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FXUS61 KOKX 220140
AFDOKX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
940 PM EDT SUN JUN 21 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
WHILE OVERALL RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY, HIGH
HOURLY RATES ARE STILL POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING.
PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NJ AND NYC ARE NOW IN A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL
2/5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ISSUED FOR THE OCEAN WATERS, THE NY HARBOR
AND THE SOUTH SHORE BAYS.
HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ISSUED FOR THE OCEAN BEACHES OF NYC,
NASSAU AND WESTERN SUFFOLK.
KEY MESSAGES
1. HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOOD
IMPACTS, AS WELL AS LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAN ALSO NOT BE RULED OUT.
2. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY.
3. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK EXPECTED FOR LATE DAY MONDAY FOR THE
OCEAN BEACHES OF NYC, NASSAU AND WESTERN SUFFOLK, AND MAY BE
ONGOING AT ALL THE OCEAN BEACHES INTO PART OF TUESDAY MORNING.
SEE MARINE SECTION FOR DETAILS.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TOWARD OUR AREA THIS EVENING. AT THE SAME
TIME, AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH AND
LINGER OVER OR NEAR THE AREA BEFORE THE LOW PULLS A COLD FRONT
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PULL UP TROPICAL
MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WITH GUIDANCE CONSISTENTLY SHOWING PW
AROUND 2 INCHES. THIS COMBINATION BRINGS THE THREAT FOR
POTENTIAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
LATEST GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE ON PLACEMENT OF THE WARM
FRONT AS WELL AS HEAVIEST AXIS OF PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER, CAM'S
HAVE STARTED HINTING AT MORE WIDESPREAD HIGHER TOTALS BEING
FARTHER NORTH ACROSS THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CT.
THIS CAN BE SEEN IN THE 12Z HREF LPMM WITH A FEW STRIPES OF
1.5-2.0 INCHES IN THESE AREAS. GIVEN THIS ENVIRONMENT, ANY
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THAT DOES DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO PUT DOWN HIGH HOURLY RATES, MAINLY UP TO 1.0-1.5 INCH/HR, BUT
UPWARDS TO 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THIS CAN
BE SEEN IN THE 12Z HI-RES GUIDANCE ON THE WPC URRD WITH A FEW
MEMBERS SHOWING JUST UNDER 2 INCHES IN ONE HOUR. CONFIDENCE IS
STILL TOO LOW AT THIS TIME FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A FLOOD WATCH.
WHILE THESE HIGHER RATES DO CAUSE CONCERN FOR URBAN AREAS, IF
THEY OCCUR ELSEWHERE THEY WILL LIKELY NOT CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
DUE TO HOW DRY WE HAVE BEEN. THERE IS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN
COVERAGE AND LOCATION. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL AREA RIVER AND
STREAMS ARE RUNNING WELL BELOW NORMAL, TOWARD THEIR 10TH
PERCENTILE. THIS HELPS LOWER THE RISK FOR RIVER AND STREAM
FLOODING. GUIDANCE WILL HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS A FLOOD WATCH CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED
OUT.
ADDITIONALLY, WHILE CONFIDENCE IS STILL RELATIVELY LOW, THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS TO BECOME SEVERE. THIS
IS MAINLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL LOCATION OF THE WARM FRONT AND
DECENT LOW LEVEL CURVATURE IN MODEL HODOGRAPHS. THE MAIN THREATS
WILL BE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO. THE SPC HAS
NUDGED A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE TSTMS INTO STATEN ISLAND AND
UNION COUNTY IN NE NJ, AND A 2% TORNADO RISK INTO ALL OF NE NJ
AND NYC. EXCEPT FOR FAR EASTERN LONG ISLAND AND SE CT, THE REST
OF THE AREA IS UNDER A MARGINAL SVR RISK.
KEY MESSAGE 2
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT LOOKS TO SET UP BY LATE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SHORTWAVE/COLD FRONT.
THIS WOULD HELP TO TRIGGER THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. CONFIDENCE IS STARTING TO INCREASE THAT THE
GREATEST POTENTIAL ENDS UP ON FRIDAY WHEN THE SHORTWAVE AXIS IS
CURRENTLY PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. ANY SEVERE/HYDRO
IMPACTS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME SINCE THIS IS 5-6 DAYS OUT.
AVIATION /01Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDS IN TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY,
FOLLOWED BY AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT BUT CHANCES FOR MVFR OR
LOWER INCREASE MONDAY, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS LATTER HALF OF THE
DAY. MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS BECOME MORE LIKELY HEADING INTO
MONDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS BECOMING MORE LIKELY. THERE WILL BE A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT.
WINDS NEAR 10 KT OR LESS WITH DIRECTIONS BECOMING MORE VARIABLE
TONIGHT. AN EASTERLY FLOW SETS UP MONDAY NEAR 10-15 KT. SOME
GUSTS TO NEAR 20-25 KT ALONG EASTERN COASTAL TERMINALS COULD
OCCUR LATE IN THE DAY INTO THE EVENING.
...NY METRO (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF UNCERTAINTY...
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM TIMING COULD BE A FEW HOURS OFF FROM
TAF.
IFR AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITHIN SOME THUNDERSTORMS.
OUTLOOK FOR 18Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MONDAY NIGHT: MAINLY IFR WITH SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LLWS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. SOUTHERLY WIND
GUSTS TO NEAR 20 KT.
TUESDAY: IFR EARLY WITH SHOWERS, IMPROVING CONDITIONS AFTERNOON
INTO EVENING. VFR EVENTUALLY RETURNS. NW WIND GUSTS NEAR 15-20
KT POSSIBLE.
WEDNESDAY: VFR WITH NW FLOW.
THURSDAY: MAINLY VFR. MVFR OR LOWER POSSIBLE AT NIGHT WITH
INCREASING CHANCES OF SHOWERS, BECOMING LIKELY LATE NORTH AND
WEST OF NYC. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. S WIND GUSTS 15-20 KT
AFTERNOON INTO EVE.
FRIDAY: MVFR OR LOWER POSSIBLE. SHOWERS LIKELY FOR WESTERN
TERMINALS. CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 20 KT POSSIBLE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
DETAILED INFORMATION, INCLUDING HOURLY TAF WIND COMPONENT
FORECASTS, CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTPS:/WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ZNY/N90
MARINE
S FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN ON MON AS LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. ALL WATERS EXCEPT THE SOUND AND PECONIC/GARDINERS
BAYS ARE NOW UNDER AN SCA FROM LATE MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT, FOR GUSTS 25-30 KT AND OCEAN SEAS UP TO 5 FT. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR THE OTHER WATERS TO BE ADDED IN
SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS. THEREAFTER, WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW SCA CRITERIA.
RIP CURRENTS:
ON MONDAY, THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE MODERATE FOR MUCH OF
THE DAY, THEN INCREASE TO HIGH AFTER 5 PM AT THE OCEAN BEACHES
OF NYC, NASSAU AND WESTERN SUFFOLK AS S FLOW INCREASES TO 20 KT
AND ASSOCIATED WIND WAVES BUILD TO 4-5 FT, AT A TIME WHEN
LIFEGUARDS AND BEACH PATROLS WILL BE COMING OFF DUTY. RCMOS
FORECAST FOLLOWED FOR THE MOST PART AS IT IS WELL ALIGNED WITH
THE TREND IN WINDS/SEAS.
THE HIGH RISK SHOULD EXPAND TO ALL OCEAN BEACHES MON NIGHT, AND
MAY STILL BE HIGH INTO PART OF TUE MORNING ESPECIALLY AT THE
SUFFOLK BEACHES, AS RESIDUAL 3-4 FT WIND WAVES CONTINUE WITH
WINDS STILL PARTLY ONSHORE. OTHERWISE, A MOSTLY MODERATE RISK
EXPECTED FOR TUE AS WINDS TURN OFFSHORE AND SEAS SLOWLY SUBSIDE.
OKX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...NONE.
NY...HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR NYZ075-080-178-179.
NJ...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
ANZ338-355.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR
ANZ345-350-353.
DISCUSSION...BG/JT
AVIATION...JM
MARINE...BG/JT
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