[CTSARA] A HISTORIC EARLY SEASON SNOWSTORM

Sat Oct 29 06:54:17 EDT 2011

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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 536 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
Expiration: 200 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011
...A HISTORIC EARLY SEASON SNOWSTORM FOR INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE

LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND NORTHEAST NEW
JERSEY...

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
536 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...COASTAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CLOSER TO THE COAST...BUT
4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE JUST NORTH OF THE MERRITT
PARKWAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE MID 30S. 

* VISIBILITIES...ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND COULD BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES. THE RAIN WILL THEN MIX WITH SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...AND
THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW NORTH OF THE MERRITT PARKWAY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND CLOSER TO THE COAST AFTER DARK. THE SNOW MAY BE
MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATER
TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS.
WET SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREE DAMAGE AND
POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 432 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
Expiration: 600 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS
COASTAL LOCATIONS OF NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT...

NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-
SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-
RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-KINGS (BROOKLYN)-NORTHERN QUEENS-
SOUTHERN QUEENS-
432 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EDT SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TODAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND UTILITY
LINES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. THE THREAT FOR THIS WILL BE
ENHANCED IN AREAS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING ON TREES WITH LEAVES. THE
STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH...ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 400 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011
Expiration: 400 AM EDT SUN OCT 30 2011

...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED DURING THE TIMES OF
HIGH TIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT...

...HIGH SURF FOR THE SOUTH FACING SHORES OF LONG ISLAND...

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-BRONX-
NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-NORTHERN QUEENS-NORTHERN NASSAU-
400 AM EDT SAT OCT 29 2011

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM
EDT SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS...COASTS ALONG WESTERN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

* TIDAL DEPARTURES...1 TO 1.5 FT TODAY AND 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD MINOR COASTAL FLOODING...WITH ISOLATED 
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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...WESTERN L.I. SOUND WATER LEVELS FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

COASTAL............TIME OF......FORECAST TOTAL.....FLOOD.....
LOCATION...........HIGH TIDE.....WATER LEVEL.......CATEGORY.. ....
...............................(MLLW)....................

KINGS POINT NY......131 PM..........10.4...........MINOR.....
....................219 AM..........10.4...........MINOR.....
GLEN COVE NY........109 PM..........10.5...........MINOR.....
....................157 AM..........10.5...........MINOR.....
STAMFORD CT.........139 PM..........10.3...........MINOR.....
....................214 AM..........10.2...........MINOR.....
BRIDGEPORT CT.......136 PM...........9.5...........MINOR.....
....................211 AM...........9.4...........MINOR.....

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