000 AWUS41 KOKX 272008 RWSNYC CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-281000- WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 315 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2003 HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OHIO VALLEY WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE HIGH BUILDS OVERHEAD. THE HIGH WILL MAINTAIN ITS CONTROL OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY...KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY WITH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL...REACHING THE MID 50S ON MONDAY. THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION WILL COME LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES. LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL THAN WHAT WEVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LATELY...TOTALING BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF INCH. FLOODING SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SYSTEM. FAIR AND NEAR SEASONABLE WEATHER IS ON TAP FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. $$ AL