[CTSARA] STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON

[John Sabini Jr.]

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 559 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
 
...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS FROM OFF
THE DELMARVA COAST THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHEAST OF LONG ISLAND
TONIGHT...AND SOUTHEAST OF CAPE COD BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
INTENSE LOW WILL PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A
CORRIDOR OF HIGH WINDS.

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-
ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
549 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
11 AM EST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 AM
EST SUNDAY.

INTENSE LOW PRESSURE TRACKING UP THE COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT
WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE
AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED. THESE GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH THE HEAVY SNOW
MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES...WITH

SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW POSSIBLE.
SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
WARNING AREA BASED ON WHERE BANDING OF SNOWFALL DEVELOPS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
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COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 448 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 300 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
 
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED TONIGHT...
.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR AN INCREASE IN SURGE. THIS...IN
COMBINATION WITH ELEVATED ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...WILL RESULT IN
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
437 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM EST
SUNDAY.

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 2 1/2
TO 3 FT TONIGHT. THIS...IN COMBINATION WITH ELEVATED ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES...WILL RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIMES OF

HIGH TIDE TONIGHT ALONG NEW YORK HARBOR...THE SOUTHERN BAYS OF
QUEENS...BROOKLYN AND LONG ISLAND...THE NORTH SHORE OF LONG
ISLAND...THE EASTERN BAYS OF LONG ISLAND...AND ALONG WESTERN LONG
ISLAND SOUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
&&
NEW YORK HARBOR AND OCEAN FOR TONIGHT
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
THE BATTERY....1026 PM.....3.9.........6.7.........8.0........6.7
SANDY HOOK......949 PM.....3.9.........N/A.........8.1........6.8
BERGEN POINT...1013 PM.....4.3.........N/A.........8.5........7.0
MONTAUK........1107 PM.....1.7.........N/A.........N/A........4.5
&&
LONG ISLAND SOUND FOR TONIGHT
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
KINGS POINT.....127 AM.....6.8.........N/A........10.5.......10.2
STAMFORD........119 AM.....6.7.........9.5........11.1........9.7
BRIDGEPORT......116 AM.....6.3.........8.9........10.4........9.3
NEW LONDON.....1130 PM.....2.3.........5.0.........N/A........4.6
&&
LONG ISLAND SOUTH SHORE BAYS FOR TONIGHT
...............TIME OF.....HEIGHT.....MINOR.....MODERATE....FORECAST
LOCATION......HIGH TIDE...OF TIDE..FLOOD HEIGHT..FLDHGT.....HEIGHT
...........................(MLLW)....(MLLW)......(MLLW).....(MLLW)
FREEPORT.......1026 PM......2.5........5.2.........5.9........5.5
&&
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 402 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
 
...POTENTIAL WINTER STORM FOR THE WEEKEND...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL TRACK TO NEAR CAPE
HATTERAS SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DEEPEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE
NORTHEAST OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY NIGHT. THE INTENSE LOW WILL
PRODUCE A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...AS WELL AS A CORRIDOR OF HIGH
WINDS. AT THIS TIME...THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM IS STILL
UNCERTAIN. A DIFFERENCE OF ONLY 100 MILES WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON THE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION.

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-
SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-
EASTERN PASSAIC-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-ORANGE-PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-
BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-
402 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ATLANTIC SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS REGION. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES WITH WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST

POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COAST
AND IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS
STILL UNCERTAIN. A GLANCING BLOW WITH LESS SNOW AND LIGHTER WINDS
REMAINS A POSSIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
JMC  
 
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