the forecast to have a chance for showers and thunderstorms. By the end of the week, more robust energy in the flow approaches from the west and allows the trough to dig into the Northeast. This will provide for a better opportunity for showers and storms as well as a slight decreases in temperatures. Temperatures will be generally above average on Monday with highs in the middle 80s to low 90s. Despite chances for showers each day, high temperatures should remain in the low to middle 80s through the end of the week. && .AVIATION /03Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR as high pressure builds builds over the terminals through tonight, then offshore on Saturday. VFR, outside of patchy FU from fireworks under strengthening inversion. Light and variable winds overnight into Sat morning. SSW winds are expected to develop Saturday morning, increasing to around 10kt with gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... VFR, outside of patchy FU overnight into early Sat AM. Light and variable winds continue for Sat AM push. S15g20kt winds possible for KJFK for aft/early eve push. .OUTLOOK FOR 00Z SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... Saturday night: VFR. Sunday: VFR. SSW gusts around 20 kt Sunday afternoon. Monday-Wednesday: Mainly VFR. Chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && .MARINE... Sub-SCA conditions are expected on all waters through at least Sunday morning. Near-advisory gusts are expected Sunday afternoon into evening on the ocean with seas climbing to around 4 ft. Generally weak flow will then result in sub-SCA conditions on all waters Monday through at least Wednesday. && .HYDROLOGY... No widespread hydrological concerns are expected through the beginning of next week. Some tropical moisture may feed into the area Tuesday into Wednesday which may allow for an environment with the potential for heavy rainfall. WPC has portions of the area in a marginal risk for excessive rainfall for this timeframe. && .TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING... The rip risk for all beaches has been upgraded to moderate for Saturday, given the southerly flow, 3ft surf heights and wind wave period of 7-8 seconds. Conditions are similar for Sunday, with a moderate risk for all, with perhaps an increase in the southeast swell, but less periodicity overall. && .OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. NJ...None. MARINE...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...JC/MW NEAR TERM...JC/NV SHORT TERM...JC LONG TERM...MW AVIATION...NV MARINE...JC/MW HYDROLOGY...JC/MW TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...