AVIATION WEATHER DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY ******************************************************* *** NY METRO TERMINAL WEATHER DISCUSSION *** ******************************************************* ISSUED AT: 223 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013 .AVIATION /07Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST OF THE CITY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A COLD FRONT THEN PASSES THROUGH LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS VARYING IN DIRECTION BEFORE SUNRISE DUE TO TROUGH PASSING THROUGH...BUT MOSTLY S-SW. WINDS THEN VEER TO THE NW TOWARDS THE END OF THE MORNING PUSH AND INCREASE. FOR THE AFTERNOON...NW WINDS 15-20KT WITH GUSTS 25-29KT. LOW CONFIDENCE WITH FLIGHT CATEGORIES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MORNING PUSH. TEMPO OR EXTENDED PERIODS OF VFR ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE CITY TERMINALS AND POINTS WEST AS A NARROW WEDGE OF VFR CONDITIONS TRIES TO SHIFT IN FROM THE WEST. .OUTLOOK FOR 06Z SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... .FRIDAY NIGHT...NUMEROUS SHOWERS. MVFR TO IFR IN SHOWERS...FOG AND STRATUS. .SATURDAY...NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH MVFR TO IFR. N WIND 25-30G35KT. .SUNDAY...SCATTERED SHOWERS...IMPROVING CONDITIONS TO VFR. NW WIND 20-25KT. POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 40KT. .MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...VFR. && ******************************************************* *** LATEST NY AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER *** *** METEOROLOGICAL IMPACT STATEMENT *** ******************************************************* ...FOR ATC PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY... LINES OF TS IMPACTING ZNY AIRSPACE THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLD TOPS TO FL440 PSBL. LOW TOPPED TS MAY CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING...WITH ADDITIONAL EMBEDDED STORMS DVLPG ALONG A COLD FRONT IN CNTRL NY/PA...MOVING SEWD THRU SAT AFTN/EVN INCLUDING PHL/NYC TERMINALS. MVFR TO IFR COND PSBL IN SHRA/TSRA. LLWS DVLPG TNGT W ZNY...SPREADING E TO PHL/NYC THRU MORNING. GUSTY SW SFC WINDS DVLPG AHEAD OF COLD FRONT. = ******************************************************* *** 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.