Aviation Weather Discussion National Weather Service NEW YORK NY ******************************************************* *** NY METRO Terminal Weather Discussion *** ******************************************************* .AVIATION /06Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... A cold frontal passage occurs this aftn and eve. High pres builds N of the area on Thu. Mainly VFR conditions are expected through 18Z. Scattered showers with embedded thunderstorms are expected to develop after 18Z, with the best chance from 21-00Z. Kept TSRA chances in a PROB30 at this time as confidence in the coverage of TSRA remains uncertain. If a thunderstorm does occur, it could be strong to severe with brief strong gusty winds up to possibly 40 to 50 kt. MVFR or lower conditions possible in any TSRA. Aft the fropa, CIGS lower to around 4000ft overnight with the potential for additional shwrs. Confidence in shwrs is low so they have not been included in the TAFs. WSW winds this mrng, becoming NW this afternoon and evening aft the fropa. The flow veers further to the NE aft 8-9Z Thu. Wind speeds generally around 10-15 kt much of the TAF period with gusts to near 20 kt this afternoon. ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Amendments possible to refine timing of showers and thunderstorms today. MVFR CIGS possible aft 00Z Thu, but the probability was too low to include in the TAFs attm. .OUTLOOK FOR 06Z THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... Late Tonight: Mainly VFR with NW winds veering to the NE. Thursday: MVFR or lower conditions possible early for coastal terminals and NYC terminals at times with a chance of showers. Mainly VFR thereafter. Friday: Possible showers and MVFR conditions. Chances of showers increase late day into night. Showers become likely at night. Saturday: MVFR or lower with showers. E-NE wind gusts 15-20 kt. Sunday: MVFR or lower with chances of showers. NE wind gusts 15-20 kt during the day. Detailed information, including hourly TAF wind component forecasts, can be found at: https:/www.weather.gov/zny/n90 && ******************************************************* *** LATEST NY AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER *** *** METEOROLOGICAL IMPACT STATEMENT *** ******************************************************* ...FOR ATC PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY... ZDC CWSU WILL PROVIDE SVC BACKUP FOR ZNY CWSU FM 162330Z TIL 170200Z. = ******************************************************* *** NY AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER *** *** DAILY SWAP STATEMENT *** ******************************************************* THE ZNY ARTCC SEVERE WEATHER AVOIDANCE PLAN (SWAP) STATEMENT IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. The SWAP Statement is Issue Daily during the late morning during SWAP Season - 1 Apr through 30 Sep. During other times of the year, the SWAP Statement is issued on an as needed basis.
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