893  
FXUS61 KALY 212341  
AFDALY  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY  
741 PM EDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
WHAT HAS CHANGED  
 
AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, THE PREVIOUSLY LABELED "NOR'EASTER" HAS  
BEEN NAMED SUBTROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE. HOWEVER, THE  
EXPECTATION FOR NO LOCALLY SUSTAINED IMPACTS REMAINS STEADY.  
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
1) DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
KEY MESSAGE 1...  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BRING DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS  
EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.  
BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY CONTINUE THROUGH THIS  
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH, THEN  
DECREASE NEAR AND AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. SUBTROPICAL STORM  
JOSEPHINE OUT IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY  
HEAD NORTH AND EAST OUT TO SEA WITH NO IMPACTS TO EASTERN NEW  
YORK OR WESTERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH THURSDAY. SEASONABLE  
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/  
 
THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY...VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO PREVAIL ACROSS  
ALL TERMINALS WITH NEARBY HIGH PRESSURE REMAINING DOMINANT.  
SUBTROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE, LINGERING OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC  
COAST, HAS EXTENDED SOME OUTER BANDS OF HIGH CLOUDS INTO OUR  
REGION, THOUGH VERY DRY CONDITIONS HAVE LIMITED THEIR COVERAGE  
AND DEPTH SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE  
NIGHT, WITH FEW TO SCT GROUPS AT 25 KFT OR GREATER EXPECTED.  
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT BEFORE  
BECOMING BREEZY TOMORROW WITH JOSEPHINE SHIFTING SLIGHTLY TO THE  
NORTH AND EAST. SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 8-10 KT  
WITH GUSTS OF ABOUT 15-25 KT. WINDS TOMORROW WILL PREVAIL OUT OF  
THE NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.  
 
OUTLOOK...  
 
THURSDAY NIGHT: LOW OPERATIONAL IMPACT. BREEZY. NO SIG WX.  
FRIDAY: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.  
FRIDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.  
SATURDAY: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.  
SATURDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.  
SUNDAY: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.  
SUNDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.  
MONDAY: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.  
 
 
   
ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
CT...NONE.  
NY...NONE.  
MA...NONE.  
VT...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...05  
AVIATION...12  
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