000 AWUS41 KOKX 012109 RWSNYC CTZ005>012-NJZ002>006-011-NYZ067>081-021000- WEATHER MAP DISCUSSION FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK... NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY 410 PM EST MON MAR 1 2004 HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL TRACK OFFSHORE AS A WEAK COLD FRONT ADVANCES FROM THE WEST. CLOUDS WILL BE INCREASING AND THICKENING TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS LIKELY LATE. SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY. RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE TRI-STATE AREA DURING THE EVENING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL NOT BE MUCH COOLER THAN THE CURRENT AIRMASS IN PLACE...BUT SOMEWHAT DRIER. MILD TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO RUN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE NEXT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA AT THE END OF THE WEEK. $$ SILVA